JMSSJ On-line

JMSSJ On-line, Vol. 45 (1997) No. 2, pp. 125-136

Clusters in the Liquid and on the Surface		>> Full Text PDF >> References
*Akihiro WAKISAKA^, Kenji KOGA^, and Harutoshi TAKEO^a** ^a National Institute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research (1-1-4 Higashi, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki 305, Japan)*

Clusters, ensemble of atoms and/or molecules with less number enough to form stable bulk, are thought to play important roles in various phenomena such as, crystallization, phase separation, chemical reactions, etc. Several techniques to produce clusters have been developed and studies in this field are becoming active. Two new methods to produce clusters and the investigations on their characteristics are described in this paper. One is the characteristics of clusters formed from liquid (solution), and the other is the formation and the stabilization of clusters on the surface and their structural investigation.

Key words: Solvated clusters, Cluster formation, Structure of clusters, Low temperature clusters deposition, Liquid spray mass spectrometry, X-ray diffraction on clusters