Liganded silver and gold quantum clusters. Towards a new class of nonlinear optical nanomaterials

• Main Authors: Antoine, Rodolphe (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Bonačić-Koutecký, Vlasta (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Materials,
• Subjects: Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Lasers.; Photonics.; Chemistry, Physical and theoretical.; Nanoscale science.; Nanoscience.; Nanostructures.; Nanotechnology.; Optical and Electronic Materials.; Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices.; Theoretical and Computational Chemistry.; Nanoscale Science and Technology.; Nanotechnology and Microengineering.

Metallic quantum clusters belonging to intermediate size regime between two and few hundred of atoms, represent unique building blocks of new materials. Nonlinear optical (NLO) characteristics of liganded silver and gold quantum clusters reveal remarkable features which can be tuned by size, structu...