Doctoral Dissertations
Surface deposition and encapsulation of metallic clusters
Abstract
"In this work metallic clusters are produced by both encapsulation in an aerogel matrix and deposition on a surface. Entrapment of metal clusters inside aerogels is accomplished through synthesis of a hydrogel precursor, washing it with an aqueous metal salt solution, and controlled reduction of the metal. Although the aerogel matrix stabilizes and prevents subsequent loss or aggregation of the clusters once they are produced, controlling the rate of reduction is key to the size and morphology of the clusters. In order to do this, both radiolytic and chemical reduction methods are used"--Abstract, page iv.
Department(s)
Physics
Degree Name
Ph. D. in Physics
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Publication Date
Summer 2004
Pagination
xi, 79 pages
Note about bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 71-78).
Rights
© 2004 Jared Franklin Hund, All rights reserved.
Document Type
Dissertation - Citation
File Type
text
Language
English
Subject Headings
Metal clustersMicroclustersElectronic structure
Thesis Number
T 8544
Print OCLC #
62480098
Recommended Citation
Hund, Jared F., "Surface deposition and encapsulation of metallic clusters" (2004). Doctoral Dissertations. 1598.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/doctoral_dissertations/1598
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