Metal Nanoclusters in Catalysis and Materials Science: The Issue of Size Control

Part I: General Aspects<br><br>1. General Features of Metal Nanoparticles Physics and Chemistry (G. Schmid)<br>2. Metal Nanoclusters: Synthesis and Strategies for their Size Control (H. Bönnemann and K.S. Nagabhushana)<br>3. Recent Progress in Bimetallic Nanoparticles: Their Preparation, Structures and Functions (N. Toshima, H. Yan and Y. Shiraishi)<br>4. Metal Nanoclusters: Electronic Aspects and Physico-Chemical Characterization (L. Guczi, Z. Pàszti and G. Peto)<br>5. Applications of Metal Nanoclusters in Nanoelectronics (E. Koplin and U. Simon)<br>6. Nanoscale Characterization of Metal Nanoclusters by Means of X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) Techniques (P. Canton, P. Francesco Fazzini, C. Meneghini, A. Benedetti and G. Pozzi)<br>7. Platinum Nanoclusters' Size and Surface Structure Sensitivity of Catalytic Reactions (R.M. Rioux, H. Song, P. Yang and G.A. Somoraj)<br>8. Metal Nanoclusters in Catalysis: Effects of Nanoparticle Size, Shape, and Structure (F. Klasovsky and P. Claus)<br>9. Relevance of Metal Nanoclusters Size Control in Gold(0) Catalytic Chemistry (M. Haruta)<br>10. Metal Nanoclusters Supported on Cross-Linked Functional Polymers: A Class of Emerging Metal Clusters (M. Zecca, P. Centomo and B. Corain)<br>11. Digestive Ripening, or "Nanomachining," to Achieve Nanocrystal Size Control (K.J. Klabunde, C.M. Sorensen, S.I. Stoeva, B.L.V. Prasad, A.B. Smetana and X-M. Lin)<br><br>Part II: Methodologies<br><br>12. Gold Nanoparticles: From Preparation to Catalytic Evaluation (M. Rossi, C. Della Pina, E. Falletta and R. Matarrese)<br>13. Photocatalytic Deposition and Plasmon-Induced Dissolution of Metal Nanoparticles on Ti0<SUB>2</SUB> (T. Tatsuma and K. Matsubara)<br>14. Synthesis of Metal Nanoclusters upon Using Ion Implantation (P. Mazzoldi and G. Mattei)<br>15. Size Controlled Pd Nanoparticles Anchored to Carbon Fiber Fabrics: Novel Structured Catalyst Effective for Selective Hydrogenation (L. Kiwi-Minsker, N. Semagina and A. Renken)<br>16. Synthesis of Morphologically Controlled Pt Nanoparticles and Their Application in Catalytic Reactions (A. Miyazaki and I. Balint)<br>17. Multipods and Dendritic Nanoparticles of Platinum: Colloidal Synthesis and Electrocatalytic Property (H. Yang, X. Teng and S. Maksimuk)<br>18. Spreader-Bar Structures as Molecular Templates for Electrochemical Synthesis of Nanoparticles (V.M. Mirsky)<br>19. Solvent and Simple Ion-Stabilized Metal Nanoclusters: Chemical Synthesis and Application (Y. Wang and X. Wang)<br>20. Microgels as Exotemplates in the Synthesis of Size Controlled Metal Nanoclusters (A. Biffis)<br>21. Magnetron Sputtering to Prepare Supported Metal Catalysts (G.M. Veith, A.R. Lupini and N.J. Dudney)<br>22. Gold Colloidal Nanoparticles Sized to be Suitable Precursors for Heterogeneous Catalysts (F. Porta and L. Prati)<br>23. Liquid Phase Structural Control of Mono- and Bimetallic Nanoparticles (T. Teranishi, M. Nakaya and M. Kanehara)<br>24. Solvent-Free Controlled Thermolysis for Facile Size-Regulated Synthesis of Metal and Alloy Nanoparticles (M. Nakamoto, M. Yamamoto and Y. Kashiwagi)<br>25. Systematic Synthesis of Monolayer-Protected Gold Clusters with Well-Defined Chemical Compositions (T. Tsukuda, H. Tsunoyama and Y. Negishi)<br>26. Template Synthesis and Catalysis of Metal Nanoclusters in Ordered Mesoporous Silicas (P.L. Dhepe and A. Fukuoka)<br>27. Liquid-Phase Reductive Deposition of Metal Nanoclusters Selective onto Oxide Surfaces (A. Muramatsu, H. Takahashi and K. Yamamoto)<br>28. Production of Metal Nanoparticles by Plants and Plant-Derived Materials (J.L. Gardea-Torresdey, J.R. Peralta-Videa, J.G. Parsons, N.S. Mokgalaka and G. de la Rosa)<br>29. Gel-Type Cross-Linked Functional Polymers as Template in the Synthesis of Size Controlled Metal Nanoclusters (B. Corain, P. Centomo, C. Burato and P. Canton)<br>30. Size and Shape Selective Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles by Seed-Mediated Method and the Catalytic Activity of Growing Microelectrodes (GME) and Fully Grown Microelectrodes (FGME) (T. Pal and S. Praharaj)<br>31. Metal Nanoparticles Dispersed in Solution: Tests to Identify the Catalyst Nature (M. Gómez and I. Favier)<br>32. Metal Vapor-Derived Nanostructured Catalysts in Fine Chemistry: The Role Played by Particle Size in the Catalytic Activity and Selectivity (G. Vitulli, C. Evangelisti, A.M. Caporusso, P. Pertici, N. Panziera, S. Bertozzi and P. Salvadori)<br>33. Wet Preparation of Metal Nanoparticles and Their Immobilization on Silicon Substrates (T. Yonezawa, Y. Yamanoi and H. Nishihara)