Theoretical Analysis of Gold Nanoparticles

06 May 2009 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Jon Camden, George C. Schatz, Baudilio Tejerina

All physical and chemical properties are size dependent, and the properties of materials on the nanosize scale have important consequences in wide ranging fields. Exploiting nanoscale behavior will eventually lead scientists to develop devices that can selectively attack diseased cells, increase …

Optical and Thermodynamic properties of noble metal nanoparticles. Effect of chemical functionalization.

06 May 2009 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Baudilio Tejerina, George C. Schatz

This laboratory is intended to introduce the student to the use of semiempirical electronic structure methods. In particular, the semiempirical methods will be applied to the study of metallic clusters and the interaction of the clusters with molecules such as pyridine. The reactivity of the …