i Preface

ii Organizing Committee

Clusters and Cluster Assemblies via Gas Phase

p.1 Manipulation of Clusters in Supersonic Beams by Simple Aerodynamic Effects: a Novel Tool for Nanostructured Material Synthesis

Hooman VAHEDI TAFRESHI, Paolo PISERI, Simone VINATI, Emanuele BARBORINI, Giorgio BENEDEK and Paolo MILANI

p.7 Electron Emission from Deposited Clusters Bombarded with Energetic Ions

Alexander Constantine XENOULIS, N. BOUKOS, A. G. KARYDAS, A. CLOUVAS, G. DOUKELLIS and C. POTIRIADIS

p.12 Fabrication of Nano Cluster Assemblies and Characterization in an UHV Integrated Apparatus

Takehiko HIHARA, Kenji SUMIYAMA, Masaki SAKURAI, Ryszard CZAJKA and Atsuo KASUYA

p.18 Co-Al and Co-Pt Alloy Clusters Prepared by Plasma Gas Aggregation Technique

Toyohiko J. KONNO, Saeki YAMAMURO and Kenji SUMIYAMA

p.22 Preparation and Magnetic Characteristics of Monodispersed Size Transition Metal Clusters and Their Assemblies

Kenji SUMIYAMA, Dong-Liang PENG, Saeki YAMAMURO, Takehiko HIHARA and Kenji SUZUKI

p.28 Coalescence Behavior and Magnetic Properties of Co Cluster Assemblies on High Temperature Substrates

Dong-Liang PENG, Toyohiko J. KONNO, Kimio WAKOH, Takehiko HIHARA and Kenji SUMIYAMA

p.34 Magnetic Nanostructures from Clusters

Alain PEREZ, V. DUPUIS, J. TUAILLON-COMBES, M. JAMET, M. N'EGRIER, P. M'ELINON, W. WERNSDORFER, B. BARBARA and C. THIRION

p.39 Magnetic Properties of Co Nanoclusters Embedded in a Nonmagnetic Matrix

David J. SELLMYER, Y. QIANG, R. F. SABIRYANOV, S. S. JASWAL and H. HABERLAND

p.42 Preparation of Magnetic Granular Films by the Co-Deposition of Magnetic Clusters and Matrix Vapor Using Gas Flow Sputtering

Kiyoshi ISHII and Hiroki HAMAKAKE

p.46 Paramagnetic-Ferromagnetic Phase Transition in Fe/Ag Nanogranular System

Hiroki HAMAKAKE, Masakatsu WAKAIRO, Masayuki ISHIKAWA and Kiyoshi ISHII

Clusters and Cluster Assemblies via Liquid and Colloid Phases

p.50 Nanometer-size Semiconductor and Oxide Clusters Prepared via Colloidal Processes

Atsuo KASUYA, G. MILCZAREK, Igor DMITRUK, Yu. A. BARNAKOV, Ryszard CZAJKA, Oscar PERALES-PEREZ, Xi LIU, Shin TSUNEKAWA, Hideyuki TAKAHASHI, Kazuyuki TOHJI, Balachandran JEYADEVAN, Kozo SHINODA, Takayuki OGAWA and Takeo ARAI

p.53 Stabilities and Optical Properties of Nanometer CdSe Clusters Prepared in Solution

Igor DMITRUK, Yu. A. BARNAKOV, Atsuo KASUYA, Takashi NIRASAWA, Toshiji KUDO, Kazuyuki TOHJI, Balachandran JEYADEVAN, Kozo SHINODA, Z. LIU and Osamu TERASAKI

p.56 Synthesis of CdSe Microclusters

Yu. A. BARNAKOV, R. SIVAMOHAN, Igor DMITRUK, Toshiji KUDO, Takashi NIRASAWA, Takeo ARAI, Kazuyuki TOHJI, Osamu TERASAKI and Atsuo KASUYA

p.59 Investigation on the Effect of Particle Size of CdS Film on Photoelectrochemical Properties

Balasubramanian SUNDARAKANNAN, G. MILCZAREK, Atsuo KASUYA, Takayuki OGAWA, Balachandran JEYADEVAN and Kazuyuki TOHJI

p.63 Characterization and Optimization of Electrodeposited CdS Thin Films for Photoelectrochemical Cells

Sergiy MAMYKIN, G. MILCZAREK, Atsuo KASUYA, Kozo SHINODA, Balachandran JEYADEVAN and Kazuyuki TOHJI

p.67 Novel Method for the Electrodeposition of Thin ZnS Films Based on Cathodic Reduction of Polysulfide in the Presence of Zinc Hydroxyl Complex

G. MILCZAREK, Atsuo KASUYA, Sergiy MAMYKIN, Takeo ARAI, Kazuyuki TOHJI and Kozo SHINODA

p.71 Local Structure and Photocatalytic Property in ZnS Cluster Films

Kozo SHINODA, Hitoshi OHSHIMA, Yoshinori SATO, Takayuki OGAWA, Balachandran JEYADEVAN, Atsuo KASUYA and Kazuyuki TOHJI

p.75 Synthesis of Stratified Semiconductors for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation

Takeo ARAI, Shuhei SAKIMA, Hihoshi YOSHIMURA, Kozo SHINODA, Balachandran JEYADEVAN, Kazuyuki TOHJI, Atsuo KASUYA and Yuichiro NISHINA

p.79 Multidimensional Nanostructures Based on Single Nanosized Magnetic Clusters

Michael GIERSIG and Michael HILGENDORFF

p.84 Three-Dimensional Assemblies of Silica-Coated Metal Nanoparticles

Luis M. LIZ-MARZ'AN, Ver'onica SALGUEIRI NO-MACEIRA, Yoshio KOBAYASHI, Florencio GARC'IA-SANTAMAR'IA and Cefe L'OPEZ

p.88 Blue Shifts in Ultraviolet Absorption Spectra of Oxide Nanoparticles-CeOx and SnOy-

Shin TSUNEKAWA, Atsuo KASUYA and Yoshiyuki KAWAZOE

p.93 The Effect of Strong and Weak Magnetic Fields on the Synthesis of SWNTs

Balachandran JEYADEVAN, Yoshinori SATO, Kazuyuki TOHJI, Kenichi MOTOMIYA, Atsuo KASUYA, Rikizo HATAKEYAMA, Horoyasu ISHIDA, Kazuyuki UENO and Toshiyuki TAKAGI

p.97 Purification Method for SWNTs and Its Automation

Takayuki OGAWA, Yoshinori SATO, Kozo SHINODA, Kenichi MOTOMIYA, Balachandran JEYADEVAN, Kazuyuki TOHJI, Atsuo KASUYA and Yuichiro NISHINA

p.101 Production of Monodispersed Particles by Using Effective Size Selection Methods at the Nanosize Level

Oscar PERALES-PEREZ, Hideaki SASAKI, Balachandran JEYADEVAN, Takehiko HIHARA, Kazuyuki TOHJI, Kenji SUMIYAMA and Atsuo KASUYA

p.105 Solution Synthesis of Monodispersed Nanocrystalline Metal Particles: The Case of Cobalt

Oscar PERALES-PEREZ, Balachandran JEYADEVAN, Nallasamy CHINNASAMY, Kazuyuki TOHJI and Atsuo KASUYA

p.109 Structural and Magnetic Properties of Coprecipitated and Ball Milled Nanocrystalline NiFe2O4

Nallasamy CHINNASAMY, Alwar NARAYANASAMY, Balachandran JEYADEVAN, Kozo SHINODA, Kazuyuki TOHJI, Atsuo KASUYA and Kenji SUMIYAMA

p.113 Extraction of Fullerenes from the Residual Soot Using HIDE Method

Hideyuki TAKAHASHI, Eiichiro MATSUBARA, Atsuo KASUYA, K. KIKUCHI, Y. ACHIBA, Toshiji KUDO, Yuki AKIMOTO, Balachandran JEYADEVAN and Kazuyuki TOHJI

p.118 Efficient and Simple Preparation Method for Dimeric Fullerene Oxides

Hideyuki TAKAHASHI, Eiichiro MATSUBARA, Atsuo KASUYA, Yuki AKIMOTO, Toshiji KUDO, Balachandran JEYADEVAN and Kazuyuki TOHJI

p.123 Synthesis of Water-Soluble Fullerene and Its Isolation

Yuki AKIMOTO, Toshiji KUDO, Kozo SHINODA, Balachandran JEYADEVAN, Kazuyuki TOHJI, Takashi NIRASAWA, Atsuo KASUYA and Yuichiro NISHINA

Characterization of Clusters and Cluster Assemblies

p.127 Synchrotron Radiation and Magnetometry Studies of Exposed and Embedded Fe Nanoclusters

Christopher BINNS, S. H. BAKER, M. J. MAHER, S. LOUCH, S. C. THORNTON, K. W. EDMONDS, S. S. DHESI and N. B. BROOKES

p.133 Orbital Quench in Co Mono-dispersive Cluster Assemblies

Hiroshi SAKURAI, Fumitake ITOH, K. TAKANO, Dong-Liang PENG, Takehiko HIHARA and Kenji SUMIYAMA

p.137 Variable Temperature STM/AFM Investigations of Transition Metals' Clusters (Cr,CoCr,Ni) Produced by PGC Source

Ryszard CZAJKA, Atsuo KASUYA, Takehiko HIHARA and Kenji SUMIYAMA

p.142 Circular Polarization Dependent Mapping of STM Induced Light from Magnetic Metal Particles

Ryusuke NISHITANI, Takeshi YOSHIDA, Hitoshi ARAKAWA, Atsuo KASUYA and Kenji SUMIYAMA

p.146 Adsorption and Thermal Reaction of Dodecamethylcyclohexasilane Adsorbed on a Si(100)2x1 Surfaces: SiC Film Growth

Shozo SUTO, Fumitake SAWANO, Hiroki HARADA, Toshio CHIBA, Kazuyuki SAKAMOTO, Akira WATANABE, Masato NANJO, Xi LIU, Ryszard CZAJKA and Atsuo KASUYA

Theory and Simulation of Clusters and Their Formation

p.150 What useful properties clusters have! -Magic Behavior and Application to Magnetic Multi-Valued Recording-

Hiroshi MIZUSEKI and Yoshiyuki KAWAZOE

p.154 Geometric and Electronic Structures of Neutral and Charged Tin Clusters (n=2-13)

Chiranjib MAJUMDER, Vijay KUMAR, Hiroshi MIZUSEKI and Yoshiyuki KAWAZOE

p.158 Magic Number Clusters in Transition Metal Oxide Clusters

Masaki SAKURAI, Qiang SUN, Kenji SUMIYAMA and Yoshiyuki KAWAZOE

p.162 Structure and Magnetic Properties of Magic Fe Oxide Clusters

Qiang SUN, Masaki SAKURAI, Qian WANG, Kenji SUMIYAMA and Yoshiyuki KAWAZOE

p.165 Novel Endohedral Fullerene-like and Cubic Caged Clusters of Silicon: M@Si16 and M@Si14 (M=Transition Metal)

Vijay KUMAR and Yoshiyuki KAWAZOE

p.168 Density Functional Study on Adsorption of Small Molecules on Fe-Based Clusters

Rodion V. BELOSLUDOV, Seiichi TAKAMI, Momoji KUBO, Akira MIYAMOTO and Yoshiyuki KAWAZOE

p.172 Transport through Dimerized Ga and As Atomic Wires Deposited on Si(100) Substrate

Amir A. FARAJIAN, Keivan ESFARJANI, Hiroshi MIZUSEKI and Yoshiyuki KAWAZOE