Arguably, the study of nanometer-size clusters
of atoms in the 1980’s has led to the realization that
groups of atoms can be fabricated, manipulated, measured and
understood. The utility that these nanoclusters hold for advanced
functionality at the nanoscale will form an important theme
for the next 10-20 years. During the past fifteen years, we
have studied the properties of nanometer-size metallic clusters
on a variety of substrates and with a variety of techniques.
This work has been performed in close collaboration with Prof.
R.P. Andres.
