The European Physical Journal D

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Editorial

Preface p. 5

Guanghou Wang

Published online: 15 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00096-6

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Editorial

ISSPIC 12 Organization p. 7

ISSPIC 12 Organization

Published online: 15 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00097-5

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Probing the electronic structure of mono-nitrogen doped aluminum clusters using anion photoelectron spectroscopy p. 9

X. Li and L.-S. Wang

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00100-3

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Time-of-flight mass spectrometer coupled to a position sensitive detection - Application to molecular beam deflection and photofragmentation experiments p. 15

M. Abd El Rahim, R. Antoine, L. Arnaud, M. Broyer, D. Rayane, A. Viard and Ph. Dugourd

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00101-2

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First-principles study of neutral and charged silver clusters p. 19

Yao Wang and X. G. Gong

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00103-0

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Stability patterns of transition metal doped silver clusters: Dopant- and size-dependent electron delocalization p. 23

E. Janssens, S. Neukermans, X. Wang, N. Veldeman, R. E. Silverans and P. Lievens

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00106-9

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Structure of unsupported antimony nanoclusters p. 29

M. Kaufmann, A. Wurl, J. G. Partridge and S. A. Brown

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00112-y

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Stuffed fullerene structures for medium-sized silicon clusters p. 35

J. Zhao, J. Wang, J. Jellinek, S. Yoo and X. C. Zeng

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00113-x

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Stoichiometric and ultra-stable nanoparticles of II-VI compound semiconductors p. 39

A. Kasuya, Y. Noda, I. Dmitruk, V. Romanyuk, Y. Barnakov, K. Tohji, V. Kumar, R. Belosludov, Y. Kawazoe and N. Ohuchi

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00114-9

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Magic clusters Na₅₇⁻ and Na₅₉⁺ p. 43

K. Manninen, T. Santa-Nokki, H. Häkkinen and M. Manninen

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00115-8

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First principle study on the bonding mechanism of nanoring structure Ga₈As₈ p. 47

L. Z. Sun, X. S. Chen, X. H. Zhou, Y. L. Sun, Zh. J. Quan and Wei Lu

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00116-7

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Theoretical study of the charge transfer in supported transition metal microclusters p. 51

E. Martínez, R. Robles, A. Vega, R. C. Longo and L. J. Gallego

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00117-6

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Influence of modifying additives on formation of supported copper nanoparticles p. 55

A. N. Pestryakov, V. V. Lunin, D. I. Kochubey, A. Yu. Stakheev and E. Smolentseva

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00118-5

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Structural and electronic properties of C₆ cluster p. 59

D. Zhang, F. Jin and J. Yuan

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00119-4

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Interaction between guest AgI and host zeolite FAU studied by optical spectra and EXAFS p. 63

T. Kodaira, T. Kubota, Y. Okamoto and N. Koshizaki

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00120-y

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The dissociation energy of V₁₃⁺ and the consequences for radiative cooling p. 67

K. Hansen, A. Herlert, L. Schweikhard, M. Vogel and C. Walther

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00121-x

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Formation of fullerene dianions in a Penning trap p. 73

A. Lassesson, N. Walsh, F. Martinez, A. Herlert, G. Marx and L. Schweikhard

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00122-9

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Fabrication and structural characterization of TiO nanoparticle soft-landed on substrate by the magnetron sputtering-gas aggregation method p. 79

S. Tanemura, K. Kajino, L. Miao, S. Koide, M. Tanemura, S. Toh, K. Kaneko and M. Mori

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00123-8

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Far-Infrared spectroscopy of isolated transition metal clusters p. 83

A. Fielicke, G. von Helden and G. Meijer

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00124-7

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Electron distribution and intracluster reaction in [Na_n(CS₂)₂]^- negative ion clusters p. 89

H. Tsunoyama, Y. Yasumura, K. Ohshimo, F. Misaizu and K. Ohno

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00125-6

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Dissociation and fission of small sodium and strontium clusters p. 93

A. Lyalin, O. I. Obolensky, A. V. Solov'yov and W. Greiner

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00126-5

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NMR evidence for the charge transfer from interstitial NO or O₂ to molecule C₆₀ in solid C₆₀ p. 97

M. Gu, S. Wang, J. Wu, D. Feng and W. Xu

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00127-4

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Branching ratios of successive emission (up to three) of C_2n⁺ (n = 1–5) fragments in asymmetrical fission processes of C₆₀^r+ ions (r = 4–6) p. 101

S. Martin, L. Chen, J. Bernard, R. Brédy and A. Salmoun

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00128-3

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Size-dependent metal-nonmetal change of groups IB and IIB metal clusters p. 105

Y. Dai, D. Dai, B. Huang and C. Yan

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00129-2

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To understand matter from a point of view of clusters p. 109

X.-Y. Shen, Y.-G. Xu, C.-L. He, H.-T. Liu and J.-M. Li

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00130-9

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Tailoring the chemical reactivity and optical properties of clusters by size, structures and lasers p. 113

V. Bonačić-Koutecký, R. Mitrić, C. Bürgel, H. Noack, M. Hartmann and J. Pittner

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00098-4

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Low temperature and low pressure CO oxidation on gold clusters supported on MgO(100) p. 119

O. Meerson, G. Sitja and C. R. Henry

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00131-8

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Oxidation activity of Au nanoparticles on aerogel supports p. 125

Y. Tai, Y. Ochi, F. Ohashi, K. Tajiri, J. Murakami, M. Daté and S. Tsubota

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00132-7

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Interactions of triiodide cluster ion with solvents p. 129

F. S. Zhang and R. M. Lynden-Bell

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00133-6

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Photoelectron spectra of Na_n⁻ and Cu_n⁻ with n = 20–40: observation of surprising similarities p. 133

O. Kostko, N. Morgner, M. Astruc Hoffmann and B. von Issendorff

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00099-3

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Rare earth based clusters for nanoscale light source p. 139

B. Masenelli, P. Mélinon, D. Nicolas, E. Bernstein, B. Prével, J. Kapsa, O. Boisron, A. Perez, G. Ledoux, B. Mercier et al. (3 more)

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00104-y

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Dynamics of orientations in an ensemble of Na₇⁺ clusters p. 145

P.-G. Reinhard and E. Suraud

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00105-x

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Time-dependent spectrum of thermionic emission from hot C p. 151

C. Bordas, B. Baguenard, B. Climen, M. A. Lebeault, F. Lépine and F. Pagliarulo

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00109-6

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Electronic structure of diamond/graphite composite nanoparticles p. 157

A. V. Okotrub, L. G. Bulusheva, V. L. Kuznetsov, D. V. Vyalikh and M. V. Poyguin

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00136-3

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The mechanism of energy transfer from Si nanocrystals to Er ions in SiO₂ - Different mechanisms depending on Er concentration p. 161

K. Imakita, M. Fujii and S. Hayashi

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00137-2

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Tuning the surface plasmon resonance by preparation of gold-core/silver-shell and alloy nanoparticles p. 165

F. Hubenthal, T. Ziegler, C. Hendrich, M. Alschinger and F. Träger

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00138-1

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Negative ion photoelectron spectroscopy of 2,2'-bithiophene cluster anions, (2T)_n^- (n = 1–100) p. 169

M. Mitsui, Y. Matsumoto, N. Ando and A. Nakajima

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00139-0

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Formation and characterization of high-density Fe cluster-assembled films with soft magnetic behaviors p. 173

D. L. Peng, H. Yamada, K. Sumiyama, T. Uchida and T. Hihara

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00134-5

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Stern-Gerlach studies of organometallic sandwich clusters p. 177

K. Miyajima, M. B. Knickelbein and A. Nakajima

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00135-4

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Thermodynamic properties of Au_yAg_x bimetallic clusters through the evolutive ensemble p. 183

K. Michaelian and I. L. Garzón

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00140-7

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Structure and energetics of nickel, copper, and gold clusters p. 187

V. G. Grigoryan, D. Alamanova and M. Springborg

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00141-6

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Delayed ionisation of C₇₀ p. 191

B. Concina, S. Tomita, J. U. Andersen and P. Hvelplund

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00142-5

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Monte Carlo simulation of the spontaneous oscillation in electrochemical deposition p. 195

M. J. Ha, F. Fang, J.-M. Liu and M. Wang

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00143-4

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Effects of confinement on the electron and lattice dynamics in metal nanoparticles p. 199

J. Lermé, G. Celep, M. Broyer, E. Cottancin, M. Pellarin, A. Arbouet, D. Christofilos, C. Guillon, P. Langot et al. (2 more)

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00107-8

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A femtosecond laser study of the endohedral fullerenes Li@C₆₀ and La@C₈₂ p. 205

A. Lassesson, K. Hansen, M. Jönsson, A. Gromov, E. E.B. Campbell, M. Boyle, D. Pop, C. P. Schulz, I. V. Hertel et al. (2 more)

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00111-0

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Magnetic and vibration excitations induced by collision in ferromagnetic cluster p. 211

R. Lahreche, R.-J. Tarento, P. Joyes and D. E. Mekki

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00144-3

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Studies of ion energy and yield from argon clusters heated by intense femtosecond laser pulses p. 215

S. H. Li, C. Wang, J. S. Liu, X. X. Wang, R. X. Li, G. Q. Ni and Z. Z. Xu

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00145-2

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Formation of carbon-encapsulated metallic nano-particles from metal acetylides by electron beam irradiation - Ways for controlled patterning of metallic lines and magnetic dot arrays p. 219

J. Nishijo, C. Okabe, J. Bushiri, K. Kosugi, N. Nishi and H. Sawa

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00146-1

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Synthesis of polyynes by laser ablation of diamond nanoparticles suspended in solution p. 223

H. Tabata, M. Fujii and S. Hayashi

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00147-0

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Solid solubility in isolated nanometer-sized alloy particles in the Sn-Pb system p. 227

J.-G. Lee and H. Mori

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00148-y

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Radiation induced synthesis of silver nanoshells formed onto organic micelles p. 231

S. Remita, P. Fontaine, C. Rochas, F. Muller and M. Goldmann

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00149-x

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Nanofriction studies of reactively or non-reactively cluster-eroded single crystal diamond p. 235

R. Krämer, Y. Yamaguchi and J. Gspann

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00150-5

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Trapping of V(benzene)₂ sandwich clusters in a n-alkanethiol self-assembled monolayer matrix p. 239

S. Nagaoka, E. Okada, S. Doi, M. Mitsui and A. Nakajima

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00151-4

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Mesoscopic linear alignment and thermal-relaxation dynamics of aggregated gold nanorods p. 243

O.-H. Kwon, S. Lee and D.-J. Jang

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00152-3

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MD study on high-energy reactive cluster impact on diamond (111) and (100) surfaces p. 247

Y. Yamaguchi and J. Gspann

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00168-7

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Morphological studies of nanostructures from directed cluster beam deposition p. 251

J. B. Chen, J. F. Zhou, A. Häfele, C. R. Yin, W. Kronmüller, M. Han and H. Haberland

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00153-2

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Low energy cluster beam deposited BN films as the cascade for field emission p. 255

F. Song, L. Zhang, L. Zhu, J. Ge and G. Wang

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00154-1

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CPA theory for the giant Hall effect in disordered nanoscale systems p. 259

N. Li, G. Jin and Y. Ma

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00155-0

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Silver nanowires p. 263

A. Graff, D. Wagner, H. Ditlbacher and U. Kreibig

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00108-7

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Electronic state of nitrogen incorporated into CN_x nanotubes p. 271

L. G. Bulusheva, A. V. Okotrub, A. G. Kudashov, I. P. Asanov and O. G. Abrosimov

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00156-y

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Molecular dynamics study of the surface melting of iron clusters p. 275

F. Ding, K. Bolton and A. Rosén

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00157-x

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Adsorption of hydrogen on normal and pentaheptite single wall carbon nanotubes p. 279

I. Cabria, M. J. López and J. A. Alonso

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00158-9

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Room-temperature growth of carbon nanofibers induced by Ar⁺-ion bombardment p. 283

M. Tanemura, T. Okita, J. Tanaka, H. Yamauchi, L. Miao, S. Tanemura and R. Morishima

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00159-8

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Synthesis of single wall carbon nanotubes by using arc discharge technique in nitrogen atmosphere p. 287

Y. Makita, S. Suzuki, H. Kataura and Y. Achiba

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00160-3

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Growth, structure and electrical properties of tungsten oxide nanorods p. 291

M. Gillet, R. Delamare and E. Gillet

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00161-2

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Metal encapsulated nanotubes of germanium with metal dependent electronic properties p. 295

A. Kumar Singh, V. Kumar and Y. Kawazoe

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00162-1

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Nanowires with well defined radii formed in operating liquid metal ion sources (LMIS) p. 299

P. Joyes, J. van de Walle and R.-J. Tarento

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00163-0

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Microstructure characterization of Al₂O₃ nanowires with networked rectangular nanostructure p. 303

Z. Wang, Q. Zhao, Y. Zhang, B. Xiang and D. P. Yu

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00164-y

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Morphology evolution of Si nanowires synthesized by gas condensation of SiO without any catalyst p. 307

J. F. Zhou, F. Q. Song, Z. T. Shi, Y. F. Chen and M. Han

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00165-x

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The Coulomb instability of charged microdroplets: dynamics and scaling p. 311

T. Achtzehn, R. Müller, D. Duft and T. Leisner

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00102-1

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Structures and reactions of hydrated biomolecular cluster ions p. 315

S. Nonose, S. Iwaoka, K. Mori, Y. Shibata and K. Fuke

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00166-9

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Preparation of highly dispersed MgO and its bactericidal properties p. 321

L. Huang, D.-Q. Li, D. G. Evans and X. Duan

Published online: 13 July 2005

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00167-8

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