GENERAL ASPECTS CHAPTER1 General Features of Metal Nanoparticles Physicsand Chemistry CHAPTER2 Metal Nanoclusters: Synthesis and Strategiesfor their Size Control CHAPTER3 Recent Progress in Bimetallic Nanoparticles:Their Preparation, Structures and Functions CHAPTER4 Metal Nanoclusters: Electronic Aspects and Physico-Chemical Characterization CHAPTER5 Application of Metal Nanoclusters in Nanoelectronics CHAPTER6 Nanoscale Characterization of Metal Nanoclusters byMeans of X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) andTransmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)Techniques CHAPTER7 Platinum Nanoclusters' Size and Surface StructureSensitivity of Catalytic Reactions CHAPTER8 Metal Nanoclusters in Catalysis: Effects ofNanoparticle Size, Shape, and Structure CHAPTER9 Relevance of Metal Nanoclusters Size Controlin Gold(0) Catalytic Chemistry CHAPTER10 Metal Nanoclusters Supported on Cross-LinkedFunctional Polymers: A Class of Emerging MetalCatalysts CHAPTER11 Digestive Ripening, or "Nanomachining," to AchieveNanocrystal Size Control METHODOLOGIES CHAPTER12 Gold Nanoparticles: From Preparation to CatalyticEvaluation CHAPTER13 Photocatalytic Deposition and Plasmon-InducedDissolution of Metal Nanoparticles on TiO2 CHAPTER14 Synthesis of Metal Nanoclusters upon Using IonImplantation CHAPTER15 Size Controlled Pd Nanoparticles Anchored toCarbon Fiber Fabrics: Novel Structured CatalystEffective for Selective Hydrogenation CHAPTER16 Synthesis of Morphologically Controlled PtNanoparticles and Their Application in CatalyticReactions CHAPTER17 Multipods and Dendritic Nanoparticles of Platinum:Colloidal Synthesis and Electrocatalytic Property CHAPTER18 Spreader-Bar Structures as Molecular Templates forElectrochemical Synthesis of Nanoparticles CHAPTER19 Solvent and Simple Ion-Stabilized MetalNanoclusters: Chemical Synthesis and Application CHAPTER20 Microgels as Exotemplates in the Synthesis of SizeControlled Metal Nanoclusters CHAPTER21 Magnetron Sputtering to Prepare Supported MetalCatalysts CHAPTER22 Gold Colloidal Nanoparticles Sized to be SuitablePrecursors for Heterogeneous Catalysts CHAPTER23 Liquid Phase Structural Control of Mono- andBimetallic Nanoparticles CHAPTER24 Solvent-Free Controlled Thermolysis for FacileSize-Regulated Synthesis of Metal and AlloyNanoparticles CHAPTER25 Systematic Synthesis of Monolayer-Protected GoldClusters with Well-Defined Chemical Compositions CHAPTER26 Template Synthesis and Catalysis of MetalNanoclusters in Ordered Mesoporous Silicas CHAPTER27 Liquid-Phase Reductive Deposition of MetalNanoclusters Selective onto Oxide Surfaces CHAPTER28 Production of Metal Nanoparticles by Plantsand Plant-Derived Materials CHAPTER29 Gel-Type Cross-Linked Functional Polymers asTemplate in the Synthesis of Size Controlled MetalNanoclusters CHAPTER30 Size and Shape Selective Synthesis of MetalNanoparticles by Seed-Mediated Method and theCatalytic Activity of Growing Microelectrodes(GME) and Fully Grown Microelectrodes (FGME) CHAPTER31 Metal Nanoparticles Dispersed in Solution:Tests to Identify the Catalyst Nature CHAPTER32 Metal Vapor-Derived Nanostructured Catalysts inFine Chemistry: The Role Played by Particle Size inthe Catalytic Activity and Selectivity CHAPTER33 Wet Preparation of Metal Nanoparticles and theirImmobilization on Silicon Substrates