Characterization and elucidation of the size-dependent evolution of the physical and chemical properties of finite materials aggregates, having discrete quantized energy level spectra, specific structural and morphological motifs and exhibiting unique dynamical characteristics, are among the outstanding challenges of modern materials science. Indeed, investigations of the unique properties of finite materials aggregates, and studies aiming at gaining deep insights into the development of materials characteristics from the molecular and cluster regimes to the bulk phase, are major themes of current interdisciplinary basic and applied research endeavors
