Cluster Origin of Solvent Features NPs interact for only a short time with electrode produce a spike/blip with little change in steady- state current, e.g., Pt NPs on an Au electrode for hydrazine oxidation (staircase) and IrO x NPs on a Pt electrode for water oxidation (blip). Controlling electrode surface nature is important in generating useful responses, e.g., Au NPs on an oxidized Pt electrode for borohydride oxidation. Baba et al. (2010) investigated in situ EC and dielectric field properties of monomer co-electropolymerization, with a -conjugated polymer network (CPN) pre- cursor. A polysiloxane/thiophene precursor was electropolymerized with thiophene monomer at different composition ratios using CV, which was investigated in situ by EC-SPR spectroscopy and EC-surface plasmon field-enhanced light scatter- ing (SPFELS). Characteristic oscillations corre- sponded to distinct transitions in film deposition. Resonance coupling of SPR decreased with higher thiophene monomer content. Increasing amount of NP stabilization or absence of it. Results were reported on small-sized Au NPs functionalized with different chromophores, e.g., benzophe- none, pyrene and phthalimide, and in absence of chromophore using group mercapto as assembly of co-ordination to metallic surface. The Au NPs were irradiated with UV light using Nd 3+ -doped Y Al garnet (Nd:YAG) laser or conventional lamps, obtaining different results according to excitation source/wavelength. STRUCTURAL, ELECTRONIC AND TRANSPORT PROPERTIES OF Si NANOWIRES Cartoixà & Rurali (2010) reviewed theoretical modelling of structural/electronic/transport prop- erties of Si nanowires (NWs) (SiNWs), showcas- ing improved ways of passivating these, bringing