PCCP themed issue: call for papers
Physical-chemistry at the cross-road of advanced oxide materials
Guest Editors: Flora Boccuzzi (University of Torino), Leonardo Marchese (University of Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro”) and Gianmario Martra (University of Torino)
PCCP is delighted to announce the high-profile themed issue on advanced oxide materials. It is our pleasure to invite you to submit to this themed issue.
The themed issue will be published in PCCP in 2013 and will be promoted to the community throughout the year to maximise the visibility of the work published.
Deadline for Submissions: 18 March 2013
Oxide-based materials have been largely studied for their catalytic, electronic or adsorbent properties. Since the early 1960’s, when studies of high surface area oxides and metal dispersed on oxides of interest for catalysis and sensing were mostly developed, their interest has been extended along the years to other technological applications such as energy production, biotechnology and nanomedicine. In general, the broad range of emerging applications has pushed the preparation of new functional oxide-based materials, with expected tailored smart properties.
This themed issue is intended to highlight the central role of experimental and theoretical physical-chemical investigations of bulk and surface structural and functional properties of these materials to target actual, knowledge-based breakthroughs.
Topics covered by this themed issue include experimental and/or theoretical studies of:
- structure of surface sites of heterogeneous catalysts by in-situ/in-operando methods;
- mechanisms of reactions of interest for sustainable chemical processes and catalyzed by oxide-based materials;
- molecular or photophysical events occurring at the surface/interface of nanomaterials for energy production;
- understanding physico-chemical phenomena of oxide-based materials for energy production, storage and emission;
- physico-chemical characterization of functional-oriented materials for sensing;
- physico-chemical studies of the interaction of oxide-based materials with biomolecules;
- unconventional spectroscopic studies.
Contributions on oxide-based materials outside the above list of topics will be also accepted provided that they are within the scope of PCCP and contain sufficient new physical insight.
- Manuscripts can be submitted in any reasonable format using our online submissions service
- Submissions should be high quality manuscripts of original, unpublished research
- Communications and full papers can be submitted for consideration, which will be subject to rigorous peer review
- Please indicate upon submission that your manuscript is intended for this themed is intended for the themed issue
Please contact the PCCP Editorial Office to let us know you plan to contribute an article.
