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Take a look at this week’s HOT articles, which are free to access for a limited time:

Dye chemistry with time-dependent density functional theory
Adèle D. Laurent, Carlo Adamo and Denis Jacquemin
DOI: 10.1039/C3CP55336A, Perspective

Synthesis and characterisation of an unsymmetrical, ether-linked, fluorinated bimesogen exhibiting a new polymorphism containing the NTB or ‘twist-bend’ phase
R. J. Mandle, E. J. Davis, S. A. Lobato, C.-C. A. Vol, S. J. Cowling and J. W. Goodby
DOI: 10.1039/C4CP00172A, Paper

Understanding the superior photocatalytic activity of noble metals modified titania under UV and visible light irradiation
Ali Bumajdad and Metwally Madkour
DOI: 10.1039/C3CP54411G, Perspective

Mechanistic insight into highly efficient gas permeation and separation in a shape-persistent ladder polymer membrane
Jianhai Zhou, Xiang Zhu, Jun Hu, Honglai Liu, Ying Hu and Jianwen Jiang
DOI: 10.1039/C3CP55498H, Paper

A unified model for surface electrocatalysis based on observations with enzymes
Suzannah V. Hexter, Thomas F. Esterle and Fraser A. Armstrong
DOI: 10.1039/C3CP55230F, Perspective

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Photo-active and dynamical properties of hematite (Fe2O3)–water interfaces: an experimental and theoretical study
Niall J. English, Mahfujur Rahman, Nitin Wadnerkar and J. M. D. MacElroy
DOI: 10.1039/C3CP54700K, Paper

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Recent developments in the application of nanomaterials to understanding molecular level processes in cobalt catalysed Fischer–Tropsch synthesis
S. K. Beaumont
DOI: 10.1039/C3CP55030C, Perspective

Unexpected effects of the alteration of structure and stability of myoglobin and hemoglobin in ammonium-based ionic liquids
Indrani Jha, Pankaj Attri and Pannuru Venkatesu
DOI: 10.1039/C3CP54398F, Paper

Yet another criticality of water
Kazuhiro Himoto, Masakazu Matsumoto and Hideki Tanaka
DOI: 10.1039/C3CP54726D, Communication

Take a look at this week’s HOT articles, which are free to access for a limited time:

Electrodeposition from supercritical fluids
P. N. Bartlett, D. A. Cook, M. W. George, A. L. Hector, J. Ke, W. Levason, G. Reid, D. C. Smith and W. Zhang
DOI: 10.1039/C3CP54955K, Perspective

Fatty acid droplet self-division driven by a chemical reaction
I. Derényi and I. Lagzi
DOI: 10.1039/C3CP54676D, Paper

Computational modeling of single- versus double-anchoring modes in di-branched organic sensitizers on TiO2 surfaces: structural and electronic properties
Joaquín Calbo, Mariachiara Pastore, Edoardo Mosconi, Enrique Ortí and Filippo De Angelis
DOI: 10.1039/C3CP54970D, Paper

Trends in electrochemical CO2 reduction activity for open and close-packed metal surfaces
Chuan Shi, Heine A. Hansen, Adam C. Lausche and Jens K. Nørskov
DOI: 10.1039/C3CP54822H, Paper

The cyclic ground state structure of the HF trimer revealed by far infrared jet-cooled Fourier transform spectroscopy
P. Asselin, P. Soulard, B. Madebène, M. Goubet, T. R. Huet, R. Georges, O. Pirali and P. Roy
DOI: 10.1039/C3CP55047H, Paper

Melt-infiltration of spiro-OMeTAD and thermal instability of solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells
Colin D. Bailie, Eva L. Unger, Shaik M. Zakeeruddin, Michael Grätzel and Michael D. McGehee
DOI: 10.1039/C4CP00116H, Paper

Protonic defects in yttria stabilized zirconia: incorporation, trapping and migration
James A. Dawson, Hungru Chen and Isao Tanaka
DOI: 10.1039/C4CP00021H, Paper

Unveiling mode-selected electron–phonon interactions in metal films by helium atom scattering
G. Benedek, M. Bernasconi, K.-P. Bohnen, D. Campi, E. V. Chulkov, P. M. Echenique, R. Heid, I. Yu. Sklyadneva and J. P. Toennies
DOI: 10.1039/C3CP54834A, Perspective