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We are delighted to announce that the Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (PCCP) themed issue Size effects in the chemistry and physics of atomic and molecular clusters, nanoparticles and nanostructures is now online and free to access until the end of February 2025.

This themed collection was organised on the occasion of the International Symposium on Small Particles and Inorganic Clusters – ISSPIC XXI that took place from 3^rd-8^th September 2023 in Berlin, Germany. The ISSPIC conference series is devoted to communicating the progress in experimental and theoretical studies of materials at the nano and sub-nano scale.

Guest Edited by André Fielicke, Sandra Lang, and Thorsten M. Bernhardt this collection focusses on a wide range of areas affecting the chemistry and physics of atomic and molecular clusters, nanoparticles and nanostructures.

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It includes:

Editorial
Size effects in the chemistry and physics of atomic and molecular clusters, nanoparticles and nanostructures
André Fielicke, Sandra Lang, and Thorsten M. Bernhardt
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024,. DOI: 10.1039/d4cp90160fI

Perspective
An experimental perspective on nanoparticle electrochemistry
Esperanza Sedano Varo, Rikke Egeberg Tankard, Julius Lucas Needham, Esteban Gioria, Filippo Romeggio, Chorkendorff, Christian Danvad Damsgaard and Jakob Kibsgaard
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26, 17456-17466. DOI: 10.1039/D4CP00889H

Communication
A chiral metal cluster triggers enantiospecific electronic transport
Omar Hernández-Montes, Ignacio L. Garzón and J. Eduardo Barrios-Vargas
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26, 11277-11282. DOI: 10.1039/D3CP04581A

Paper
Cluster size dependent coordination of formate to free manganese oxide clusters
Sandra M. Lang, Thorsten M. Bernhardt, Joost M. Bakker, Robert N. Barnettc and Uzi Landman
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2023, 25, 32166–32172. DOI: 10.1039/D3CP04035F

Paper
Searching for stable copper borozene complexes in CuB7− and CuB8−
Wei-Jia Chen, Anton S. Pozdeev, Hyun Wook Choi, Alexander I. Boldyrev, Dao-Fu Yuan, Ivan A. Popov and Lai-Sheng Wang
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26, 12928–12938. DOI: 10.1039/D4CP00296B

Paper
Microhydration of small protonated polyaromatic hydrocarbons: a first principles study
Muthuramalingam Prakash, K. Rudharachari Maiyelvaganan, N. Giri Lakshman, C. Gopalakrishnan and Majdi Hochlaf
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26, 17489-17503. DOI: 10.1039/D3CP06000D

We hope you enjoy reading the articles. Please get in touch if you have any questions about this themed collection or PCCP.

We are delighted to announce that the Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (PCCP) themed issue Fundamental Basis of Mechanochemical Reactivity is now online and free to access until the end of January 2025.

There is a growing need to understand how mechanical energy drives physico-chemical transformations in individual molecules as well as in complex materials, which requires a non-traditional way of thinking about chemical reactivity.

Guest Edited by Adam A.L. Michalchuk (University of Birmingham) and Francesco Delogu (University of Cagliari), this collection aims to highlight original achievements or historical perspectives which provide or discuss developments in understanding fundamental aspects of mechanically driven reactivity of individual molecules and solids.

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It includes:

Editorial
Fundamental basis of mechanochemical reactivity
Adam A. L. Michalchuk and Francesco Delogu
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26, 27245-27247. DOI: 10.1039/D4CP90153C

Review
Wandering through quantum-mechanochemistry: from concepts to reactivity and switches
Mercedes Alonso, Tom Bettens, Jochen Eeckhoudt, Paul Geerlings and Frank De Proft
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26, 21-35. DOI: 10.1039/D3CP04907H

Communication
Elucidating mechanochemical reactivity of a ternary halogen-bonded cocrystal system by computational and calorimetric studies
Lavanya Kumar, Sibananda G. Dash, Katarina Leko, Damian Trzybiński, Nikola Bregović, Dominik Cinčić and Mihails Arhangelskis
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2023, 25, 28576-28580. DOI: 10.1039/D3CP04358D

Paper
Kinetics of the mechanically induced ibuprofen–nicotinamide co-crystal formation by in situ X-ray diffraction
Lucia Casali, Maria Carta, Adam A. L. Michalchuk, Francesco Delogu and Franziska Emmerling
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26, 22041-22048. DOI: 10.1039/D4CP01457J

Paper
In situ monitoring of mechanochemical MOF formation by NMR relaxation time correlation
Madeleine E. Leger, Jiangfeng Guo, Bryce MacMillan, Hatem M. Titi, Tomislav Friščić, Bruce Balcom and Barry A. Blight
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26, 543-550. DOI: 10.1039/D3CP05555H

Paper
Comparison of mechanochemical methods in the synthesis of binaphthol–benzoquinone based cocrystals
Siddarth Nagapudi and Karthik Nagapudi
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26, 12545-12551. DOI: 10.1039/D3CP04713J

Paper
Exploring the role of solvent polarity in mechanochemical Knoevenagel condensation: in situ investigation and isolation of reaction intermediates
Kerstin Scheurrell, Inês C. B. Martins, Claire Murray and Franziska Emmerling
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2023, 25, 23637-23644. DOI: 10.1039/D3CP02883F

We hope you enjoy reading the articles. Please get in touch if you have any questions about this themed collection or PCCP.

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