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PCCP themed issue: Ultrafast Chemical Dynamics

29 Jun 2011

PCCP themed issue: Ultrafast Chemical Dynamics
Guest Editors:
Neil T. Hunt (University of Strathclyde)
Klaas Wynne (University of Glasgow)

PCCP is delighted to announce the high-profile themed issue ‘Ultrafast Chemical Dynamics’. It is our pleasure to invite you to submit to this themed issue.

The themed issue will be published in PCCP in 2012 and will be displayed at relevant international conferences to maximise the visibility of the work published.

Deadline for Submissions: 14 November 2011

This themed issue will encompass the current state-of-the-art in ultrafast spectroscopy and its application to the chemical sciences. This field has made significant progress in recent years and now includes femtosecond X-ray techniques, multidimensional infrared and visible spectroscopy, terahertz spectroscopies, and surface-sensitive techniques with physical applications being found in gas, liquid, and solid phases covering a broad range of time and length scales.

Topics that will be covered include:

ultrafast dynamics of reaction in proteins
ultrafast structure and dynamics of liquids and solutions
ultrafast chemical processes at interfaces
ultrafast dynamics of electronically excited states
ultrafast atomic structure and dynamics in the solid state (fsXrays)

Manuscripts can be submitted in any reasonable format using our online submissions service. Submissions should be high quality manuscripts of original, unpublished research. Please indicate upon submission that your manuscript is intended for this themed issue.

Submit a paper to the Ultrafast Chemical Dynamics themed issue

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PCCP themed issue: Hydrogen Interactions with Diamond

13 Jun 2011

PCCP is delighted to present issue 24, which includes a collection of articles on the theme of Hydrogen Interactions with Diamond.

The issue was Guest Edited by John Foord (University of Oxford) and Alon Hoffman (Technion Inst. Israel), and brings important areas of this large body of research together in a single issue, which focuses on the basic physical science which underlies the interaction of hydrogen with diamond materials.

Take a look at this great themed collection on Hydrogen Interactions with Diamond today!

Want to read more about our themed issues? Please visit the ‘Themed Issues’ page on our website.

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Molecular collision dynamics themed issue out now

05 May 2011

We are delighted to announce that the PCCP themed issue on Molecular collision dynamics has now been published online – take a look today!

The issue was Guest Edited by Piergiorgio Casavecchia, Mark Brouard, Michel Costes, David Nesbitt, Evan Bieske and Scott Kable. It will be displayed at a series of international conferences on “Collision Dynamics” in summer 2011 to maximise the visibility of the work, begining with the 24th International Symposium on Molecular Beams, Bordeaux, May 23 – 26 2011.

The issue features a broad range of papers, Perspective reviews and Communications, including this Perspective article by Mike Ashfold and colleagues:

nσ* and πσ* excited states in aryl halide photochemistry: a comprehensive study of the UV photodissociation dynamics of iodobenzene
Alan G. Sage, Thomas A. A. Oliver, Daniel Murdock, Martin B. Crow, Grant A. D. Ritchie, Jeremy N. Harvey and Michael N. R. Ashfold
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2011, 13, 8075-8093
DOI: 10.1039/C0CP02390F

Take a look at the issue today!

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Interfacial processes and mechanisms – special collection

17 Mar 2011

PCCP is delighted to present issue 12 as a special collection on Interfacial processes and mechanisms in celebration of John Albery’s 75th birthday, Guest Edited by PCCP Advisory Board member, Professor Rob Hillman.

The issue includes a great collection of Perspectives, Communications and papers on this exciting area of chemistry:

The mechanism of hydrazine electro-oxidation revealed by platinum microelectrodes: role of residual oxides
Leigh Aldous and Richard G. Compton
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2011, 13, 5279-5287

Stochastic electrochemistry with electrocatalytic nanoparticles at inert ultramicroelectrodes—theory and experiments
Seong Jung Kwon, Hongjun Zhou, Fu-Ren F. Fan, Vasily Vorobyev, Bo Zhang and Allen J. Bard
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2011, 13, 5394-5402

Microscopic structure and dynamics of air/water interface by computer simulations—comparison with sum-frequency generation experiments
Yanting Wang, Nathan O. Hodas, Yousung Jung and R. A. Marcus
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2011, 13, 5388-5393

Take a look at the whole issue today!

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Themed issue: Materials innovation through interfacial physics and chemistry

03 Mar 2011

PCCP is delighted to present its high profile themed issue on Materials innovation through interfacial physics and chemistry

The issue is Guest Edited by Professor Katsuhiko Ariga, new PCCP Editorial Board member, and highlights some of the great work in this exciting area of chemistry.

The two eye-catching covers feature the work of Frank Caruso and colleagues (DOI: 10.1039/C0CP02287J) and Song, Shelnutt et al. (DOI: 10.1039/C0CP01930E).

The issue hosts an array of articles, including Communications, papers and these Perspective review articles:

Nanostructured polymer assemblies formed at interfaces: applications from immobilization and encapsulation to stimuli-responsive release
Yajun Wang, Leticia Hosta-Rigau, Hannah Lomas and Frank Caruso
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2011, 13, 4782

Operation of micro and molecular machines: a new concept with its origins in interface science
Katsuhiko Ariga, Shinsuke Ishihara, Hironori Izawa, Hong Xia and Jonathan P. Hill
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2011, 13, 4802

Nanoaggregate shapes at the air/water interface
D. Vollhardt, N. Nandi and S. Dutta Banik
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2011, 13, 4812

Take a look at the whole themed issue today!

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Call for papers: Operando surface spectroscopy Themed Issue

16 Feb 2011

PCCP Themed Issue

Operando surface spectroscopy

Guest Editors: Carlos Otero Areán, Bert M. Weckhuysen and Adriano Zecchina

Deadline for Submissions: 15 August 2011

The themed issue will be published in PCCP in early 2012 and will be displayed at relevant international conferences to maximise the visibility of the work published.

The study of heterogeneous catalysis under entirely realistic operating conditions can help establishing precise structure-activity relationships leading to predictive catalysis and to smart system development. Ideally, by recording real-time spectra during a catalytic process, it could be possible to obtain highly relevant information on the active state of the catalyst and the nature of intermediates. Towards that endeavour, operando surface spectroscopy has seen a fast development in recent years; frequently using two or more spectroscopic techniques simultaneously, and meeting the challenge of dedicated reactor design.

Operando surface spectroscopy is also being used for gaining increased insight in other related fields; like the study of catalytic processes in fuel cells, gas sensing and gas-solid reactivity in the broader context.

Based on the increasing momentum and interest that operando spectroscopy is gaining , this PCCP Themed Issue focusing on phenomena occurring at the solid-gas and solid-liquid interface, will be appealing not only to specialists but also to many scientists, and engineers alike, in many areas of the Physical Chemistry community.

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 issue

Manuscripts for this PCCP themed issue can be submitted in any reasonable format using our online submissions service.

Don’t miss the deadline!

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Scattering Methods applied to Soft Matter

09 Feb 2011

PCCP is delighted to present issue 8, which includes a collection of articles on the theme of Scattering Methods applied to Soft Matter, Guest Edited by Professor Sandra Engelskirchen and Professor Chandrashekhar V. Kulkarni.

It includes some great articles, including an Editoiral by the Guest Editors and this insightful Perspective feature article:

Monoolein: a magic lipid?
Chandrashekhar V. Kulkarni, Wolfgang Wachter, Guillermo Iglesias-Salto, Sandra Engelskirchen and Silvia Ahualli
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2011, 13, 3004

Read this exciting collection today.

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Controlled nanostructures for applications in catalysis – themed issue out now

03 Feb 2011

PCCP is delighted to present an exciting themed issue on Controlled nanostructures for applications in catalysis – take a look today!

The issue was Guest Edited by PCCP Advisory Board member, Professor Ferdi Schüth, and hosts a great collection of articles, including Perspectives, Communications and full research papers.

Here are just a few to highlight:

Editorial
Controlled nanostructures for applications in catalysis
Ferdi Schüth
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2011, 13, 2447-2448

‘HOT’ paper
CO bond cleavage on supported nano-gold during low temperature oxidation
Albert F. Carley, David J. Morgan, Nianxue Song, M. Wyn Roberts, Stuart H. Taylor, Jonathan K. Bartley, David J. Willock, Kara L. Howard and Graham J. Hutchings
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2011, 13, 2528-2538

Perspective feature article
Colloidal metal nanoparticles as a component of designed catalyst
Chun-Jiang Jia and Ferdi Schüth
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2011, 13, 2457-2487

The controlled fabrication of nanostructures has seen tremendous development over the last ten years. This progress was made possible by a combination of findings from different fields, such as the synthesis of ordered mesoporous materials, controlled preparation of size controlled nanoparticles, patterned functionalization of surfaces, integration of nanoparticles and dendrimers, among others. Such controlled nanostructures have been used in a variety of fields, but one of the most interesting applications is catalysis.

Read the whole issue today…

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Happy Chinese New Year and celebrating ICCAS!

01 Feb 2011

PCCP would like to wish all our Chinese friends a happy Chinese New Year!

新年快乐！兔年吉祥！

We hope you enjoy celebrating and we wish you every success in the year of the Rabbit!

ICCAS special collection

To highlight the great quality work published in PCCP from China, we have a special collection of papers from the Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICCAS), Guest Edited by Professor Li-jun Wan.

Read this great ICCAS special collection today online!

PCCP is a high-impact international journal and research from Chinese authors is very important

We publish experimental and theoretical work of very high quality covering physical chemistry, chemical physics and biophysical chemistry

Official high Impact Factor of 4.12, leading for general physical chemistry journals

Fully indexed in SCI, ISI, JCR, MEDLINE and other leading databases. PCCP has a broad, community-spanning audience

Academician Professor Li-jun Wan (ICCAS) is the PCCP Regional Editor for China

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Call for papers: Aromaticity

20 Jan 2011

PCCP Themed Issue

Aromaticity, electron delocalization and related molecular properties

Guest Editor: Dage Sundholm (University of Helsinki)

Submission deadline: 15 June 2011

The aim of this PCCP issue is to collate computationally, experimentally and theoretically oriented contributions in the fields of magnetically induced electron and spin currents in molecules, molecular conductivity, spintronics, nonlinear optical properties, and exciton diffusion. One common denominator for these research areas is electron delocalization.

Don’t miss the submission deadline!

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