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PCCP at Bunsentagung 2012

03 May 2012

PCCP Deputy Editor Jane Hordern will be attending the Bunsentagung 2012 meeting in Leipzig, Germany later this month. If you are also attending, do please visit our stand – we’d love to see you and get your feedback.

PCCP activities with DBG and Bunsentagung:

Hauptthema themed issue: PCCP has just published a great issue on Interfaces of Ionic Liquids to accompany this year’s meeting – free copies will be available at our stand.

PCCP Prizes: For the 6^th consecutive year PCCP is proud to sponsor Poster Prizes and “hot topic” awards at the Bunsentagung, rewarding outstanding research from younger scientists.

Co-Owner of PCCP: PCCP is co-owned by 18 national Societies including the Deutsche Bunsen-Gesellschaft für Physikalische Chemie. Every time a paper by a German author is published in PCCP, the DBG receives a financial royalty from the journal. We are proud of PCCP’s strong and historic links with German research.

Board Members: Germany is very well represented on PCCP’s Boards. We are delighted to announce Frank Neese as Associate Editor, and privileged to have Stefan Grimme, Wolfgang Lubitz, Manfred Martin, Gerard Meijer, Helmuth Möhwald, Joachim Sauer, Ferdi Schüth, Martin Suhm, Jürgen Troe and Hans-Joachim Werner on our Editorial and Advisory Boards.

PCCP has a large and truly international readership, which spans many communities across physical chemistry, chemical physics and biophysical chemistry.

We publish insightful research of the highest quality – we invite you to submit your latest work today.

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Metal-organic framework is redox active

27 Apr 2012

By Heather Montgomery, Deputy Editor.

The metal–organic framework (MOF) Cu-BTC has been the subject of extensive study, but now scientists working in the USA and France have found evidence that the material has potentially important redox properties. Previously small quantities of Cu⁺ observed in the MOF had been attributed to impurities but Szanyi et al. have shown that the ratio of Cu⁺ : Cu²⁺ in the framework can be altered by varying the conditions the material is exposed to. This exciting work has been highlighted in phys.org.

Read the full details of this PCCP article today:

Well-studied Cu–BTC still serves surprises: evidence for facile Cu²⁺/Cu⁺ interchange
Janos Szanyi, Marco Daturi, Guillaume Clet, Donald R. Baer and Charles H. F. Peden
DOI: 10.1039/C2CP23708C

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2012 PCCP – Chemical Society of Japan Prizes

26 Apr 2012

By Aliya Anwar.

We are delighted to announce the following winners of the 2012 PCCP Prizes for Outstanding Achievement of Young Scientists in Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics.

Winners of the 2012 PCCP Prizes for Outstanding Achievement of Young Scientists in Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics

Dr. Shuhei Furukawa (Kyoto University), Dr. Kazuhiko Maeda (The University of Tokyo) and Dr. Satoshi Maeda (Kyoto University) who were all awarded with a commemorative book, a PCCP Prize certificate and a financial award.

The Prizes were presented by Professor Yasuhiro Iwasawa, CSJ President and PCCP Advisory Board member and Dr Niamh O’Connor, PCCP Publisher at the “International Chemists’ Evening” reception held during the 92nd Chemical Society Japan (CSJ) Annual Meeting in March.

Submit your lastest research to PCCP today!

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Deadline reminder: Organic electronics themed issue

20 Apr 2012

By Heather Montgomery, Deputy Editor.

There is still time to submit an article to the PCCP themed issue on “Organic electronics – new physical chemistry insight”.

Guest Editors: Prof. Wenping Hu (Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Prof. Henning Sirringhaus (Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge University) and Prof. Yutai Tao (Academia Sinica, Taiwan).

Deadline for Submissions: 14^th May, 2012

Organic electronics has attracted the world’s attention due to the great promise of organic electronic devices for practical applications, from organic light-emitting diodes to organic solar cells and field-effect transistors as well as other new relevant fields. Key challenges in this field include the low mobility of organic semiconductors, low stability of organic devices, the role of interfaces and device physics etc. And a lack of understanding of the structure–property relationships of organic semiconductors still hampers their rational design.

This themed issue will highlight the tremendous progress that has been made in this field and will help foster new ideas for future advances in solving the physical chemistry challenges of organic electronics.

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 issue

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Ultrafast Chemical Dynamics themed issue now online!

20 Apr 2012

By Aliya Anwar.

We are delighted to announce the online publication of our PCCP themed issue on Ultrafast Chemical Dynamics.

The issue was Guest Edited by Neil T. Hunt from the University of Strathclyde and Klaas Wynne from the University of Glasgow.

This themed issue on Ultrafast Chemical Dynamics features a broad range of articles including the Editorial:

Ultrafast chemical dynamics
Klaas Wynne and Neil T. Hunt
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2012, 14, 6154-6155
DOI: 10.1039/C2CP90065C

And the following Communication and ‘HOT’ Papers:

Ultrafast soft-mode driven charge relocation in an ionic crystal
F. Zamponi , J. Stingl , M. Woerner and T. Elsaesser
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2012, 14, 6156-6159
DOI: 10.1039/C2CP24072F
Ultrafast spectroscopy with sub-10 fs deep-ultraviolet pulses
Takayoshi Kobayashi and Yuichiro Kida
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2012, 14, 6193-6203
DOI: 10.1039/C2CP23649D
Two-dimensional infrared spectroscopy of neat ice Ih
Fivos Perakis and Peter Hamm
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2012, 14, 6243-6249
DOI: 10.1039/C2CP23710E

Take a look at the issue today!

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Preventing pipe clogging during deep water oil drilling

16 Apr 2012

By Heather Montgomery, Deputy Editor.

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have studied the growth of hydrate materials on various surfaces. Their research is important as these hydrates can, and do, form on the surface of the pipes which are used in deep water oil drilling causing expensive blockages. The authors suggest that by using “hydrate-phobic” pipe materials such problems could be reduced. Their MIT press release can be found here.

Read the full details of this exciting research today:

Hydrate-phobic surfaces: fundamental studies in clathrate hydrate adhesion reduction
J. David Smith , Adam J. Meuler , Harrison L. Bralower , Rama Venkatesan , Sivakumar Subramanian , Robert E. Cohen , Gareth H. McKinley and Kripa K. Varanasi
DOI: 10.1039/C2CP40581D

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Modelling the dynamics of crowded enzymes

04 Apr 2012

By Heather Montgomery, Deputy Editor.

The folding of proteins in a living cell is affected by all the other species present in the cell which can get in the way. Hence studying protein folding in solution does not give a full picture of what really happens in cells.

Raymond Kapral and Carlos Echeverriaab working at the University of Toronto and the Universidad de Los Andes used computer simulations to understand the effects of crowding on the folding of the adenylate kinase protein.

They found that when there were a lot of obstacles present along with the protein it was more likely to be in a closed confirmation, and interestingly that small obstacles could interact with the protein so that it was locked in an open confirmation.

The authors suggest that their method could be extended to provide further information on protein dynamics in more realistic models of crowded systems.

Read this HOT article today:

Molecular crowding and protein enzymatic dynamics
Carlos Echeverria and Raymond Kapral
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2012, DOI: 10.1039/C2CP40200A

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Thermo-Hilger Award and Allan Ure Bursary – nominations open

02 Apr 2012

By Heather Montgomery, Deputy Editor.

The Thermo-Hilger Award and Allan Ure Bursary are now open for nominations or applications.

Closing date: 30 April 2012

The Thermo-Hilger Award is presented biennially to an RSC member in the early stages of their career who uses atomic spectrometry during their work.

The winner receives a cash/book prize and free registration (including meals, events and conference dinner) to attend a major national conference on atomic spectroscopy.

The Allan Ure Bursary is awarded annually to a scientist, at the start of their career, who has made a significant contribution to the application of atomic spectrometry to environmental science.

The successful applicant will receive £500 to help with any expenses that may be of benefit to their career. For example, this could be to travel to or attend a conference, so that they may present their work.

More details about the prizes and how to apply can be found on the Atomic Spectroscopy Group Awards page.

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