German Bunsen-Society Prize: Nominations Open

Deutsche Bunsen-Gesellschaft für Physikalische Chemie
awards the

Nernst-Haber-Bodenstein Prize 2013

in memory of Max Bodenstein, Fritz Haber and Walter Nernst. The prize will be presented at the 112th Annual General Meeting of the German Bunsen-Society from 9 -11 May 2013 in Karlsruhe.

The prize will be awarded to a distinguished younger scientist (of up to 40 years of age) for outstanding scientific achievements in the field of physical chemistry. Suitable candidates of international visibility in their research field will be evaluated by a high level expert selection panel with respect to the scientific quality, originality and independence of their research. Candidates should come from a German-speaking region of Europe or work there at the time of their nomination.

Nominations from established scientists in the area of physical chemistry should include a short CV of the candidate, an overview of the candidate’s scientific achievements and publications, and a supporting statement.

Nominations should be submitted by 1 October 2012 to:

Deutsche Bunsen Gesellschaft
für Physikalische Chemie e.V.
Erika Wöhler
Theodor-Heuss-Allee 25
60486 Frankfurt am Main
Germany

View the PCCP themed issue just published on Interfaces of ionic liquids, Guest Edited by Frank Endres, which will be displayed as the special Bunsen issue at the DBG annual meeting in May 2012.

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Isotopic studies reveal new insights into supercritical CO2

Scientists from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in the USA have studied the Raman spectrum of supercritical 18O-labelled CO2 and discovered that its vibrational modes were different to that of supercritical CO2 containing the more abundant 16O isotope. You can read a press release about the work from PNNL here.

Read the full article today:

Raman spectrum of supercritical C18O2 and re-evaluation of the Fermi resonance
Charles F. Windisch , Vassiliki-Alexandra Glezakou , Paul F. Martin , B. Peter McGrail and Herbert T. Schaef
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2012, 14, 2560-2566
DOI: 10.1039/C1CP22349F

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Top 10 most-read PCCP articles in January

This month sees the following articles in PCCP that are in the top ten most accessed in January:

Solar hydrogen production with semiconductor metal oxides: new directions in experiment and theory 
Álvaro Valdés ,  Jeremie Brillet ,  Michael Grätzel ,  Hildur Gudmundsdóttir ,  Heine A. Hansen ,  Hannes Jónsson ,  Peter Klüpfel ,  Geert-Jan Kroes ,  Florian Le Formal ,  Isabela C. Man ,  Rafael S. Martins ,  Jens K. Nørskov ,  Jan Rossmeisl ,  Kevin Sivula ,  Aleksandra Vojvodic and Michael Zäch  
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2012, 14, 49-70 
DOI: 10.1039/C1CP23212F 

Graphene-based electrochemical energy conversion and storage: fuel cells, supercapacitors and lithium ion batteries 
Junbo Hou ,  Yuyan Shao ,  Michael W. Ellis ,  Robert B. Moore and Baolian Yi  
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2011, 13, 15384-15402 
DOI: 10.1039/C1CP21915D 

On the nature and signatures of the solvated electron in water 
B. Abel ,  U. Buck ,  A. L. Sobolewski and W. Domcke  
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2012, 14, 22-34 
DOI: 10.1039/C1CP21803D 

Operando surface spectroscopy?placing catalytic solids at work under the spotlight 
C. O. Arean ,  B. M. Weckhuysen and A. Zecchina  
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2012, 14, 2125-2127 
DOI: 10.1039/C2CP90005J 

Urine utilisation by microbial fuel cells; energy fuel for the future 
Ioannis Ieropoulos ,  John Greenman and Chris Melhuish 
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2012, 14, 94-98
DOI: 10.1039/C1CP23213D 

Insights into electrocatalysis 
Alfred B. Anderson  
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2012, 14, 1330-1338 
DOI: 10.1039/C2CP23616H 

Nanoconfinement effects in energy storage materials 
Maximilian Fichtner  
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2011, 13, 21186-21195 
DOI: 10.1039/C1CP22547B 

The nature of cationic adsorption sites in alkaline zeolites – single, dual and multiple cation sites 
P. Nachtigall ,  M. R. Delgado ,  D. Nachtigallova and C. O. Arean  
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2012, 14, 1552-1569 
DOI: 10.1039/C2CP23237E 

Characterization of nanostructured hybrid and organic solar cells by impedance spectroscopy 
Francisco Fabregat-Santiago ,  Germà Garcia-Belmonte ,  Iván Mora-Seró and Juan Bisquert  
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2011, 13, 9083-9118 
DOI: 10.1039/C0CP02249G 

Colloidal metal nanoparticles as a component of designed catalyst 
Chun-Jiang Jia and Ferdi Schüth  
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2011, 13, 2457-2487 
DOI:10.1039/C0CP02680H 

Why not take a look at the articles today and blog your thoughts and comments below.

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Ultrafast spectroscopy with sub-10-fs deep-ultraviolet pulses

‘HOT’ PCCP paper

In the article time-resolved transient absorption spectroscopy with sub-9-fs ultrashort laser pulses in the deep-ultraviolet (DUV) is reported for the first time.

Single 8.7-fs deep-ultraviolet pulses with spectral covering from 255 nm to 290 nm are generated by the technique of the chirped-pulse four-wave mixing and used as the pump and probe pulses.

Read the paper in full:
Ultrafast spectroscopy with sub-10-fs deep-ultraviolet pulses
Takayoshi Kobayashi and Yuichiro Kida
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2CP23649D

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Most-read in 2011 – what was hot in PCCP last year?

Top 25 most-read PCCP articles for 2011 

Density functional theory for transition metals and transition metal chemistry
Christopher J. Cramer and Donald G. Truhlar
DOI: 10.1039/B907148B

Density functional theory for transition metals and transition metal chemistry

Titania supported gold nanoparticles as photocatalyst
Ana Primo, Avelino Corma and Hermenegildo García
DOI: 10.1039/C0CP00917B

Colloidal metal nanoparticles as a component of designed catalyst 
Chun-Jiang Jia and Ferdi Schüth
DOI: 10.1039/C0CP02680H

Studying disorder in graphite-based systems by Raman spectroscopy
M. A. Pimenta, G. Dresselhaus, M. S. Dresselhaus, L. G. Cançado, A. Jorio and R. Saito
DOI: 10.1039/B613962K

Layer-by-layer assembly as a versatile bottom-up nanofabrication technique for exploratory research and realistic application 
Katsuhiko Ariga, Jonathan P. Hill and Qingmin Ji
DOI: 10.1039/B700410A

Air and water stable ionic liquids in physical chemistry 
Frank Endres and Sherif Zein El Abedin
DOI: 10.1039/B600519P

Carbon materials for supercapacitor application
Elzbieta Frackowiak
DOI: 10.1039/B618139M

Characterization of nanostructured hybrid and organic solar cells by impedance spectroscopy
Francisco Fabregat-Santiago, Germà Garcia-Belmonte, Iván Mora-Seró and Juan Bisquert
DOI: 10.1039/C0CP02249G

Catalysis by metal–organic frameworks: fundamentals and opportunities
Marco Ranocchiari and Jeroen Anton van Bokhoven
DOI: 10.1039/C0CP02394A

A thorough benchmark of density functional methods for general main group thermochemistry, kinetics, and noncovalent interactions
Lars Goerigk and Stefan Grimme
DOI: 10.1039/C0CP02984J

Graphene-based electrochemical energy conversion and storage: fuel cells, supercapacitors and lithium ion batteries
Junbo Hou, Yuyan Shao, Michael W. Ellis, Robert B. Moore and Baolian Yi
DOI: 10.1039/C1CP21915D

Bimetallic Pt–Au nanocatalysts electrochemically deposited on graphene and their electrocatalytic characteristics towards oxygen reduction and methanol oxidation 
Yaojuan Hu, Hua Zhang, Ping Wu, Hui Zhang, Bo Zhou and Chenxin Cai
DOI: 10.1039/C0CP01998D

Recent progress in SERS biosensing 
Kyle C. Bantz, Audrey F. Meyer, Nathan J. Wittenberg, Hyungsoon Im, Özge Kurtuluş, Si Hoon Lee, Nathan C. Lindquist, Sang-Hyun Oh and Christy L. Haynes
DOI: 10.1039/C0CP01841D

Fullerene derivative acceptors for high performance polymer solar cells
Youjun He and Yongfang Li
DOI: 10.1039/C0CP01178A

Molecular states of water in room temperature ionic liquids
L. Cammarata, S. G. Kazarian, P. A. Salter and T. Welton
DOI: 10.1039/B106900D

Sandwich-type functionalized graphene sheet-sulfur nanocomposite for rechargeable lithium batteries 
Yuliang Cao, Xiaolin Li, Ilhan A. Aksay, John Lemmon, Zimin Nie, Zhenguo Yang and Jun Liu
DOI: 10.1039/C0CP02477E

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
DOI: 10.1039/C0CP02287J

Formation of chains of graphitic nanoparticles by heating fullerene blacks covered with thin metal films
H. Kanzow, A. Ding, J. Nissen, H. Sauer, T. Belz and R. Schlögl
DOI: 10.1039/B002735I

Fe3O4 nanoparticle-integrated graphene sheets for high-performance half and full lithium ion cells 
Liwen Ji, Zhongkui Tan, Tevye R. Kuykendall, Shaul Aloni, Shidi Xun, Eric Lin, Vincent Battaglia and Yuegang Zhang
DOI: 10.1039/C1CP20455F

New nanostructured heterogeneous catalysts with increased selectivity and stability 
Ilkeun Lee, Manuel A. Albiter, Qiao Zhang, Jianping Ge, Yadong Yin and Francisco Zaera
DOI: 10.1039/C0CP01688H

Photoblinking and photobleaching of rylene diimide dyes
Mathias Haase, Christian G. Hübner, Fabian Nolde, Klaus Müllen and Thomas Basché
DOI: 10.1039/C0CP01814G

Electrocatalysis of oxygen reduction and small alcohol oxidation in alkaline media
Jacob S. Spendelow and Andrzej Wieckowski
DOI: 10.1039/B703315J

Oriented attachment and mesocrystals: Non-classical crystallization mechanisms based on nanoparticle assembly
Markus Niederberger and Helmut Cölfen
DOI: 10.1039/B604589H

Benchmark database of accurate (MP2 and CCSD(T) complete basis set limit) interaction energies of small model complexes, DNA base pairs, and amino acid pairs
Petr Jurečka, Jiří Šponer, Jiří Černý and Pavel Hobza
DOI: 10.1039/B600027D

Application of ionic liquids to the electrodeposition of metals 
Andrew P. Abbott and Katy J. McKenzie
DOI: 10.1039/B607329H

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High impact Perspectives from PCCP

Journal cover imageWe would like to share with you some of the high impact Perspective articles which have been published in Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (PCCP) in 2011.

Offering new insights and authoritative state-of-the-art accounts across the journal’s broad scope, PCCP Perspectives are of the highest quality and impact.

On behalf of the Editorial Board of PCCP we invite you to submit your research today.

Read a selection of our high impact Perspectives:

Graphene-based electrochemical energy conversion and storage: fuel cells, supercapacitors and lithium ion batteries
Junbo Hou, Yuyan Shao, Michael W. Ellis, Robert B. Moore and Baolian Yi
DOI: 10.1039/C1CP21915D

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
DOI: 10.1039/C0CP02040K

The CH/π hydrogen bond in chemistry. Conformation, supramolecules, optical resolution and interactions involving carbohydrates
Motohiro Nishio
DOI: 10.1039/C1CP20404A

Towards large-scale, fully ab initio calculations of ionic liquids
Ekaterina I. Izgorodina
DOI: 10.1039/C0CP02315A

Catalysis by metal–organic frameworks: fundamentals and opportunities
Marco Ranocchiari and Jeroen Anton van Bokhoven
DOI: 10.1039/C0CP02394A

Hofmeister effects: interplay of hydration, nonelectrostatic potentials, and ion size
Drew F. Parsons, Mathias Boström, Pierandrea Lo Nostro and Barry W. Ninham
DOI: 10.1039/C1CP20538B

Electronic structure in real time: mapping valence electron rearrangements during chemical reactions
Philippe Wernet
DOI: 10.1039/C0CP02934C

Weak H-bonds. Comparisons of CHO to NHO in proteins and PHN to direct PN interactions
Steve Scheiner
DOI: 10.1039/C1CP20427K

Seeing the forest for the trees: fluorescence studies of single enzymes in the context of ensemble experiments
Yan-Wen Tan and Haw Yang
DOI: 10.1039/C0CP02412K

Multiply-charged ions and interstellar chemistry
Diethard Kurt Böhme
DOI: 10.1039/C1CP21814J

Nanoconfinement effects in energy storage materials
Maximilian Fichtner
DOI: 10.1039/C1CP22547B

Electrostatic interactions in biological DNA-related systems
A. G. Cherstvy
DOI: 10.1039/C0CP02796K

Do we fully understand what controls chemical selectivity?
Julia Rehbein and Barry K. Carpenter
DOI: 10.1039/C1CP22565K

Plasma electrochemistry in ionic liquids: an alternative route to generate nanoparticles
Oliver Höfft and Frank Endres
DOI: 10.1039/C1CP20501C

Time-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy: from wavepackets to observables
Guorong Wu, Paul Hockett and Albert Stolow
DOI: 10.1039/C1CP22031D

Characterization of nanostructured hybrid and organic solar cells by impedance spectroscopy
Francisco Fabregat-Santiago, Germà Garcia-Belmonte, Iván Mora-Seró and Juan Bisquert
DOI: 10.1039/C0CP02249G

Structural and dynamic properties of oxygen vacancies in perovskite oxides—analysis of defect chemistry by modern multi-frequency and pulsed EPR techniques
Rüdiger-A. Eichel
DOI: 10.1039/B918782K

The yin and yang of amyloid: insights from α-synuclein and repeat domain of Pmel17
Ryan P. McGlinchey, Thai Leong Yap and Jennifer C. Lee
DOI: 10.1039/C1CP21376H

High to ultra-high power electrical energy storage
Stefanie A. Sherrill, Parag Banerjee, Gary W. Rubloff and Sang Bok Lee
DOI: 10.1039/C1CP22659B

Patchy colloids: state of the art and perspectives
Emanuela Bianchi, Ronald Blaak and Christos N. Likos
DOI: 10.1039/C0CP02296A

The mystery of gold’s chemical activity: local bonding, morphology and reactivity of atomic oxygen
Thomas A. Baker, Xiaoying Liu and Cynthia M. Friend
DOI: 10.1039/C0CP01514H

The ab initio calculation of molecular electric, magnetic and geometric properties
Radovan Bast, Ulf Ekström, Bin Gao, Trygve Helgaker, Kenneth Ruud and Andreas J. Thorvaldsen
DOI: 10.1039/C0CP01647K

Fullerene derivative acceptors for high performance polymer solar cells
Youjun He and Yongfang Li
DOI: 10.1039/C0CP01178A

Colloidal metal nanoparticles as a component of designed catalyst
Chun-Jiang Jia and Ferdi Schüth
DOI: 10.1039/C0CP02680H

Diffusion models of protein folding
Robert B. Best and Gerhard Hummer
DOI: 10.1039/C1CP21541H

You can find many more excellent Perspectives on our website.

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Superior Ni-based catalysts for CO-free hydrogen production

This ‘HOT’ PCCP paper describes the utilization of Ni-based catalysts for steam reforming of ethanol to produce CO-free hydrogen. The metals in the system play different roles in the reaction; Pt and Cu suppress the methanation and enhance H2 production, while Co promotes the methanation.

Read this ‘HOT’ PCCP paper:

Superior reactivity of skeletal Ni-based catalysts for low-temperature steam reforming to produce CO-free hydrogen
Chengxi Zhang, Peng Zhang, Shuirong Li, Gaowei Wu, Xinbin Ma and Jinlong Gong
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2012, Communication
DOI: 10.1039/C2CP24059A

H2 production

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PCCP themed issue: Electron Transfer Theory

PCCP themed issue: Electron Transfer Theory
Guest Editors: David N. Beratan (Duke University) and José Onuchic (UCSD)

Deadline for Submissions: 13 April 2012

PCCP is delighted to announce the high-profile themed issue ‘Electron Transfer Theory’. 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.

It has been 20 years since Marcus’ Nobel Prize for electron transfer theory. Indeed, the last 35 years have witnessed landmark contributions to molecular bioenergetics, and to understanding the flow of electrons and ions that lie at the heart of molecular biophysics and nanoscience. Nobel Prizes for the structure of ATP synthase (1997) and the bacterial photosynthetic reaction center (1988), for the chemiosmotic hypothesis (1978), and for the scanning tunneling microscope (1986) are milestones of great significance.

In addition to the landmark achievements above, the period of time since Marcus’ prize has witnessed tremendous growth in both theoretical and experimental activity aimed at frontier challenges in molecular biophysics, nanoscience, and energy science.  We propose to assemble a themed issue of PCCP rooted in the foundations established by Marcus and others cited above, while turning to current activity on the frontiers. 

Submit in any reasonable format using our online submissions service

Communications and full papers of high quality original, unpublished research will be considered

All submissions are subject to rigorous peer review 

Please indicate upon submission it is intended for this themed issue

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Operando surface spectroscopy themed issue out now!

We are delighted to announce that the PCCP themed issue on Operando surface spectroscopy has now been published online – take a look today!

The issue was Guest Edited by C. O. Arean, B. M. Weckhuysenb and A. Zecchina – take a look at their Editorial.

The Operando surface spectroscopy themed issue features a broad range of papers and Communications and includes the following articles:

Operando surface spectroscopy—placing catalytic solids at work under the spotlight
C. O. Arean, B. M. Weckhuysen and A. Zecchina
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2012, 14, 2125-2127
DOI: 10.1039/C2CP90005J

Formation and oxidation mechanisms of Pd–Zn nanoparticles on a ZnO supported Pd catalyst studied by in situ time-resolved QXAFS and DXAFS
Yohei Uemura, Yasuhiro Inada, Yasuhiro Niwa, Masao Kimura, Kyoko K. Bando, Akira Yagishita, Yasuhiro Iwasawa and Masaharu Nomura
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2012, 14, 2152-2158
DOI: 10.1039/C1CP22466B

Low absorption vitreous carbon reactors for operando XAS: a case study on Cu/Zeolites for selective catalytic reduction of NOx by NH3
Vincent F. Kispersky, A. Jeremy Kropf, Fabio H. Ribeiro and Jeffrey T. Miller
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2012, 14, 2229-2238
DOI: 10.1039/C1CP22992C

Take a look at the issue today!

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Call for papers: Optical studies of single metal nanoparticles

PCCP themed issue: Optical studies of single metal nanoparticles
Guest Editors: Greg Hartland (University of Notre Dame), Hiromi Okamoto (Institute of Molecular Science),
Michel Orrit and Peter Zijlstra (Leiden University)

Submission Deadline: 17 September 2012

We are delighted to announce the high-profile themed issue ‘Optical studies of single metal nanoparticles’. It is our pleasure to invite you to submit to this themed issue.

The themed issue will be published in PCCP in early 2013 and will be extensively promoted throughout the year to maximise the visibility of the work published.

The optical detection of individual metal nanoparticles has rapidly expanded since the first reports in the late 1990s. Synthesis, detection methods, spectroscopy and applications all have progressed and contributed to this expansion. Interrogation of single metal particles eliminates ensemble averaging, and yields valuable new information about dynamics and homogeneous lifetimes.

In the past few years several exciting applications have emerged specifically aimed at using single metal particles.

 Topics covered by this themed issue include:

  • microscopy techniques
  • scattering, absorption and extinction
  • photoluminescence
  • nonlinear optical signals
  • applications to assembly, sensing, manipulation, and tracking
Submit in any reasonable format using our online submissions service

Communications and full papers of high quality original, unpublished research will be considered

All submissions are subject to rigorous peer review 

Please indicate upon submission it is intended for this themed issue

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