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We are delighted to share with you the top 25 most-read 2013-2017 articles for Faraday Discussions in 2017 so far.

Almost all are Open Access, so free to read for everyone. There’s no excuse for not taking a look!


Twenty years of ambient observations of nitrogen oxides and specified hydrocarbons in air masses dominated by traffic emissions in Germany
Yuancheng Wang, Guanxin Zhang, Meng Gao, Yuanjing Cai, Chi Zhan, Zujin Zhao, Deqing Zhang and Ben Zhong Tang
Faraday Discuss., 2017, 196, 9-30
DOI: 10.1039/C6FD00218H

Introductory lecture: recent research progress on aggregation-induced emission
Christian Ehlers, Dieter Klemp, Franz Rohrer, Djuro Mihelcic, Robert Wegener, Astrid Kiendler-Scharr and Andreas Wahner
Faraday Discuss., 2016, 189, 407-437
DOI: 10.1039/C5FD00180C
Open Access

In situ Raman study of lithium-ion intercalation into microcrystalline graphite
Christopher Sole, Nicholas E. Drewett and Laurence J. Hardwick
Faraday Discuss., 2014, 172, 223-237
DOI: 10.1039/C4FD00079J
Open Access

Seed mediated growth of gold nanorods: towards nanorod matryoshkas
Joshua G. Hinman, Andrew J. Stork, Jason A. Varnell, Andrew A. Gewirth and Catherine J. Murphy
Faraday Discuss., 2016, 179, 9-33
DOI: 10.1039/C4FD00225C
Open Access

On the question of two-step nucleation in protein crystallization
Andrea Sauter, Felix Roosen-Runge, Fajun Zhang, Gudrun Lotze, Artem Feoktystov, Robert M. J. Jacobs and Frank Schreiber
Faraday Discuss., 2015, 179, 41-58
DOI: 10.1039/C6FD00145A

Direct oxygen removal technique for recycling titanium using molten MgCl2 salt
Toru H. Okabe, Yuki Hamanaka and Yu-ki Taninouchi
Faraday Discuss., 2016, 190, 109-126
DOI: 10.1039/C5FD00229J
Open Access

Electrochemical characterisation of graphene nanoflakes with functionalised edges
Mailis M. Lounasvuori, Martin Rosillo-Lopez, Christoph G. Salzmann, Daren J. Caruana and Katherine B. Holt
Faraday Discuss., 2014, 172, 293-310
DOI: 10.1039/C4FD00034J
Open Access

Magnetic field-induced self-assembly of iron oxide nanocubes
Gurvinder Singh, Henry Chan, T. Udayabhaskararao, Elijah Gelman, Davide Peddis, Artem Baskin, Gregory Leitus, Petr Král and Rafal Klajn
Faraday Discuss., 2015, 181, 403-421
DOI: 10.1039/C4FD00265B
Open Access

The cluster beam route to model catalysts and beyond
Peter R. Ellis, Christopher M. Brown, Peter T. Bishop, Jinlong Yin, Kevin Cooke, William D. Terry, Jian Liu, Feng Yin and Richard E. Palmer
Faraday Discuss., 2016, 188, 39-56
DOI: 10.1039/C5FD00178A
Open Access

Characterization and simulation of electrolyte-gated organic field-effect transistors
Katharina Melzer, Marcel Brändlein, Bogdan Popescu, Dan Popescu, Paolo Lugli and Giuseppe Scarpa
Faraday Discuss., 2014, 174, 399-411
DOI: 10.1039/C4FD00095A
Open Access

Carbon Capture and Storage: introductory lecture
Berend Smit
Faraday Discuss., 2016, 192, 9-25
DOI: 10.1039/C6FD00148C
Open Access

Atmospheric aerosols in Amazonia and land use change: from natural biogenic to biomass burning conditions
Paulo Artaxo, Luciana V. Rizzo, Joel F. Brito, Henrique M. J. Barbosa, Andrea Arana, Elisa T. Sena, Glauber G. Cirino, Wanderlei Bastos, Scot T. Martin and Meinrat O. Andreae
Faraday Discuss., 2013, 165, 203-235
DOI: 10.1039/C3FD00052D
Open Access

Introductory Lecture: Mechanochemistry, a versatile synthesis strategy for new materials
William Jones and Mark D. Eddleston
Faraday Discuss., 2014, 170, 9-34
DOI: 10.1039/C4FD00162A
 

Ab initio modeling of the bonding of benzotriazole corrosion inhibitor to reduced and oxidized copper surfaces
Anton Kokalj
Faraday Discuss., 2015, 180, 415-438
DOI: 10.1039/C4FD00257A
Open Access

Ultra-strong coupling of molecular materials: spectroscopy and dynamics
Jino George, Shaojun Wang, Thibault Chervy, Antoine Canaguier-Durand, Gael Schaeffer, Jean-Marie Lehn, James A. Hutchison, Cyriaque Genet and Thomas W. Ebbesen
Faraday Discuss., 2015, 178, 281-294
DOI: 10.1039/C4FD00197D
Open Access

Investigation of intervertebral disc degeneration using multivariate FTIR spectroscopic imaging
Kerstin T. Mader, Mirte Peeters, Suzanne E. L. Detiger, Marco N. Helder, Theo H. Smit, Christine L. Le Maitre and Chris Sammon
Faraday Discuss., 2016, 187, 393-414
DOI: 10.1039/C5FD00160A
Open Access

Triboelectric nanogenerators as new energy technology and self-powered sensors – Principles, problems and perspectives
Zhong Lin Wang
Faraday Discuss., 2014, 176, 447-458
DOI: 10.1039/C4FD00159A

Directing the orientational alignment of anisotropic magnetic nanoparticles using dynamic magnetic fields
Daniel Hoffelner, Matthias Kundt, Annette M. Schmidt, Emmanuel Kentzinger, Philipp Bender and Sabrina Disch
Faraday Discuss., 2015, 181, 449-461
DOI: 10.1039/C4FD00242C
Open Access

Rapid decomposition and visualisation of protein–ligand binding free energies by residue and by water
Christopher J. Woods, Maturos Malaisree, Julien Michel, Ben Long, Simon McIntosh-Smith and Adrian J. Mulholland
Faraday Discuss., 2014, 169, 477-499
DOI: 10.1039/C3FD00125C
Open Access

Label-free classification of colon cancer grading using infrared spectral histopathology
C. Kuepper, F. Großerueschkamp, A. Kallenbach-Thieltges, A. Mosig, A. Tannapfel and K. Gerwert
Faraday Discuss., 2016, 187, 105-118
DOI: 10.1039/C5FD00157A
Open Access

Density based visualization for molecular simulation
Dmitri Rozmanov, Svetlana Baoukina and D. Peter Tieleman
Faraday Discuss., 2014, 169, 225-243
DOI: 10.1039/C3FD00124E
Open Access

The curious case of zeolite–clay/binder interactions and their consequences for catalyst preparation
Gareth T. Whiting, Abhishek Dutta Chowdhury, Ramon Oord, Pasi Paalanen and Bert M. Weckhuysen
Faraday Discuss., 2016, 188, 369-386
DOI: 10.1039/C5FD00200A
Open Access

The development of a new generation of methyl chloride synthesis catalyst
Alastair R. McInroy, John M. Winfield, Chris C. Dudman, Peter Jones and David Lennon
Faraday Discuss., 2016, 188, 467-479
DOI: 10.1039/C5FD00202H
Open Access

Self-association of organic solutes in solution: a NEXAFS study of aqueous imidazole
Yixin Zhao, Alexandre M. Nardes and Kai Zhu
Faraday Discuss., 2014, 176, 301-312
DOI: 10.1039/C5FD00005J

Enhanced oxygen evolution activity by NiOx and Ni(OH)2 nanoparticles
Lucas-Alexandre Stern and Xile Hu
Faraday Discuss., 2014, 176, 363-379
DOI: 10.1039/C4FD00120F
Open Access


We have plenty more upcoming Faraday Discussions meetings this year and 2018 – check out the topics and get involved!

We are delighted to share with you the top 25 most-read 2012-2016 articles for Faraday Discussions in 2016.

Almost all are Open Access, so free to read for everyone. There’s no excuse for not taking a look!


In situ Raman study of lithium-ion intercalation into microcrystalline graphite
Christopher Sole, Nicholas E. Drewett and Laurence J. Hardwick
Faraday Discuss., 2014, 172, 223-237
DOI: 10.1039/C4FD00079J
Open Access

On the question of two-step nucleation in protein crystallization
Andrea Sauter, Felix Roosen-Runge, Fajun Zhang, Gudrun Lotze, Artem Feoktystov, Robert M. J. Jacobs and Frank Schreiber
Faraday Discuss., 2015, 179, 41-58
DOI: 10.1039/C4FD00225C
Open Access

Twenty years of ambient observations of nitrogen oxides and specified hydrocarbons in air masses dominated by traffic emissions in Germany
Christian Ehlers, Dieter Klemp, Franz Rohrer, Djuro Mihelcic, Robert Wegener, Astrid Kiendler-Scharr and Andreas Wahner
Faraday Discuss., 2016, 189, 407-437
DOI: 10.1039/C5FD00180C
Open Access

Electrochemical characterisation of graphene nanoflakes with functionalised edges
Mailis M. Lounasvuori, Martin Rosillo-Lopez, Christoph G. Salzmann, Daren J. Caruana and Katherine B. Holt
Faraday Discuss., 2014, 172, 293-310
DOI: 10.1039/C4FD00034J
Open Access

Optically anisotropic substrates via wrinkle-assisted convective assembly of gold nanorods on macroscopic areas
Moritz Tebbe, Martin Mayer, Bernhard A. Glatz, Christoph Hanske, Patrick T. Probst, Mareen B. Müller, Matthias Karg, Munish Chanana, Tobias A. F. König, Christian Kuttner and Andreas Fery
Faraday Discuss., 2015, 181, 243-260
DOI: 10.1039/C4FD00236A
Open Access

Characterization and simulation of electrolyte-gated organic field-effect transistors
Katharina Melzer, Marcel Brändlein, Bogdan Popescu, Dan Popescu, Paolo Lugli and Giuseppe Scarpa
Faraday Discuss., 2014, 174, 399-411
DOI: 10.1039/C4FD00095A
Open Access

Atmospheric aerosols in Amazonia and land use change: from natural biogenic to biomass burning conditions
Paulo Artaxo, Luciana V. Rizzo, Joel F. Brito, Henrique M. J. Barbosa, Andrea Arana, Elisa T. Sena, Glauber G. Cirino, Wanderlei Bastos, Scot T. Martin and Meinrat O. Andreae
Faraday Discuss., 2013, 165, 203-235
DOI: 10.1039/C3FD00052D
Open Access

Coupling single quantum dots to plasmonic nanocones: optical properties
Alfred J. Meixner, Regina Jäger, Sebastian Jäger, Annika Bräuer, Kerstin Scherzinger, Julia Fulmes, Sven zur Oven Krockhaus, Dominik A. Gollmer, Dieter P. Kern and Monika Fleischer
Faraday Discuss., 2015, 184, 321-337
DOI: 10.1039/C5FD00074B
Open Access

Introductory Lecture: Mechanochemistry, a versatile synthesis strategy for new materials
William Jones and Mark D. Eddleston
Faraday Discuss., 2014, 170, 9-34
DOI: 10.1039/C4FD00162A
Open Access

Ab initio modeling of the bonding of benzotriazole corrosion inhibitor to reduced and oxidized copper surfaces
Anton Kokalj
Faraday Discuss., 2015, 180, 415-438
DOI: 10.1039/C4FD00257A
Open Access

Viscoelastic phase separation in soft matter and foods
Hajime Tanaka
Faraday Discuss., 2012, 158, 371-406
DOI: 10.1039/C2FD20028G
Open Access

Ultra-strong coupling of molecular materials: spectroscopy and dynamics
Jino George, Shaojun Wang, Thibault Chervy, Antoine Canaguier-Durand, Gael Schaeffer, Jean-Marie Lehn, James A. Hutchison, Cyriaque Genet and Thomas W. Ebbesen
Faraday Discuss., 2015, 178, 281-294
DOI: 10.1039/C4FD00197D
Open Access

Importance of many-body orientational correlations in the physical description of liquids
Hajime Tanaka
Faraday Discuss., 2013, 167, 9-76
DOI: 10.1039/C3FD00110E
Open Access

Triboelectric nanogenerators as new energy technology and self-powered sensors – Principles, problems and perspectives
Zhong Lin Wang
Faraday Discuss., 2014, 176, 447-458
DOI: 10.1039/C4FD00159A

Highly luminescent gold nanoparticles: effect of ruthenium distance for nanoprobes with enhanced lifetimes
Shani A. M. Osborne and Zoe Pikramenou
Faraday Discuss., 2015, 185, 219-231
DOI: 10.1039/C5FD00108K
Open Access

3D molecular models of whole HIV-1 virions generated with cellPACK
Graham T. Johnson, David S. Goodsell, Ludovic Autin, Stefano Forli, Michel F. Sanner and Arthur J. Olson
Faraday Discuss., 2014, 169, 23-44
DOI: 10.1039/C4FD00017J
Open Access

Directing the orientational alignment of anisotropic magnetic nanoparticles using dynamic magnetic fields
Daniel Hoffelner, Matthias Kundt, Annette M. Schmidt, Emmanuel Kentzinger, Philipp Bender and Sabrina Disch
Faraday Discuss., 2015, 181, 449-461
DOI: 10.1039/C4FD00242C
Open Access

Self-association of organic solutes in solution: a NEXAFS study of aqueous imidazole
Yixin Zhao, Alexandre M. Nardes and Kai Zhu
Faraday Discuss., 2014, 176, 301-312
DOI: 10.1039/C5FD00005J

Mesoporous perovskite solar cells: material composition, charge-carrier dynamics, and device characteristics
Yixin Zhao, Alexandre M. Nardes and Kai Zhu
Faraday Discuss., 2015, 179, 269-289
DOI: 10.1039/C4FD00128A

The Twelve Principles of CO2 CHEMISTRY
Martyn Poliakoff, Walter Leitner and Emilia S. Streng
Faraday Discuss., 2015, 183, 9-17
DOI: 10.1039/C5FD90078F
Open Access

Plasmonics on the slope of enlightenment: the role of transition metal nitrides
Urcan Guler, Alexander V. Kildishev, Alexandra Boltasseva and Vladimir M. Shalaev
Faraday Discuss., 2015, 183, 9-17
DOI: 10.1039/C4FD00208C
Open Access

Spontaneous tubulation of membranes and vesicles reveals membrane tension generated by spontaneous curvature
Reinhard Lipowsky
Faraday Discuss., 2013, 161, 305-331
DOI: 10.1039/C2FD20105D
Open Access

Enhanced oxygen evolution activity by NiOx and Ni(OH)2 nanoparticles
Lucas-Alexandre Stern and Xile Hu
Faraday Discuss., 2014, 176, 363-379
DOI: 10.1039/C4FD00120F
Open Access

Single-molecule spectroscopy and imaging over the decades
W. E. Moerner, Yoav Shechtman and Quan Wang
Faraday Discuss., 2015, 184, 9-36
DOI: 10.1039/C5FD00149H


We have plenty more upcoming Faraday Discussions meetings in 2017 and 2018 – check out the topics and get involved!

We are delighted to share with you the top 25 most read articles for Faraday Discussions in 2016 so far.

Almost all are Open Access, so free to read for everyone. There’s no excuse for not taking a look!

In situ Raman study of lithium-ion intercalation into microcrystalline graphite
Christopher Sole, Nicholas E. Drewett and Laurence J. Hardwick
Faraday Discuss., 2014, 172, 223-237
DOI: 10.1039/C4FD00079J
Open Access

On the question of two-step nucleation in protein crystallization
Andrea Sauter, Felix Roosen-Runge, Fajun Zhang, Gudrun Lotze, Artem Feoktystov, Robert M. J. Jacobs and Frank Schreiber
Faraday Discuss., 2015, 179, 41-58
DOI: 10.1039/C4FD00225C
Open Access

Hydrogen evolution on nano-particulate transition metal sulfides
Jacob Bonde, Poul G. Moses, Thomas F. Jaramillo, Jens K. Nørskov and Ib Chorkendorff
Faraday Discuss., 2009, 140, 219-231
DOI: 10.1039/B803857K

Coupling single quantum dots to plasmonic nanocones: optical properties
Alfred J. Meixner, Regina Jäger, Sebastian Jäger, Annika Bräuer, Kerstin Scherzinger, Julia Fulmes, Sven zur Oven Krockhaus, Dominik A. Gollmer, Dieter P. Kern and Monika Fleischer
Faraday Discuss., 2015, 184, 321-337
DOI: 10.1039/C5FD00074B
Open Access

Atmospheric aerosols in Amazonia and land use change: from natural biogenic to biomass burning conditions
Paulo Artaxo, Luciana V. Rizzo, Joel F. Brito, Henrique M. J. Barbosa, Andrea Arana, Elisa T. Sena, Glauber G. Cirino, Wanderlei Bastos, Scot T. Martin and Meinrat O. Andreae
Faraday Discuss., 2013, 165, 203-235
DOI: 10.1039/C3FD00052D
Open Access

Optically anisotropic substrates via wrinkle-assisted convective assembly of gold nanorods on macroscopic areas
Moritz Tebbe, Martin Mayer, Bernhard A. Glatz, Christoph Hanske, Patrick T. Probst, Mareen B. Müller, Matthias Karg, Munish Chanana, Tobias A. F. König, Christian Kuttner and Andreas Fery
Faraday Discuss., 2015, 181, 243-260
DOI: 10.1039/C4FD00236A
Open Access

The Twelve Principles of CO2 CHEMISTRY
Martyn Poliakoff, Walter Leitner and Emilia S. Streng
Faraday Discuss., 2015, 183, 9-17
DOI: 10.1039/C5FD90078F
Open Access

Characterization and simulation of electrolyte-gated organic field-effect transistors
Katharina Melzer, Marcel Brändlein, Bogdan Popescu, Dan Popescu, Paolo Lugli and Giuseppe Scarpa
Faraday Discuss., 2014, 174, 399-411
DOI: 10.1039/C4FD00095A
Open Access

Magnetic field-induced self-assembly of iron oxide nanocubes
Gurvinder Singh, Henry Chan, T. Udayabhaskararao, Elijah Gelman, Davide Peddis, Artem Baskin, Gregory Leitus, Petr Král and Rafal Klajn
Faraday Discuss., 2015, 181, 403-421
DOI: 10.1039/C4FD00265B
Open Access

Electrochemical characterisation of graphene nanoflakes with functionalised edges
Mailis M. Lounasvuori, Martin Rosillo-Lopez, Christoph G. Salzmann, Daren J. Caruana and Katherine B. Holt
Faraday Discuss., 2014, 172, 293-310
DOI: 10.1039/C4FD00034J
Open Access

Introductory Lecture: Mechanochemistry, a versatile synthesis strategy for new materials
William Jones and Mark D. Eddleston
Faraday Discuss., 2014, 170, 9-34
DOI: 10.1039/C4FD00162A
Open Access

Ultra-strong coupling of molecular materials: spectroscopy and dynamics
Jino George, Shaojun Wang, Thibault Chervy, Antoine Canaguier-Durand, Gael Schaeffer, Jean-Marie Lehn, James A. Hutchison, Cyriaque Genet and Thomas W. Ebbesen
Faraday Discuss., 2015, 178, 281-294
DOI: 10.1039/C4FD00197D
Open Access

Single-molecule spectroscopy and imaging over the decades
W. E. Moerner, Yoav Shechtman and Quan Wang
Faraday Discuss., 2015, 184, 9-36
DOI: 10.1039/C5FD00149H

Viscoelastic phase separation in soft matter and foods
Hajime Tanaka
Faraday Discuss., 2012, 158, 371-406
DOI: 10.1039/C2FD20028G
Open Access

Spontaneous tubulation of membranes and vesicles reveals membrane tension generated by spontaneous curvature
Reinhard Lipowsky
Faraday Discuss., 2013, 161, 305-331
DOI: 10.1039/C2FD20105D
Open Access

Directing the orientational alignment of anisotropic magnetic nanoparticles using dynamic magnetic fields
Daniel Hoffelner, Matthias Kundt, Annette M. Schmidt, Emmanuel Kentzinger, Philipp Bender and Sabrina Disch
Faraday Discuss., 2015, 181, 449-461
DOI: 10.1039/C4FD00242C
Open Access

Importance of many-body orientational correlations in the physical description of liquids
Hajime Tanaka
Faraday Discuss., 2013, 167, 9-76
DOI: 10.1039/C3FD00110E
Open Access

Triboelectric nanogenerators as new energy technology and self-powered sensors – Principles, problems and perspectives
Zhong Lin Wang
Faraday Discuss., 2014, 176, 447-458
DOI: 10.1039/C4FD00159A

What is not required to make a single molecule magnet
Frank Neese and Dimitrios A. Pantazis
Faraday Discuss., 2011, 148, 229-238
DOI: 10.1039/C005256F

Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy: new materials, concepts, characterization tools, and applications
Jon A. Dieringer, Adam D. McFarland, Nilam C. Shah, Douglas A. Stuart, Alyson V. Whitney, Chanda R. Yonzon, Matthew A. Young, Xiaoyu Zhang and Richard P. Van Duyne
Faraday Discuss., 2006, 132, 9-26
DOI: 10.1039/B513431P

Ab initio modeling of the bonding of benzotriazole corrosion inhibitor to reduced and oxidized copper surfaces
Anton Kokalj
Faraday Discuss., 2015, 180, 415-438
DOI: 10.1039/C4FD00257A
Open Access

Highly luminescent gold nanoparticles: effect of ruthenium distance for nanoprobes with enhanced lifetimes
Shani A. M. Osborne and Zoe Pikramenou
Faraday Discuss., 2015, 185, 219-231
DOI: 10.1039/C5FD00108K
Open Access

GPU-accelerated analysis and visualization of large structures solved by molecular dynamics flexible fitting
John E. Stone, Ryan McGreevy, Barry Isralewitz and Klaus Schulten
Faraday Discuss., 2014, 169, 265-283
DOI: 10.1039/C4FD00005F

Mesoporous perovskite solar cells: material composition, charge-carrier dynamics, and device characteristics
Yixin Zhao, Alexandre M. Nardes and Kai Zhu
Faraday Discuss., 2014, 176, 301-312
DOI: 10.1039/C4FD00128A

Inkjet printing of graphene
Kirill Arapov, Robert Abbel, Gijsbertus de With and Heiner Friedrich
Faraday Discuss., 2014, 173, 323-336
DOI: 10.1039/C4FD00067F

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Read on to find out which Faraday Discussions articles your colleagues were downloading most between January and March 2014

Spectroscopy of molecules in very high rotational states using an optical centrifuge
Liwei Yuan, Carlos Toro, Mack Bell and Amy S. Mullin
Faraday Discuss., 2011,150, 101-111
DOI: 10.1039/C0FD00021C, Paper
From themed collection Frontiers in Spectroscopy

Self-assembly of biomolecular soft matter
Samuel I. Stupp, R. Helen Zha, Liam C. Palmer, Honggang Cui and Ronit Bitton
Faraday Discuss., 2013,166, 9-30
DOI: 10.1039/C3FD00120B, Paper
From themed collection Self-Assembly of Biopolymers

Hydrogen evolution on nano-particulate transition metal sulfides
Jacob Bonde, Poul G. Moses, Thomas F. Jaramillo, Jens K. Nørskov and Ib Chorkendorff
Faraday Discuss., 2009,140, 219-231
DOI: 10.1039/B803857K, Paper
From themed collection Electrocatalysis

The liquid–liquid transition in supercooled ST2 water: a comparison between umbrella sampling and well-tempered metadynamics
Jeremy C. Palmer, Roberto Car and Pablo G. Debenedetti
Faraday Discuss., 2013,167, 77-94
DOI: 10.1039/C3FD00074E, Paper
From themed collection Mesostructure and Dynamics in Liquids and Solutions

Importance of many-body orientational correlations in the physical description of liquids
Hajime Tanaka
Faraday Discuss., 2013,167, 9-76
DOI: 10.1039/C3FD00110E, Paper
From themed collection Mesostructure and Dynamics in Liquids and Solutions

Introductory Lecture: Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy: new materials, concepts, characterization tools, and applications
Jon A. Dieringer, Adam D. McFarland, Nilam C. Shah, Douglas A. Stuart, Alyson V. Whitney, Chanda R. Yonzon, Matthew A. Young, Xiaoyu Zhang and Richard P. Van Duyne
Faraday Discuss., 2006,132, 9-26
DOI: 10.1039/B513431P, Paper
From themed collection Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

Spontaneous tubulation of membranes and vesicles reveals membrane tension generated by spontaneous curvature
Reinhard Lipowsky
Faraday Discuss., 2013,161, 305-331
DOI: 10.1039/C2FD20105D, Paper
From themed collection Lipids & Membrane Biophysics

Simultaneous frequency and dissipation factor QCM measurements of biomolecular adsorption and cell adhesion
Michael Rodahl, Fredrik Höök, Claes Fredriksson, Craig A. Keller, Anatol Krozer, Peter Brzezinski, Marina Voinova and Bengt Kasemo
Faraday Discuss., 1997,107, 229-246
DOI: 10.1039/A703137H, Paper
From themed collection Interactions of Acoustic Waves With Thin Films and Interfaces

A first principles comparison of the mechanism and site requirements for the electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol and formic acid over Pt
Matthew Neurock, Michael Janik and Andrzej Wieckowski
Faraday Discuss., 2009,140, 363-378
DOI: 10.1039/B804591G, Paper
From themed collection Electrocatalysis

Viscoelastic phase separation in soft matter and foods
Hajime Tanaka
Faraday Discuss., 2012,158, 371-406
DOI: 10.1039/C2FD20028G, Paper
From themed collection Soft Matter Approaches to Structured Foods

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This month sees the following articles in Faraday Discussions that are in the top 10 most accessed from October – December:

Hydrogen evolution on nano-particulate transition metal sulfides
Jacob Bonde, Poul G. Moses, Thomas F. Jaramillo, Jens K. Nørskov and Ib Chorkendorff
Faraday Discuss., 2009,140, 219-231
DOI: 10.1039/B803857K, Paper

Introductory Lecture
Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy: new materials, concepts, characterization tools, and applications
Jon A. Dieringer, Adam D. McFarland, Nilam C. Shah, Douglas A. Stuart, Alyson V. Whitney, Chanda R. Yonzon, Matthew A. Young, Xiaoyu Zhang and Richard P. Van Duyne
Faraday Discuss., 2006,132, 9-26
DOI: 10.1039/B513431P, Paper

Simultaneous frequency and dissipation factor QCM measurements of biomolecular adsorption and cell adhesion
Michael Rodahl, Fredrik Höök, Claes Fredriksson, Craig A. Keller, Anatol Krozer, Peter Brzezinski, Marina Voinova and Bengt Kasemo
Faraday Discuss., 1997,107, 229-246
DOI: 10.1039/A703137H, Paper

Self-assembling amphipathic alpha-helical peptides induce the formation of active protein aggregates in vivo
Zhanglin Lin, Bihong Zhou, Wei Wu, Lei Xing and Qing Zhao
Faraday Discuss., 2013,166, 243-256
DOI: 10.1039/C3FD00068K, Paper

Spontaneous tubulation of membranes and vesicles reveals membrane tension generated by spontaneous curvature
Reinhard Lipowsky
Faraday Discuss., 2013,161, 305-331
DOI: 10.1039/C2FD20105D, Paper

Importance of many-body orientational correlations in the physical description of liquids
Hajime Tanaka
Faraday Discuss., 2013,167, 9-76
DOI: 10.1039/C3FD00110E, Paper

Realizing artificial photosynthesis
Devens Gust, Thomas A. Moore and Ana L. Moore
Faraday Discuss., 2012,155, 9-26
DOI: 10.1039/C1FD00110H, Paper

Cell penetrating peptide amphiphile integrated liposomal systems for enhanced delivery of anticancer drugs to tumor cells
Melis Sardan, Murat Kilinc, Rukan Genc, Ayse B. Tekinay and Mustafa O. Guler
Faraday Discuss., 2013,166, 269-283
DOI: 10.1039/C3FD00058C, Paper

A first principles comparison of the mechanism and site requirements for the electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol and formic acid over Pt
Matthew Neurock, Michael Janik and Andrzej Wieckowski
Faraday Discuss., 2009,140, 363-378
DOI: 10.1039/B804591G, Paper

Steady state oxygen reduction and cyclic voltammetry
Jan Rossmeisl, Gustav S. Karlberg, Thomas Jaramillo and Jens K. Nørskov
Faraday Discuss., 2009,140, 337-346
DOI: 10.1039/B802129E, Paper

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

This month sees the following articles in Faraday Discussions that are in the top 10 most accessed from July – September:

Interactions between poly(2-ethylacrylic acid) and lipid bilayer membranes: Effects of cholesterol and grafted poly(ethylene glycol)
David Needham, Jeff Mills and Gary Eichenbaum
Faraday Discuss., 1999,111, 103-110
DOI: 10.1039/A808717B

Hydrogen evolution on nano-particulate transition metal sulfides
Jacob Bonde, Poul G. Moses, Thomas F. Jaramillo, Jens K. Nørskov and Ib Chorkendorff
Faraday Discuss., 2009,140, 219-231
DOI: 10.1039/B803857K

Introductory Lecture Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy: new materials, concepts, characterization tools, and applications
Jon A. Dieringer, Adam D. McFarland, Nilam C. Shah, Douglas A. Stuart, Alyson V. Whitney, Chanda R. Yonzon, Matthew A. Young, Xiaoyu Zhang and Richard P. Van Duyne
Faraday Discuss., 2006,132, 9-26
DOI: 10.1039/B513431P

Anchored metal nanoparticles: Effects of support and size on their energy, sintering resistance and reactivity
Charles T. Campbell and Jason R. V. Sellers
Faraday Discuss., 2013,162, 9-30
DOI: 10.1039/C3FD00094J

Spontaneous tubulation of membranes and vesicles reveals membrane tension generated by spontaneous curvature
Reinhard Lipowsky
Faraday Discuss., 2013,161, 305-331
DOI: 10.1039/C2FD20105D

The three pillars of photo-initiated quantum molecular dynamics
Albert Stolow
Faraday Discuss., 2013,163, 9-32
DOI: 10.1039/C3FD90021E

Simultaneous frequency and dissipation factor QCM measurements of biomolecular adsorption and cell adhesion
Michael Rodahl, Fredrik Höök, Claes Fredriksson, Craig A. Keller, Anatol Krozer, Peter Brzezinski, Marina Voinova and Bengt Kasemo
Faraday Discuss., 1997,107, 229-246
DOI: 10.1039/A703137H

Anomalous and normal diffusion of proteins and lipids in crowded lipid membranes Matti Javanainen, Henrik Hammaren, Luca Monticelli, Jae-Hyung Jeon, Markus S. Miettinen, Hector Martinez-Seara, Ralf Metzler and Ilpo Vattulainen
Faraday Discuss., 2013,161, 397-417
DOI: 10.1039/C2FD20085F

Materials characterization of the low temperature sensitive liposome (LTSL): effects of the lipid composition (lysolipid and DSPE–PEG2000) on the thermal transition and release of doxorubicin
David Needham, Ji-Young Park, Alexander M. Wright and Jihong Tong
Faraday Discuss., 2013,161, 515-534
DOI: 10.1039/C2FD20111A

Shape-selected bimetallic nanoparticle electrocatalysts: evolution of their atomic-scale structure, chemical composition, and electrochemical reactivity under various chemical environments
Chunhua Cui, Mahdi Ahmadi, Farzad Behafarid, Lin Gan, Maximilian Neumann, Marc Heggen, Beatriz Roldan Cuenya and Peter Strasser
Faraday Discuss., 2013,162, 91-112
DOI: 10.1039/C3FD20159G

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This month sees the following articles in Faraday Discussions that are in the top 25 most accessed from April – June :

Hydrogen evolution on nano-particulate transition metal sulfides 
Jacob Bonde, Poul G. Moses, Thomas F. Jaramillo, Jens K. Nørskov and Ib Chorkendorff 
Faraday Discuss., 2009,140, 219-231 
DOI: 10.1039/B803857K 

Nanostructured materials for lithium-ion batteries: Surface conductivity vs. bulk ion/electron transport
B. Ellis, P. Subramanya Herle, Y.-H. Rho, L. F. Nazar, R. Dunlap, Laura K. Perry and D. H. Ryan  
Faraday Discuss., 2007,134, 119-141 
DOI: 10.1039/B602698B 

Spontaneous tubulation of membranes and vesicles reveals membrane tension generated by spontaneous curvature 
Reinhard Lipowsky    
Faraday Discuss., 2013,161, 305-331 
DOI: 10.1039/C2FD20105D 

Artificial photosynthesis for solar fuels 
Stenbjörn Styring    
Faraday Discuss., 2012,155, 357-376 
DOI: 10.1039/C1FD00113B 

Introductory Lecture Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy: new materials, concepts, characterization tools, and applications
Jon A. Dieringer, Adam D. McFarland, Nilam C. Shah, Douglas A. Stuart, Alyson V. Whitney, Chanda R. Yonzon, Matthew A. Young, Xiaoyu Zhang and Richard P. Van Duyne
Faraday Discuss., 2006,132, 9-26
DOI: 10.1039/B513431P 

Anomalous and normal diffusion of proteins and lipids in crowded lipid membranes 
Matti Javanainen, Henrik Hammaren, Luca Monticelli, Jae-Hyung Jeon, Markus S. Miettinen, Hector Martinez-Seara, Ralf Metzler and Ilpo Vattulainen  
Faraday Discuss., 2013,161, 397-417 
DOI: 10.1039/C2FD20085F 

Ionic Liquids: Past, present and future 
C. Austen Angell, Younes Ansari and Zuofeng Zhao    
Faraday Discuss., 2012,154, 9-27 
DOI: 10.1039/C1FD00112D 

Micro-convection, dissipative structure and pattern formation in polymer blend solutions under temperature gradients 
Takeshi Nambu, Yuji Yamauchi, Takahiro Kushiro and Shinichi Sakurai    
Faraday Discuss., 2005,128, 285-298 
DOI: 10.1039/B403108C 

The thermodynamics of calcite nucleation at organic interfaces: Classical vs. non-classical pathways
Q. Hu, M. H. Nielsen, C. L. Freeman, L. M. Hamm, J. Tao, J. R. I. Lee, T. Y. J. Han, U. Becker, J. H. Harding, P. M. Dove and J. J. De Yoreo 
Faraday Discuss., 2012,159, 509-523 
DOI: 10.1039/C2FD20124K 

Transparent superhydrophobic and highly oleophobic coatings 
Liangliang Cao and Di Gao  
Faraday Discuss., 2010,146, 57-65 
DOI: 10.1039/C003392H 

What is not required to make a single molecule magnet 
Frank Neese and Dimitrios A. Pantazis  
Faraday Discuss., 2011,148, 229-238 
DOI: 10.1039/C005256F 

Introductory Lecture: Basic quantities in model biomembranes 
John F. Nagle    
Faraday Discuss., 2013,161, 11-29 
DOI: 10.1039/C2FD20121F 

Switching-off toluene formation in the solvent-free oxidation of benzyl alcohol using supported trimetallic Au–Pd–Pt nanoparticles
Qian He, Peter J. Miedziak, Lokesh Kesavan, Nikolaos Dimitratos, Meenakshisundaram Sankar, Jose Antonio Lopez-Sanchez, Michael M. Forde, Jennifer K. Edwards, David W. Knight, Stuart H. Taylor, Christopher J. Kiely and Graham J. Hutchings 
Faraday Discuss., 2013,162, 365-378 
DOI: 10.1039/C2FD20153D 

Gaussian curvature elasticity determined from global shape transformations and local stress distributions: a comparative study using the MARTINI model 
Mingyang Hu, Djurre H. de Jong, Siewert J. Marrink and Markus Deserno    
Faraday Discuss., 2013,161, 365-382 
DOI: 10.1039/C2FD20087B 

Introductory Lecture: Interpreting and predicting Hofmeister salt ion and solute effects on biopolymer and model processes using the solute partitioning model 
M. Thomas Record, Emily Guinn, Laurel Pegram and Michael Capp    
Faraday Discuss., 2013,160, 9-44 
DOI: 10.1039/C2FD20128C 

Light-driven water oxidation with a molecular tetra-cobalt(iii) cubane cluster
Giuseppina La Ganga, Fausto Puntoriero, Sebastiano Campagna, Irene Bazzan, Serena Berardi, Marcella Bonchio, Andrea Sartorel, Mirco Natali and Franco Scandola 
Faraday Discuss., 2012,155, 177-190 
DOI: 10.1039/C1FD00093D 

Steady state oxygen reduction and cyclic voltammetry 
Jan Rossmeisl, Gustav S. Karlberg, Thomas Jaramillo and Jens K. Nørskov  
Faraday Discuss., 2009,140, 337-346 
DOI: 10.1039/B802129E 

Switchable domain partitioning and diffusion of DNA origami rods on membranes 
Aleksander Czogalla, Eugene P. Petrov, Dominik J. Kauert, Veselina Uzunova, Yixin Zhang, Ralf Seidel and Petra Schwille
Faraday Discuss., 2013,161, 31-43 
DOI: 10.1039/C2FD20109G 

An ab initio approach to understanding the specific ion effect 
Marcel D. Baer and Christopher J. Mundy  
Faraday Discuss., 2013,160, 89-101 
DOI: 10.1039/C2FD20113E 

Realizing artificial photosynthesis
Devens Gust, Thomas A. Moore and Ana L. Moore     
Faraday Discuss., 2012,155, 9-26 
DOI: 10.1039/C1FD00110H 

The effect of cholesterol on the intrinsic rate of lipid flip–flop as measured by sum-frequency vibrational spectroscopy 
Jin Liu, Krystal L. Brown and John C. Conboy    
Faraday Discuss., 2013,161, 45-61 
DOI: 10.1039/C2FD20083J 

Simultaneous frequency and dissipation factor QCM measurements of biomolecular adsorption and cell adhesion 
Michael Rodahl, Fredrik Höök, Claes Fredriksson, Craig A. Keller, Anatol Krozer, Peter Brzezinski, Marina Voinova and Bengt Kasemo    
Faraday Discuss., 1997,107, 229-246 
DOI: 10.1039/A703137H 

A first principles comparison of the mechanism and site requirements for the electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol and formic acid over Pt 
Matthew Neurock, Michael Janik and Andrzej Wieckowski    
Faraday Discuss., 2009,140, 363-378 
DOI: 10.1039/B804591G 

What ice can teach us about water interactions: a critical comparison of the performance of different water models 
C. Vega, J. L. F. Abascal, M. M. Conde and J. L. Aragones  
Faraday Discuss., 2009,141, 251-276 
DOI: 10.1039/B805531A 

Superhydrophobic surfaces by hybrid raspberry-like particles 
Maria D’Acunzi, Lena Mammen, Maninderjit Singh, Xu Deng, Marcel Roth, Günter K. Auernhammer, Hans-Jürgen Butt and Doris Vollmer 
Faraday Discuss., 2010,146, 35-48 
DOI: 10.1039/B925676H 

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This month sees the following articles in Faraday Discussions that are in the top ten most accessed for March:

Introductory Lecture: Basic quantities in model biomembranes 
John F. Nagle 
Faraday Discuss., 2013,161, 11-29 
DOI: 10.1039/C2FD20121F 

Nanostructured materials for lithium-ion batteries: Surface conductivity vs. bulk ion/electron transport 
B. Ellis,  P. Subramanya Herle,   Y.-H. Rho,   L. F. Nazar,   R. Dunlap,   Laura K. Perry and   D. H. Ryan 
Faraday Discuss., 2007,134, 119-141 
DOI: 10.1039/B602698B 

Spontaneous tubulation of membranes and vesicles reveals membrane tension generated by spontaneous curvature 
Reinhard Lipowsky 
Faraday Discuss., 2013,161, 305-331 
DOI: 10.1039/C2FD20105D 

Switchable domain partitioning and diffusion of DNA origami rods on membranes
Aleksander Czogalla,  Eugene P. Petrov,   Dominik J. Kauert,   Veselina Uzunova,  Yixin Zhang,   Ralf Seidel and   Petra Schwille 
Faraday Discuss., 2013,161, 31-43 
DOI: 10.1039/C2FD20109G 

Hydrogen evolution on nano-particulate transition metal sulfides 
Jacob Bonde,   Poul G. Moses,  Thomas F. Jaramillo,  Jens K. Nørskov and   Ib Chorkendorff 
Faraday Discuss., 2009,140, 219-231 
DOI: 10.1039/B803857K 

Computer simulations of the phase separation in model membranes 
Svetlana Baoukina, Eduardo Mendez-Villuendas,  W. F. Drew Bennett and  D. Peter Tieleman 
Faraday Discuss., 2013,161, 63-75 
DOI: 10.1039/C2FD20117H 

Ionic Liquids: Past, present and future 
C. Austen Angell,   Younes Ansari and   Zuofeng Zhao 
Faraday Discuss., 2012,154, 9-27 
DOI: 10.1039/C1FD00112D 

Introductory Lecture: Interpreting and predicting Hofmeister salt ion and solute effects on biopolymer and model processes using the solute partitioning model 
M. Thomas Record,  Emily Guinn,  Laurel Pegram and Michael Capp 
Faraday Discuss., 2013,160, 9-44 
DOI: 10.1039/C2FD20128C 

Realizing artificial photosynthesis 
Devens Gust,  Thomas A. Moore and   Ana L. Moore
Faraday Discuss., 2012,155, 9-26 
DOI: 10.1039/C1FD00110H 

Introductory Lecture: Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy: new materials, concepts, characterization tools, and applications 
Jon A. Dieringer, Adam D. McFarland, Nilam C. Shah, Douglas A. Stuart, Alyson V. Whitney, Chanda R. Yonzon, Matthew A. Young, Xiaoyu Zhang and Richard P. Van Duyne 
Faraday Discuss., 2006,132, 9-26 
DOI: 10.1039/B513431P 

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