Physical chemistry

This textbook concerns thermal properties of bulk matter and is aimed at advanced undergraduate or first-year graduate students in a range of programs in science or engineering.

This book introduces readers to experimental techniques of general utility that can be used to practically and reliably determine nucleation rates.

This book shows how nanofabrication techniques and nanomaterials can be used to customize packaging for nano devices with applications to electronics, photonics, biological and biomedical research and products.

This book describes a science and technology of a new type of electrocatalysts consisting of a single atomic layer of platinum on suitable supports.

The series Topics in Current Chemistry Collections presents critical reviews from the journal Topics in Current Chemistry organized in topical volumes.

This textbook facilitates students' ability to apply fundamental principles and concepts in classical thermodynamics to solve challenging problems relevant to industry and everyday life.

Polaritonic chemistry is an emergent interdisciplinary field in which the strong interaction of organic molecules with confined electromagnetic field modes is exploited in order to manipulate the chemical structure and reactions of the system.

This book is an invaluable guide to calibrating any infrared spectrum using noble gases as a reference.

This book covers a diverse cross section of this interdisciplinary research field, with contributions grouped into four categories: laser-induced filamentation; atoms and molecules in a laser field; interaction of solid materials with a coherent light field; and ion acceleration and ionization of atoms in super intense laser fields.

This book is a toolbox for identifying and addressing tribocorrosion situations from an engineering point of view.

This book provides an overview of the latest developments in the field of nanoparticle catalysis.

Though thousands of articles and books have been published on various aspects of the Manhattan Project, this book is the first comprehensive single-volume history prepared by a specialist for curious readers without a scientific background.

This book presents a detailed analysis of Power-to-Gas, a promising energy storage technology.

This book presents selected peer-reviewed contributions from the 2019 International Conference on "e;Physics and Mechanics of New Materials and Their Applications"e;, PHENMA 2019 (Hanoi, Vietnam, 7-10 November, 2019), divided into four scientific themes: processing techniques, physics, mechanics, and applications of advanced materials.

The extended and revised edition of this textbook provides essential information for a comprehensive upper-level graduate course on the crystalline growth of semiconductor heterostructures.

This book provides a brief research source for optical fiber sensors for energy production and storage systems, discussing fundamental aspects as well as cutting-edge trends in sensing.

This book reports on the development of nanostructured metal-oxide-based electrode materials for use in water purification.

This book presents the advances in abrasive based machining and finishing in broad sense.

This book summarizes the state of the art in the theoretical modeling of inorganic nanostructures.

This book describes the physical basis of polarization modulation infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopy and its application in electrochemical studies.

This book shows how the fundamentals of electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy are practically implemented and illustrates the diversity of current applications.

Although originally invented and employed by physicists, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy has proven to be a very efficient technique for studying a wide range of phenomena in many fields, such as chemistry, biochemistry, geology, archaeology, medicine, biotechnology, and environmental sciences.

This book features the essential material for any graduate or advanced undergraduate course covering solid-state electrochemistry.

This book provides a vivid account of the early history of molecular simulation, a new frontier for our understanding of matter that was opened when the demands of theoretical physicists were met by the availability of the modern computers.

Designing molecules and materials with desired properties is an important prerequisite for advancing technology in our modern societies.

This book cuts across the divisions of organic, inorganic, and physical chemistry.

This book provides undergraduate physics majors and students of related sciences with a sound basic understanding of electronics and how it is used, principally in the physical sciences.

This book is a concise, readable, yet authoritative primer of basic classic thermodynamics.

This book provides a unique and comprehensive overview of the latest advances, challenges and accomplishments in the rapidly growing field of theoretical and computational materials science.

This book presents computer simulations using molecular dynamics techniques in statistical physics, with a focus on macromolecular systems.

Special numerical techniques are already needed to deal with n n matrices for large n.

This book provides a complete and accurate atomic level statistical mechanical explanation of entropy and the second law of thermodynamics.

The series Topics in Current Chemistry Collections presents critical reviews from the journal Topics in Current Chemistry organized in topical volumes.

This book presents sustainable synthetic pathways and modern applications of ammonia.

This edited, multi-author book gathers selected, peer-reviewed contributions based on papers presented at the 23rd International Workshop on Quantum Systems in Chemistry, Physics, and Biology (QSCP-XXIII), held in Mopani Camp, The Kruger National Park, South Africa, in September 2018.

Written by the inventors and leading experts of this new field, the book results from the International Symposium on "e;Atomic Switch: Invention, Practical use and Future Prospects"e; which took place in Tsukuba, Japan on March 27th - 28th, 2017.

Colloid-polymer mixtures are subject of intensive research due to their wide range of applicability, for instance in coatings and food-stuffs.

This concise book introduces and discusses the basic theory of conical intersections with applications in atomic, molecular and condensed matter physics.

This thesis presents several related advances in the field of nonequilibrium quantum thermodynamics.

Fossil fuels comprise the accumulation of prehistoric biomass that was energised by sunlight, and formed by earth system dynamics.

This book highlights the state of the art in solid electrolytes, with particular emphasis on lithium garnets, electrolyte-electrode interfaces and all-solid-state batteries based on lithium garnets.

This thesis presents two significant results in the field of precision measurements in low-energy nuclear physics.

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the metallographic study of ancient metals.

This expert volume provides specialized coverage of the current state of the art in carbon gels.

This handbook presents structural data on free polyatomic molecules.

This book presents chemical and biological methods to convert carbon dioxide into various products such as methanol, ethanol, formic acid, formaldehyde, volatile organic compounds, syngas and polymers.

This book presents the catalytic conversion of carbon dioxide into various hydrocarbons and other products using photochemical, electrochemical and thermo-chemical processes.

This book explores novel computational strategies for simulating excess energy dissipation alongside transient structural changes in photoexcited molecules, and accompanying solvent rearrangements.

As a companion to the undergraduate textbook "e;Physical Chemistry from a Different Angle"e;, this workbook offers an excellent opportunity to deepen the understanding of the concepts presented in the textbook by addressing specific problems.

This Brief presents an historical investigation into the reaction between ferric ions and thiocyanate ions, which has been viewed in different ways throughout the last two centuries.