Physical chemistry

Nano-oxide materials lend themselves to applications in a wide variety of emerging technological fields such as microelectronics, catalysts, ceramics, coatings, and energy storage.

This book reviews recently developed theoretical and numerical approaches to deal with optical and mechanical signals from individual molecules.

In recent years, there has been rapid growth in the research field of real-time observation of nuclear and electronic dynamics in molecules.

The aim of this book is to explain the unusual properties of both pure liquid water and simple aqueous solutions, in terms of the properties of single molecules and interactions among small numbers of water molecules.

This book is a stop-gap contribution to the science and technology of carbon plasmas and carbon vapors.

Specific ion effects are important in numerous fields of science and technology.

This edited volume provides an extensive overview of how nuclear magnetic resonance can be an indispensable tool to investigate molecular ordering, phase structure, and dynamics in complex anisotropic phases formed by liquid crystalline materials.

This book arose from a conference organized under the auspices of the Australian Research Council's Complex Open Systems Research Network (which has become the most prominent for complex systems in the world - just Google "e;complex systems network"e;), the ANU Centre for Complex Systems, and the Asia-Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics.

Recent Trends in Radiation Chemistry is a state-of-the-art review of the present status and future trends in the field of radiation chemistry research.

In view of the rapid growth in both experimental and theoretical studies of multi-photon processes and multi-photon spectroscopy of atoms, ions, and molecules in chemistry, physics, biology and materials science, it is timely to publish an advanced series that contains review papers readable not only by active researchers in these areas, but also by those who are non-experts but who wish to enter the field.

Colloid and surface science is a fascinating interdisciplinary field, where modern development and knowledge of physics, chemistry, biology, material science, pharmacy and engineering have been extensively adopted, with ample scope for fundamental research and extensive potential for application.

This book is designed for a one-semester course, for undergraduates, not necessarily chemistry majors, who need to know something about physical chemistry.

This work covers new developments in the field of molecular nanomagnetism, complementing previous books in this area (for example the volume by Gatteschi, Sessoli and Villain on Single Molecule Magnets).

Experimental methods employing spin resonance effects (nuclear magnetic resonance and electron spin resonance) are broadly used in molecular science due to their unique potential to reveal mechanisms of molecular motion, structure, and interactions.

The interest in finding reliable and highly sensitive sensors for water quality control has grown recently empowered by the explosion of cutting-edge technologies such as nanotechnologies, optoelectronics, and computing on one hand and by the increasing need for more secure control of water quality on the other hand.

Single-molecule electronics has evolved as a vibrant research field during the last two decades.

The development of molecular electronics has become the mainstream of scientific research in recent decades.

Solids that possess acidic properties on their surfaces function as catalysts just like liquid acids, such as sulfuric acid and hydrochloric acid.

Nonadiabatic transition is a highly multidisciplinary concept and phenomenon, constituting a fundamental mechanism of state and phase changes in various dynamical processes of physics, chemistry and biology, such as molecular dynamics, energy relaxation, chemical reaction, and electron and proton transfer.

This book presents the latest developments and issues in both experimental and theoretical studies of multi-photon processes and the spectroscopy of atoms, molecules and nanomaterials in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Material Science.

The book highlights recent prominent results in the domain of the synthesis of new polyoxometalates with a specific attention to polyoxothioanions, and provides some novelties and perspectives in selected domains such as magnetism, luminescence and nanochemistry, and macroions self-assembly in solutions.

This work deals with J-aggregates, which have a long history of research.

This is a comprehensive overview of state-of-the-art computational methods based on orbital-free formulation of density functional theory completed by the most recent developments concerning the exact properties, approximations, and interpretations of the relevant quantities in density functional theory.

This book focuses on applications of compound library design and virtual screening to expand the bioactive chemical space, to target hopping of chemotypes to identify synergies within related drug discovery projects or to repurpose known drugs, to propose mechanism of action of compounds, or to identify off-target effects by cross-reactivity analys

This book is devoted to the recent advances in the development of artificial sensory systems widely known as electronic tongues (ET).

The concept of adiabatic electronic potential-energy surfaces, defined by the Born-Oppenheimer approximation, is fundamental to our thinking about chemical processes.

This book covers the most recent advances in the science and technology of nanostructured materials for lithium-ion application.

Nanotechnology brings new possibilities for the development of sensors, biosensors, and novel electrochemical bioassays.

In this unique book, the reader is invited to experience the joy of appreciating something which has eluded understanding for many years - entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics.

The principal message of this book is that thermodynamics and statistical mechanics will benefit from replacing the unfortunate, misleading and mysterious term "e;entropy"e; with a more familiar, meaningful and appropriate term such as information, missing information or uncertainty.

This book focuses on the basic electrochemical applications of DNA in various areas, from basic principles to the most recent discoveries.

This book is the first to comprehensively treat sensors for gustatory and olfactory senses.

This book draws together recent data on both cytoplasmic and flagellar dyneins and the proteins they interact with, to give the reader a clear picture of what is currently known about the structure and mechanics of these remarkable macro-molecular machines.

This book presents the latest developments in bioinformatics, highlighting the importance of bioinformatics in genomics, transcriptomics, metabolism and cheminformatics analysis, as well as in drug discovery and development.

In this book, the development of next-generation batteries is introduced.

This highly informative and carefully presented book comprises select proceedings of Foundation for Molecular Modelling and Simulation (FOMMS 2018).

This book discusses systematically the theoretical research and the applications of electrochemical oxygen reduction.

This book covers a wide range of topics related to functional dyes, from synthesis and functionality to application.

The demand for novel efficient and environmentally sustainable chemo, regio- and stereoselective catalyst systems for the oxidation of organic substrates is continuously growing in line with toughening economic and environmental constraints.

This book provides an extensive review of the theory of transport and recombination properties in semiconductors.

A book that enlightens the life of Ahmed H Zewail from his early childhood to his days at CalTech.

The observation of Nature is an inexhaustible source of inspiration to promote innovations in chemistry.

The remarkable ability to target one or even a couple of sites on a large protein with a small molecule, under photochemical control, is a considerable challenge and this challenge has been addressed in some depth in this book.

The Proceedings of the 24th International Solvay Conference on Chemistry comprise contributed short personal statements and transcripts of in-depth discussions on 'Catalysis in Chemistry and Biology' from a by-invitation-only select group of 48 eminent scientists, including four Nobel Laureates, from all parts of the world.

All-solid-state batteries have gained much attention as the next-generation batteries.

In this unique illustrated book, PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, senior visiting scholars, and staff describe their personal experiences in working with the late Prof.

This book is a tribute to three outstanding scientists, Professors Jan Anderson FRS, Leslie Dutton FRS and John Walker FRS, Nobel Laureate.

Hyperspherical harmonics are extremely useful in nuclear physics and reactive scattering theory.

The book presents the fantastic world of water in all its different forms, from liquid to ice and snow.

The Li-ion battery market is growing fast due to its ever increasing number of applications, from electric vehicles to portable devices.