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PCCP Perspectives 2008
Perspectives are commissioned by the PCCP Editorial Board and are intended to be high profile articles presenting authoritative state-of-the-art accounts of selected research fields, whilst recognizing the wide readership of PCCP. The topics are chosen from within the areas of physical chemistry and chemical physics. They may take the form of a personal account of research, or a critical analysis of a topic of current interest.
Structural transition of molecular assembly under photo-irradiation: an STM study
Dong Wang, Qing Chen and Li-Jun Wan, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 6467
DOI: 10.1039/b810304f
Structural studies of melting on the picosecond time scale
David van der Spoel, Filipe R. N. C. Maia and Carl Caleman, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 6344
DOI: 10.1039/b807550f
A perspective on single molecule SERS: current status and future challenges
P. G. Etchegoin and E. C. Le Ru, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 6079
DOI: 10.1039/b809196j
Modelling charge transport in organic semiconductors: from quantum dynamics to soft matter
David L. Cheung and Alessandro Troisi, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 5941
DOI: 10.1039/b807750a
Recent progress in theoretical analysis of vibrational sum frequency generation spectroscopy
Akihiro Morita and Tatsuya Ishiyama, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 5801
DOI: 10.1039/b808110g
Free energies for biological electron transfer from QM/MM calculation: method, application and critical assessment
Jochen Blumberger, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 5651
DOI: 10.1039/b807444e
Beyond the Lennard-Jones model: a simple and accurate potential function probed by high resolution scattering data useful for molecular dynamics simulations
Fernando Pirani, Simona Brizi, Luiz F. Roncaratti, Piergiorgio Casavecchia, David Cappelletti and Franco Vecchiocattivi, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 5489
DOI: 10.1039/b808524b
Structure and function of oxide nanostructures: catalytic consequences of size and composition
Josef Macht and Enrique Iglesia, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 5331
DOI: 10.1039/b805251d
Thin film rupture and polymer flow
Ralf Blossey, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 5177
DOI: 10.1039/b807728m
Mechanistic aspects of ligand exchange in Au nanoparticles
A. Caragheorgheopol and V. Chechik, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 5029
DOI: 10.1039/b805551c
Computational studies of semiconductor quantum dots
Olli Lehtonen, Dage Sundholm and Tommy Vänskä, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 4535
DOI: 10.1039/b804212h
Viscoelastic, mechanical, and dielectric measurements on complex samples with the quartz crystal microbalance
Diethelm Johannsmann, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 4516
DOI: 10.1039/b803960g
Electronic structure and spectroscopy of 
superoxidized
iron centers in model systems: theoretical and experimental trends
John F. Berry, Serena DeBeer George and Frank Neese, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 4361
DOI: 10.1039/b801803k
Field-dependent ion transport in disordered solid electrolytes
B. Roling, S. Murugavel, A. Heuer, L. Lühning, R. Friedrich and S. Röthel, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 4211
DOI: 10.1039/b717019j
Cold controlled chemistry
R. V. Krems, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 4079
DOI: 10.1039/b802322k
Mechanical properties of composite polymer microstructures fabricated by interference lithography
Srikanth Singamaneni, Sehoon Chang, Ji-Hyun Jang, Whitney Davis, Edwin L. Thomas and Vladimir V. Tsukruk, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 4093
DOI: 10.1039/b719709h
The structure and spectra of organic peroxy radicals
Erin N. Sharp, Patrick Rupper and Terry A. Miller, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 3955
DOI: 10.1039/b800954f
Two-dimensional nonlinear optical activity spectroscopy of coupled multi-chromophore system
Jun-Ho Choi, Sangheon Cheon, Hochan Lee and Minhaeng Cho, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 3839
DOI: 10.1039/b719263k
New concepts for fluorescence correlation spectroscopy on membranes
Jonas Ries and Petra Schwille, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 3487
DOI: 10.1039/b718132a
Interpretation of electron diffusion coefficient in organic and inorganic semiconductors with broad distributions of states
Juan Bisquert, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 3175
DOI: 10.1039/b719943k
Conceptual DFT: the chemical relevance of higher response functions
P. Geerlings and F. De Proft, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 3028
DOI: 10.1039/b717671f
4D electron imaging: principles and perspectives
Dmitry Shorokhov and Ahmed H. Zewail, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 2879
DOI: 10.1039/b801626g
Nature and magnitude of aromatic stacking of nucleic acid bases
Ji
í 
poner, Kevin E. Riley and Pavel Hobza, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 2595
DOI: 10.1039/b719370j
Nature and physical origin of CH/
interaction: significant difference from conventional hydrogen bonds
Seiji Tsuzuki and Asuka Fujii, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 2584
DOI: 10.1039/b718656h
Effect of Coriolis coupling in chemical reaction dynamics
Tian-Shu Chu and Ke-Li Han, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 2431
DOI: 10.1039/b715180b
Development of bioinspired artificial photosynthetic systems
Shunichi Fukuzumi, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 2283
DOI: 10.1039/b801198m
Phase behavior of capillary bridges: towards nanoscale water phase diagram
Michael Nosonovsky and Bharat Bhushan, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 2137
DOI: 10.1039/b801119m
From crystal structure prediction to polymorph prediction: interpreting the crystal energy landscape
Sarah L. Price, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 1996
DOI: 10.1039/b719351c
Quantum chemical calculations on a selection of iodine-containing species (IO, OIO, INO3, (IO)2, I2O3, I2O4 and I2O5) of importance in the atmosphere
Nikolas Kaltsoyannis and John M. C. Plane, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 1723
DOI: 10.1039/b715687c
Comparison of solid particles, globular proteins and surfactants as emulsifiers
S. Tcholakova, N. D. Denkov and A. Lips, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 1608
DOI: 10.1039/b715933c
70 years of Landau–Teller theory for collisional energy transfer. Semiclassical three-dimensional generalizations of the classical collinear model
E. E. Nikitin and J. Troe, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 1483
DOI: 10.1039/b715095d
Tunneling splitting and decay of metastable states in polyatomic molecules: invariant instanton theory
Gennady Mil
nikov and Hiroki Nakamura, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 1374
DOI: 10.1039/b712988b
Surface characterization of platinum electrodes
José Solla-Gullón, Paramaconi Rodríguez, Enrique Herrero, Antonio Aldaz and Juan M. Feliu, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 1359
DOI: 10.1039/b709809j
Nanoscale structure and dynamics of DNA
Mark A. Berg, Robert S. Coleman and Catherine J. Murphy, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 1229
DOI: 10.1039/b715272h
Soft-landing of peptide ions onto self-assembled monolayer surfaces: an overview
Julia Laskin, Peng Wang and Omar Hadjar, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 1079
DOI: 10.1039/b712710c
High-pressure gas hydrates
J. S. Loveday and R. J. Nelmes, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 937
DOI: 10.1039/b704740a
Interfacial phase transitions in conducting fluids
Werner Freyland, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 923
DOI: 10.1039/b713710a
Single molecule magnets: from thin films to nano-patterns
Massimiliano Cavallini, Massimo Facchini, Cristiano Albonetti and Fabio Biscarini, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 784
DOI: 10.1039/b711677b
Enhancement of the photocatalytic activity of TiO2 through spatial structuring and particle size control: from subnanometric to submillimetric length scale
Carmela Aprile, Avelino Corma and Hermenegildo Garcia, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 769
DOI: 10.1039/b712168g
An overview of solution-based semiconductor nanowires: synthesis and optical studies
Masaru Kuno, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 620
DOI: 10.1039/b708296g
Searching for the optimum structures of alloy nanoclusters
Riccardo Ferrando, Alessandro Fortunelli and Roy L. Johnston, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 640
DOI: 10.1039/b709000e
Nonadiabatic excited-state dynamics of polar -systems and related model compounds of biological relevance
Mario Barbatti, Matthias Ruckenbauer, Jaroslaw J. Szymczak, Adélia J. A. Aquino and Hans Lischka, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 482
DOI: 10.1039/b709315m
Implicit modeling of nonpolar solvation for simulating protein folding and conformational transitions
Jianhan Chen and Charles L. Brooks III, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 471
DOI: 10.1039/b714141f
Ordered mesoporous materials at the beginning of the third millennium: new strategies to create hybrid and non-siliceous variants
Pascal Van Der Voort, Carl Vercaemst, David Schaubroeck and Francis Verpoort, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 347
DOI: 10.1039/b707388g
Aromaticity and antiaromaticity in transition-metal systems
Dmitry Yu. Zubarev, Boris B. Averkiev, Hua-Jin Zhai, Lai-Sheng Wang and Alexander I. Boldyrev, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 257
DOI: 10.1039/b713646c
Fluid bridges confined between chemically nanopatterned solid substrates
Martin Schoen, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 223
DOI: 10.1039/b706674k
Physical electrochemistry of nanostructured devices
Juan Bisquert, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 49
DOI: 10.1039/b709316k
Dynamic imaging of molecules using high order harmonic generation
Jon P. Marangos, Sarah Baker, Nathaniel Kajumba, Joseph S. Robinson, John W. G. Tisch and Ricardo Torres, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 35
DOI: 10.1039/b714126m
Imaging combustion chemistry via multiplexed synchrotron-photoionization mass spectrometry
Craig A. Taatjes, Nils Hansen, David L. Osborn, Katharina Kohse-Höinghaus, Terrill A. Cool and Phillip R. Westmoreland, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 20
DOI: 10.1039/b713460f
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