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PIX: Bollywood is in bed!

A 21-day lockdown is a long time to spend at home, and Bollywood has been doing all sorts of things to keep themselves busy.




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Two-dimensional few-layered PC3 as a promising photocatalyst for overall water splitting

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, 22,9477-9486
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP01392G, Paper
Hui Yao, Qiang Wang, Jianwei Li, Weishan Cai, Yadong Wei, Bin Wang, Jian Wang
A schematic structure and strain related photocatalytic properties at different pH values for the AA pattern of bilayered PC3.
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Theoretical study of the mechanism behind the site- and enantio-selectivity of C–H functionalization catalysed by chiral dirhodium catalyst

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, 22,9561-9572
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP00249F, Paper
Meijuan Zhou, Michael Springborg
A detailed mechanism for the high site- and enantio-selectivity of C–H bond functionalization when using a chiral dirhodium catalyst is presented.
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Phase separation in pore-spanning membranes induced by differences in surface adhesion

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, 22,9308-9315
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP00335B, Paper
Open Access
Jeremias Sibold, Vera E. Tewaag, Thomas Vagedes, Ingo Mey, Claudia Steinem
A porous scaffold providing different adhesion energies alters the behaviour of coexisting phases in lipid membranes considerably.
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Structural and thermodynamic study of Ca A- or Co B-site substituted SrFeO3−δ perovskites for low temperature chemical looping applications

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, 22,9272-9282
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP01049A, Paper
Open Access
Giancarlo Luongo, Felix Donat, Christoph R. Müller
Partial substitution of the A- or B-site of the perovskite SrFeO3 with Ca or Co, respectively, alters the oxygen transfer properties of the material for chemical looping applications.
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Study of the surface species during thermal and plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition of titanium oxide films using in situ IR-spectroscopy and in vacuo X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, 22,9262-9271
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP00395F, Paper
Sofie S. T. Vandenbroucke, Elisabeth Levrau, Matthias M. Minjauw, Michiel Van Daele, Eduardo Solano, Rita Vos, Jolien Dendooven, Christophe Detavernier
By the powerful combination of in situ FTIR and in vacuo XPS, the surface species during ALD of TDMAT with different reactants could be identified.
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Temperature controlled switchable exchange bias and coercivity in spin glass/ferromagnet multilayers under tilting magnetizing

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, 22,9749-9758
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP00605J, Paper
Le Yu, Ruijun Li, Yong Hu
A switch between exchange bias and coercivity is achieved through cooling.
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Feed gas exchange (startup/shutdown) effects on Pt/C cathode electrocatalysis and surface Pt-oxide behavior in polymer electrolyte fuel cells as revealed using in situ real-time XAFS and high-resolution STEM measurements

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, 22,9424-9437
DOI: 10.1039/C9CP06895C, Paper
Gabor Samjeské, Takuma Kaneko, Takao Gunji, Kotaro Higashi, Tomoya Uruga, Mizuki Tada, Yasuhiro Iwasawa
Feed gas exchange (startup/shutdown) effects on Pt/C electrocatalysis and surface Pt-oxide behavior in PEFC were investigated by in situ real-time XAFS, synchronized with CV, and high-resolution STEM for the first time.
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What does carbon tolerant really mean? Operando vibrational studies of carbon accumulation on novel solid oxide fuel cell anodes prepared by infiltration

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, 22,9815-9823
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP00195C, Paper
Martha M. Welander, Daniel B. Drasbæk, Marie L. Traulsen, Bhaskar R. Sudireddy, Peter Holtappels, Robert A. Walker
In operando studies of carbon formation on novel niobium doped SrTiO3 based SOFC anodes.
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Giant optical absorption and ferroelectric polarization of BiCoO2S perovskite oxysulfide by first principles prediction

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP00057D, Paper
Lijing Wei, Changliang Li, Jianxin Guo, Li Guan, Yinglong Wang, Baoting Liu
Obtaining an ideal ferroelectric photovoltaic (FE-PV) materials BiCoO2S with a giant absorption coefficient and ferroelectric polarization.
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CH2OO Criegee intermediate UV absorption cross-sections and kinetics of CH2OO + CH2OO and CH2OO + I as a function of pressure

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, 22,9448-9459
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP00988A, Paper
Zara S. Mir, Thomas R. Lewis, Lavinia Onel, Mark A. Blitz, Paul W. Seakins, Daniel Stone
The UV absorption cross-sections of the Criegee intermediate CH2OO, and kinetics of the CH2OO self-reaction and the reaction of CH2OO with I are reported as a function of pressure at 298 K.
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N-Promoted Ru1/TiO2 single-atom catalysts for photocatalytic water splitting for hydrogen production: a density functional theory study

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP00929F, Paper
Zhibo Luo, Zhijie Wang, Jia Li, Kang Yang, Gang Zhou
In our Ru1–N1/TiO2 single-atom catalyst system, isolated Ru1 atoms act as active sites for the reduction of protons, and the TiO2 support offers the photogenerated carriers, allowing for a hydrogen evolution activity comparable to that of Pd.
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Computational insights into the strain effect on the electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 to CO on Pd surfaces

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, 22,9600-9606
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP01042A, Paper
Hong Liu, Jian Liu, Bo Yang
Electroreduction of CO2 to CO was investigated using DFT and microkinetic modeling on strained Pd surfaces with adsorbate–adsorbate interactions included.
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Selective host–guest chemistry, self-assembly and conformational preferences of m-xylene macrocycles probed by ion-mobility spectrometry mass spectrometry

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, 22,9290-9300
DOI: 10.1039/C9CP06938K, Paper
Benjamin A. Link, Ammon J. Sindt, Linda S. Shimizu, Thanh D. Do
Ion-mobility spectrometry mass spectrometry successfully captures selective host–guest chemistry of m-xylene macrocycles; notably, a tetrahedral, dimeric Zn complex.
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Experimental observation of nanophase segregation in aqueous salt solutions around the predicted liquid–liquid transition in water

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, 22,9438-9447
DOI: 10.1039/C9CP06082K, Paper
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Paul D. Lane, Judith Reichenbach, Andrew J. Farrell, Lennart A. I. Ramakers, Katrin Adamczyk, Neil T. Hunt, Klaas Wynne
Using ultrafast spectroscopy to determine temperature-dependent structuring of water, solvation of ions and the size of phase segregated domains.
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Effects of non-halogenated solvent on the main properties of a solution-processed polymeric thin film for photovoltaic applications: a computational study

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, 22,9693-9702
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP01303J, Paper
Karlisson Rodrigo de Almeida Sousa, Leandro Benatto, Luana Wouk, Lucimara Stolz Roman, Marlus Koehler
Our nano-scale simulations of polymeric films processed with different solvents reveal important details of morphological and electrical changes important for OPV applications.
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Origin of short- and medium-range order in supercooled liquid Ge3Sb2Te6 using ab initio molecular dynamics simulations

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, 22,9759-9766
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP00389A, Paper
Chong Qiao, Y. R. Guo, Songyou Wang, Yu Jia, Cai-Zhuang Wang, Kai-Ming Ho
The disordered clusters in Ge3Sb2Te6 change to ordered octahedrons by adjustment of the bond-angle relationship as the temperature decreases.
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Interaction of imidazolium-based lipids with phospholipid bilayer membranes of different complexity

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, 22,9775-9788
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP00801J, Paper
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Steffen Bornemann, Marius Herzog, Lena Roling, Tiffany O. Paulisch, Dörte Brandis, Simon Kriegler, Hans-Joachim Galla, Frank Glorius, Roland Winter
Depending on the chain length and headgroup structure, alkylated imidazolium salts affect the fluidity, lateral organization and morphology of lipid vesicles to various extents.
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The application of the MM/GBSA method in the binding pose prediction of FGFR inhibitors

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, 22,9656-9663
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP00831A, Paper
Yu Chen, Yongxiang Zheng, Pedro Fong, Shengjun Mao, Qiantao Wang
The correct conformation had lower MM/GBSA binding free energy in longer MD simulations for each FGFR1 inhibitor.
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Cold and controlled chemical reaction dynamics

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, 22,9180-9194
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP00931H, Perspective
Jutta Toscano, H. J. Lewandowski, Brianna R. Heazlewood
State-to-state chemical reaction dynamics, with complete control over the reaction parameters, offers unparalleled insight into fundamental reactivity.
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Symmetry controlled photo-selection and charge separation in butadiyne-bridged donor–bridge–acceptor compounds

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, 22,9664-9676
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP01235A, Paper
Xiao Li, Jesús Valdiviezo, Susannah D. Banziger, Peng Zhang, Tong Ren, David N. Beratan, Igor V. Rubtsov
Electron transfer (ET) in donor–bridge–acceptor (DBA) compounds featuring alkyne bridges depends strongly on the torsion angle between the donor and acceptor.
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Transforming micelles into mixed micelles: a promising approach to tune the catalytic performance of imidazolium-based surface active ionic liquids toward degradation of rhodamine B

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9CP07040K, Paper
Fayaz Ahmed Butt, Parvaiz Ahmad Bhat, Sajad Ahmad Bhat, Nusrat Rashid, Mudasir Ahmad Rather, Sarwar Ahmad Pandit, Pravin P. Ingole, Ghulam Mohammad Rather, Mohsin Ahmad Bhat
Incorporating nonionic Brij56 into cationic DDMIMCl (SAIL) micelles significantly enhances catalytic performance of SAIL toward reductive degradation of rhodamine B, a potential carcinogenic dye extensively used in multiple industrial applications.
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Elucidating tuneable ambipolar charge transport and field induced bleaching at the CH3NH3PbI3/electrolyte interface

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP00682C, Paper
Priya Srivastava, Monojit Bag
Tuneable ambipolar charge transport through a perovskite/electrolyte interface is demonstrated for the first time through EIS and field induced UV-Vis spectroscopy measurements.
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Different submicellar solubilization mechanisms revealed by 1H NMR and 2D diffusion ordered spectroscopy (DOSY)

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP00429D, Paper
Mengjian Wu, Zhaoxia Wu, Shangwu Ding, Zhong Chen, Xiaohong Cui
Different submicellar solubilization mechanisms of two systems, Triton X-100/tetradecane and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)/butyl methacrylate, are revealed on the molecular scale by 1H NMR spectroscopy and 2D diffusion ordered spectroscopy (DOSY).
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Intra-octahedral distortion on lamellar potassium niobate K4Nb6O17: a periodic DFT study of structural, electronic and vibrational properties

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP01581D, Paper
Juliana Kelly D. Souza, Thiago M. Duarte, Iêda Maria Garcia dos Santos, Júlio Ricardo Sambrano, Ary da Silva Maia, Anderson dos Reis Albuquerque
DFT calculation applied to K4Nb6O17 allowed to identify and correlate its electronic and vibrational properties with [NbO6] intraoctahedral distortion.
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Stabilisation of dianion dimers trapped inside cyanostar macrocycles

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP01321H, Paper
Luis Miguel Azofra, José Elguero, Ibon Alkorta
Dianion dimers trapped inside cyanostar macrocycles are supported by interanionic H-bonds, π–π stacking between confronted cyanostars, and an intricate network of multiple C(sp²)H⋯O H-bonds between the cyanostar and the anionic moieties.
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Direct imaging of direction-controlled molecular rotational wave packets created by a polarization-skewed double-pulse

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP01084G, Paper
Kenta Mizuse, Naoya Sakamoto, Romu Fujimoto, Yasuhiro Ohshima
High-resolution molecular movies of direction-controlled rotational wave packets are reported, providing insights into the creation process and detailed dynamics of wave packets.
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Prediction of new thermodynamically stable ZnN2O3 at high pressure

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP00813C, Paper
Chunhong Ma, Jianyan Lin, Guochun Yang
Pressure-induced stable ZnN2O3 ternary compound with a wide band-gap.
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Premelting of ice adsorbed on a rock surface

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9CP06836H, Paper
V. Esteso, S. Carretero-Palacios, L. G. MacDowell, Johannes Fiedler, D. F. Parsons, F. Spallek, H. Míguez, C. Persson, Stefan Yoshi Buhmann, I. Brevik, M. Boström
Considering ice-premelting on a quartz rock surface (i.e. silica) we calculate the Lifshitz excess pressures in a four layer system with rock–ice–water–air.
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Generalised magnetisation-to-singlet-order transfer in nuclear magnetic resonance

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, 22,9703-9712
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP00935K, Paper
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Christian Bengs, Mohamed Sabba, Alexej Jerschow, Malcolm H. Levitt
A variety of pulse sequences have been described for converting nuclear spin magnetisation into long-lived singlet order for nuclear spin-1/2 pairs.
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The excited-state relaxation mechanism of potential UVA-activated phototherapeutic molecules: trajectory surface hopping simulations of both 4-thiothymine and 2,4-dithiothymine

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP01450H, Paper
Jun Cao, Dong-chu Chen
Both molecules share energetically accessible crossing pathways, but have differences in atomic details during excited state relaxation.
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Gas-phase Förster resonance energy transfer in mass-selected ions with methylene or peptide linkers between two dyes: a concerted dance of charges

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP01287D, Paper
Christina Kjær, Ying Zhao, Mark H. Stockett, Li Chen, Klavs Hansen, Steen Brøndsted Nielsen
Emission from gaseous rhodamine 640 is redshifted when the dye is tethered to rhodamine 575 due to internal Coulomb interaction.
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Screening of highly charged ions in an ionic liquid; when will ion pairs form?

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP01228A, Paper
Open Access
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Ruth M. Lynden-Bell
The properties of pairs of doubly charged solute ions are studied as a function of their separation in the ionic liquid, dimethylimidazolium chloride ([dmim][Cl]).
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Template-induced Al distribution in MOR and enhanced activity in dimethyl ether carbonylation

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP00850H, Paper
Ying Li, Man Yu, Kai Cai, Meiyan Wang, Jing Lv, Russell F. Howe, Shouying Huang, Xinbin Ma
Template-induced Al distribution offers a strategy to improve the efficiency of DME carbonylation on H-MOR zeolite, which is a key step of ethanol production from syngas.
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Mixed uranyl and neptunyl cation–cation interaction-driven clusters: structures, energetic stability, and nuclear quadrupole interactions

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP01068E, Paper
Paweł Tecmer, Frank Schindler, Aleksandra Leszczyk, Katharina Boguslawski
We present a quantum-chemical study of mixed CCI clusters, their structures, energetic stability, and nuclear quadrupole interactions.
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C-H oxidation enhancement on gold nanoisland by atomic-undercoordination induced polarization

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP01117G, Paper
Zezhou Lin, Hajime Hirao, Changqing Sun, Xi Zhang
C–H activation is of great significance in chemical industry while the effective solvent-free catalyst is highly desired. This work shows that gold nanoisland which was inert in bulk is effective...
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Quantum chemical study of substituent effects on CN bond in aryl isocyanide molecules adsorbed on the Pt surface

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP00760A, Paper
Ben Wang, Min Gao, Kohei Uosaki, Tetsuya Taketsugu
A periodic implemented scheme of natural bond orbital (NBO) theory and normal mode analysis have been employed to investigate a chemical bond strength tendency for aryl isocyanide molecules with different...
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Model for gas-hydrate equilibrium in porous media that incorporates pore-wall properties

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP01263G, Paper
Yali Zhang, Patricia Taboada-Serrano
A model to predict the equilibrium conditions of gas-hydrates in porous media that incorporates sediment properties.
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Micro-structural dependent oxygen reduction reaction in Ruddlesden Popper perovskite (SmSr)NiO4-δ

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP00433B, Paper
Manisha Chauhan, Pardeep K Jha, Ajay Shankar Bangwal, Priyanka Arora Jha, Prabhakar Singh
Rare earth nickelates Perovskites have very wide applicability, including magnetic insulators as well as conducting materials for various components of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) due to occurrence of an...
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Morphology–Transport Relationships for SBA-15 and KIT-6 Ordered Mesoporous Silicas

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP01861A, Paper
Janika Hochstrasser, Artur Svidrytski, Alexandra Höltzel, Tatiana Priamushko, Freddy Kleitz, Wu Wang, Christian Kuebel, Ulrich Tallarek
Quantitative morphology–transport relationships are derived for ordered mesoporous silicas through direct numerical simulation of hindered diffusion in realistic geometrical models of the pore space obtained from physical reconstruction by electron...
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X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of piperdinium ionic liquids: A comparison to the charge delocalised pyridinium analogues

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP01454K, Paper
Shuang Men, Peter Licence, Chi-Linh Do-Thanh, Huimin Luo, Sheng Dai
In this study, nine piperidinium-based ionic liquids are analysed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The effect of alkyl substituent length and the nature of the anion on the electronic environment of...
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UV photobleaching of carbon nanodots investigated by in situ optical methods

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP00952K, Paper
A. V. Longo, A. Sciortino, M. Cannas, F. Messina
In situ optical analysis of photobleaching unveils the real nature and evolution of emitters in a carbon-dot system.
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Fullerene-Based 0D Ferroelectrics/Multiferroics for Ultrahigh-Density and Ultrafast Nonvolatile Memories

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP01797C, Paper
Tingting Zhong, Menghao Wu
Recently, the existence of room-temperature ferroelectricity has been experimentally confirmed in a number of two-dimensional (2D) materials. With switching barrier large enough against thermal fluctuation, ferroelectricity in even lower dimension...
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Metal–organic framework-based nanomaterials for photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide production

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP01759K, Perspective
Xiaolang Chen , Yoshifumi Kondo Kondo, Yasutaka Kuwahara, Kohsuke Mori, Catherine Louis, Hiromi Yamashita
As an environmentally friendly and renewable energy, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) could be produced photocatalytically through selective two-electron reduction of O2 using effective photocatalysts. Metal organic frameworks (MOFs), as hybrid porous...
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The mechanism and ligand effects of single atom rhodium supported on ZSM-5 for the selective oxidation of methane to methanol

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP01284J, Paper
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Rhys Bunting, Jillian M. Thompson, Peijun Hu
The mechanism for the partial oxidation of methane to methanol on single atom rhodium supported on ZSM-5 is investigated by DFT. The most favoured mechanism for methane activation is shown...
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UV-visible absorption spectrum of FAD and its reduced forms embedded in cryptochrome protein

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP01714K, Paper
Open Access
Karno Schwinn, Nicolas Ferré, Miquel Huix-Rotllant
Cryptochromes are a type of flavoproteins proposed as candidates to explain magnetoreception of animals, plants and bacteria. The main hypothesis is that a biradical is formed upon blue-light absorption by...
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Effect of zeolite morphology on separated charge states: ZSM-5-type nanocrystals, nanosheets and nanosponges

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP01701A, Paper
Lucie Duplouy, Alain Moissette, Matthieu Hureau, T. Jean Daou, Vincent De Waele, Isabelle Gener-Batonneau
In the present work, we investigate the electron transfers occurring in the porous void of three MFI-type zeolites (ZSM-5) nanomaterials (nanocrystals, nanosheets and nanosponges) after adsorption and photoexcitation of t-stilbene...
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Low–temperature water–gas shift reaction catalyzed by hybrid NiO@NiCr–layered double hydroxides: catalytic property, kinetics and mechanism investigation

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP01242D, Paper
Shengjie Xia, Tiantian Dai, Yue Meng, Xiaobo Zhou, Guoxiang Pan, Xueqiang Zhang, Zheming Ni
The realization of high efficiency water gas shift reaction (WGSR) at low temperature has always been a research hotspot and difficulty. Based on NiCr layered double hydroxides (NiCr–LDHs), a kind...
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Understanding the first half-ALD cycle of the ZnO growth on hydroxyl functionalized carbon nanotubes

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP00817F, Paper
Jonathan Guerrero-Sanchez, Hugo Alejandro Borbon-Nuñez, Hugo Tiznado, Noboru Takeuchi
We report the adsorption of diethylzinc on hydroxyl functionalized carbon nanotubes. This study intends to understand, at the atomic level, the initial stages of ZnO formation by atomic layer deposition....
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Tuning the melting point of selected ionic liquids through adjustment of the cation’s dipole moment.

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP01214A, Paper
Brooks Rabideau, Mohammad Soltani, Rome A. Parker, Benjamin Siu, Edward Alan Salter, Andrzej Wierzbicki, Kevin Neal West, James H Davis, Jr
In previous work with thermally robust salts [Cassity et al., PCCP, 2017, 19, 31560] it was noted that an increase in the dipole moment of the cation generally led to...
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