Publisher's Synopsis
Encyclopaedia of Advances in Chemical Physics provides the chemical physics field with a forum for critical, authoritative evaluations of advances in every area of the discipline. This encyclopedia is dedicated to reviewing new and emerging topics as well as the latest developments in traditional areas of study in the field of chemical physics. Current Developments in Chemical Physics focuses on the perspectives on the latest advances in the field, and Special Topic issues. The book focuses on innovative research in experimental and theoretical areas of chemical physics, including spectroscopy, dynamics, kinetics, statistical mechanics, and quantum mechanics. In addition, topical areas such as polymers, soft matter, materials, surfaces/interfaces, and systems of biological relevance are of increasing importance. First chapter focuses on chemical physics. Second chapter suggests a multi-state trajectory (MST) method to account for the fact that nuclei follow different dynamics on different states in nonadiabatic systems. Third chapter is to understand emergent phenomena in complex systems, and 4D UEM is now central for the visualization of elementary processes involved, as illustrated here with examples from past achievements and future outlook. Fourth chapter shows a significant effect of short-chain branching on the structural and dynamical properties of polymeric materials, and reveal the molecular origins behind the fundamental role of short branches, via atomistic non-equilibrium molecular dynamics and mesoscopic Brownian dynamics by systematically varying the strength of the mobility of short branches. Fifth chapter explores on the effect of excluded volume on the force-extension of wormlike chains in slit confinement. In sixth chapter, we investigate the structural origins of binding affinity and allosteric cooperativity of binding two Ca2+ ions to each domain of Calmodulin (CaM) through simulations of a simple coarse-grained model. In seventh chapter, a novel approach to incorporate cobalt atoms into a magnetite single crystal is demonstrated by a combination of x-ray spectro-microscopy, low-energy electron diffraction, and density-functional theorycalculations. Eighth chapter focuses on coverage-dependent assembly and symmetry breaking, temperature-induced homocoupling, and modification of the adsorbate-surface interaction by annealing. Ninth chapter proposes a novel framework where the measure of the disorder is based on Urbach tailing features and lattice matching features between the host matrix and doping agent intrinsic structures. Tenth chapter is focused on new and emerging experimental MS-based approaches for understanding the kinetics and mechanisms of such transformations. The recent development of nanostructured electrodes for bioelectrocatalytic dioxygen reduction catalysed by two copper oxidoreductases, laccase and bilirubin oxidase, is reviewed in eleventh chapter. Last chapter reviews the current technologies used for hydrogen (H2) production from both fossil and renewable biomass resources, including reforming (steam, partial oxidation, autothermal, plasma, and aqueous phase) and pyrolysis. In addition, other methods for generating hydrogen (e.g., electrolysis of water) and purification methods, such as desulfurization and water-gas shift reactions are discussed.
