The following papers have been selected for inclusion in the Showcasing Physical Chemistry research in Australia and New Zealand themed collection. AUCAOS member authors are in bold.
Luminescence-based detection and identification of illicit drugs
M. Chen, P. L. Burn and P. E. Shaw
Understanding specific ion effects and the Hofmeister series
Kasimir P. Gregory, Gareth R. Elliott, Hayden Robertson, Anand Kumar, Erica J. Wanless, Grant B. Webber, Vincent S. J. Craig, Gunther G. Andersson and Alister J. Page
A straightforward method to quantify the electron-delocalizing ability of π-conjugated molecules
David Bradley, Callum P. Branley and Martin D. Peeks
The impact of film deposition and annealing on the nanostructure and dielectric constant of organic semiconductor thin films
Lachlan Packman, Neil Mallo, Aaron Raynor, Mile Gao, Mohammad Babazadeh, Hui Jin, David M. Huang, Paul L. Burn, Ian R. Gentle and Paul E. Shaw
The interaction of size-selected Ru3 clusters with TiO2: depth-profiling of encapsulated clusters
Liam Howard-Fabretto, Timothy J. Gorey, Guangjing Li, D. J. Osborn, Siriluck Tesana, Gregory F. Metha, Scott L. Anderson and Gunther G. Andersson
Time-resolved keto–enol tautomerization of the medicinal pigment curcumin
Mandy H. M. Leung, Matthew A. Addicoat, Stephen F. Lincoln, Gregory F. Metha and Tak W. Kee
Au9 nanocluster adsorption and agglomeration control through sulfur modification of mesoporous TiO2
Anahita Motamedisade, Martin R. Johnston, Amjad E.H. Alotaibi and Gunther A. Andersson
Underscreening in concentrated electrolytes: re-entrant swelling in polyelectrolyte brushes
Hayden Robertson, Gareth R. Elliott, Andrew R. J. Nelson, Anton P. Le Brun, Grant B. Webber, Stuart W. Prescott, Vincent S. J. Craig, Erica J. Wanless and Joshua D. Willott
Intramolecular hole-transfer in protonated anthracene
Benjamin A. Laws, Olha Krechkivska, Klaas Nauta, Scott H. Kable and Timothy W. Schmidt
Tuneable emission in single molecule dyads mediated by a charge transfer state
Matthew W. Brett, Michael B. Price, Calum K. Gordon, Karen E. Thorn, Lara D. Browne, Paul A. Hume, Justin M. Hodgkiss, Bridget L. Stocker, Mattie S. M. Timmer and Nathaniel J. L. K. Davis
Singlet fission preserves polarisation correlation of excitons
Jessica M. de la Perrelle, Patrick C. Tapping, Elisabeth Schrefl, Alexandra N. Stuart, David M. Huang and Tak W. Kee
Experimental and computational characterisation of an artificial light harvesting complex
Sabrina L. Slimani, Roman Kostecki, Ahmed Nuri Kursunlu, Tak W. Kee, Patrick C. Tapping, Adrian M. Mak and James Q. Quach