What were chemists reading in November of 2017? To find out, we’ve compiled lists of the five most-read chemistry articles that appeared in each physical chemistry ACS Publications journal in November 2017, including research, reviews, perspectives and editorial pieces. These lists were not chosen by the journals’ editors. The lists also don’t take other factors, […]
What were chemists reading in November of 2017? To find out, we’ve compiled lists of the five most-read chemistry articles that appeared in each physical chemistry ACS Publications journal in November 2017, including research, reviews, perspectives and editorial pieces. These lists were not chosen by the journals’ editors. The lists also don’t take other factors, such as citations, into account. This article should not be taken as a “best of” compilation, but rather as an interesting perspective on where the chemistry community allocated their attention recently. Don’t see your favorite paper on the list? Include it in the comments below.
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ACS Energy Letters
Evaluating the Potential of Platooning in Lowering the Required Performance Metrics of Li-Ion Batteries to Enable Practical Electric Semi-Trucks
ACS Energy Lett., 2017, 2 (11), pp 2642–2646
DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.7b01022
Perovskite Solar Cells on Their Way to the Market
ACS Energy Lett., 2017, 2 (11), pp 2640–2641
DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.7b01038
Perovskite Photovoltaics: The Path to a Printable Terawatt-Scale Technology
ACS Energy Lett., 2017, 2 (11), pp 2540–2544
DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.7b00964
Promising Routes to a High Li+ Transference Number Electrolyte for Lithium Ion Batteries
ACS Energy Lett., 2017, 2 (11), pp 2563–2575
DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.7b00792
A Conversation with Henry Snaith
ACS Energy Lett., 2017, 2 (11), pp 2552–2554
DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.7b00979
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ACS Photonics
Functional Meta-Optics and Nanophotonics Governed by Mie Resonances
ACS Photonics, 2017, 4 (11), pp 2638–2649
DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.7b01038
Surface Plasmon Polariton Mediated Multiple Toroidal Resonances in 3D Folding Metamaterials
ACS Photonics, 2017, 4 (11), pp 2650–2658
DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.7b00529
Near-Infrared Plasmonic Copper Nanocups Fabricated by Template-Assisted Magnetron Sputtering
ACS Photonics, 2017, 4 (11), pp 2881–2890
DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.7b00866
Light Soaking Phenomena in Organic–Inorganic Mixed Halide Perovskite Single Crystals
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ACS Photonics, 2017, 4 (11), pp 2813–2820
DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.7b00797
Form-Birefringence in ITO Thin Films Engineered by Ultrafast Laser Nanostructuring
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ACS Photonics, 2017, 4 (11), pp 2944–2951
DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.7b01082
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Energy & Fuels
Hydrogen Storage in Formic Acid: A Comparison of Process Options
Energy Fuels, 2017, 31 (11), pp 12603–12611
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.7b02997
Visible-Light-Assisted Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction over InTaO4: Selective Methanol Formation
Energy Fuels, 2017, 31 (11), pp 12434–12438
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.7b02123
Proof of Concept of High-Temperature Comprehensive Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry for Two-Dimensional Simulated Distillation of Crude Oils
Energy Fuels, 2017, 31 (11), pp 11651–11659
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.7b01799
Lignin Alkylation Enhances Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass
Energy Fuels, 2017, 31 (11), pp 12317–12326
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.7b02405
Analysis of the Geological Conditions for Shale Gas Accumulation: Two Different Carboniferous Marine-Continental Transitional Facies in the Bayanhot Basin, China
Energy Fuels, 2017, 31 (11), pp 11515–11522
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.7b00611
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Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
Preface to the Tapio Salmi Festschrift in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2017, 56 (45), pp 12849–12851
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.7b04251
Sulfate-Rich Metal–Organic Framework for High Efficiency and Selective Removal of Barium from Nuclear Wastewater
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2017, 56 (46), pp 13866–13873
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.7b02887
High Performance Fibers from Carbon Nanotubes: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications in Composites—A Review
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2017, 56 (44), pp 12407–12437
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.7b02269
Specific Recovery and In Situ Reduction of Precious Metals from Waste To Create MOF Composites with Immobilized Nanoclusters
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2017, 56 (47), pp 13975–13982
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.7b02839
A Benzothiazole-Based Fluorescent Probe for Ratiometric Detection of Al3+ in Aqueous Medium and Living Cells
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2017, 56 (43), pp 12267–12275
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.7b02979
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Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data
Thermophysical Properties and Solubility of Different Sugar-Derived Molecules in Deep Eutectic Solvents
J. Chem. Eng. Data, 2017, 62 (11), pp 3633–3641
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jced.7b00184
Isobaric Vapor–Liquid Equilibrium for the Binary Systems of Sec-butyl Acetate and Ethanol, 1-Propanol, or 2-Propanol at 101.3 kPa
J. Chem. Eng. Data, 2017, 62 (11), pp 3697–3702
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jced.7b00445
Density, Viscosity, and Vapor–Liquid Equilibrium Data for the Binary Mixture at Atmosphere Pressure: Cyclopropyl Methyl Ketone + 2-Acetylbutyrolactone, Cyclopropyl Methyl Ketone + 5-Chloro-2-pentanone
J. Chem. Eng. Data, 2017, 62 (11), pp 3642–3650
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jced.7b00344
Retraction of “Palladium(II) Complexes Containing Dipicolinic Acid (DPA), Iminodiacetic Acid (IDA), and Various Biologically Important Ligands”
J. Chem. Eng. Data, 2017, 62 (11), pp 4045–4045
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jced.7b00895
Isothermal Vapor–Liquid Equilibria for Binary Mixtures of Methyl Nonafluorobutyl Ether + Acetone, Cyclopentyl Methyl Ether, Ethyl Acetate, n-Heptane, Methanol, and Toluene
J. Chem. Eng. Data, 2017, 62 (11), pp 3878–3888
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jced.7b00599
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Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling
Virtual Exploration of the Ring Systems Chemical Universe
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J. Chem. Inf. Model., 2017, 57 (11), pp 2707–2718
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.7b00457
Interpretation of Quantitative Structure–Activity Relationship Models: Past, Present, and Future
J. Chem. Inf. Model., 2017, 57 (11), pp 2618–2639
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.7b00274
Deep Learning Based Regression and Multiclass Models for Acute Oral Toxicity Prediction with Automatic Chemical Feature Extraction
J. Chem. Inf. Model., 2017, 57 (11), pp 2672–2685
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.7b00244
Benchmarking Commercial Conformer Ensemble Generators
J. Chem. Inf. Model., 2017, 57 (11), pp 2719–2728
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.7b00505
Benchmarking Commercial Conformer Ensemble Generators
J. Chem. Inf. Model., 2017, 57 (11), pp 2719–2728
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.7b00505
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Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation
Cheap and Near Exact CASSCF with Large Active Spaces
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J. Chem. Theory Comput., 2017, 13 (11), pp 5468–5478
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.7b00900
Unifying Exchange Sensitivity in Transition-Metal Spin-State Ordering and Catalysis through Bond Valence Metrics
J. Chem. Theory Comput., 2017, 13 (11), pp 5443–5457
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.7b00848
Automated Transition State Search and Its Application to Diverse Types of Organic Reactions
J. Chem. Theory Comput., 2017, 13 (11), pp 5780–5797
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.7b00764
Prediction Errors of Molecular Machine Learning Models Lower than Hybrid DFT Error
J. Chem. Theory Comput., 2017, 13 (11), pp 5255–5264
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.7b00577
Evaluation of the Factors Impacting the Accuracy of 13C NMR Chemical Shift Predictions using Density Functional Theory—The Advantage of Long-Range Corrected Functionals
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J. Chem. Theory Comput., 2017, 13 (11), pp 5798–5819
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.7b00772
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The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
Virtual Issue in Honor of the 150th Birthday of Marie Curie: Highlighting Female Physical Chemists
J. Phys. Chem. A, 2017, 121 (43), pp 8185–8187
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.7b0965
Not Physical Chemistry (in the Eyes of the Journal of Physical Chemistry)
J. Phys. Chem. A, 2017, 121 (43), pp 8188–8188
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.7b09596
Resolving Transition Metal Chemical Space: Feature Selection for Machine Learning and Structure–Property Relationships
J. Phys. Chem. A, 2017, 121 (46), pp 8939–8954
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.7b087504
Reply to “Comment on ‘Reactivity of Ketyl and Acetyl Radicals from Direct Solar Actinic Photolysis of Aqueous Pyruvic Acid’”
J. Phys. Chem. A, 2017, 121 (45), pp 8741–8744
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.7b08273
pH Dependence of the Aqueous Photochemistry of α-Keto Acids
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J. Phys. Chem. A, 2017, 121 (44), pp 8368–8379
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.7b08192
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The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
Not Physical Chemistry (in the Eyes of the Journal of Physical Chemistry)
J. Phys. Chem. B, 2017, 121 (44), pp 10199–10199
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b09460
Virtual Issue in Honor of the 150th Birthday of Marie Curie: Highlighting Female Physical Chemists
J. Phys. Chem. B, 2017, 121 (43), pp 9983–9985
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b09653
The Hydrophobic Effect and the Role of Cosolvents
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J. Phys. Chem. B, 2017, 121 (43), pp 9986–9998
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b06453
Free-Energy Surface Prediction by Flying Gaussian Method: Multisystem Representation
J. Phys. Chem. B, 2017, 121 (46), pp 10479–10483
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b09337
Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics Simulation of the Phosphate Ion in Water: Insights into Solvation Shell Structure, Dynamics, and Kosmotropic Activity
J. Phys. Chem. B, 2017, 121 (46), pp 10519–10529
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b06091
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The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Sequential-Optimization-Based Framework for Robust Modeling and Design of Heterogeneous Catalytic Systems
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J. Phys. Chem. C, 2017, 121 (46), pp 25847–25863
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b08089
Methane Adsorption in Zr-Based MOFs: Comparison and Critical Evaluation of Force Fields
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J. Phys. Chem. C, 2017, 121 (45), pp 25309–25322
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b08971
Virtual Issue in Honor of the 150th Birthday of Marie Curie: Highlighting Female Physical Chemists
J. Phys. Chem. C, 2017, 121 (43), pp 23849–23851
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b09651
Interconversion between Free Charges and Bound Excitons in 2D Hybrid Lead Halide Perovskites
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J. Phys. Chem. C, 2017, 121 (47), pp 26566–26574
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b10705
Photon Energy-Dependent Hysteresis Effects in Lead Halide Perovskite Materials
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J. Phys. Chem. C, 2017, 121 (47), pp 26180–26187
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b06775
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The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
Size-Dependent Level Alignment between Rutile and Anatase TiO2 Nanoparticles: Implications for Photocatalysis
J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2017, 8 (22), pp 5593–5598
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.7b02474
Transfer of Inorganic-Capped Nanocrystals into Aqueous Media
J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2017, 8 (22), pp 5573–5578
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.7b02319
Probing the OH Stretch in Different Local Environments in Liquid Water
J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2017, 8 (22), pp 5487–5491
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.7b02060
Direct Mapping of Band Positions in Doped and Undoped Hematite during Photoelectrochemical Water SplittingJ. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2017, 8 (22), pp 5579–5586
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.7b02548
Biological Molecules-Governed Plasmonic Nanoparticle Dimers with Tailored Optical Behaviors
J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2017, 8 (22), pp 5633–5642
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.7b01781