Charge transport through the transfer of protons between molecules has long been recognized as a fundamental process, which plays an important role in many chemical reactions. In particular, proton transfer through Hydrogen (H-) bonds has been identified as the main mechanism, via which many bio logical functions are performed and many properties of such basic substances as proteins and ice can be understood. In this volume, several of these important aspects of the H-bond are rep resented. As the division in different sections already indicates, present day research in proton teansfer in biochemistry, biology, and the physics of water and ice remains highly active and very exciting. Nearly a decade ago, a novel approach to the study of collective proton motion in H-bonded systems was proposed, in which this phenomenon was explained by the propagation of certain coherent structures called solitons. In the years that followed, the approach ofsoliton dynamics was further extended and developed by many researchers around the world, into a legitimate and useful method for the analysis of proton transfer in H-bonded systems. Dr. Stephanos Pnevmatikos, the original Director of this ARW, was one of the pioneers in the application ofsoliton ideas to the study ofcharge transport through H-bonds. Having used similar concepts himself in his research on 2D lattices) he was convinced energy transfer through molecular chains (and that solitons can play an important role in enhancing our understanding of protonic conductivity.
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Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN-13
9781461365242
eBay Product ID (ePID)
189429103
Product Key Features
Author
T. Bountis
Publication Name
PROTON Transfer in HydroGen-Bonded Systems
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Chemistry, Physics
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
365 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
254mm
Item Width
178mm
Volume
291
Item Weight
728g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Nato Science Series B
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Editor
T. Bountis
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