Series: RSC Foundations

Nanogenerators are an emerging technology, a novel provider of renewable energy in a range of applications, such as energy harvesters and self-powered sensors. Understanding how physical phenomena can be converted into electricity is key to the design of energy harvesters and sensors and their future applications. With a focus on mechanical and biomechanical energy, this book introduces the physical principles...

Polyoxometalate Chemistry delves into the fascinating world of polyoxometalates (POMs), a well-established family of metal–oxygen clustered compounds. Renowned for their unique properties uncovered over the last century, POMs have paved the way for advancements in catalysis, reaction technology, biochemistry, and biomedicine. Due to their solubility in water, an environmentally friendly solvent, these materials are pivotal in sustainable and green chemistry...

Spanning energy regimes from ultracold atoms to plasma chemistry, this concise volume presents a unified treatment of termolecular reaction dynamics, integrating statistical models, direct three-body recombination, and classical mechanisms such as Lindemann–Hinshelwood. With applications ranging from atmospheric ozone formation to hydrogen combustion and ion solvation, Termolecular Reactions bridges theory and experiment across chemical physics, physical chemistry, and molecular dynamics. Each...