EPJD Topical Issue : Exploring Dissociative Electron Attachment Processes

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Published on 28 November 2024

Guest Editors: João Ameixa, Juraj Fedor, Ilko Bald, Nigel Mason and Sylwia Ptasinska

The complexity in nano-systems’ responses to electron attachment presents both a challenge and a necessity for advancing current and future applications. From elucidating the radiation response of biological systems to catalytic activity at interfaces, from plasmonic chemistry to fabricating functional metallic nanostructures through focused electron beam-induced deposition methods, the dynamics of DEA processes play a critical role.

The Fourth Dissociative Electron Attachment (DEA) Club Meeting, organized by the University of Potsdam and the international “DEA Club” committee, is an international conference focusing on dissociative electron attachment (DEA) processes and electron-molecule collisions. It is dedicated to understanding the intricate dynamics of electron-molecule interactions, particularly emphasizing low-energy electrons below 20 eV, and their role across diverse scientific domains including nanotechnology, medicine, biotechnology, and materials science.

The discussions and insights emerging from the 4th DEA Club Meeting align closely with the aims and scope of the European Physical Journal D (EPJD), which covers Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics. The conference's focus on understanding electron-molecule interactions is highly relevant to EPJD's readers interested in the fundamental processes governing atomic and molecular dynamics.

The Topical Collection will explore numerous examples of complex nanoscale systems exhibiting unique DEA features, ranging from isolated gas-phase molecules to atomic and molecular clusters, biomolecules, and nanomaterials, each possessing distinct nature, properties, and functionalities.

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The submissions to this Topical issue are open to the participants of the 4th DEA Club Meeting (all submitted manuscripts will undergo the peer-review process in the journal) and to all the researchers who would like to join this project. Original research papers (Research Articles), Topical Reviews, Colloquia, Perspectives and Roadmaps are welcome (please see the definition of the article categories at: https://link.springer.com/journal/10053/aims-and-scope We invite contributors to communicate their intention to submit manuscripts for this Topical Issue to the Guest Editors as soon as possible. Please provide the tentative title of the paper and a short abstract.

The full manuscripts should be submitted before the deadline directly to the EPJ D Editorial Office at https://www.editorialmanager.com/epjd/.

Submissions should be clearly identified as intended for the Topical Issue on ‘Exploring Dissociative Electron Attachment Processes’. Papers will be published continuously and will appear as soon as accepted on the journal website. The electronic version of the Topical Issue will contain all accepted papers in the order of publication. All submitted papers will be refereed according to the usual high standards of the journal. More information about EPJ D, including instructions for authors is available here.

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