Conspectus Molecular deposition on solid surfaces forms crystalline or amorphous/glassy
thin solid films. Intermolecular interactions govern the packing and dynamics of these films …

Low-energy electrons are ubiquitous in nature and play an important role in natural
phenomena as well as many potential and current industrial processes. Authored by 16 …

Conspectus Interstellar clouds and the outer reaches of protostellar and protoplanetary
systems are very cold environments where chemistry is limited to processes that have little …

Carbon monoxide (CO) is the second most abundant molecule in the gas phase of the
interstellar medium. In dense molecular clouds, it is also present in the solid phase as a …

Hydrophobic molecules are by definition difficult to hydrate. Previous studies in the area of
hydrophobic hydration have therefore often relied on using amphiphilic molecules where the …

Experimental measurements on the thermal and nonthermal behavior of water and other
simple molecules, including organic compounds such as methanol and benzene, on model …

It is shown here how new experimental data, for the electrical properties of solid CO, can be
used to fill important gaps in our understanding of the evolution of prestellar cores. Dust …

Temperature-dependent interaction of acetonitrile with methanol and ethanol, as
codeposited and sequentially deposited films, was studied in the 10–130 K window, in ultra …

The existence of molecular orientational order in nanometer-thick films of molecules has
long been implied by surface potential measurements. However, direct quantitative …

Using reflection–absorption infrared spectroscopy (RAIRS), we show that solids displaying
spontaneous dipole orientation possess quite general non-local and non-linear …