Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are mostly formed during the incomplete
combustion of organic materials, but their importance and presence in materials science …

Aromatic hydrocarbons are important components of petroleum-based transportation fuels,
biomass, coal, and solid waste, etc. The reaction kinetics of aromatic hydrocarbons largely …

This Perspective presents recent advances in our knowledge of the fundamental elementary
mechanisms involved in the low-and high-temperature molecular mass growth processes to …

The article addresses the formation mechanisms of naphthalene and indene, which
represent prototype polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) carrying two six-membered and …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) have been invoked in fundamental molecular
mass growth processes in our galaxy. We provide compelling evidence of the formation of …

The detection of benzene in Titan's atmosphere led to the emergence of polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs) as potential nucleation agents triggering the growth of Titan's orange …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) represent key molecular building blocks leading to
carbonaceous nanoparticles identified in combustion systems and extraterrestrial …

Abstract Hydrogen-abstraction/acetylene-addition (HACA) pathway has long been
postulated as the dominant pathway for the formation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons …

Photoelectron spectroscopy has long been a powerful method in the toolbox of experimental
physical chemistry and molecular physics. Recent improvements in coincidence methods …

For the past decades, the hydrogen-abstraction/acetylene-addition (HACA) mechanism has
been instrumental in attempting to untangle the origin of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons …