''The Journal of Physical Chemistry B'' is a

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that covers research on several fields of material

chemistry Chemistry is the science, scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a natural science that covers the Chemical element, elements that make up matter to the chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules and ions ...

(macromolecules, soft matter, and

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s) as well as

statistical mechanics In physics, statistical mechanics is a mathematical framework that applies statistical methods and probability theory to large assemblies of microscopic entities. It does not assume or postulate any natural laws, but explains the macroscopic be ...

thermodynamics Thermodynamics is a branch of physics that deals with heat, work, and temperature, and their relation to energy, entropy, and the physical properties of matter and radiation. The behavior of these quantities is governed by the four laws of the ...

, and

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. It has been published weekly since 1997 by the

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. According to the ''

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'', the journal had an

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of 3.466 for 2021. Due to the growing amount of research in the fields it covers, the journal was split into two at the beginning of 2007, with ''

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'' specializing in

nanostructure A nanostructure is a structure of intermediate size between microscopic and molecular structures. Nanostructural detail is microstructure at nanoscale. In describing nanostructures, it is necessary to differentiate between the number of dimens ...

s, the structures and properties of surfaces and interfaces,

electronics The field of electronics is a branch of physics and electrical engineering that deals with the emission, behaviour and effects of electrons using electronic devices. Electronics uses active devices to control electron flow by amplification ...

, and related topics.

List of editors-in-chief

The following persons have been

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: * 1997–2005

Mostafa El-Sayed Mostafa A. El-Sayed (Arabic: مصطفى السيد) is an Egyptian-American physical chemist, a leading nanoscience researcher, a member of the National Academy of Sciences and a US National Medal of Science laureate. He was the editor-in-chief ...

* 2005–2019 George C. Schatz * 2020–Present Joan-Emma Shea A New Editor-in-Chief for The Journal of Physical Chemistry
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List of editors-in-chief

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