A fundamental cornerstone of physical chemistry is knowledge of the structure of the chemical system in question. For the study of solid materials, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and diffraction techniques are two of the most widely used structural probes in the physical chemistry toolkit and continue to see advances in hardware and methodology. Alongside this, first-principles density-functional theory (DFT) calculations can provide a vital link between structural information from diffraction and NMR spectroscopy. The combination of these approaches, termed NMR crystallography, has become widely used to characterise structure, disorder and dynamics of solid materials in many areas of physical chemistry. In recent years, applications of NMR crystallography have increased significantly due to "black boxifying" of the computational tools, allowing this approach to be used by experts and non-specialists alike.
This volume brings together physical chemistry researchers to discuss emerging computational and experimental methods in the field of NMR crystallography, as well as the current limitations and challenges that need to be overcome to broaden applications to increasingly complex materials.
In this volume the topics covered include:
Faraday Discussions documents a long-established series of Faraday Discussion meetings which provide a unique international forum for the exchange of views and newly acquired results in developing areas of physical chemistry, biophysical chemistry and chemical physics. The papers presented are published in the Faraday Discussion volume together with a record of the discussion contributions made at the meeting. Faraday Discussions therefore provide an important record of current international knowledge and views in the field concerned. The latest (2023) impact factor of Faraday Discussions is 3.3.