NDRL Radiation Chemistry Data Center Recent Papers in Radiation and Photochemistry 09/04/03 #03_14

Kinetics	Optical Spectra	Thermodynamics
ESR Studies	Excited States	Photochemistry
Radiation Chemistry	Related Experimental Studies	Multiphase Systems
Polymers	Biological & Medical Aspects	Solar Energy
Industrial & Environmental Applications	Theoretical Studies	Reviews

Kinetics

Determination of the room temperature intersystem crossing quantum yield of quinoline in alcoholic solvents.
Masoud, N.A., J. Chem. Soc. Pak. 24(3): 171-5 (2002).

Comparison of the photophysics of copper(II)- and zinc(II)-octaethyl and tetraphenyl porphyrins and characterization of five-coordinate complex formation with nitrogen bases.
Szintay, G., Horvath, A., Magy. Kem. Foly., Kem. Kozl. 108(10): 455-64 (2002).

Photochemical properties of the triplet [pi],[pi]* state, anion and ketyl radicals of 5,12-naphthacenequinone in solution studied by laser flash photolysis: electron transfer and phenolic H-atom transfer.
Yamaji, M., Itoh, T., Tobita, S., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 1(11): 869-76 (2002).

Solvent-dependent rate constants of muonium atom reactions.
Karolczak, S., Gillis, H.A., Porter, G.B., Walker, D.C., Can. J. Chem. 81(2): 175-8 (2003).

Outer-sphere electron transfer reactions of aqua(5,5,7,12,12,14-hexamethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane-1-acetato) nickel(II) and (III).
Haines, R.I., Hutchings, D.R., Can. J. Chem. 81(2): 186-92 (2003).

Photophysics and redox behavior of chiral transition metal polymers.
Barron, J.A., Glazier, S., Bernhard, S., Takada, K., Houston, P.L., Abruna, H.D., Inorg. Chem. 42(5): 1448-55 (2003).

Synthesis, characterization, and photophysical studies of new bichromophoric ruthenium(II) complexes.
de Carvalho, I.M.M., Moreira, I.D., Gehlen, M.H., Inorg. Chem. 42(5): 1525-31 (2003).

Kinetic studies on the reactions of hydroxyl radicals with cyclic ethers and aliphatic diethers.
Moriarty, J., Sidebottom, H., Wenger, J., Mellouki, A., Le Bras, G., J. Phys. Chem. A 107(10): 1499-505 (2003).

Solvated electron pairing with earth alkaline metals in THF. 1. Formation and structure of the pair with divalent magnesium.
Renou, F., Mostafavi, M., Archirel, P., Bonazzola, L., Pernot, P., J. Phys. Chem. A 107(10): 1506-16 (2003).

Kinetics and mechanism of the addition of aliphatic amines to transient silenes.
Leigh, W.J., Li, X.J., J. Phys. Chem. A 107(10): 1517-24 (2003).

Kinetics and mechanism for the metalation of 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)porphyrin with bis([beta]-diketonato)copper(II) complexes in supercritical carbon dioxide and n-hexane.
Inada, Y., Sato, H., Liu, S.J., Horita, T., Funahashi, S., J. Phys. Chem. A 107(10): 1525-31 (2003).

Photoinduced electron transfer and electron-mediating systems from aromatic amines to triplet states of C₆₀ and C₇₀ in the presence of a viologen dication.
Sasaki, Y., Araki, Y., Fujitsuka, M., Ito, O., Hirao, A., Nishizawa, H., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 2(2): 136-41 (2003).

Oxidation of 3-hydroxy-6-methyl-2-pyridinemethanol by chromium(VI) in acidic aqueous media; Kinetic and EPR studies.
Kita, E., Wrzeszcz, G., Pol. J. Chem. 77(3): 355-64 (2003).

Photochromic kinetic spectra and intermediates of BR-D96N.
Zheng, Y., Yao, B.L., Wang, Y.L., Lei, M., Chen, G.F., Hampp, N., Sci. China, Ser. G 46(1): 1-7 (2003).

Time resolve study on isopropyl-ether porphyrindiol.
Zhang, L.W., Yao, S., Lin, W.X., Chen, Z.L., Sci. China, Ser. B: Chem. 46(1): 51-6 (2003).

Reaction of carotenoids with CCl₃OO by using pulse radiolysis.
Zhao, W.N., Yao, S., Wang, Q., Qian, S.P., Wang, W.F., Han, Y.S., Sci. China, Ser. B: Chem. 46(1): 57-63 (2003).

I. Time resolved spectroscopic studies of reactive intermediates in cobalt and rhodium catalyzed alkene and alcohol carbonylations. II. Photochemistry of dichlorocarbonyl(nitrosyl hydride)bis(triphenylphosphin e)osmium(ii): photochemical production of nitrosyl hydride in solution.
Marhenke, J.A. Ph.D., Thesis, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2002, 205p.

Optical Spectra

Characterization of the low-energy electronic excited states of benzoyl-substituted ferrocenes.
Ding, W., Sanderson, C.T., Conover, R.C., Johnson, M.K., Amster, I.J., Kutal, C., Inorg. Chem. 42(5): 1532-7 (2003).

Photothermally induced Bergman cyclization of metalloenediynes via near-infrared ligand-to-metal charge-transfer excitation.
Kraft, B.J., Coalter, N.L., Nath, M., Clark, A.E., Siedle, A.R., Huffman, J.C., Zaleski, J.M., Inorg. Chem. 42(5): 1663-72 (2003).

Photochemical behavior of platinum(II) and palladium(II) complexes of 4,4'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine.
Anbalagan, V., J. Coord. Chem. 56(3): 161-72 (2003).

Ultraviolet photon-induced absorption bands and paramagnetic centers in Ge and Sn co-doped SiO₂ glass.
Nakanishi, T., Fujimaki, M., Tokuhiro, S., Nomura, K., Ohki, Y., Imamura, K., J. Non-Cryst. Solids 318(1-2): 87-94 (2003).

UV/Vis spectroscopic properties of N-(2'-hydroxy-4'-N,N-dimethylaminobenzylidene)-4-nitroaniline in various solvents and solid environments.
El-Sayed, M., Muller, H., Rheinwald, G., Lang, H., Spange, S., Monatsh. Chem. 134(3): 361-70 (2003).

Thermodynamics

Long-lived photoinduced charge separation in (zinc, lead) phosphate glass-C₆₀ composites.
Sahoo, R., Debnath, R., Adv. Mater. (Weinheim, Ger.) 15(4): 287-90 (2003).

Intra- and intermolecular fluorescence quenching of N-activated 4,5-dimethoxyphthalimides by sulfides, amines, and alkyl carboxylates.
Griesbeck, A.G., Schieffer, S., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 2(2): 113-7 (2003).

A microelectrochemical actinometer for scanning electrochemical microscopy studies of photochemical processes.
Fonseca, S.M., Ahmed, S., Kemp, T.J., Unwin, P.R., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 2(2): 98-103 (2003).

ESR Studies

Electron spin resonance evaluation of pure CaSO₄ and as a phosphor doped with P and Dy.
de Jesus, E.F.O., Rossi, A.M., Lopes, R.T., Radiat. Prot. Dosim. 101(1-4): 553-6 (2002).

Comparative X- and Q-band EPR study of radiation-induced radicals in tooth enamel.
Vanhaelewyn, G.C.A.M., Sadlo, J., Matthys, P.F.A.E., Callens, F.J., Radiat. Res. 158(5): 615-25 (2002).

Antioxidant effects of green tea polyphenols.
Zhao, B.L., Chin. Sci. Bull. 48(4): 315-9 (2003).

ESR dosimetry study of human cortical bone irradiated by proton therapeutic beams: Monte Carlo modeling of experimental results.
Lee, S.-Y. Ph.D., Thesis, University of Lowell, Lowell, MA, 2002, 114p.

Excited States

Photochemistry

Synthesis of a novel photoresponsive axially chiral phosphine ligand containing an arylazo group and its application to palladium-catalyzed asymmetric allylic alkylation.
Kawamura, M., Kiyotake, R., Kudo, K., Chirality 14(9): 724-6 (2002).

Structural characterization and differentiation of modified isomeric tryptophans.
Giorgi, G., Salvini, L., Ponticelli, F., J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom. 13(11): 1298-303 (2002).

1,2,4,5-Tetrakis(2-vinylpyridyl)-benzene-dichloromethane (1/2).
Holmes, B.T., Padgett, C.W., Pennington, W.T., Acta Crystallogr., Sect. C: Cryst. Struct. Commun. C59: O114-O116 (2003).

Solid-phase formation of interstellar vinyl alcohol.
Hudson, R.L., Moore, M.H., Astrophys. J. 586(1): L107-L110 (2003).

Reversible photochemical phase transition behavior of alkoxy-cyano-substituted diphenylbutadiene liquid crystals.
Davis, R., Mallia, V.A., Das, S., Chem. Mater. 15(5): 1057-63 (2003).

Ultrafast UV-mid-IR investigation of the ring opening reaction of a photochromic spiropyran.
Rini, M., Holm, A.K., Nibbering, E.T.J., Fidder, H., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 125(10): 3028-34 (2003).

Unexpected photochemical reactivity of 3-(9-fluorenylidene)-2,2-dimethylpropenal oxime acetate.
Martinez-Alcazar, M.P., Cano, F.H., Ortiz, M.J., Agarrabeitia, A.R., J. Mol. Struct. 648(1-2): 19-25 (2003).

Nifuroxazide photodecomposition: Identification of the (Z)-isomer by ¹H-NMR Study.
Boussac, N., Galmier, M.-J., Dauphin, G., Madesclaire, M., Lartigue, C., Mikrochim. Acta 141(3-4): 179-81 (2003).

Synthesis of some Biginelli compounds in solvent medium using a photochemistry method.
Foroughifar, N., Mobinikhaledi, A., Jirandehi, H.F., Phosphorus, Sulfur Silicon Relat. Elem. 178(3): 495-500 (2003).

The photolysis of dichlorotriphenylbismuth(V) in chloroform.
Paez, R.M., Hoggard, P.E., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 2(2): 142-4 (2003).

Degradation of supramolecular complexes photoinduced by iron(III): The influence of the host on the reactivity of the guest.
Hykrdova, L., Jirkovsky, J., Grabner, G., Mailhot, G., Bolte, M., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 2(2): 163-70 (2003).

DNA effect on the photoisomerization of naphthalenevinylpyridinium derivatives.
Chudak, M., Juskowiak, B., Pol. J. Chem. 77(3): 303-13 (2003).

Photoisomerization of azobenzenes.
Rau, H., Photoreactive Organic Thin Films, Z. Sekkat and W. Knoll (eds.), Academic Press, San Diego, 2002, p.3-47

Synthesis and characterization of photochromic thioindigo and dithienylethene dopants designed to photomodulate the spontaneous polarization of ferroelectric liquid crystals.
Maly, K.E. Ph.D., Thesis, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 2002, 177p.

Radiation Chemistry

Infrared study of ion-irradiated N₂-dominated ices relevant to Triton and Pluto: formation of HCN and HNC.
Moore, M.H., Hudson, R.L., Icarus 161(2): 486-500 (2003).

Radiolysis of chloroalkanes: 1,2-dichloroethane.
Truszkowski, S., Chostenko, A., Nukleonika 48(1): 41-4 (2003).

The kinetics of 1,1-dichloroethene (CCl₂=CH₂) and trichloroethene (HClC= CCl₂) decomposition in dry and humid air under the influence of electron beam.
Nichipor, H., Dashouk, E., Yacko, S., Chmielewski, A.G., Zimek, Z., Sun, Y., Vitale, S.A., Nukleonika 48(1): 45-50 (2003).

Analyses of absorbed dose to tooth enamel against external photon exposure.
Takahashi, F., Yamaguchi, Y., Iwasaki, M., Miyazawa, C., Hamada, T., Funabiki, J., Saito, K., Radiat. Prot. Dosim. 103(2): 125-30 (2003).

Experimental Studies

Electron impact induced fragmentation of aromatic alkoxyimines II. Formation and transformation of heterocyclic radical cations in the gas phase.
Kaiser, A., Mayer, K.K., Sellmer, A., Wiegrebe, W., Monatsh. Chem. 134(3): 343-54 (2003).

Cross section for the H + H₂O abstraction reaction: Experiment and theory - art. no. 093201.
Brouard, M., Burak, I., Marinakis, S., Minayev, D., O'Keeffe, P., Vallance, C., Aoiz, F.J., Banares, L., Castillo, J.F., Zhang, D.H., Xie, D., Yang, M., Lee, S.Y., Collins, M.A., Phys. Rev. Lett. 90(9): 093201 (2003).

"Plugging into enzymes": Nanowiring of redox enzymes by a gold nanoparticle.
Xiao, Y., Patolsky, F., Katz, E., Hainfeld, J.F., Willner, I., Science (Washington, D. C.) 299(5614): 1877-81 (2003).

Multiphase Systems

Cholesteric mixtures with photochemically tunable, circularly polarized fluorescence.
Bobrovsky, A.Y., Boiko, N.I., Shibaev, V.P., Wendorff, J.H., Adv. Mater. (Weinheim, Ger.) 15(4): 282-7 (2003).

Laser-writable, electrically erasable photoelectrochromic organic film.
Macchione, M., De Filpo, G., Mashin, A., Nicoletta, F.P., Chidichimo, G., Adv. Mater. (Weinheim, Ger.) 15(4): 327-9 (2003).

An efficient and selective photocatalytic system for the oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides.
Zen, J.M., Liou, S.L., Kumar, A.S., Hsia, M.S., Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 42(5): 577-9 (2003).

Synthesis of carbon onions by gold nanoparticles and electron irradiation.
Troiani, H.E., Camacho-Bragado, A., Armendariz, V., Torresday, J.L.G., Yacaman, M.J., Chem. Mater. 15(5): 1029-31 (2003).

Time-resolved X-ray diffraction on laser-excited metal nanoparticles.
Plech, A., Kurbitz, S., Berg, K.J., Graener, H., Berg, G., Gresillon, S., Kaempfe, M., Feldmann, J., Wulff, M., von Plessen, G., Europhys. Lett. 61(6): 762-8 (2003).

Photoinduced chemical reactions on natural single crystals and synthesized crystallites of mercury(II) sulfide in aqueous solution containing naturally occurring amino acids.
Pal, B., Ikeda, S., Ohtani, B., Inorg. Chem. 42(5): 1518-24 (2003).

Highly efficient water splitting into H₂ and O₂ over lanthanum-doped NaTaO₃ photocatalysts with high crystallinity and surface nanostructure.
Kato, H., Asakura, K., Kudo, A., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 125(10): 3082-9 (2003).

Porphyrin dyes for TiO₂ sensitization.
Odobel, F., Blart, E., Lagree, M., Villieras, M., Boujtita, H., El-Murr, N., Caramori, S., Bignozzi, C.A., J. Mater. Chem. 13(3): 502-10 (2003).

Multicolour photochromism of TiO₂ films loaded with silver nanoparticles.
Ohko, Y., Tatsuma, T., Fujii, T., Naoi, K., Niwa, C., Kubota, Y., Fujishima, A., Nat. Mater. 2(1): 29-31 (2003).

Photodimerisation of acenaphthylene in a clay microenvironment.
Madhavan, D., Pitchumani, K., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 2(2): 95-7 (2003).

Photostimulated desorption and ortho-para conversion of H₂ on Ag surfaces - art. no. 096103.
Fukutani, K., Yoshida, K., Wilde, M., Dino, W.A., Matsumoto, M., Okano, T., Phys. Rev. Lett. 90(9): 6103 (2003).

Imaging UV photoactivity and photocatalysis of TiO₂-films.
Hagen, A., Barkschat, A., Dohrmann, J.K., Tributsch, H., Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 77(1): 1-13 (2003).

Polymers

Electron beam radiation induced crosslinking of greenhouse covers scrap.
Youssef, H.A., Senna, M.M., Ali, Z.I., Aly, H.A., Mansoura Sci. Bull., A: Chem. 28(1, Suppl. 2): 61-82 (2001).

Accelerated aging studies of UHMWPE. I. Effect of resin, processing, and radiation environment on resistance to mechanical degradation.
Edidin, A.A., Herr, M.P., Villarraga, M.L., Muth, J., Yau, S.S., Kurtz, S.M., J. Biomed. Mater. Res. 61(2): 312-22 (2002).

Accelerated aging studies of UHMWPE. II. Virgin UHMWPE is not immune to oxidative degradation.
Edidin, A.A., Villarraga, M.L., Herr, M.P., Muth, J., Yau, S.S., Kurtz, S.M., J. Biomed. Mater. Res. 61(2): 323-9 (2002).

Effect of reactive diluents on photosensitivity of organic Si-containing hybrid UV-curing system.
Sun, F., Huang, Y.-l., Du, H.-G., Jingxi Huagong 19(8): 463-5 (2002).

Hexaarylbisimidazoles and ketocyanine dyes as effective electron transfer photoinitiating systems.
Bendyk, M., Jedrzejewska, B., Paczkowski, J., Linden, L.-A., Polimery (Warsaw, Poland) 47(9): 654-6 (2002).

Functionalization of poly(4-vinylpyrrolidone) through gamma-radiation induced grafting.
Pande, C.S., Ambasta, B.K., Kumari, M., Sharma, A., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., India, Sect. A 72(1): 1-6 (2002).

Modification of dual phase filler by electron beam irradiation: Physical characterization.
Shanmugharaj, A.M., Bhowmick, A.K., Rubber Chem. Technol. 75(4): 605-16 (2002).

Radiation sterilization of papain-chitosan hybrids.
Furuta, M., Hirai, N., Yodoya, S., Hayashi, T., Seitai Zairyo 20(2): 71-6 (2002).

Surface-initiated polymerization on self-assembled monolayers: Amplification of patterns on the micrometer and nanometer scale.
Schmelmer, U., Jordan, R., Geyer, W., Eck, W., Golzhauser, A., Grunze, M., Ulman, A., Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 42(5): 559-63 (2003).

Optical characterization and applications of a dual-cure photopolymerizable system.
Duarte-Quiroga, R.A., Calixto, S., Lougnot, D.J., Appl. Opt. 42(8): 1417-25 (2003).

Fabrication of three-dimensional polymer photonic crystal structures using single diffraction element interference lithography.
Divliansky, I., Mayer, T.S., Holliday, K.S., Crespi, V.H., Appl. Phys. Lett. 82(11): 1667-9 (2003).

Ambenzene-modified poly(L-glutamic acid) (AZOPLGA): Its conformational and photodynamic properties.
Yang, S.Z., Li, L., Cholli, A.L., Kumar, J., Tripathy, S.K., Biomacromolecules 4(2): 366-71 (2003).

Photoinduced micropattern in an azobenzene polymer film.
Zhang, L.Z., Wang, J., Liang, Z.X., Xu, Z.D., Cai, Z.G., She, W.L., Zhou, J.Y., Chin. Sci. Bull. 48(3): 244-6 (2003).

Resistance to vacuum ultraviolet irradiation of nano-TiO₂ modified carbon/epoxy composites.
Jiang, L.X., He, S.Y., Yang, D.Z., J. Mater. Res. 18(3): 654-8 (2003).

Novel fluorinated polymer by radiation-induced polyaddition of bisperfluoroisopropenyl terephthalate with 1,4-dioxane.
Enomoto, K., Narita, T., Maekawa, Y., Yoshida, M., Hamana, H., Macromol. Chem. Phys. 204(1): 139-45 (2003).

Morphological evolution of polyoctenamer upon photo-ageing.
Commereuc, S., Svecova, L., Verney, V., Macromol. Chem. Phys. 204(1): 76-82 (2003).

Dual-curing of waterborne urethane-acrylate coatings by UV and thermal processing.
Decker, C., Masson, F., Schwalm, R., Macromol. Mater. Eng. 288(1): 17-28 (2003).

Morphology and mechanical properties in polymer blends of photocurable polymer and polycarbonate.
Murata, K., Amamiya, A., Anazawa, T., Macromol. Mater. Eng. 288(1): 58-65 (2003).

Solid-state polymerization of dibenzofulvene leading to a copolymer with oxygen.
Nakano, T., Nakagawa, O., Yade, T., Okamoto, Y., Macromolecules 36(5): 1433-5 (2003).

Effect of [PMDETA]/[Cu(I)] ratio, monomer, solvent, counterion, ligand, and alkyl bromide on the activation rate constants in atom transfer radical polymerization.
Nanda, A.K., Matyjaszewski, K., Macromolecules 36(5): 1487-93 (2003).

Metal-catalyzed addition polymers for 157 nm resist applications. synthesis and polymerization of partially fluorinated, ester-functionalized tricyclo[4.2.1.0(2,5)]non-7-enes.
Sanders, D.P., Connor, E.F., Grubbs, R.H., Hung, R.J., Osborn, B.P., Chiba, T., MacDonald, S.A., Willson, C.G., Conley, W., Macromolecules 36(5): 1534-42 (2003).

Photografting and the control of surface chemistry in three-dimensional porous polymer monoliths.
Rohr, T., Hilder, E.F., Donovan, J.J., Svec, F., Frechet, J.M.J., Macromolecules 36(5): 1677-84 (2003).

A comparison of corona-treated and flame-treated polypropylene films.
Strobel, M., Jones, V., Lyons, C.S., Ulsh, M., Kushner, M.J., Dorai, R., Branch, M.C., Plasmas Polym. 8(1): 61-95 (2003).

Polyamidine supramolecular structures - a new class of photosensitive polymeric semiconductors.
Aleksandrova, E.L., Dudkina, M.M., Tenkovtsev, A.V., Semiconductors 37(3): 266-70 (2003).

Biological & Medical Aspects

Response of membrane protein to the environment: the case of photosynthetic reaction centre.
Trotta, M., Milano, F., Nagy, L., Agostiano, A., Materi. Sci. Eng., C C22(2): 263-7 (2002).

Pulse EPR and ENDOR studies of light-induced radicals and triplet states in photosystem II of oxygenic photosynthesis.
Lubitz, W., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 4(22): 5539-45 (2002).

Nitric oxide-induced formation of the S_-2 state in the oxygen-evolving complex of photosystem II from Synechococcus elongatus.
Sarrou, J., Isgandarova, S., Kern, J., Zouni, A., Renger, G., Lubitz, W., Messinger, J., Biochemistry 42(4): 1016-23 (2003).

Acetylenic quinoxalinoporphyrazines as photosensitisers for photodynamic therapy.
Mitzel, F., FitzGerald, S., Beeby, A., Faust, R., Chem.--Eur. J. 9(5): 1233-41 (2003).

Light directed gene transfer by photochemical internalisation.
Hogset, A., Prasmickaite, L., Engesaeter, B.O., Hellum, M., Selbo, P.K., Olsen, V.M., Maelandsmo, G.M., Berg, K., Curr. Gene Ther. 3(2): 89-112 (2003).

Electrochemical reduction of 1,4-benzoquinone. Interaction with alkylated thymine and adenine nucleobases.
Salas, M., Gomez, M., Gonzalez, F.J., Gordillo, B., J. Electroanal. Chem. Interfacial Electrochem. 543(1): 73-81 (2003).

Photooxidation of DNA by a cobalt(II) tridentate complex.
Vaidyanathan, V.G., Nair, B.U., J. Inorg. Biochem. 94(1-2): 121-6 (2003).

Spatial heterogeneity and temporal kinetics of photosensitizer (AlPcS₂) concentration in murine tumors RIF-1 and MTG-B.
Lee, C.C., Pogue, B.W., O'Hara, J.A., Wilmot, C.M., Strawbridge, R.R., Burke, G.C., Hoopes, P.J., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 2(2): 145-50 (2003).

Incorporation of a photosynthetic supramolecular complex by using imidazolyl Zn porphyrin dimers in bilayer lipid membrane.
Ozeki, H., Kobuke, Y., Tetrahedron Lett. 44(11): 2287-91 (2003).

Complexity of the biochemical mechanisms of cell cycle checkpoint control in human diploid fibroblasts with ionizing radiation-induced DNA damage.
de Simone, J.N. Ph.D., Thesis, University of California, Irvine, CA, 2002, 276p.

Solar Energy

CuMnO₂, a novel hydrogen photoevolution catalyst.
Bessekhouad, Y., Trari, M., Doumerc, J.P., Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 28(1): 43-8 (2003).

Temperature dependent characteristics of poly(3 hexylthiophene)-fullerene based heterojunction organic solar cells.
Chirvase, D., Chiguvare, Z., Knipper, M., Parisi, J., Dyakonov, V., Hummelen, J.C., J. Appl. Phys. 93(6): 3376-83 (2003).

Convenient synthesis and polymerization of 5,6-disubstituted dithiophthalides toward soluble poly(isothianaphthene): An initial spectroscopic characterization of the resulting low-band-gap polymers.
Polec, I., Henckens, A., Goris, L., Nicolas, M., Loi, M.A., Adriaensens, P.J., Lutsen, L., Manca, J.V., Vanderzande, D., Sariciftci, N.S., J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 41(7): 1034-45 (2003).

An approach for utilization of organic polymer as a sensitizer in solid-state cells.
Sirimanne, P.M., Shirata, T., Damodare, L., Hayashi, Y., Soga, T., Jimbo, T., Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 77(1): 15-24 (2003).

Dye-sensitized nanocrystalline TiO₂ solar cells based on novel coumarin dyes.
Hara, K., Tachibana, Y., Ohga, Y., Shinpo, A., Suga, S., Sayama, K., Sugihara, H., Arakawa, H., Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 77(1): 89-103 (2003).

Industrial & Environmental Applications

Use of antioxidants to reduce lipid oxidation and off-odor volatiles of irradiated pork homogenates and patties.
Nam, K.C., Ahn, D.U., Meat Sci. 63(1): 1-8 (2002).

Efficient photocatalytic decolorization of dyes by sugar addition.
Kunito, K., Maeda, S., Hongyo, S., Mishima, K., Okayama-ken Kogyo Gijutsu Senta Hokoku 28: 22-5 (2002).

Pathways of solar light-induced photocatalytic degradation of azo dyes in aqueous TiO₂ suspensions.
Stylidi, M., Kondarides, D.I., Verykios, X.E., Appl. Catal., B 40(4): 271-86 (2003).

Preparation and performances of mesoporous TiO₂ film photocatalyst supported on stainless steel.
Zhang, L., Zhu, Y.F., He, Y., Li, W., Sun, H.B., Appl. Catal., B 40(4): 287-92 (2003).

Photoelectrocatalytic and photocatalytic disinfection of E. coli suspensions by titanium dioxide.
Christensen, P.A., Curtis, T.P., Egerton, T.A., Kosa, S.A.M., Tinlin, J.R., Appl. Catal., B 41(4): 371-86 (2003).

Transfusion of pooled buffy coat platelet components prepared with photochemical pathogen inactivation treatment: the euroSPRITE trial.
van Rhenen, D., Gulliksson, H., Cazenave, J.-P., Pamphilon, D., Ljungman, P., Kluter, H., Vermeij, H., Kappers-Klunne, M., de Greef, G., Laforet, M., Lioure, B., Davis, K., Marblie, S., Mayaudon, V., Flament, J., Conlan, M., Lin, L., Metzel, P., Buchholz, D., Corash, L., Blood 101(6): 2426-33 (2003).

Effect of the acidity of TiO₂ surface on its photocatalytic activity in acetone gas-phase oxidation.
Kozlov, D., Bavykin, D., Savinov, E., Catal. Lett. 86(4): 169-72 (2003).

Photocatalytic degradation of gaseous ammonia and trichloroethylene over TiO₂ ultrafine powders deposited on activated carbon particles.
Nazir, M., Takasaki, J., Kumazawa, H., Chem. Eng. Commun. 190(3): 322-33 (2003).

Photocatalytic oxidation of As(III) to As(V) in aqueous solutions: A low cost pre-oxidative treatment for total removal of arsenic from water.
Jayaweera, P.M., Godakumbura, P.I., Pathiratne, K.A.S., Curr. Sci. 84(4): 541-3 (2003).

Electron spin resonance studies on [gamma]-irradiated coffee bean parts.
Bhushan, B., Bhat, R., Rao, B.Y.K., Ahmad, R., Bongirwar, D.R., Int. J. Food Sci. Technol. 38(1): 11-6 (2003).

Photocatalytic properties of rutile TiO₂ acicular particles in aqueous 4-chlorophenol solution.
Kim, S.J., Lee, J.K., Lee, E.G., Lee, H.G., Kim, S.J., Lee, K.S., J. Mater. Res. 18(3): 729-32 (2003).

Photochemical stability of nimesulide.
Kovarikova, P., Mokry, M., Klimes, J., J. Pharm. Biomed. Anal. 31(4): 827-32 (2003).

Effect of gamma irradiation and sodium hydroxide treatment on the debittering of olive (Olea europaea) fruits.
Al-Bachir, M., J. Sci. Food Agric. 83(3): 201-6 (2003).

Radiation effects on vitamin A and [beta]-carotene contents in liver products.
Taipina, M.S., del Mastro, N., Nukleonika 48(1): 9-11 (2003).

Photocatalysed degradation of a herbicide derivative, bromacil, in aqueous suspensions of titanium dioxide.
Singh, H.K., Muneer, M., Bahnemann, D., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 2(2): 151-6 (2003).

Solar photocatalytic degradation of azo dye: comparison of photocatalytic efficiency of ZnO and TiO₂.
Sakthivel, S., Neppolian, B., Shankar, M.V., Arabindoo, B., Palanichamy, M., Murugesan, V., Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 77(1): 65-82 (2003).

Photocatalytic oxidation technology for humic acid removal using a nano-structured TiO₂/Fe₂O₃ catalyst.
Qiao, S., Sun, D.D., Tay, J.H., Easton, C., Water Sci.Technol. 47(1): 211-7 (2003).

Photo catalytic reactor for the degradation of airborne pollutants: photo conversion efficiency and kinetic modeling.
Ibrahim, H. Ph.D., Thesis, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, 2001, 265p.

Theoretical Studies

Exciton resonance energy transfer: Effects of geometry and transition moment orientation in model photosystems.
Jenkins, R.D., Andrews, D.L., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 2(2): 130-5 (2003).

Bayesian estimation of dose thresholds.
Groer, P.G., Carnes, B.A., Radiat. Prot. Dosim. 103(2): 111-5 (2003).

The estimation of absorbed doses received by a victim of a Chinese radiation accident.
Xu, Z.Y., Zhang, L.A., Dai, G., Radiat. Prot. Dosim. 103(2): 163-7 (2003).

Photochemical properties of carotenoids: what can we get from the VB model?
Gao, Y., Liu, C.G., Jiang, Y.S., Sci. China, Ser. B: Chem. 46(1): 7-12 (2003).

Reviews

Nanoparticles in advanced oxidation processes.
Kamat, P.V., Meisel, D., Curr. Opin. Colloid Interface Sci. 7(5,6): 282-7 (2002).

Suggested terms and definitions in photocatalysis and radiocatalysis.
Serpone, N., Emeline, A.V., Int. J. Photoenergy 4(3): 91-131 (2002).

Critically evaluated termination rate coefficients for free-radical polymerization, 1 - The current situation.
Buback, M., Egorov, M., Gilbert, R.G., Kaminsky, V., Olaj, O.F., Russell, G.T., Vana, P., Zifferer, G., Macromol. Chem. Phys. 203(18): 2570-82 (2002).

Novel resins that cure without added photoinitiator.
Sheridan, M.S., Moy, T.M., Gould, M.L., Narayan-Sarathy, S., Marino, T., Mejiritski, A., Martin, D., RadTech Rep. 16(4): 68-75 (2002).

One century of aryne chemistry.
Wenk, H.H., Winkler, M., Sander, W., Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 42(5): 502-28 (2003).

From metal complexes to fullerene arrays: exploring the exciting world of supramolecular photochemistry fifteen years after its birth.
Armaroli, N., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 2(2): 73-87 (2003).