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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

Kinetics and mechanism of trithionate and tetrathionate oxidation at low pH by hydroxyl radicals.
Druschel, G.K., Hamers, R.J., Luther, G.W., Banfield, J.F., Aquat. Geochem. 9(2): 145-64 (2003).

Observation and dynamics of "charge-transfer isomers".
Ito, T., Imai, N., Yamaguchi, T., Hamaguchi, T., Londergan, C.H., Kubiak, C.R., Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 43(11): 1376-81 (2004).

Electron exchange along the tercyclopentadienyltrimetallic scaffold: Kinetics, equilibria, and bond strengths.
Cammack, J.K., Amouri, H., Leonard, P.W., Myrabo, R.L., Vollhardt, K.P.C., Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 43(11): 1393-7 (2004).

Electron dynamics in supported metal nanoparticles: relaxation and charge transfer studied by time-resolved photoemission.
Pfeiffer, W., Kennerknecht, C., Merschdorf, M., Appl. Phys. A: Mater. Sci. Process. 78(7): 1011-28 (2004).

Correlation-type structure activity relationships for the kinetics of the decomposition of simple and [beta]-substituted alkoxyl radicals.
Johnson, D., Cassanelli, P., Cox, R.A., Atmos. Environ. 38(12): 1755-65 (2004).

Excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT)-type phosphorescence of 2-aminobenzophenone in 77 K matrices.
Hagiri, M., Ichinose, N., Kinugasa, J., Iwasa, T., Nakayama, T., Chem. Lett. 33(3): 326-7 (2004).

Selective generation and reactivity of 5-adenosinyl and 2-adenosinyl radicals.
Chatgilialoglu, C., Duca, M., Ferreri, C., Guerra, M., Ioele, M., Mulazzani, Q.G., Strittmatter, H., Giese, B., Chem.--Eur. J. 10(5): 1249-55 (2004).

Rate constants for reaction of 1,2-dimethylimidazole with benzyl bromide in ionic liquids and organic solvents.
Skrzypczak, A., Neta, P., Int. J. Chem. Kinet. 36(4): 253-8 (2004).

Photophysics of protoporphyrin ions in vacuo: Triplet-state lifetimes and quantum yields.
Calvo, M.R., Andersen, J.U., Hvelplund, P., Nielsen, S.B., Pedersen, U.V., Rangama, J., Tomita, S., Forster, J.S., J. Chem. Phys. 120(11): 5067-72 (2004).

Reaction pathways in the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide catalyzed by copper(II).
Perez-Benito, J.F., J. Inorg. Biochem. 98(3): 430-8 (2004).

Picosecond dynamics of the photoexcited 6-methoxyquinoline and 6-hydroxyquinoline molecules in solution.
Poizat, O., Bardez, E., Buntinx, G., Alain, V., J. Phys. Chem. A 108(11): 1873-80 (2004).

Photophysical study of new methanofullerene-TTF dyads: An obvious intramolecular charge transfer in the ground states.
Nishikawa, H., Kojima, S., Kodama, T., Ikemoto, I., Suzuki, S., Kikuchi, K., Fujitsuka, M., Luo, H.X., Araki, Y., Ito, O., J. Phys. Chem. A 108(11): 1881-90 (2004).

Photoinduced electron and energy transfer processes in a bichromophoric pyrene-perylene bisimide system.
Kaletas, B.K., Dobrawa, R., Sautter, A., Wurthner, F., Zimine, M., De Cola, L., Williams, R.M., J. Phys. Chem. A 108(11): 1900-9 (2004).

New insights on the excited-state proton-transfer reactions of betacarbolines: Cationic exciplex formation.
Carmona, C., Balon, M., Coronilla, A.S., Munoz, M.A., J. Phys. Chem. A 108(11): 1910-8 (2004).

Radiation-induced oxidation of substituted benzaldehydes: a pulse radiolysis study.
Geeta, S., Rao, B.S.M., Mohan, H., Mittal, J.P., J. Phys. Org. Chem. 17(3): 194-8 (2004).

Photochemistry of 9-fluorenone oxime phenylglyoxylate: a combined TRIR, TREPR and ab initio study.
Kolano, C., Bucher, G., Wenk, H.H., Jager, M., Schade, O., Sander, W., J. Phys. Org. Chem. 17(3): 207-14 (2004).

A remarkably long-lived benzyl carbanion.
Laferriere, M., Sanrame, C.N., Scaiano, J.C., Org. Lett. 6(6): 873-5 (2004).

Coherent electronic coupling versus localization in individual molecular dimers - art. no. 103001.
Lippitz, M., Hubner, C.G., Christ, T., Eichner, H., Bordat, P., Herrmann, A., Mullen, K., Basche, T., Phys. Rev. Lett. 9210(10): 3001 (2004).


Optical Spectra

Oligothiophene-S,S-dioxides as a class of electron-acceptor materials for organic photovoltaics.
Camaioni, N., Ridolfi, G., Fattori, V., Favaretto, L., Barbarella, G., Appl. Phys. Lett. 84(11): 1901-3 (2004).

Hexasubstituted donor-acceptor benzenes as nonlinear optically active molecules with multiple charge-transfer transitions.
Traber, B., Wolff, J.J., Rominger, F., Oeser, T., Gleiter, R., Goebel, M., Wortmann, R., Chem.--Eur. J. 10(5): 1227-38 (2004).

Copper(II) complexes of new pentadentate bis(benzimidazolyl)-dithioether ligands: synthesis, structure, spectra and redox properties.
Balamurugan, R., Palaniandavar, M., Gopalan, R.S., Kulkarni, G.U., Inorg. Chim. Acta 357(4): 919-30 (2004).

Isomers of HSCO: IR absorption spectra of t-HSCO in solid Ar.
Lo, W.J., Chen, H.F., Wu, Y.J., Lee, Y.P., J. Chem. Phys. 120(12): 5717-22 (2004).

Colloidal bismuth sulfide nanoparticles: a photoelectrochemical study of the relationship between bandgap and particle size.
Riley, D.J., Waggett, J.P., Wijayantha, K.G.U., J. Mater. Chem. 14(4): 704-8 (2004).

Irradiation hardness in silica glass.
Gao, S.J., Ouyang, S.X., Wang, T.J., J. Mater. Sci. 39(7): 2423-7 (2004).

EDA complexes of 2,3-dichloro-1,4-naphthoquinone with some substituted anilines.
Neelgund, G.M., Kulkarni, A.S., Budni, M.L., Monatsh. Chem. 135(4): 343-55 (2004).

Improved photostability and fluorescence properties through polyfluorination of a cyanine dye.
Renikuntla, B.R., Rose, H.C., Eldo, J., Waggoner, A.S., Armitage, B.A., Org. Lett. 6(6): 909-12 (2004).


Thermodynamics

Generation and mesolytic dynamics of organoselenane and selenosilane radical ions: Development of mechanistically interesting and synthetically useful chemistry.
Pandey, G., Gadre, S.R., Acc. Chem. Res. 37(3): 201-10 (2004).

Light-triggered luminescence modulation using labile axial coordination to zinc-porphyrin.
Otsuki, J., Narutaki, K., Bakke, J.M., Chem. Lett. 33(3): 356-7 (2004).

Energy transfer between singlet (1[Delta]g) and triplet (3[Sigma]g- ) molecular oxygen in aqueous solution.
Martinez, G.R., Ravanat, J.L., Cadet, J., Miyamoto, S., Medeiros, M.H.G., DiMascio, P., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 126(10): 3056-7 (2004).

47,49Ti NMR spectra of half-sandwich titanium(IV) complexes.
Erben, M., Ruzicka, A., Picka, M., Pavlik, I., Magn. Reson. Chem. 42(4): 414-7 (2004).

Photoinduced electron-transfer bicyclopropenyl-benzene rearrangements of 2,2,3,3-tetraphenylbicyclopropenyls: A new mechanism via dewar benzene.
Ikeda, H., Hoshi, Y., Kikuchi, Y., Tanaka, F., Miyashi, T., Org. Lett. 6(6): 1029-32 (2004).


ESR Studies

Hydrogen bond geometries from electron paramagnetic resonance and electron-nuclear double resonance parameters: Density functional study of quinone radical anion-solvent interactions.
Sinnecker, S., Reijerse, E., Neese, F., Lubitz, W., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 126(10): 3280-90 (2004).

Formation of free radicals during the radiolysis of diallyldimethylammonium-series polycations exhibiting antimutagenic activity.
Aleksandrova, V.A., Kuzina, S.I., Shilova, I.A., Mikhailov, A.I., Russ. J. Phys. Chem. 78(3): 364-9 (2004).


Excited States

Tuning the lowest excited states of platinum (II) terpyridyl acetylide complex bearing azacrown moiety: Stimulated by transition metal ions.
Tong, Q.X., Wu, L.H., Yang, Q.Z., Zhang, L.P., Tung, C.H., Chin. Sci. Bull. 49(4): 416-8 (2004).

Photolysis of the ion pair triphenylsulfonium thiophenolate induced by outersphere charge transfer excitation.
Kunkely, H., Vogler, A., Inorg. Chim. Acta 357(4): 1292-4 (2004).

[2+2]-photocycloaddition of 2-morpholinopropenenitrile to monosubstituted benzils.
Memarian, H.R., Dehghani, M., Henkel, G., Dopp, D., Monatsh. Chem. 135(4): 425-33 (2004).

Deactivation O2 (1[Delta]g) by diphthalocyanines of rare-earth metals.
Venediktov, E.A., Russ. J. Phys. Chem. 78(3): 483-4 (2004).


Photochemistry

Isolation of cyclohexadienone intermediates in the photo-Fries rearrangement of 2,4-dimethylnaphth-1-yl and 1,4-dimethylnaphth-2-yl 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoates.
Mori, T., Takamoto, M., Saito, H., Furo, T., Wada, T., Inoue, Y., Chem. Lett. 33(3): 254-5 (2004).

Remarkable differences in photo and thermal (acid-catalyzed) reactivities between ortho- and para-acylcyclohexadienones as essential factors determining the overall efficiency of the photo-Fries rearrangement.
Mori, T., Takamoto, M., Saito, H., Furo, T., Wada, T., Inoue, Y., Chem. Lett. 33(3): 256-7 (2004).

Water-catalyzed dehalogenation reactions of isobromoform and its reaction products.
Kwok, W.M., Zhao, C.Y., Li, Y.L., Guan, X.G., Wang, D.G., Phillips, D.L., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 126(10): 3119-31 (2004).

Heck vinylation of aryl iodides by a silica sol-gel entrapped Pd(II) catalyst and its combination with a photocyclization process.
Hamza, K., Abu-Reziq, R., Avnir, D., Blum, J., Org. Lett. 6(6): 925-7 (2004).

Influence of a long-chain alkane on the photoinduced nematic-isotropic transition - art. no. 021708.
Nair, G.G., Prasad, S.K., Hegde, G., Phys. Rev. E: Stat. Phys., Plasmas, Fluids, Relat. Interdiscip. Top. 6902(2): 1708 (2004).

Photochemical cycloaddition between benzene derivatives and alkenes.
Hoffmann, N., Synthesis (4): 481-95 (2004).

Synthesis of novel steroid backbones via photoinduced electron transfer initiated domino cyclizations of silyl enol ethers.
Bunte, J.O., Rinne, S., Mattay, J., Synthesis (4): 619-33 (2004).

The use of temporary tethers in the meta photocycloaddition reaction.
Penkett, C.S., Byrne, P.W., Teobald, B.J., Rola, B., Ozanne, A., Hitchcock, P.B., Tetrahedron 60(12): 2771-84 (2004).

Solvent and substituent effects on the photoreduction of cobalt(III)-aryl amine complexes in an aquo-organic solvent medium.
Elango, K.P., Transition Met. Chem. (London) 29(2): 125-8 (2004).


Radiation Chemistry

Density fluctuations in [alpha]-decay self-irradiated zircon.
Rios, S., Salje, E.K.H., Appl. Phys. Lett. 84(12): 2061-3 (2004).

Hole stabilization and recombination in solid Ar investigated by low-energy electron stimulated desorption of neutral particles - art. no. 085408.
Vichnevetski, E., Bass, A.D., Cloutier, P., Sanche, L., Phys. Rev. B 69(8): 085408 (2004).

Sign inversion of the radiation-induced plastic effect in C60 single crystals upon the SC-FCC phase transition.
Golovin, Y.I., Dmitrievskii, A.A., Pushnin, I.A., Pavlov, M.V., Nikolaev, R.K., Phys. Solid State 46(3): 590-3 (2004).

Aryl-2,3-oxaphosphabicyclo[2.2.2]octene derivatives - the precursors of oxoarylphosphine oxides (aryl metaphosphonates).
Jankowski, S., Keglevich, G., Nonas, T., Forintos, H., Glowka, M., Rudzinski, J., Tetrahedron 60(12): 2789-97 (2004).

Effects of surface track potential on secondary electron emission and surface stopping power.
Kimura, K., Usui, S., Tsujioka, T., Tanaka, S., Nakajima, K., Suzuki, M., Vacuum 73(1): 59-63 (2004).


Experimental Studies

Gas-phase radical-radical recombination reactions of nitroxides with substituted phenyl radicals.
Heidbrink, I.L., Amegayibor, F.S., Kenttamaa, H.I., Int. J. Chem. Kinet. 36(4): 216-29 (2004).

Fullerene-based carbon nanostructures for methanol oxidation.
Vinodgopal, K., Haria, M., Meisel, D., Kamat, P., Nano Lett. 4(3): 415-8 (2004).

Six- versus five-membered ring formation in radical cyclizations of 7-bromo-substituted hexahydroindolinones.
Rashatasakhon, P., Ozdemir, A.D., Willis, J., Padwa, A., Org. Lett. 6(6): 917-20 (2004).

Reactivity of [beta]-lactamido N-sulfonyl radicals.
Montermini, F., Lacote, E., Malacria, M., Org. Lett. 6(6): 921-3 (2004).


Multiphase Systems

Covalently attached monolayers on hydrogen terminated Si(100): Extremely mild attachment by visible light.
Sun, Q.Y., de Smet, L.C.P.M., van Lagen, B., Wright, A., Zuilhof, H., Sudholter, E.J.R., Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 43(11): 1352-5 (2004).

Visible light photocatalysis in transition metal incorporated titania-silica aerogels.
Wang, J., Uma, S., Klabunde, K.J., Appl. Catal., B 48(2): 151-4 (2004).

Photonic switching based on the photoinduced birefringence in bacteriorhodopsin films.
Huang, Y.H., Wu, S.T., Zhao, Y.Y., Appl. Phys. Lett. 84(12): 2028-30 (2004).

Ultrafast relaxation dynamics of charge carriers relaxation in ZnO nanocrystalline thin films.
Bauer, C., Boschloo, G., Mukhtar, E., Hagfeldt, A., Chem. Phys. Lett. 387(1-3): 176-81 (2004).

Photocontrolled release and uptake of a porphyrin guest by dithienylethene-tethered [beta]-cyclodextrin host dimers.
Mulder, A., Jukovic, A., van Leeuwen, F.W.B., Kooijman, H., Spek, A.L., Huskens, J., Reinhoudt, D.N., Chem.--Eur. J. 10(5): 1114-23 (2004).

Influence of gamma radiation on the absorption spectra and optical energy gap of Li-doped ZnO thin films.
Abu El-Fadl, A., El-Maghraby, E.M., Mohamad, G.A., Cryst. Res. Technol. 39(2): 143-50 (2004).

The origin of sticking between a hydroperoxy radical and a water surface.
Belair, S.D., Hernandez, H., Francisco, J.S., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 126(10): 3024-5 (2004).

Carotenoid and pheophytin on semiconductor surface: Self-assembly and photoinduced electron transfer.
Pan, J.X., Xu, Y.H., Sun, L.C., Sundstrom, V., Polivka, T., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 126(10): 3066-7 (2004).

Engineering of layer-by-layer coated capsules with the prospect of materials for efficient and directed electron transfer.
Tedeschi, C., Li, L.D., Mohwald, H., Spitz, C., von Seggern, D., Menzel, R., Kirstein, S., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 126(10): 3218-27 (2004).

Hydrogen atom formation from the photodissociation of water ice at 193 nm.
Yabushita, A., Hashikawa, Y., Ikeda, A., Kawasaki, M., Tachikawa, H., J. Chem. Phys. 120(11): 5463-8 (2004).

The elementary steps of the photodissociation and recombination reactions of iodine molecules enclosed in cages and channels of zeolite crystals: A femtosecond time-resolved study of the geometry effect.
Flachenecker, G., Materny, A., J. Chem. Phys. 120(12): 5674-90 (2004).

Photoluminescence and photodarkening effect in erbium-doped chalcogenide glassy films.
Lyubin, V., Klebanov, M., Sfez, B., Ashkinadze, B., Mater. Lett. 58(11): 1706-8 (2004).

Energy transfer in aqueous solutions of oppositely charged CdSe/ZnS core/shell quantum dots and in quantum dot-nanogold assemblies.
Wargnier, R., Baranov, A.V., Maslov, V.G., Stsiapura, V., Artemyev, M., Pluot, M., Sukhanova, A., Nabiev, I., Nano Lett. 4(3): 451-7 (2004).

Exciton delocalization and superradiance in tetracene thin films and nanoaggregates - art. no. 107402.
Lim, S.H., Bjorklund, T.G., Spano, F.C., Bardeen, C.J., Phys. Rev. Lett. 92(10): 107402 (2004).

Vectorial photoinduced electron transfer in phytochlorin fullerene dyad-diacetylene alcohol binary Langmuir-Blodgett films.
Alekseev, A.S., Domnin, I.N., Tkachenko, N.V., Lemmetyinen, H., Stubb, H., Russ. J. Phys. Chem. 78(3): 453-8 (2004).


Polymers

Radiation-induced change of polyimide properties under high-fluence and high ion current density implantation.
Popok, V.N., Azarko, I.I., Khaibullin, R.I., Stepanov, A.L., Hnatowicz, V., Mackova, A., Prasalovich, S.V., Appl. Phys. A: Mater. Sci. Process. 78(7): 1067-72 (2004).

Synthesis of graft copolymer from polysilsesquioxane initiated by photoiniferter.
Moriya, O., Yamamoto, S., Kumon, T., Kageyama, T., Kimura, A., Sugizaki, T., Chem. Lett. 33(3): 224-5 (2004).

Photorefractivity of mixtures of a ferroelectric liquid crystal and photoconductive polymers.
Nakazawa, Y., Sasaki, T., Chem. Lett. 33(3): 242-3 (2004).

Electric field effects on photoisomerization process of diphenylpolyenes doped in a polymer film as revealed by a field-induced change in fluorescence spectrum.
Wahadoszamen, M., Nakabayashi, T., Ohta, N., Chem. Phys. Lett. 387(1-3): 124-9 (2004).

Effect of the degree of crystallinity on the formation of radical ions in irradiated isotactic polystyrene.
Zezin, A.A., Feldman, V.I., Egorov, A.V., Shmakova, N.A., Dokl. Chem. 394: 26-30 (2004).

Study of the mechanical properties of dibenzyl-based polyurethane containing a molecularly dispersed UV absorber.
Scortanu, E., Priscariu, C., Caraculacu, A.A., High Perform. Polym. 16(1): 113-21 (2004).

Investigation of the origin of tensile stress-induced rate enhancements in the photochemical degradation of polymers.
Chen, R., Yoon, M., Smalley, A., Johnson, D.C., Tyler, D.R., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 126(10): 3054-5 (2004).

Electric field effects on photoinduced electron transfer processes of methylene-linked compounds of pyrene and N,N-dimethylaniline in a polymer film.
Tsushima, M., Ohta, N., J. Chem. Phys. 120(13): 6238-45 (2004).

Observation and mechanism of photo-isomerisation induced rapid photo-degradation of optical nonlinearity in guest-host type poled polymer.
Ye, M.X., Yan, J.Y., Liu, L.Y., Ji, L.Y., Xu, L., Wang, W.C., J. Korean Phys. Soc. 44(3): 736-40 (2004).

Nanofiltration membrane prepared from polyacrylonitrile ultrafiltration membrane by low-temperature plasma I. Graft of acrylic acid in gas.
Zhao, Z.P., Li, J.D., Zhang, D.X., Chen, C.X., J. Membr. Sci. 232(1-2): 1-8 (2004).

Preparation of polyimide composite membranes grafted by electron beam irradiation.
Yanagishita, H., Arai, J., Sandoh, T., Negishi, H., Kitamoto, D., Ikegami, T., Haraya, K., Idemoto, Y., Koura, N., J. Membr. Sci. 232(1-2): 93-8 (2004).

Photophysics of poly{2,2-bipyridine-5,5-diylethynylene [2,5-di(2-ethylhexyl)oxy-1,4-phenylenelethynylene}: a comparison with monomer and dimer model compounds.
Grummt, U.W., Pautzsch, T., Birckner, E., Sauerbrey, H., Utterodt, A., Neugebauer, U., Klemm, E., J. Phys. Org. Chem. 17(3): 199-206 (2004).

Photoinduced cationic ring-opening frontal polymerizations of oxetanes and oxiranes.
Crivello, J.V., Falk, R., Zonca, M.R., J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 42(7): 1630-46 (2004).

Polysiloxanes with chlorobenzyl groups as precursors of new organic-silicone materials.
Kazmierski, K., Hurduc, N., Sauvet, G., Chojnowski, J., J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 42(7): 1682-92 (2004).

Synthesis and characterization of negative-type photosensitive hyperbranched polyimides with excellent organosolubility from an A2 + B3 monomer system.
Chen, H., Yin, J., J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 42(7): 1735-44 (2004).

Controlled radical polymerization of vaporized vinyl monomers on solid surfaces under UV irradiation.
Yasutake, M., Andou, Y., Hiki, S., Nishida, H., Endo, T., Macromol. Chem. Phys. 205(4): 492-9 (2004).

The critical lowest molecular weight for PEG to crystallize in cross-linked networks.
Qiao, C.D., Jiang, S.C., Dong, D.W., Ji, X.L., An, L.J., Jiang, B.Z., Macromol. Rapid Commun. 25(5): 659-63 (2004).

Photoregulated sol-gel transition of novel azobenzene-functionalized hydroxypropyl methylcellulose and its [alpha]-cyclodextrin complexes.
Zheng, P.J., Hu, X., Zhao, X.Y., Li, L., Tam, K.C., Gan, L.H., Macromol. Rapid Commun. 25(5): 678-82 (2004).

Rate mechanisms of a novel thiol-ene photopolymerization reaction.
Reddy, S.K., Cramer, N.B., O'Brien, A.K., Cross, T., Raj, R., Bowman, C.N., Macromol. Symp. 206: 361-74 (2004).

Effect of a depth attenuated refractive index profile in the angular responses of the efficiency of higher orders in volume gratings recorded in a PVA/acrylamide photopolymer.
Neipp, C., Sheridan, J.T., Gallego, S., Ortuno, M., Marquez, A., Pascual, I., Belendez, A., Opt. Commun. 233(4-6): 311-22 (2004).

Photoinduced birefringence in comblike poly-n-(fluoroalkyl methacrylates) and their hydrocarbon analogs with nonlinear optical chromophores in side chains.
Lebedeva, G.K., Ivanova, V.N., Ivanov, S.A., Lukoshkin, V.A., Smirnov, N.N., Sokolova, I.M., Khokhlova, L.V., Kudryavtsev, V.V., Phys. Solid State 46(3): 569-73 (2004).

Modelling of the interactions between a photochromic naphthopyran and a poly(methyl methacrylate) matrix through the variation of the glass transition temperature and application of the energy/volume/mass (EVM) model.
Rauzy, E., Berro, C., Morel, S., Herbette, G., Lazzeri, W., Guglielmetti, R., Polym. Int. 53(4): 455-9 (2004).

Excitation energy transfer from polyfluorene to fluorenone defects.
Gong, X., Moses, D., Heeger, A.J., Xiao, S., Synth. Met. 141(1-2): 17-20 (2004).

Excitation energy migration assisted processes in conjugated polymers.
List, E.J.W., Leising, G., Synth. Met. 141(1-2): 211-8 (2004).

Ultrafast excited state absorption and charge separation in phenylene-based conjugated polymers.
Shukla, A., Ghosh, H., Mazumdar, S., Synth. Met. 141(1-2): 59-65 (2004).

Light induced damage in poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) and its derivatives studied by photoelectron spectroscopy.
Marciniak, S., Crispin, X., Uvdal, K., Trzcinski, M., Birgerson, J., Groenendaal, D., Louwet, F., Salaneck, W.R., Synth. Met. 141(1-2): 67-73 (2004).


Biological & Medical Aspects

Molecular-scale biophotodiode consisting of a green fluorescent protein/cytochrome c self-assembled heterolayer.
Choi, J.W., Fujihira, M., Appl. Phys. Lett. 84(12): 2187-9 (2004).

Cytoplasmic molecular delivery by hematoporphyrin derivative-based photodynamic treatment using high-intensity pulsed laser irradiation.
Miyamoto, Y., Suzuki, Y., Meguro, T., Iwaki, M., Chem. Lett. 33(3): 240-1 (2004).

Barrier-free intermolecular proton transfer induced by excess electron attachment to the complex of alanine with uracil.
Dabkowska, I., Rak, J., Gutowski, M., Nilles, J.M., Stokes, S.T., Bowen, K.H., J. Chem. Phys. 120(13): 6064-71 (2004).

Nanomaterials and singlet oxygen photosensitizers: potential applications in photodynamic therapy.
Wang, S.Z., Gao, R.M., Zhou, F.M., Selke, M., J. Mater. Chem. 14(4): 487-93 (2004).

ERRATUM: Long range correlations in DNA: Scaling properties and charge transfer efficiency (Vol 91, art no 228101, 2003) - art. no. 109901.
Roche, S., Bicout, D., Macia, E., Kats, E., Phys. Rev. Lett. 92(10): 109901 (2004).


Solar Energy

Efficient polymer-based interpenetrated network photovoltaic cells.
Alem, S., de Bettignies, R., Nunzi, J.M., Cariou, M., Appl. Phys. Lett. 84(12): 2178-80 (2004).

Preparation and characterization of compact TiO2 film used in Grätzel solar cells.
Li, B., Wang, L.D., Zhang, D.Q., Qiu, Y., Chin. Sci. Bull. 49(2): 123-7 (2004).


Industrial & Environmental Applications

Oxidative degradation of organic pollutants utilizing molecular oxygen and visible light over a supported catalyst of Fe(bpy)32+ in water.
Li, J., Ma, W.H., Huang, Y.P., Tao, X., Zhao, J.C., Xu, Y.M., Appl. Catal., B 48(1): 17-24 (2004).

Photocatalytic degradation of isothiazolin-3-ones in water and emulsion paints containing nanocrystalline TiO2 and ZnO catalysts.
Kandavelu, V., Kastien, H., Thampi, K.R., Appl. Catal., B 48(2): 101-11 (2004).

Solar photocatalytic degradation of dyes: high activity of combustion synthesized nano TiO2.
Nagaveni, K., Sivalingam, G., Hedge, M.S., Madras, G., Appl. Catal., B 48(2): 83-93 (2004).

Preparation of TiO2 photocatalysts by multi-gelation and their photocatalytic reactivity for the degradation of 2-propanol.
Neppolian, B., Yamashita, H., Okada, Y., Nishijima, H., Anpo, M., Chem. Lett. 33(3): 268-9 (2004).

Preliminary studies of properties of oxide thin/thick films for gamma radiation dosimetry.
Arshak, K., Korostynska, O., Mater. Sci. Eng., B 107(2): 224-32 (2004).

Correlation of microstructure with hardness and wear resistance in (TiC, SiC)/stainless steel surface composites fabricated by high-energy electron-beam irradiation.
Yun, E., Kim, Y.C., Lee, S., Kim, N.J., Metall. Mater. Trans. A 35A(3A): 1029-38 (2004).

Quantum-chemical study of photo-excited states in tetragonal SrTiO3 lattice.
Viteri, R., Ortiz, D., Stashans, A., Philos. Mag. 84(10): 1057-63 (2004).


Theoretical Studies

On the mechanism of the cis-trans isomerization in the lowest electronic states of azobenzene: S0, S1, and T1.
Cembran, A., Bernardi, F., Garavelli, M., Gagliardi, L., Orlandi, G., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 126(10): 3234-43 (2004).

Influence of diffusion on the kinetics of excited-state association-dissociation reactions: Comparison of theory and simulation.
Popov, A.V., Agmon, N., Gopich, I.V., Szabo, A., J. Chem. Phys. 120(13): 6111-6 (2004).

Effects of solvent and solute polarizability on the reorganization energy of electron transfer.
Gupta, S., Matyushov, D.V., J. Phys. Chem. A 108(11): 2087-96 (2004).

Nonlinear excitations in DNA: polarons and bubbles.
Kalosakas, G., Rasmussen, K.O., Bishop, A.R., Synth. Met. 141(1-2): 93-7 (2004).

Understanding the rates of chemical reactions.
Murrell, J.N., Fundamental World of Quantum Chemistry, Vol 2, E. J. Brandas and E. S. Kryachko (eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Netherlands, 2003, p.155-80

Application of MRD-CI for computing excited states of radical reactions important for atmospheric chemistry: The electronic spectrum of bromine nitrate BrONO2 in comparison to isovalent ClONO2 and photodissociation of BrONO2 along O-N and Br-O cleavage.
Mulhauser, M., Peyerimhoff, S.D., Fundamental World of Quantum Chemistry, Vol 2, E. J. Brandas and E. S. Kryachko (eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Netherlands, 2003, p.377-92

Nitrous oxide: Electron attachment and possible scenario for its reaction with ns metal atoms.
Tishchenko, O., Kryachko, E.S., Nguyen, M.T., Fundamental World of Quantum Chemistry, Vol 2, E. J. Brandas and E. S. Kryachko (eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Netherlands, 2003, p.393-423

Quantum chemical calculations of molecular g-tensors of biological radicals.
Vahtras, O., Engstrom, M., Agren, H., Fundamental World of Quantum Chemistry, Vol 2, E. J. Brandas and E. S. Kryachko (eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Netherlands, 2003, p.483-524

Electron propagator calculations on the ionization energies of nucleic acid bases, base-water complexes and base dimers.
Dolgounitcheva, O., Zakrzewski, V.G., Ortiz, J.V., Fundamental World of Quantum Chemistry, Vol 2, E. J. Brandas and E. S. Kryachko (eds.), Kluwer Academic, Dordrecht, Netherlands, 2003, p.525-55

Effects of ionization and cationization on intermolecular proton transfer reactions in DNA base pairs.
Bertran, J., Noguera, M., Sodupe, M., Fundamental World of Quantum Chemistry, Vol 2, E. J. Brandas and E. S. Kryachko (eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Netherlands, 2003, p.557-81

The origin of spontaneous point tautomeric mutations in DNA: Lowdin's mechanism of proton tunneling in DNA base pairs.
Kryachko, E.S., Fundamental World of Quantum Chemistry, Vol 2, E. J. Brandas and E. S. Kryachko (eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Netherlands, 2003, p.583-629


Reviews

Interplay of electronic, environmental, and vibrational effects in determining the hyperfine coupling constants of organic free radicals.
Improta, R., Barone, V., Chem. Rev. (Washington, D. C.) 104(3): 1231-53 (2004).

Design of chiral dimesogens containing cholesteryl groups; formation of new molecular organizations and their application to molecular photonics.
Mallia, V.A., Tamaoki, N., Chem. Soc. Rev. 33(2): 76-84 (2004).

Recent progresses on diarylethene based photochromic switches.
Tian, H., Yang, S.J., Chem. Soc. Rev. 33(2): 85-97 (2004).

Modifications in thin film structures by swift heavy ions.
Arnoldbik, W.M., Tomozeiu, N., Habraken, F.H.P.M., Vacuum 73(1): 109-14 (2004).

Recent developments and applications of the state-specific approach to excited states and their dynamics.
Nicolaides, C.A., Fundamental World of Quantum Chemistry, Vol 2, E. J. Brandas and E. S. Kryachko (eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Netherlands, 2003, p.93-106


E-mail: ndrlrcdc.1@nd.edu
Author: K.P. Madden
Created: 7/2/97 Updated: 6/22/2004