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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

Photoinduced electron-transfer and magnetic-field effects on the decay rates of photogenerated biradicals in a phenothiazine-C60 linked compound with six methylene groups: temperature dependence.
Moribe, S., Yonemura, H., Yamada, S., C. R. Chim. 9(2): 247-53 (2006).

Photoinduced electron-transfer and magnetic field effects on the dynamics of the radical pair in a C60 cluster-phenothiazine system.
Yonemura, H., Kuroda, N., Moribe, S., Yamada, S., C. R. Chim. 9(2): 254-60 (2006).

A 35-fs time-resolved absorption study of all-trans retinal in a nonpolar solvent: Ultrafast photophysics revisited.
Ishii, K., Takeuchi, S., Tahara, T., Chem. Phys. Lett. 418(4-6): 307-10 (2006).

Spectral characteristics of 2-(4′-amino-3-pyridyl)benzimidazole: Effects of solvent and acid or base concentration.
Dogra, S.K., J. Lumin. 118(1): 45-60 (2006).

Sulfur radical cations. Kinetic and product study of the photoinduced fragmentation reactions of (phenylsulfanylalkyl)trimethylsilanes and phenylsulfanylacetic acid radical cations.
Baciocchi, E., Del Giacco, T., Elisei, F., Lapi, A., J. Org. Chem. 71(3): 853-60 (2006).

Ortho effect in the Bergman cyclization: Comparison of experimental approaches and dissection of cycloaromatization kinetics.
Zeidan, T.A., Kovalenko, S.V., Manoharan, M., Alabugin, I.V., J. Org. Chem. 71(3): 962-75 (2006).

Edge excitation red shift and energy migration in quinine bisulphate dication.
Mishra, H., Pant, D., Pant, T.C., Tripathi, H.B., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 177(2-3): 197-204 (2006).

Photochemistry of carboxylic acids containing the phenyl and thioether groups: Steady-state and laser flash photolysis studies.
Filipiak, P., Hug, G.L., Marciniak, B., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 177(2-3): 295-306 (2006).

Resonance Raman investigation of the short-time photodissociation dynamics of the charge-transfer absorption of the I2-benzene complex in benzene solution.
Weng, K.F., Shi, Y., Zheng, X.M., Phillips, D.L., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(3): 851-60 (2006).

Comparative study of the energy transfer kinetics in artificial BChl e aggregates containing a BChl a acceptor and BChl e-containing chlorosomes of Chlorobium phaeobacteroides.
Zietz, B., Prokhorenko, V.I., Holzwarth, A.R., Gillbro, T., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(3): 1388-93 (2006).

Time-resolved resonance Raman, time-resolved UV-visible absorption and DFT calculation study on photo-oxidation of the reduced form of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide.
Takahashi, N., Shinno, T., Tachikawa, M., Yuzawa, T., Takahashi, H., J. Raman Spectrosc. 37(1-3): 283-90 (2006).

Time-resolved resonance Raman spectroscopy of sensory rhodopsin II in the micro- and millisecond time range using gated cw excitation.
Naumann, H., Murgida, D.H., Engelhard, M., Klare, J.P., Hildebrandt, P., J. Raman Spectrosc. 37(1-3): 436-41 (2006).

Nature and role of bridged carbonyl intermediates in the ultrafast photoinduced rearrangement of Ru3(CO)12.
Glascoe, E.A., Kling, M.F., Shanoski, J.E., Harris, C.B., Organometallics 25(3): 775-84 (2006).

Optical Spectra

Synthesis of azobenzenophanes with a large molecular cavity.
Rajakumar, P., Senthilkumar, B., Srinivasan, K., Aust. J. Chem. 59(1): 75-7 (2006).

Mixed-valent and radical states of complexes [(bpy)2M([mu]-abpy)M′(bpy)2]n+, M,M′ = Ru or Os, abpy = 2,2′-azobispyridine: Electron transfer vs. hole transfer mechanism in azo ligand-bridged complexes.
Heilmann, M., Frantz, S., Kaim, W., Fiedler, J., Duboc, C., Inorg. Chim. Acta 359(3): 821-9 (2006).

Sulfur aromatic heterocycles: A new kind of solar ultraviolet-B radiation actinometers.
Araya-Hernandez, C.G., Morales, R.G.E., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 177(2-3): 125-8 (2006).

Spectroscopic properties of meso-thienylporphyrins with different porphyrin cores.
Gupta, I., Ravikanth, M., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 177(2-3): 156-63 (2006).

Photo-physical behavior as chemosensor properties of anthracene- anchored 1,3-di-derivatives of lower rim calix[4]arene towards divalent transition metal ions.
Kumar, A., Ali, A., Rao, C.P., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 177(2-3): 164-9 (2006).

Studies on photochromic benzimidazol[1,2a]pyrrolidin-2-ones from the condensation of 2-methyl-3-benzothienylethylidene-(isopropylidene)succinic anhydride with 1,2-diaminobenzenes.
Kose, M., Orhan, E., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 177(2-3): 170-6 (2006).

Fluorescence self-quenching of substituted N,[alpha]-diphenylnitrones in various solvents.
Khoee, S., Memarian, H.R., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 177(2-3): 276-85 (2006).

Matrix isolation investigation of the photochemical reaction of methyl-substituted benzenes with CrCl2O2.
Hoops, M.D., Ault, B.S., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(3): 892-900 (2006).

Matrix isolation study of the reactions of CrO2Cl2 with a series of silanes.
Goldberg, N., Ault, B.S., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(3): 901-7 (2006).

Low-temperature excitonic, electron-hole and interstitial-vacancy processes in LiF single crystals.
Nakonechnyi, S., Karner, T., Lushchik, A., Lushchik, C., Babin, V., Feldbach, E., Kudryavtseva, I., Liblik, P., Pung, L., Vasilchenko, E., J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 18(2): 379-94 (2006).

Thermodynamics

Perylenediimide derivatives in new donor-acceptor dyads.
Leroy-Lhez, S., Perrin, L., Baffreau, J., Hudhomme, P., C. R. Chim. 9(2): 240-6 (2006).

Photophysical properties of substituted intramolecularly hydrogen bonded compounds: A combined experimental and theoretical study.
Mitra, S., Mukherjee, S., J. Lumin. 118(1): 1-11 (2006).

Synthesis and antioxidant profile of all-rac-[alpha]-selenotocopherol.
Shanks, D., Amorati, R., Fumo, M.G., Pedulli, G.F., Valgimigli, L., Engman, L., J. Org. Chem. 71(3): 1033-8 (2006).

Volume-demanding cis-trans isomerization of 1,2-diaryl olefins in the solid state.
Natarajan, A., Mague, J.T., Venkatesan, K., Arai, T., Ramamurthy, V., J. Org. Chem. 71(3): 1055-9 (2006).

Photoinduced processes in a tricomponent molecule consisting of diphenylaminofluorene-dicyanoethylene-methano[60]fullerene.
El-Khouly, M.E., Padmawar, P., Araki, Y., Verma, S., Chiang, L.Y., Ito, O., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(3): 884-91 (2006).

ESR Studies

Optically detected magnetic resonance of [alpha]-deuterated 2-indanone.
Lazar, K.L., Greene, B.E., Stein, C.S., Johnson, W.P., Choi, P.J., Marten, D.F., Nishimura, A.M., Tinti, D.S., J. Lumin. 118(1): 21-32 (2006).

Radical cations from dicyclopropylidenemethane and its octamethyl derivative.
Bally, T., Muller, B., Gerson, F., Qin, X.Z., von Seebach, M., Kozhushkov, S.I., de Meijere, A., Borovkov, V.I., Potashov, P.A., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(3): 1163-70 (2006).

Photogeneration of distant radical pairs in aqueous pyruvic acid glasses.
Guzman, M.I., Colussi, A.J., Hoffmann, M.R., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(3): 931-5 (2006).

ESR dating of Soma (Manisa, West Anatolia - Turkey) fossil gastropoda shells.
Engin, B., Kapan-Yesilyurt, S., Taner, G., Demirtas, H., Eken, M., Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. B 243(2): 397-406 (2006).

Characterization of E′[delta] and triplet point defects in oxygen-deficient amorphous silicon dioxide - art. no. 045208.
Buscarino, G., Agnello, S., Gelardi, F.M., Phys. Rev. B 73: 045208 (2006).

Excited States

Two-photon induced photodecarbonylation reaction of cyclopropenones.
Urdabayev, N.K., Poloukhtine, A., Popik, V.V., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (4): 454-6 (2006).

Aryl-modified ruthenium bis(terpyridine) complexes: Quantum yield of 1O2 generation and photocleavage on DNA.
Ding, H.Y., Wang, X.S., Song, L.Q., Chen, J.R., Yu, J.H., Chao-Li, Zhang, B.W., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 177(2-3): 286-94 (2006).

Triplet-sensitized photobehaviour of the three stereoisomers of 1,4-distyrylbenzene and some aza-analogues.
Marri, E., Elisei, F., Mazzucato, U., Pannacci, D., Spalletti, A., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 177(2-3): 307-13 (2006).

The excited-state geometry of 1-hydroxy-2-acetonaphthone: a resonance Raman and quantum chemical study.
Szeghalmi, A.V., Engel, V., Zgierski, M.Z., Popp, J., Schmitt, M., J. Raman Spectrosc. 37(1-3): 148-60 (2006).

Photochemistry of a naphthalene-thymine dyad in the presence of acetone.
Belmadoui, N., Climent, M.J., Miranda, M.A., Tetrahedron 62(7): 1372-7 (2006).

Photochemistry

Carboxylation of alkyl iodides with 11C and 13C carbon monoxide: Using sulfoxides as oxygen nucleophiles.
Itsenko, O., Kihlberg, T., Langstrom, B., Synlett (20): 3154-6 (2005).

3He NMR as a sensitive probe of fullerene reactivity: [2+2] Photocycloaddition of 3-methyl-2-cyclohexenone to C70.
Rosenthal, J., Schuster, D.I., Cross, R.J., Khong, A.M., J. Org. Chem. 71(3): 1191-9 (2006).

Cucurbit[7]uril mediates the stereoselective [4+4] photodimerization of 2-aminopyridine hydrochloride in aqueous solution.
Wang, R.B., Yuan, L.N., Macartney, D.H., J. Org. Chem. 71(3): 1237-9 (2006).

Natural bond orbital analyses of persulfoxide stabilization by remote functional groups. The conformationally induced electrostatic stabilization sulfide photooxygenation mechanism.
Clennan, E.L., Hightower, S.E., J. Org. Chem. 71(3): 1247-50 (2006).

Photophysical behaviour of 4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxybenzoic acid in different solvents, pH and [beta]-cyclodextrin.
Stalin, T., Sivakumar, G., Shanthi, B., Sekar, A., Rajendiran, N., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 177(2-3): 144-55 (2006).

Role of hydrogen atoms in the photoinduced formation of stable electron centers in H-doped 12CaO•7Al2O3 - art. no. 045120.
Sushko, P.V., Shluger, A.L., Hayashi, K., Hirano, M., Hosono, H., Phys. Rev. B 73: 045120 (2006).

Photooxygenations of 1-naphthols: an environmentally friendly access to 1,4-naphthoquinones.
Suchard, O., Kane, R., Roe, B.J., Zimmerman, E., Jung, C., Waske, P.A., Mattay, J., Oelgemoller, M., Tetrahedron 62(7): 1467-73 (2006).

Radiation Chemistry

Impact of high dose krypton ion irradiation on corrosion behavior of laser beam welded zircaloy-4.
Wan, Q.A., Bai, X.D., Zhang, X.Y., Mater. Res. Bull. 41(2): 387-95 (2006).

Effects of gamma-ray irradiation on optical properties of ZnO-PbO-B2O3 glasses.
Sharma, G., Thind, K.S., Manupriya, Klare, H.S., Narang, S.B., Gerward, L., Dangwal, V.K., Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. B 243(2): 345-8 (2006).

Structural and compositional modifications of fayalite Fe2SiO4 under electron irradiation.
Davoisne, C., Leroux, H., Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. B 243(2): 371-6 (2006).

Physical ageing in vitreous As13.5Ge4.5Se82 modified by high-energy gamma-irradiation.
Golovchak, R.Y., Kozdras, A., Shpotyuk, O.I., Phys. B 371(2): 323-6 (2006).

Experimental Studies

Heterogeneous catalytic redox reactions in the chemistry and technology of the nuclear fuel cycle.
Ananiev, A.V., Tananaev, I.G., Shilov, V.P., Usp. Khim. 74(11): 1132-55 (2005).

Initial corrosion observed on the atomic scale.
Renner, F.U., Stierle, A., Dosch, H., Kolb, D.M., Lee, T.L., Zegenhagen, J., Nature (London) 439(7077): 707-10 (2006).

Multiphase Systems

Bimetallic redox sites for photochemical CO2 splitting in mesoporous silicate sieve.
Lin, W.Y., Frei, H., C. R. Chim. 9(2): 207-13 (2006).

Trapping dynamics of electrons and holes in a nanocrystalline TiO2 film revealed by femtosecond visible/near-infrared transient absorption spectroscopy.
Tamaki, Y., Furube, A., Katoh, R., Murai, M., Hara, K., Arakawa, H., Tachiya, M., C. R. Chim. 9(2): 268-74 (2006).

Transient IR absorption study of charge carriers photogenerated in sulfur-doped TiO2.
Takeshita, K., Yamashita, A., Ishibashi, T., Onishi, H., Nishijima, K., Ohno, T., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 177(2-3): 269-75 (2006).

Adsorption and solar light decomposition of acetone on anatase TiO2 and niobium doped TiO2 thin films.
Mattsson, A., Leideborg, M., Larsson, K., Westin, G., Osterlund, L., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(3): 1210-20 (2006).

Second-generation photocatalytic materials: anion-doped TiO2.
Wang, H., Lewis, J.P., J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 18(2): 421-34 (2006).

Surface-enhanced resonance Raman and hyper-Raman spectroscopy of water-soluble substituted stilbene and distyrylbenzene chromophores.
Leng, W.N., Woo, H.Y., Vak, D., Bazan, G.C., Kelley, A.M., J. Raman Spectrosc. 37(1-3): 132-41 (2006).

Photopolymerization of mixed monolayers and black lipid membranes containing gramicidin A and diacetylenic phospholipids.
Daly, S.M., Heffernan, L.A., Barger, W.R., Shenoy, D.K., Langmuir 22(3): 1215-22 (2006).

Photodestructible vesicles.
Eastoe, J., Vesperinas, A., Donnewirth, A.C., Wyatt, P., Grillo, I., Heenan, R.K., Davis, S., Langmuir 22(3): 851-3 (2006).

Probing the surface adsorption and photocatalytic degradation of catechols on TiO2 by solid-state NMR spectroscopy.
Tachikawa, T., Takai, Y., Tojo, S., Fujitsuka, M., Majima, T., Langmuir 22(3): 893-6 (2006).

Preparation, characterization and photocatalytic applications of amine-functionalized mesoporous silica impregnated with transition-metal-monosubstituted polyoxometalates.
Li, L., Liu, C.M., Geng, A.F., Jiang, C.J., Guo, Y.H., Hu, C.W., Mater. Res. Bull. 41(2): 319-32 (2006).

Polymers

Photoinduced ordering and anchoring properties of azo-dye films - art. no. 061703.
Kiselev, A.D., Chigrinov, V., Huang, D.D., Phys. Rev. E: Stat. Phys., Plasmas, Fluids, Relat. Interdiscip. Top. 72: 061703 (2005).

Effect of immobilization with chondroitin-6-sulfate and grafting with chitosan on fibroblast and antibacterial activity of polyester fibers.
Jou, C.H., Lee, J.S., Chou, W.L., Yu, D.G., Yang, M.C., Polym. Adv. Technol. 16(11-12): 821-6 (2005).

Dynamics of dopant product formation in the nanosecond irradiation of doped PMMA at 248 and 193 nm: Temporal evolution of temperature and viscosity.
Bounos, G., Athanassiou, A., Anglos, D., Georgiou, S., Chem. Phys. Lett. 418(4-6): 317-22 (2006).

Replication of photonic crystals by soft ultraviolet-nanoimprint lithography - art. no. 024309.
Belotti, M., Torres, J., Roy, E., Pepin, A., Chen, Y., Gerace, D., Andreani, L.C., Galli, M., J. Appl. Phys. 99: 024309 (2006).

A study of LLDPE functionalized through ultraviolet irradiation and interfacial interaction of PA66/functionalized LLDPE blends.
Wu, S.S., Chi, B., Yan, H., Shen, J., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 99(5): 2029-32 (2006).

Effects of UV-irradiation on the nonisothermal crystallization kinetics of polypropylene.
Tang, L.X., Yan, M.G., Qu, B.J., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 99(5): 2068-75 (2006).

New fluorescent monomers and polymers displaying an intramolecular proton-transfer mechanism in the electronically excited state (ESIPT). IV. Synthesis of acryloylamide and diallylamino benzazole dyes and its copolymerization with MMA.
Campo, L.F., Rodembusch, F.S., Stefani, V., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 99(5): 2109-16 (2006).

The mechanism of air/oxygen/helium atmospheric plasma action on PVA.
Cai, Z.S., Qiu, Y.P., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 99(5): 2233-7 (2006).

Photo-oxidation of polymers: Validation of oxygen uptake and relationship with extent of hydroperoxidation.
Fraisse, F., Kumar, A., Commereuc, S., Verney, V., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 99(5): 2238-44 (2006).

Photostability of wood surfaces esterified by benzoyl chloride.
Pandey, K.K., Chandrashekar, N., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 99(5): 2367-74 (2006).

Synthesis and physical properties of liquid-crystalline copolymers with azobenzene segments.
Liu, J.H., Hsieh, C.D., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 99(5): 2443-53 (2006).

Surface characterization of low-temperature cascade arc plasma-treated low-density polyethylene using contact angle measurements.
Gilliam, M.A., Yu, Q.S., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 99(5): 2528-41 (2006).

Surface photografting polymerization of vinyl acetate, maleic anhydride, and their charge-transfer complex. VIII. Charge-transfer complex (4).
Deng, J.P., Yang, W.T., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 99(5): 2710-20 (2006).

Surface photografting polymerization of vinyl acetate, maleic anhydride and their charge-transfer complex. VII. Charge-transfer complex (3).
Deng, J.P., Liu, L.Y., Yang, W.T., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 99(5): 2810-4 (2006).

Surface modification of non-woven fabric by DC pulsed plasma treatment and graft polymerization with acrylic acid.
Chen, J.P., Chiang, Y.P., J. Membr. Sci. 270(1-2): 212-20 (2006).

Ionic transient species in irradiated poly(vinyl chloride) film.
Mayer, J., Szadkowska-Nicze, M., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 177(2-3): 185-90 (2006).

Preparation of initiator and cross-linker-free poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) nanogels by photopolymerization.
Qiao, X.L., Zhang, Z.J., Yao, S., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 177(2-3): 191-6 (2006).

Enhancement of visible light-induced gelation of photocurable gelatin by addition of polymeric amine.
Nakayama, Y., Kameo, T., Ohtaka, A., Hirano, Y., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 177(2-3): 205-11 (2006).

Effect of UV radiation on photolysis of epoxy maleate of bisphenol A.
Rosu, D., Cascaval, C.N., Rosu, L., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 177(2-3): 218-24 (2006).

Demonstration of a novel, flexible, photocatalytic oxygen-scavenging polymer film.
Mills, A., Doyle, G., Peiro, A.M., Durrant, J., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 177(2-3): 328-31 (2006).

Photoresponsive poly(methyl methacrylate)2-(polystyrene)2 miktoarm star copolymer containing an azobenzene moiety at the core.
Erdogan, T., Gungor, E., Durmaz, H., Hizal, G., Tunca, U., J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 44(4): 1396-403 (2006).

Integrated surface modification of fully polymeric microfluidic devices using living radical photopolymerization chemistry.
Sebra, R.P., Anseth, K.S., Bowman, C.N., J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 44(4): 1404-13 (2006).

Light-induced macroscopic chirality in thin films of achiral main-chain amorphous polyazourea system.
Choi, S.W., Fukuda, T., Takanishi, Y., Ishikawa, K., Takezoe, H., Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., Part 1 45(1B): 447-50 (2006).

Photoinduced chirality in an azobenzene amorphous copolymer bearing large birefringent moiety.
Sumimura, H., Fukuda, T., Kim, J.Y., Barada, D., Itoh, M., Yatagai, T., Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., Part 1 45(1B): 451-5 (2006).

Fabrication of calixarene derivative optical waveguide using two-photon assisted polymerization method.
Komatsu, K., Ishihara, J., Sugihara, O., Kaino, T., Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., Part 1 45(1B): 479-82 (2006).

Cycloaddition in peptides for high-capacity optical storage.
Lohse, B., Berg, R.H., Hvilsted, S., Ramanujam, P.S., Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., Part 1 45(1B): 488-92 (2006).

Comparison between electron-beam and chemical crosslinking of silicone rubber.
Frounchi, M., Dadbin, S., Panahinia, F., Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. B 243(2): 354-8 (2006).

Biological & Medical Aspects

The spore photoproduct lyase repairs the 5S- and not the 5R-configured spore photoproduct DNA lesion.
Friedel, M.G., Berteau, O., Pieck, J.C., Atta, M., Ollagnier-de-Choudens, S., Fontecave, M., Carell, T., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (4): 445-7 (2006).

Function of membrane protein in silica nanopores: Incorporation of photosynthetic light-harvesting protein LH2 into FSM.
Oda, I., Hirata, K., Watanabe, S., Shibata, Y., Kajino, T., Fukushima, Y., Iwai, S., Itoh, S., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(3): 1114-20 (2006).

Indole ring orientations of Trp189 in the ground and M intermediate states of bacteriorhodopsin as studied by polarized UV resonance Raman spectroscopy.
Asakawa, K., Masuda, S., Takeuchi, H., J. Raman Spectrosc. 37(1-3): 255-62 (2006).

Solar Energy

Efficient solar to chemical conversion by a new-type n-Si electrode with metal nano-contact and surface methylation.
Takabayashi, S., Imanishi, A., Nakato, Y., C. R. Chim. 9(2): 275-81 (2006).

Platinum-loaded mesoporous titania by single-step sol-gel process with surfactant template: photocatalytic activity for hydrogen evolution.
Sreethawong, T., Suzuki, Y., Yoshikawa, S., C. R. Chim. 9(2): 307-14 (2006).

Efficient photocurrent generation by SnO2 electrode modified electrophoretically with composite clusters of porphyrin-modified silica microparticle and fullerene.
Imahori, H., Mitamura, K., Umeyama, T., Hosomizu, K., Matano, Y., Yoshida, K., Isoda, S., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (4): 406-8 (2006).

Relation between absorption and crystallinity of poly(3-hexylthiophene)/fullerene films for plastic solar cells.
Zhokhavets, U., Erb, T., Gobsch, G., Al-Ibrahim, M., Ambacher, O., Chem. Phys. Lett. 418(4-6): 347-50 (2006).

Tubular end-capped electrodeposited CdSe nanofibers: Enhanced photochemistry.
Min, S.K., Joo, O.S., Jung, K.D., Mane, R.S., Han, S.H., Electrochem. Commun. 8(2): 223-6 (2006).

Photoelectrochemical reaction of biomass and bio-related compounds with nanoporous TiO2 film photoanode and O2-reducing cathode.
Kaneko, M., Nemoto, J., Ueno, H., Gokan, N., Ohnuki, K., Horikawa, M., Saito, R., Shibata, T., Electrochem. Commun. 8(2): 336-40 (2006).

Electrochemically synthesized CdS nanoparticle-modified TiO2 nanotube-array photoelectrodes: Preparation, characterization, and application to photoelectrochemical cells.
Chen, S.G., Paulose, M., Ruan, C., Mor, G.K., Varghese, O.K., Kouzoudis, D., Grimes, C.A., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 177(2-3): 177-84 (2006).

Utilization of natural pigment extracted from pomegranate fruits as sensitizer in solid-state solar cells.
Sirimanne, P.M., Senevirathna, M.K.I., Premalal, E.V.A., Pitigala, P.K.D.D.P., Sivakumar, V., Tennakone, K., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 177(2-3): 324-7 (2006).

Industrial & Environmental Applications

Fabrication of embedded waveguides in lithium-niobate crystals by radiation damage.
Peithmann, K., Zamani-Meymian, M.R., Haaks, M., Maier, K., Andreas, B., Buse, K., Modrow, H., Appl. Phys. B: Lasers Opt. 82(3): 419-22 (2006).

Si-based photocathodes for the photoelectrochemical purification of water.
Chazalviel, J.N., Ozanam, F., Solomon, I., Abdel-Samad, H.S., Amin, M.A., Abdel-Rehim, S.S., C. R. Chim. 9(2): 282-8 (2006).

Preparation and photocatalytic activities of low amount Yb3+-doped TiO2 composite nano-powders.
Jiang, H.Q., Wang, P., Xian, H.Z., Huaxue Xuebao 64(2): 145-50 (2006).

The use of wood pulp and radiation-modified starch in wastewater treatment.
Abdel-Aal, S.E., Gad, Y.H., Dessouki, A.M., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 99(5): 2460-9 (2006).

Kinetics of heterogeneous photocatalytic degradation of reactive dyes in an immobilized TiO2 photocatalytic reactor.
Mahmoodi, N.M., Arami, M., Limaee, N.Y., Tabrizi, N.S., J. Colloid Interface Sci. 295(1): 159-64 (2006).

Environmental remediation by an integrated microwave/UV illumination technique - IX. Peculiar hydrolytic and co-catalytic effects of platinum on the TiO2 photocatalyzed degradation of the 4-chlorophenol toxin in a microwave radiation field.
Horikoshi, S., Tokunaga, A., Watanabe, N., Hidaka, H., Serpone, N., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 177(2-3): 129-43 (2006).

Photocatalytic degradation of some VOCs in the gas phase using an annular flow reactor - Determination of the contribution of mass transfer and chemical reaction steps in the photodegradation process.
Bouzaza, A., Vallet, C., Laplanche, A., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 177(2-3): 212-7 (2006).

Comparison of photocatalytic degradation kinetic characteristics of different organic compounds at anatase TiO2 nanoporous film electrodes.
Jiang, D.L., Zhao, H.J., Zhang, S.Q., John, R., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 177(2-3): 253-60 (2006).

Preparation of TiO2 nanocrystallites by hydrolyzing with gaseous water and their photocatalytic activity.
Wang, Z.L., Mao, L.Q., Lin, J., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 177(2-3): 261-8 (2006).

Precise fabrication of point defects in self-assembled three-dimensional macroporous photonic crystals.
Xie, R.G., Sekiguchi, T., Li, D.S., Yang, D., Jiang, M.H., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(3): 1107-10 (2006).

Multistep impregnation method for incorporation of high amount of titania into SBA-15.
Wang, W., Song, M., Mater. Res. Bull. 41(2): 436-47 (2006).

Theoretical Studies

Theoretical modelling of photoactive molecular systems: insights using the Density Functional Theory.
Ciofini, I., Laine, P.P., Bedioui, F., Daul, C.A., Adamo, C., C. R. Chim. 9(2): 226-39 (2006).

Theoretical investigation of the decomposition of acyl azides: Molecular orbital treatment.
Abu-Eittah, R.H., Mohamed, A.A., Al-Omar, A.M., Int. J. Quantum Chem. 106(4): 863-75 (2006).

Ab initio studies on excited state intramolecular electron transfer in 4-amino-N-methylphthalimide and 3-amino-N-methylphthalimide.
Sen, K., Basu, S., Bhattacharyya, D., Int. J. Quantum Chem. 106(4): 913-27 (2006).

Global dynamic optimization for parameter estimation in chemical kinetics.
Singer, A.B., Taylor, J.W., Barton, P.I., Green, W.H., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(3): 971-6 (2006).

Reviews

Photochemical conversion and storage of solar energy.
Levy-Clement, C., C. R. Chim. 9(2): 169-71 (2006).

George Porter: a peer among scientists.
Archer, M., C. R. Chim. 9(2): 180-7 (2006).

Structure of photosystems I and II.
Fromme, P., Yu, H.Q., De Ruyter, Y.S., Jolley, C., Chauhan, D.K., Melkozernov, A., Grotjohann, I., C. R. Chim. 9(2): 188-200 (2006).

Light-harvesting host-guest antenna materials for quantum solar energy conversion devices.
Calzaferri, G., Bossart, O., Bruhwiler, D., Huber, S., Leiggener, C., Van Veen, M.K., Ruiz, A.Z., C. R. Chim. 9(2): 214-25 (2006).

Studies on laser ablation of polymers.
Bityurin, N., Annual Reports on the Progress of Chemistry, Vol 101, Section C, Physical Chemistry, G. A. Webb (ed.), Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, 2005, p.216-47

Mass spectrometry of free radicals: a methodological overview.
Sablier, M., Fujii, T., Annual Reports on the Progress of Chemistry, Vol 101, Section C, Physical Chemistry, G. A. Webb (ed.), Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, 2005, p.53-99

Photocatalysis: Photocatalysis on titanium oxide-based catalysts.
Anpo, M., Dohshi, S., Kitano, M., Hu, Y., Metal Oxides: Chemistry and Applications, J. L. G. Fierro (ed.), CRC Press-Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL, 2006, p.595-622

Photocatalytic activity for water decomposition of RuO2-dispersed p-block metal oxides with d10 electronic configuration.
Inoue, Y., Metal Oxides: Chemistry and Applications, J. L. G. Fierro (ed.), CRC Press-Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL, 2006, p.623-59

E-mail: ndrlrcdc.1@nd.edu
Author: K.P. Madden
Created: 7/2/97 Updated: 5/23/2006