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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

Solvent effect on kinetics of the C-Cl bond cleavage in radical anions of chloroanthracenes.
Jaworski, J.S., Cembor, M., Stepien, B., Hafelinger, G., Electrochim. Acta 51(11): 2322-6 (2006).

Substituent effects on nitrosyl iron corrole complexes Fe(Ar3C)(NO).
Joseph, C.A., Lee, M.S., Iretskii, A.V., Wu, G.A., Ford, P.C., Inorg. Chem. 45(5): 2075-82 (2006).

Ultrafast time-resolved transient absorption and resonance Raman spectroscopy study of the photodeprotection and rearrangement reactions of p-hydroxyphenacyl caged phosphates.
Ma, C.S., Kwok, W.M., Chan, W.S., Du, Y., Kan, J.T.W., Toy, P.H., Phillips, D.L., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(8): 2558-70 (2006).

Tunneling chemical reactions D+H2>DH+H and D+DH>D2+H in solid D2-H2 and HD-H2 mixtures: An electron-spin-resonance study - art. no. 094504.
Kumada, T., J. Chem. Phys. 124: 094504 (2006).

Photoactivation of the photosynthetic reaction center of Blastochloris viridis in the crystalline state.
Baxter, R.H.G., Krausz, E., Norris, J.R., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(2): 1026-32 (2006).

Ligand rearrangement reactions of Cr(CO)6 in alcohol solutions: Experiment and theory.
Shanoski, J.E., Glascoe, E.A., Harris, C.B., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(2): 996-1005 (2006).


Optical Spectra

1,2-Bis(2-ethyl-5-hydroxymethyl-3-thienyl)-3,3,4,4,5,5-hexafluorocyclopent-1-ene, a new photochromic diarylethene compound.
Yang, T.S., Pu, S.Z., Luo, F.S., Xu, J.K., Acta Crystallogr., Sect. E: Struct. Rep. Online E62: o1136-o8 (2006).

Structural and photoisomerization cross studies of polar photochromic monomeric glasses forming surface relief gratings.
Ishow, E., Lebon, B., He, Y.N., Wang, X.G., Bouteiller, L., Galmiche, L., Nakatani, K., Chem. Mater. 18(5): 1261-7 (2006).

The effective electron-transfer distance in dinuclear ruthenium complexes containing the unsymmetrical bridging ligand 3,5-bis(2-pyridyl)-1,2,4-triazolate.
D'Alessandro, D.M., Dinolfo, P.H., Hupp, J.T., Junk, P.C., Keene, F.R., Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. (4): 772-83 (2006).

Phenylborylene: Direct spectroscopic characterization in inert gas matrices.
Bettinger, H.F., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(8): 2534-5 (2006).

Electronic excitation and optical responses of metal-nanoparticle composites under heavy-ion implantation - art. no. 044307.
Plaksin, O., Takeda, Y., Amekura, H., Kishimoto, N., J. Appl. Phys. 99: 044307 (2006).

Synthesis and photochromism of organosiloxane-based organic/inorganic hybrid containing an inorganic component derived from tungstic acid.
Katayama, S., Yamada, N., Kikuta, K., Awano, M., J. Ceram. Soc. Jpn. 114(1325): 114-9 (2006).

Infrared absorption spectra of matrix-isolated cis, cis-HOONO and its ab initio CCSD(T) anharmonic vibrational bands - art. no. 084305.
Zhang, X., Nimlos, M.R., Ellison, G.B., Varner, M.E., Stanton, J.F., J. Chem. Phys. 124: 084305 (2006).

Polyoxometalate-based electro- and photochromic dual-mode devices.
Liu, S.Q., Mohwald, H., Volkmer, D., Kurth, D.G., Langmuir 22(5): 1949-51 (2006).

Infrared matrix isolation study of the oxidation of H2S by CrCl2O2.
Thompson, S.J., Goldberg, N., Ault, B.S., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 8(7): 856-61 (2006).

Synthesis, fluorescence and two-photon absorption properties of multichromophoric boron-dipyrromethene fluorophores for two-photon-excited fluorescence applications.
Porres, L., Mongin, O., Blanchard-Desce, M., Tetrahedron Lett. 47(12): 1913-7 (2006).

Excimer emission and energy transfer in cofacial boradiazaindacene (BODIPY) dimers built on a xanthene scaffold.
Saki, N., Dinc, T., Akkaya, E.U., Tetrahedron 62(11): 2721-5 (2006).

The influence of chemical post-etching and UV irradiation on the optical absorption and thermal diffusivity of porous silicon studied by photoacoustic technique.
Shen, Q., Inoguchi, M., Toyoda, T., Thin Solid Films 499(1-2): 161-7 (2006).

Synthesis and photochemical behavior of metalloporphyrin complexes containing a photochromic axial ligand.
Tsutsumi, O., Sato, H., Takeda, K., Ogawa, T., Thin Solid Films 499(1-2): 219-23 (2006).


Thermodynamics

Dynamic chemical devices: Photoinduced electron transfer and its ion-triggered switching in nanomechanical butterfly-type bis(porphyrin)terpyridines.
Linke-Schaetzel, M., Anson, C.E., Powell, A.K., Buth, G., Palomares, E., Durrant, J.D., Balaban, T.S., Lehn, J.M., Chem.--Eur. J. 12(7): 1931-40 (2006).

Photoinduced electron transfer and geminate recombination in liquids on short time scales: Experiments and theory - art. no. 084504.
Goun, A., Glusac, K., Fayer, M.D., J. Chem. Phys. 124: 084504 (2006).

Aromatic oxadiazole-based conjugated polymers with excited-state intramolecular proton transfer: Their synthesis and sensing ability for explosive nitroaromatic compounds.
Kim, T.H., Kim, H.J., Kwak, C.G., Park, W.H., Lee, T.S., J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 44(6): 2059-68 (2006).

Molecular recognition of viologen by zinc porphyrinic receptors with diarylurea sidearms. Toward construction of a supramolecular electron transfer system.
Ezoe, M., Yagi, S., Nakazumi, H., Itou, M., Araki, Y., Ito, O., Tetrahedron 62(11): 2501-10 (2006).

Regioselective hydroxylation of phenols by simultaneous photochemical generation of phenol cation-radical and hydroxyl radical.
Collado, D., PerezInestrosa, E., Suau, R., Navarrete, J.T.L., Tetrahedron 62(12): 2927-35 (2006).


ESR Studies

15N CIDNP investigations of the peroxynitric acid nitration of L-tyrosine and of related compounds.
Lehnig, M., Kirsch, M., Org. Biomol. Chem. 4(4): 721-9 (2006).

EPR and DFT studies of the one-electron reduction product of phospholium cations.
Adkine, P., Cantat, T., Deschamps, E., Ricard, L., Mezailles, N., LeFloch, P., Geoffroy, M., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 8(7): 862-8 (2006).

Muoniated radical states in the organic semiconductor phthalocyanine - art. no. 075209.
Duarte, J.P., Vilao, R.C., Alberto, H.V., Gil, J.M., Gil, F.P.S.C., Weidinger, A., de Campos, N.A., Fostiropoulos, K., Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Mater. Matter Phys. 73: 075209 (2006).


Photochemistry

Monitoring structural transformations in crystals. 8. Monitoring molecules and a reaction center during a solid-state Yang photocyclization.
Turowska-Tyrk, I., Trzop, E., Scheffer, J.R., Chen, S., Acta Crystallogr., Sect. B: Struct. Sci. 62: 128-34 (2006).

Fused supracyclopentadienyl ligand precursors. Synthesis, structure, and some reactions of 1,3-diphenylcyclopenta[l]phenanthrene-2-one, 1,2,3-triphenylcyclopenta[l]phenanthrene-2-ol, 1-chloro-1,2,3-triphenylcyclopenta[l]phenanthrene, 1-bromo-1,2,3-triphenylcyclopenta[l]phenanthrene, and 1,2,3-triphenyl-1H-cyclopenta[l] phenanthrene.
Dennis, G.D., Edwards-Davis, D., Field, L.D., Masters, A.F., Maschmeyer, T., Ward, A.J., Buys, I.E., Turner, P., Aust. J. Chem. 59(2): 135-46 (2006).

A novel photoreversible poly(ferrocenylsilane) with coumarin side group: synthesis, characterization, and electrochemical activities.
Zhao, D.L., Ren, B.Y., Liu, S.S., Liu, X.X., Tong, Z., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (7): 779-81 (2006).

Photochemical and thermal cis/trans isomerization of cyclic and noncyclic azobenzene dimers: Effect of a cyclic structure on isomerization.
Norikane, Y., Tamaoki, N., Eur. J. Org. Chem. (5): 1296-302 (2006).

Gelation ability of novel oxamide-based derivatives bearing a stilbene as a photo-responsive unit.
Miljanic, S., Frkanec, L., Meic, Z., Zinic, M., Eur. J. Org. Chem. (5): 1323-34 (2006).

Photochemical generation of dihydrogen complexes of chromium and tungsten.
Matthews, S.L., Heinekey, D.M., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(8): 2615-20 (2006).

Formation mechanism of Pt particles by photoreduction of Pt ions in polymer solutions.
Harada, M., Einaga, H., Langmuir 22(5): 2371-7 (2006).

Photosensitized reduction of nitrogen dioxide on humic acid as a source of nitrous acid.
Stemmler, K., Ammann, M., Donders, C., Kleffmann, J., George, C., Nature (London) 440(7081): 195-8 (2006).

Suzuki coupling reaction of 1,6,7,12-tetrabromoperylene bisimide.
Qiu, W.F., Chen, S.Y., Sun, X.B., Liu, Y.Q., Zhu, D.B., Org. Lett. 8(5): 867-70 (2006).

Progress toward the total synthesis of bielschowskysin: A stereoselective [2+2] photocycloaddition.
Doroh, B., Sulikowski, G.A., Org. Lett. 8(5): 903-6 (2006).

Photochemical release of various functional groups.
Bochet, C.G., Pure Appl. Chem. 78(2): 241-7 (2006).

Photochemical behaviour of Tc2OCl104- and TcnOy4n-2y+ in chloride media.
Poineau, F., Fattahi, M., Grambow, B., Radiochim. Acta 94(2): 91-5 (2006).

Photolytic decarboxylation of [alpha]-arylcarboxylic acids mediated by HgF2 under a dioxygen atmosphere.
Farhadi, S., Zaringhadam, P., Sahamieh, R.Z., Tetrahedron Lett. 47(12): 1965-8 (2006).

4H-Thiopyran-1-oxides. Conformational analysis and photochemical isomerization.
Jafarpour, F., Pirelahi, H., Tetrahedron 62(11): 2603-7 (2006).

A concise synthesis of novel naphtho[a]carbozoles and benzo[c]carbazoles.
Pathak, R., Nhlapo, J.M., Govender, S., Michael, J.P., van Otterlo, W.A.L., de Koning, C.B., Tetrahedron 62(12): 2820-30 (2006).


Radiation Chemistry

Ion-beam induced changes in magnetic and microstructural properties of thin iron films.
Muller, G.A., Carpene, E., Gupta, R., Schaaf, P., Zhang, K., Lieb, K.P., Eur. Phys. J. B 48(4): 449-62 (2005).

Proton-induced damage in gallium nitride-based Schottky diodes.
Karmarkar, A.P., White, B.D., Buttari, D., Fleetwood, D.M., Schrimpf, R.D., Weller, R.A., Brillson, L.J., Mishra, U.K., IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci. 52(6): 2239-44 (2005).

Common origin for enhanced low-dose-rate sensitivity and bias temperature instability under negative bias.
Tsetseris, L., Schrimpf, R.D., Fleetwood, D.M., Pease, R.L., Pantelides, S.T., IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci. 52(6): 2265-71 (2005).

Swift ion irradiation induced changes in the structural and transport properties of La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 thin films.
Sahasrabudhe, M.S., Adhi, K.P., Harchirkar, S.S., Deshmukh, A., Patil, S.I., Kumar, R., Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. B 244(2): 333-7 (2006).

Inhibiting radiolysis of BTP molecules by addition of nitrobenzene.
Nilsson, M., Andersson, S., Ekberg, C., Foreman, M.R.S., Hudson, M.J., Skarnemark, G., Radiochim. Acta 94(2): 103-6 (2006).


Experimental Studies

Single-wall carbon nanotubes supported platinum nanoparticles with improved electrocatalytic activity for oxygen reduction reaction.
Kongkanand, A., Kuwabata, S., Girishkumar, G., Kamat, P., Langmuir 22(5): 2392-6 (2006).

The rotational spectrum of the water-hydroperoxy radical (H2O-HO2) complex.
Suma, K., Sumiyoshi, Y., Endo, Y., Science (Washington, D. C.) 311(5765): 1278-81 (2006).


Multiphase Systems

Hydrothermal synthesis and photocatalytic activities of SrTiO3-coated Fe2O3 and BiFeO3.
Luo, J.H., Maggard, P.A., Adv. Mater. (Weinheim, Ger.) 18(4): 514-7 (2006).

Tip-enhanced near-field Raman spectroscopy probing single dye-sensitized TiO2 nanoparticles - art. no. 093121.
Pan, D.H., Klymyshyn, N., Hu, D.H., Lu, H.P., Appl. Phys. Lett. 88: 093121 (2006).

Enhancement of the photocatalytic activity of TiO2 nanoparticles by surface-capping DBS groups.
Wang, B.Q., Jing, L.Q., Qu, Y.C., Li, S.D., Jiang, B.J., Yang, L.B., Xin, B.F., Fu, H.G., Appl. Surf. Sci. 252(8): 2817-25 (2006).

Visible light-induced highly selective transformation of olefin to ketone by 2,4,6-triphenylpyrylium cation encapsulated within zeolite Y.
Shiraishi, Y., Saito, N., Hirai, T., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (7): 773-5 (2006).

Exfoliation and reassembling route to mesoporous titania nanohybrids.
Paek, S.M., Jung, H., Lee, Y.J., Park, M., Hwang, S.J., Choy, J.H., Chem. Mater. 18(5): 1134-40 (2006).

Multilayer hybrid films of titania semiconductor nanosheet and silver metal fabricated via layer-by-layer self-assembly and subsequent UV irradiation.
Zhou, Y., Ma, R.Z., Ebina, Y., Takada, K., Sasaki, T., Chem. Mater. 18(5): 1235-9 (2006).

Water-soluble, cyclodextrin-modified CdSe-CdS core-shell structured quantum dots.
Palaniappan, K., Xue, C.H., Arumugam, G., Hackney, S.A., Liu, J., Chem. Mater. 18(5): 1275-80 (2006).

Photochemistry of AgCl-water clusters: Comparison with Cl--water clusters.
Godinho, S.S.M.C., do Couto, P.C., Cabral, B.J.C., Chem. Phys. Lett. 419(4-6): 340-5 (2006).

Photoexcited hole dynamics in TiO2 nanocrystalline films characterized using a lens-free heterodyne detection transient grating technique.
Shen, Q., Katayama, K., Sawada, T., Yamaguchi, M., Kumagai, Y., Toyoda, T., Chem. Phys. Lett. 419(4-6): 464-8 (2006).

Photoanodic reactions occurring at nanostructured titanium dioxide films.
Solarska, R., Rutkowska, I., Morand, R., Augustynski, J., Electrochim. Acta 51(11): 2230-6 (2006).

Photoelectrochemical study of nanostructured TiO2/copolymer of thiophene-2-carboxylic acid and 3-hexylthiophene film electrode.
Hao, Y.Z., Cai, C.L., Huaxue Xuebao 64(4): 283-6 (2006).

Immobilization of TiO2 photocatalyst particles on stainless steel substrates by electrolytically deposited Pd and Cu.
Kieda, N., Tokuhisa, T., J. Ceram. Soc. Jpn. 114(1325): 42-5 (2006).

Synthesis and characterization of TiO2 doped with P ions by anodic oxidation of titanium in acid solution.
Nakahira, A., Konishi, K., Yokota, K., Honma, T., Aritani, H., Tanaka, K., J. Ceram. Soc. Jpn. 114(1325): 46-50 (2006).

Efficient sensitization of mesoporous electrodeposited zinc oxide by cis-bis(isothiocyanato)bis(2,2-bipyridyl-4,4-dicarboxylato)
ruthenium(II).
Loewenstein, T., Nonomura, K., Yoshida, T., Michaelis, E., Wohrle, D., Rathousky, J., Wark, M., Schlettwein, D., J. Electrochem. Soc. 153(4): A699-A704 (2006).

Ultrafast electron transfer from oligo(p-phenylene-ethynylene)thiol to gold.
Wang, L., Chen, W., Huang, C., Chen, Z.K., Wee, A.T.S., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(2): 674-6 (2006).

Synthesis and growth mechanism of titanate and titania one-dimensional nanostructures self-assembled into hollow micrometer-scale spherical aggregates.
Mao, Y.B., Kanungo, M., Hemraj-Benny, T., Wong, S.S., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(2): 702-10 (2006).

UV Raman spectroscopic study on TiO2. I. Phase transformation at the surface and in the bulk.
Zhang, J., Li, M.J., Feng, Z.C., Chen, J., Li, C., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(2): 927-35 (2006).

Synthesis and photocatalytic properties of H2La2Ti3O10/TiO2 intercalated nanomaterial.
Huang, Y.F., Wu, J.H., Li, T.H., Hao, S.C., Lin, J.M., J. Porous Mater. 13(1): 55-9 (2006).

Modification of TiO2 for enhanced surface properties: Finite Ostwald ripening by a microwave hydrothermal process.
Wilson, G.J., Matijasevich, A.S., Mitchell, D.R.G., Schulz, J.C., Will, G.D., Langmuir 22(5): 2016-27 (2006).

Photoproduct selectivity in reactions involving singlet and triplet excited states within bile salt micelles.
Pattabiraman, M., Kaanumalle, L.S., Ramamurthy, V., Langmuir 22(5): 2185-92 (2006).

Control of the metal-support interface of NiO-loaded photocatalysts via cold plasma treatment.
Zou, J.J., Liu, C.J., Zhang, Y.P., Langmuir 22(5): 2334-9 (2006).

An organic/inorganic nanocomposite consisting of polymuconate and silver nanoparticles.
Matsumoto, A., Ishikawa, T., Odani, T., Oikawa, H.T., Okada, S., Nakanishi, H., Macromol. Chem. Phys. 207(4): 361-9 (2006).

Photooxidation of aqueous trichloroethylene using a buoyant photocatalyst with reaction progress monitored via micro-headspace GC/MS.
Lohse, S., Rosentreter, J.J., Microchem. J. 82(1): 66-72 (2006).

Nitridation and reoxidation of high-k metal oxide thin films using argon excimer sources.
Yu, J.J., Boyd, I.W., Phys. Status Solidi A 203(3): R9-R11 (2006).

Synthesis, characterization and photocatalytic activity of some TiO2/carbon composites.
Kulesius, Z., Valatka, E., Pol. J. Chem. 80(2): 335-44 (2006).

Point-to-point capture of DNA with the aid of intercalation by immobilized rod-shaped Ru complexes at solid surface towards nanowiring.
Haga, M.A., Ohta, M., Machida, H., Chikira, M., Tonegawa, N., Thin Solid Films 499(1-2): 201-6 (2006).

Photoacoustic and photo electrochemical characterization of CdSe-sensitized TiO2 electrodes composed of nanotubes and nanowires.
Shen, Q., Sato, T., Hashimoto, M., Chen, C.C., Toyoda, T., Thin Solid Films 499(1-2): 299-305 (2006).

Site-separation control using dendron molecular probes towards high-resolution photochemical reaction.
Otomo, A., Miki, H., Aoki, I., Mashiko, S., Thin Solid Films 499(1-2): 35-9 (2006).

Fabrication and characterization of TiO2 thin film prepared by a layer-by-layer self-assembly method.
Kim, J.H., Fujita, S., Shiratori, S., Thin Solid Films 499(1-2): 83-9 (2006).

Successive deposition of layered titanium oxide/indium tin oxide films on unheated substrates by twin direct current magnetron sputtering.
Wu, K.R., Ting, C.H., Liu, W.C., Lin, C.H., Wu, H.K., Thin Solid Films 500(1-2): 110-6 (2006).


Polymers

Relationship between structure and photoinitiating abilities of selected bromide salts of 2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine (IMP): influence of the solvent and the substitution in benzaldehyde on the course of its reaction with IMP.
Plutecka, A., Hoffmann, M., Rychlewska, U., Kucybala, Z., Paczkowski, J., Pyszka, I., Acta Crystallogr., Sect. B: Struct. Sci. 62: 135-42 (2006).

An azotolane liquid-crystalline polymer exhibiting extremely large birefringence and its photoresponsive behavior.
Okano, K., Shishido, A., Ikeda, T., Adv. Mater. (Weinheim, Ger.) 18(4): 523-7 (2006).

Effects of coloration on the physical and mechanical properties and on the thermal stability of polyoxymethylene.
Archodoulaki, V.M., Luftl, S., Seidler, S., Adv. Polym. Technol. 25(1): 63-72 (2006).

Surface studies of radiation grafted sulfonic acid membranes: XPS and SEM analysis.
Nasef, M.M., Saidi, H., Appl. Surf. Sci. 252(8): 3073-84 (2006).

Novel double-cored oligosilane dendrimers - conformational dependence of the UV absorption spectra.
Krempner, C., Kockerling, M., Mamat, C., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (7): 720-2 (2006).

Synthesis-in-place of highly-conjugated oligothiophene micropatterns via photo-activated Ullmann coupling on copper surface.
Natarajan, S., Kim, S.H., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (7): 729-31 (2006).

Polydiphenylsilanes bearing photosensitive azocrown groups.
Sacarescu, L., Ardeleanu, R., Sacarescu, G., Simionescu, M., Hurduc, N., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (7): 788-9 (2006).

Radiation induced synthesis and swelling characterization of thermo-responsive N-isopropylacrylamide-co-ionic hydrogels.
Kumar, V., Chaudhari, C.V., Bhardwaj, Y.K., Goel, N.K., Sabharwal, S., Eur. Polym. J. 42(2): 235-46 (2006).

Synthesis and photoresponsive behavior of azobenzene-functionalized polythiophene films.
Zhao, X.Y., Wang, M.Z., Eur. Polym. J. 42(2): 247-53 (2006).

Epoxy-based polymers containing methyl-substituted azobenzene chromophores and photoinduced surface relief gratings.
He, Y.N., Yin, J.J., Che, P.C., Wang, X.G., Eur. Polym. J. 42(2): 292-301 (2006).

Synthesis and properties of 2-phenylbenzoxazole-based luminophores for in situ photopolymerized liquid-crystal films.
Gimenez, R., Oriol, L., Pinol, M., Serrano, J.L., Vinuales, A.I., Fisher, T., Stumpe, J., Helv. Chim. Acta 89(2): 304-19 (2006).

Creating polymer structures of tunable electric functionality by nanoscale discharge-assisted cross-linking and oxygenation.
Xie, X.N., Deng, M., Xu, H., Yang, S.W., Qi, D.C., Gao, X.Y., Chung, H.J., Sow, C.H., Tan, V.B.C., Wee, A.T.S., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(8): 2738-44 (2006).

Micropatterning of inorganic-organic hybrid thick films from vinyltriethoxysilane.
Tadanaga, K., Sueki, T., Matsuda, A., Minami, T., Tatsumisago, M., J. Ceram. Soc. Jpn. 114(1325): 125-7 (2006).

Characterization of the photo-irradiation effects on polystyrene ultrathin films with ultraviolet photoemission spectroscopy.
Kizilkaya, O., Ono, M., Morikawa, E., J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom. 151(1): 34-9 (2006).

Grafting of commercially available amines bearing aromatic rings onto poly(vinylidene-co-hexafluoropropene) copolymers.
Taguet, A., Ameduri, B., Boutevin, B., J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 44(6): 1855-68 (2006).

Novel acyclic nitroxides for nitroxide-mediated polymerization: Kinetic, electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopic, X-ray diffraction, and molecular modeling investigations.
Lagrille, O., Cameron, N.R., Lovell, P.A., Blanchard, R., Goeta, A.E., Koch, R., J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 44(6): 1926-40 (2006).

Oxygen inhibition in thiol-acrylate photopolymerizations.
O'Brien, A.K., Cramer, N.B., Bowman, C.N., J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 44(6): 2007-14 (2006).

Liquid crystal photoalignment using soluble photosensitive polyimide.
Li, X.D., Zhong, Z.X., Lee, S.H., Ghang, G., Lee, M.H., Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., Part 1 45(2A): 906-8 (2006).

Self-cleaning features of plasma-treated surfaces with self-assembled monolayer coating.
Lee, S.J., Paik, B.G., Kim, G.B., Jang, Y.G., Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., Part 1 45(2A): 912-8 (2006).

Photocontrolled variations in the wetting capability of photochromic polymers enhanced by surface nanostructuring.
Athanassiou, A., Lygeraki, M.I., Pisignano, D., Lakiotaki, K., Varda, M., Mele, E., Fotakis, C., Cingolani, R., Anastasiadis, S.H., Langmuir 22(5): 2329-33 (2006).

Synthesis and orientation of fluorene containing reactive mesogens.
Thiem, H., Jandke, M., Hanft, D., Strohriegl, P., Macromol. Chem. Phys. 207(4): 370-81 (2006).

Gradient structure polymer obtained from a homogeneous mixture: Synthesis and mechanical properties.
Noblet, G., Desilles, N., Lecamp, L., Lebaudy, P., Bunel, C., Macromol. Chem. Phys. 207(4): 426-33 (2006).

One-pot fabrication of supramolecular polymer particles via situ polymerization stringed assembly of a two-monomer microemulsion.
Wang, Y.X., Qiu, Z.B., Wang, W.T., Macromol. Rapid Commun. 27(4): 284-8 (2006).

Rapid gel formation and adhesion in photocurable and biodegradable block copolymers with high DOPA content.
Lee, B.P., Chao, C.Y., Nunalee, F.N., Motan, E., Shull, K.R., Messersmith, P.B., Macromolecules 39(5): 1740-8 (2006).

Copolymers of isopropenyl alkyl ethers with fluorinated acrylates and fluoroacrylates: Influence of fluorine on their thermal, photochemical, and hydrolytic stability.
Signori, F., Lazzari, M., Castelvetro, V., Chiantore, O., Macromolecules 39(5): 1749-58 (2006).

Novel materials for large change in refractive index: Synthesis and photochemical reaction of the ladderlike poly (silsesquioxane) containing norbornadiene, azobenzene, and anthracene groups in the side chains.
Kudo, H., Yamamoto, M., Nishikubo, T., Moriya, O., Macromolecules 39(5): 1759-65 (2006).

Role of the medium on the reactivity of cleavable photoinitiators in photopolymerization reactions.
Lalevee, J., Allonas, X., Jradi, S., Fouassier, J.P., Macromolecules 39(5): 1872-9 (2006).

Photoinduced circular anisotropy in a photochromic W-shaped-molecule-doped polymeric liquid crystal film - art. no. 021702.
Choi, S.W., Ha, N.Y., Shiromo, K., Rao, N.V.S., Paul, M.K., Toyooka, T., Nishimura, S., Wu, J.W., Park, B., Takanishi, Y., Ishikawa, K., Takezoe, H., Phys. Rev. E: Stat. Phys., Plasmas, Fluids, Relat. Interdiscip. Top. 73: 021702 (2006).

Stabilizing effect of 1,1,5-trihydroperfluoropentanol on photochemical degradation of polycaproamide.
Novakov, I.A., Storozhakova, N.A., Ivanov, V.B., Priimak, V.V., Polym. Sci., Ser. B 48(1-2): 1-4 (2006).

New photochromic polymers.
Markova, G.D., Vasnev, V.A., Keshtov, M.L., Khokhlov, A.R., Krayushkin, M.M., Ivanov, S.N., Valova, T.M., Dunaev, A.A., Strokach, Y.P., Barachevskii, V.A., Vorontsova, L.G., Starikova, Z.A., Polym. Sci., Ser. B 48(1-2): 18-22 (2006).

Synthesis and UV-curing behaviors of novel rapid UV-curable polyorganosilazanes.
Kong, J., Fan, X.D., Zhang, G.B., Xie, X., Si, Q.F., Wang, S.J., Polymer 47(5): 1519-25 (2006).

Photopolymerization and structure formation of methacrylic acid based hydrogels in water/ethanol mixture.
He, H.Y., Li, L., Lee, L.J., Polymer 47(5): 1612-9 (2006).

Molecular doping of photochromic dye into polymer substrates by the "vapor transportation method" and their photochromic behavior.
Mizokuro, T., Mochizuki, H., Mo, X.L., Tanigaki, N., Hiraga, T., Thin Solid Films 499(1-2): 114-8 (2006).

Optical and electrical properties of poly(di-methyl silane) thin films prepared by vacuum evaporation technique.
Ohta, H., Takamoto, T., Yasuda, T., Furukawa, S., Thin Solid Films 499(1-2): 129-34 (2006).

Effect of para-substituents of azobenzene side chains tethered to poly(methacrylate)s on pretilt angle photocontrol of nematic liquid crystals.
Furumi, S., Ichimura, K., Thin Solid Films 499(1-2): 135-42 (2006).

Control of photonic bandgaps in chiral liquid crystals for distributed feedback effect.
Furumi, S., Yokoyama, S., Otomo, A., Mashiko, S., Thin Solid Films 499(1-2): 322-8 (2006).

Control of multiphoton process within diffraction limit space in polymer microstructures.
Nakahama, T., Yokoyama, S., Miki, H., Mashiko, S., Thin Solid Films 499(1-2): 406-9 (2006).

Multifunctional photochromic spiropyran dendrimers and their relaxation behaviors of photochromism.
Cho, M.J., Kim, G.W., Jun, W.G., Lee, S.K., Jin, J.I., Choi, D.H., Thin Solid Films 500(1-2): 52-60 (2006).


Biological & Medical Aspects

Enzymatic synthesis and photoswitchable enzymatic cleavage of a peptide-linked rotaxane.
Cheetham, A.G., Hutchings, M.G., Claridge, T.D.W., Anderson, H.L., Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 45(10): 1596-9 (2006).

The presence of phosphorylation form of D1 protein in its cross-linked aggregates in high light treated spinach leaves in vivo.
Wei, H.M., Guo, J.W., Zhang, S.A., Huang, B., Liu, Y.Q., Du, L.F., Chin. Sci. Bull. 51(1): 69-74 (2006).

Energy transfer in photosynthesis: experimental insights and quantitative models.
van Grondelle, R., Novoderezhkin, V.I., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 8(7): 793-807 (2006).

The effects of Martian near surface conditions on the photochemistry of amino acids.
ten Kate, I.L., Garry, J.R.C., Peeters, Z., Foing, B., Ehrenfreund, P., Planet. Space Sci. 54(3): 296-302 (2006).

XPS characterization of the surface immobilization of antibacterial furanones.
Al-Bataineh, S.A., Britcher, L.G., Griesser, H.J., Surf. Sci. 600(4): 952-62 (2006).

Fabrication of novel photosystem I-gold nanoparticle hybrids and their photocurrent enhancement.
Terasaki, N., Yamamoto, N., Hiraga, T., Sato, I., Inoue, Y., Yamada, S., Thin Solid Films 499(1-2): 153-6 (2006).


Solar Energy

Photocatalytic water splitting under visible light with particulate semiconductor catalysts.
Lee, J.S., Catal. Surv. Asia 9(4): 217-27 (2005).

Study on photocurrent generation of three porphyrin monolayer modified electrodes with various side chain lengths.
Li, F.Y., Yu, J.H., Zhang, B.W., Huang, C.H., Huaxue Xuebao 64(4): 301-5 (2006).

A strong regioregularity effect in self-organizing conjugated polymer films and high-efficiency polythiophene: fullerene solar cells.
Kim, Y., Cook, S., Tuladhar, S.M., Choulis, S.A., Nelson, J., Durrant, J.R., Bradley, D.D.C., Giles, M., McCulloch, I., Ha, C.S., Ree, M., Nat. Mater. 5(3): 197-203 (2006).

Fabrication of porous TiO2 films using a spongy replica prepared by layer-by-layer self-assembly method: Application to dye-sensitized solar cells.
Tsuge, Y., Inokuchi, K., Onozuka, K., Shingo, O., Sugi, S., Yoshikawa, M., Shiratori, S., Thin Solid Films 499(1-2): 396-401 (2006).

TiO2 pore-filling and its effect on the efficiency of solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells.
Schmidt-Mende, L., Gratzel, M., Thin Solid Films 500(1-2): 296-301 (2006).


Industrial & Environmental Applications

Identification of the atomic scale defects involved in radiation damage in HfO2 based MOS devices.
Ryan, J.T., Lenahan, P.A., Kang, A.Y., Conley, J.F., Bersuker, G., Lysaght, P., IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci. 52(6): 2272-5 (2005).

Selective metal pattern formation and its EMI shielding efficiency.
Lee, H.C., Kim, J.Y., Noh, C.H., Song, K.Y., Cho, S.H., Appl. Surf. Sci. 252(8): 2665-72 (2006).

Preparation of palladium film by coating photolysis process using KrF or ArF excimer laser.
Imai, Y., Tsunoda, T., Kobayashi, K., Watanabe, A., Appl. Surf. Sci. 252(8): 2858-66 (2006).

Relationship between fluorescence characteristics and molecular weight distribution of natural dissolved organic matter in Lake Hongfeng and Lake Baihua, China.
Yue, L.X., Wu, F.C., Liu, C.Q., Li, W., Fu, P.Q., Bai, Y.C., Wang, L.Y., Yin, Z.Y., Lu, Z.C., Chin. Sci. Bull. 51(1): 89-96 (2006).

Analysis of water radiolysis in relation to stress corrosion cracking of stainless steel at high temperatures - Effect of water radiolysis on limiting current densities of anodic and cathodic reactions under irradiation.
Ishigure, K., Nukii, T., Ono, S., J. Nucl. Mater. 350(1): 56-65 (2006).

Acrylic polymer/silica hybrid for electron-beam resists.
Tamai, T., Matsuura, Y., Watanabe, M., Matsukawa, K., J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 44(6): 2107-16 (2006).

The mechanical properties and fracture mechanisms of wrought low carbon arc cast (LCAC), molybdenum-0.5pct titanium-0.1pct zirconium (TZM), and oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS) molybdenum flat products.
Cockeram, B.V., Mater. Sci. Eng., A 418(1-2): 120-36 (2006).

Correlation of microstructure with hardness and wear resistance in (CrB,MoB)/steel surface composites fabricated by high-energy electron beam irradiation.
Lee, K., Nam, D.H., Lee, S., Metall. Mater. Trans. A 37A(3): 663-73 (2006).

3D-2D-3D photonic crystal heterostructures fabricated by direct laser writing.
Deubel, M., Wegener, M., Linden, S., vonFreymann, G., John, S., Opt. Lett. 31(6): 805-7 (2006).

Photo induced memory devices using conducting polymer, poly(3-hexylthiophene) thin films.
Ujimoto, M., Takashima, W., Kaneto, K., Thin Solid Films 499(1-2): 313-7 (2006).

A simple lithographic method employing 172 nm vacuum ultraviolet light to prepare positive- and negative-tone poly(methyl methacrylate) patterns.
Asakura, S., Hozumi, A., Yamaguchi, T., Fuwa, A., Thin Solid Films 500(1-2): 237-40 (2006).


Theoretical Studies

Ab initio nonadiabatic quantum dynamics of cyclohexadiene/hexatriene ultrafast photoisomerization - art. no. 084313.
Tamura, H., Nanbu, S., Ishida, T., Nakamura, H., J. Chem. Phys. 124: 084313 (2006).

Calculation of absorption spectra for light-harvesting systems using non-Markovian approaches as well as modified Redfield theory - art. no. 084903.
Schroder, M., Kleinekathofer, U., Schreiber, M., J. Chem. Phys. 124: 084903 (2006).

Geometries and properties of excited states in the gas phase and in solution: Theory and application of a time-dependent density functional theory polarizable continuum model - art. no. 094107.
Scalmani, G., Frisch, M.J., Mennucci, B., Tomasi, J., Cammi, R., Barone, V., J. Chem. Phys. 124: 094107 (2006).

A surface hopping method for chemical reaction dynamics in solution described by diabatic representation: An analysis of tunneling and thermal activation - art. no. 094110.
Yamada, A., Okazaki, S., J. Chem. Phys. 124: 094110 (2006).

Calculations of partial cross sections for photofragmentation processes using complex absorbing potentials - art. no. 094303.
Grozdanov, T.P., Andric, L., McCarroll, R., J. Chem. Phys. 124: 094303 (2006).

On the influence of microsolvation by argon atoms on the electron affinity properties of water dimer - art. no. 094304.
Wielgus, P., Gora, R.W., Szefczyk, B., Roszak, S., Leszczynski, J., J. Chem. Phys. 124: 094304 (2006).

Full configuration interaction computer simulation study of the thermodynamic and kinetic stability of hydrated dielectrons.
Larsen, R.E., Schwartz, B.J., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(2): 1006-14 (2006).

Theoretical investigations of electronic structure and tautomerism in ground and excited states of 1-[N-(4-fluorophenyl)]naphthaldimine.
Dhumal, N.R., Gejji, S.P., THEOCHEM 758(2-3): 259-62 (2006).


Reviews

Photovoltaic solar cells: An overview of state-of-the-art cell development and environmental issues.
Miles, R.W., Hynes, K.M., Forbes, I., Prog. Cryst. Growth Charact. 51(1-3): 1-42 (2005).

Fine structure in high-L Rydberg states: A path to properties of positive ions.
Lundeen, S.R., Advances in Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics, Vol 52, P. R. Berman and C. C. Lin (eds.), Elsevier Academic Press Inc., San Diego, 2005, p.161-208

Nonadiabatic alignment by intense pulses. Concepts, theory, and directions.
Seideman, T., Hamilton, E., Advances in Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics, Vol 52, P. R. Berman and C. C. Lin (eds.), Elsevier Academic Press Inc., San Diego, 2005, p.289-329


E-mail: ndrlrcdc.1@nd.edu
Author: K.P. Madden
Created: 7/2/97 Updated: 7/10/2006