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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

Influence of positron irradiation on positronium formation in n-alkanes.
Pietrow, M., Zgardzinska, B., Acta Phys. Pol., A 110(5): 641-8 (2006).

Spectrally resolved frequency domain analysis of multi-fluorophore systems undergoing energy transfer.
Forde, T.S., Hanley, Q.S., Appl. Spectrosc. 60(12): 1442-52 (2006).

Luminescence dynamics of terbium monodipicolinate in ethyl ammonium nitrate.
Rosen, D.L., Appl. Spectrosc. 60(12): 1453-60 (2006).

The photochemistry of ring-substituted cinnamyl acetates.
Fleming, S.A., Renault, L., Grundy, E.C., Pincock, J.A., Can. J. Chem. 84(9): 1146-54 (2006).

Nature and energies of electrons and holes in a conjugated polymer, polyfluorene.
Takeda, N., Asaoka, S., Miller, J.R., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(50): 16073-82 (2006).

Effect of solvent on the quenching of fluorescence of safranine T(3,7-diamino-2,8-dimethyl-5-phenylphenazinium chloride) in binary solvent mixtures.
Khatua, P.K., Chatterjee, S., Bhattacharya, S.C., J. Lumin. 121(2): 488-96 (2006).

Time-resolved fluorescence of cationic dyes covalently bound to poly(methacrylic acid) in rigid media.
de Oliveira, H.P.M., Gehlen, M.H., J. Lumin. 121(2): 544-52 (2006).

Fast processes and intermediates in photochemistry of 7-dimethyl-germanorbornadiene.
Kaletina, M.V., Plyusnin, V.F., Grivin, V.P., Korolev, V.V., Leshina, T.V., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(50): 13341-8 (2006).

Semiempirical formula for the estimation of organic radical ion mobility in liquid n-alkanes.
Borovkov, V.I., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(50): 13366-9 (2006).

S-S bond mesolysis in [alpha],[alpha]-dinaphthyl disulfide radical anion generated during [gamma]-radiolysis and pulse radiolysis in organic solution.
Yamaji, M., Tojo, S., Takehira, K., Tobita, S., Fujitsuka, M., Majima, T., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(50): 13487-91 (2006).

Design and studies on supramolecular ferrocene-porphyrin-fullerene constructs for generating long-lived charge separated states.
D'Souza, F., Chitta, R., Gadde, S., Islam, D.M.S., Schumacher, A.L., Zandler, M.E., Araki, Y., Ito, O., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(50): 25240-50 (2006).

Spin-polarized peroxyl radical adducts formed from the addition of oxygen to amino acid radicals.
White, R.C., Forbes, M.D.E., Org. Lett. 8(26): 6027-30 (2006).


Optical Spectra

Reverse saturable absorption in 5,10,15,20-tetra(4-pyridyl)-21H,23H-porphyrin with ruthenium outlying complexes.
Neto, N.M.B., Oliveira, S.L., Guedes, I., Dinelli, L.R., Misoguti, L., Mendonca, C.R., Batista, A.A., Zilio, S.C., J. Braz. Chem. Soc. 17(7): 1377-82 (2006).

Asymmetry in platinum acetylide complexes: Confinement of the triplet exciton to the lowest energy ligand.
Cooper, T.M., Krein, D.M., Burke, A.R., McLean, D.G., Rogers, J.E., Slagle, J.E., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(50): 13370-8 (2006).

Intramolecular charge transfer in 1:1 Cu(II)/pyrenylcyclam dendrimer complexes.
Gu, T., Whitesell, J.K., Fox, M.A., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(50): 25149-52 (2006).

Synthesis and characterization of two new photochromic organic-inorganic hybrid materials based on isopolyoxomolybdate: (HDBU)3)(NH4)[[beta]-Mo8O26] H2O and (HDBU)4[[delta]-Mo8O26].
Coue, V., Dessapt, R., Bujoli-Doeuff, M., Evain, M., Jobic, S., J. Solid State Chem. 179(12): 3615-27 (2006).

Formation of nanodefects in LiF crystals under gamma irradiation.
Mussaeva, M.A., Ibragimova, E.M., Kalanov, M.U., Muminov, M.I., Phys. Solid State 48(12): 2295-9 (2006).

Chalcogenide waveguide structures as substrates and guiding layers for evanescent wave Raman spectroscopy of bacteriorhodopsin.
Pope, A., Schulte, A., Guo, Y., Ono, L.K., Cuenya, B.R., Lopez, C., Richardson, K., Kitanovski, K., Winningham, T., Vib. Spectrosc. 42(2): 249-53 (2006).


Thermodynamics

Linker-controlled energy and charge transfer within chlorophyll trefoils.
Kelley, R.F., Tauber, M.J., Wasielewski, M.R., Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 45(47): 7979-82 (2006).

Hydrogen-bonded oligo(p-phenylenevinylene) functionalized with perylene bisimide: Self-assembly and energy transfer.
Zhang, H., Hoeben, F.J.M., Pouderoijen, M.J., Schenning, A.P.H.L., Meijer, E.W., Schryver, F.C., De Feyter, S., Chem.--Eur. J. 12(35): 9046-55 (2006).

Bond strengths: The importance of hyperconjugation.
Ingold, K.U., Di Labio, G.A., Org. Lett. 8(26): 5923-5 (2006).

Photocatalytic formation of dimethyllepidopterene from 9,10-dimethylanthracene via electron-transfer oxidation.
Ohkubo, K., Iwata, R., Miyazaki, S., Kojima, T., Fukuzumi, S., Org. Lett. 8(26): 6079-82 (2006).

Efficient radical addition of tertiary amines to alkenes using photochemical electron transfer.
Hoffmann, N., Bertrand, S., Marinkovic, S., Pesch, J., Pure Appl. Chem. 78(12): 2227-46 (2006).


ESR Studies

Comparison of singlet oxygen generation efficiency between water-soluble C60-diphenylaminofluorene conjugates and molecular micelle-like FC4S.
So, G., Karotki, A., Verma, S., Pritzker, K., Wilson, B., Chiang, L.Y., J. Macromol. Sci., Part A: Pure Appl. Chem. 43(12): 1955-63 (2006).


Photochemistry

C70[NR2]2O: The first C70 intramolecular ethers bearing two amine groups.
Troshina, O.A., Troshin, P.A., Peregudov, A.S., Kozlovski, V.I., Lyubovskaya, R.N., Eur. J. Org. Chem. (23): 5243-8 (2006).

The room temperature preparation of metastable fluorides and potent oxidizers.
Zemva, B., Bartlett, N., J. Fluorine Chem. 127(11): 1463-6 (2006).

Thermal and photochemical behavior of trans-ruthenium(II) dichloride tetraphosphite complexes.
Esmeraldo, M.A., Goncalves, N.S., Rios, M.A.S., Mele, G., Vasconcellos, L.C.G., Mazzetto, S.E., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 184(3): 265-72 (2006).

Porphyrin photochemistry in inorganic/organic hybrid materials: Clays, layered semiconductors, nanotubes, and mesoporous materials.
Takagi, S., Eguchi, M., Tryk, D.A., Inoue, H., J. Photochem. Photobiol., C 7(2-3): 104-26 (2006).

Photo-switching magnetic materials.
Einaga, Y., J. Photochem. Photobiol., C 7(2-3): 69-88 (2006).

Enantiodifferentiating photocyclodimerization of 2-anthracenecarboxylic acid using a chiral N-(2-hydroxymethyl-4-pyrrolidinyl)benzamide template.
Mizoguchi, J., Kawanami, Y., Wada, T., Kodama, K., Anzai, K., Yanagi, T., Inoue, Y., Org. Lett. 8(26): 6051-4 (2006).

On the way to supramolecular photochemistry at the single-molecule level.
Schafer, C., Decker, B., Letzel, M., Novara, F., Eckel, R., Ros, R., Anselmetti, D., Mattay, J., Pure Appl. Chem. 78(12): 2247-59 (2006).

Reactions of N-bromohexamethyldisilazane with triorganylsilanes.
Rakhlin, V.I., Podgorhunskaya, T.F., Mirskov, R.G., Voronkov, M.G., Gendin, D.V., Russ. J. Gen. Chem. 76(10): 1562-3 (2006).


Radiation Chemistry

Gamma-irradiation-induced physical ageing in As-Se glasses.
Golovchak, R.Y., Kozdras, A., Gorecki, C., Shpotyuk, O.I., J. Non-Cryst. Solids 352(42-49): 4960-3 (2006).

Structure and magnetism of the manganite LaMnO3 with defects.
Chukalkin, Y.G., Teplykh, A.E., Phys. Solid State 48(12): 2310-6 (2006).

Modelling and refining site-specific radiation damage in SAD/MAD phasing.
Schiltz, M., Bricogne, G., J. Synchrotron Radiat. 14: 34-42 (2007).


Experimental Studies

A quantitative 1H NMR method for the determination of alkoxyamine dissociation rate constants in stable free radical polymerization. Application to styrene dimer alkoxyamines.
Li, L.C., Hamer, G.K., Georges, M.K., Macromolecules 39(26): 9201-7 (2006).


Multiphase Systems

XPS studies of short pulse laser interaction with copper.
Stefanov, P., Minkovski, N., Balchev, I., Avramova, I., Sabotinov, N., Marinova, T., Appl. Surf. Sci. 253(3): 1046-50 (2006).

SHI induced silicide formation and surface morphology at Co/Si system.
Agarwal, G., Sharma, P., Jain, I.P., Appl. Surf. Sci. 253(3): 1165-9 (2006).

Structural and electrical analysis of S+ ion bombarded p-InP(1 0 0).
Zhao, Q., Zhai, G.J., Kwok, R.W.M., Appl. Surf. Sci. 253(3): 1356-64 (2006).

Novel luminescent RE/TiO2 (RE = Eu, Gd) catalysts prepared by in-situation sol-gel approach construction of multi-functional precursors and their photo or photocatalytic oxidation properties.
Zhou, W., Zheng, Y.H., Wu, G.H., Appl. Surf. Sci. 253(3): 1387-92 (2006).

Cleaning with water decomposed products obtained by laser irradiation.
Hidai, H., Tokura, H., Appl. Surf. Sci. 253(3): 1431-4 (2006).

Facile preparation of Na-free anatase TiO2 film with highly photocatalytic activity on soda-lime glass.
Yu, H.G., Yu, J.G., Cheng, B., Catal. Commun. 7(12): 1000-4 (2006).

Photochemically driven shape changes of crystalline organic nanorods.
Al-Kaysi, R.O., Muller, A.M., Bardeen, C.J., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(50): 15938-9 (2006).

Inhibition of energy transfer between conjugated polymer chains in host/guest nanocomposites generates white photo- and electroluminescence.
Aharon, E., Kalina, M., Frey, G.L., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(50): 15968-9 (2006).

Facile photochemical synthesis of unprotected aqueous gold nanoparticles.
McGilvray, K.L., Decan, M.R., Wang, D.S., Scaiano, J.C., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(50): 15980-1 (2006).

Mechanisms of photocatalytic remote oxidation.
Kubo, W., Tatsuma, T., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(50): 16034-5 (2006).

Exciplex-exciplex energy transfer and annihilation in solid films of porphyrin-fullerene dyads.
Lehtivuori, H., Lemmetyinen, H., Tkachenko, N.V., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(50): 16036-7 (2006).

Self-organized ureido substituted diacetylenic organogel. Photopolymerization of one-dimensional supramolecular assemblies to give conjugated nanofibers.
Dautel, O.J., Robitzer, M., Lere-Porte, J.P., Serein-Spirau, F., Moreau, J.J.E., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(50): 16213-23 (2006).

Photophysical and photocatalytic properties of novel M2BiNbO7 (M = In and Ga).
Luan, J.F., Zheng, S.R., Hao, X.P., Luan, G.Y., Wu, X.S., Zou, Z.G., J. Braz. Chem. Soc. 17(7): 1368-76 (2006).

Ultrafast processes of photoinduced charge and energy transfer in nanostructural fullerene-metal films.
Chekalin, S.V., J. Exp. Theor. Phys. 103(5): 756-67 (2006).

Fencing of photoinduced electron transfer in nonconjugated bichromophoric system by [beta]-cyclodextrin nanocavity.
Thiagarajan, V., Indirapriyadharshini, V.K., Ramamurthy, P., J. Inclusion Phenom. Macrocyclic Chem. 56(3-4): 309-13 (2006).

Plasma synthesis and liquid-phase surface passivation of brightly luminescent Si nanocrystals.
Mangolini, L., Jurbergs, D., Rogojina, E., Kortshagen, U., J. Lumin. 121(2): 327-34 (2006).

Adsorbed species on TiO2 associated with the photocatalytic oxidation of trichloroethylene under UV.
Joung, S.K., Amemiya, T., Murabayashi, M., Itoh, K., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 184(3): 273-81 (2006).

Photoinduced thermal copper reduction onto gold nanocrystals under potentiostatic control.
Redmond, P.L., Walter, E.C., Brus, L.E., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(50): 25158-62 (2006).

Visible light absorption by various titanium dioxide specimens.
Kuznetsov, V.N., Serpone, N., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(50): 25203-9 (2006).

Photophysics of GaSe/InSe nanoparticle heterojunctions.
Chen, X.B., Kelley, D.F., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(50): 25259-65 (2006).

Crystal structures and photocatalysis of the triclinic polymorphs of BiNbO4 and BiTaO4.
Muktha, B., Darriet, J., Madras, G., Row, T.N.G., J. Solid State Chem. 179(12): 3919-25 (2006).

Grafting cavitands on the Si(100) surface.
Condorelli, G.G., Motta, A., Favazza, M., Fragala, I.L., Busi, M., Menozzi, E., Dalcanale, E., Cristofolini, L., Langmuir 22(26): 11126-33 (2006).

Pyrene fluorescence at air/sodium dodecyl sulfate solution interface.
Humphry-Baker, R., Gratzel, M., Moroi, Y., Langmuir 22(26): 11205-7 (2006).

Reduction of supported noble-metal ions using glow discharge plasma.
Zou, J.J., Zhang, Y.P., Liu, C.J., Langmuir 22(26): 11388-94 (2006).

Dependence of patterned binary alkanethiolate self-assembled monolayers on "UV-photopatterning" conditions and evolution with time, terminal group, and methylene chain length.
Zhou, C.Z., Walker, A.V., Langmuir 22(26): 11420-5 (2006).

Shrinking a carbon nanotube.
Yuzvinsky, T.D., Mickelson, W., Aloni, S., Begtrup, G.E., Kis, A., Zettl, A., Nano Lett. 6(12): 2718-22 (2006).

Semiconductor quantum dot scintillation under gamma-ray irradiation.
Letant, S.E., Wang, T.F., Nano Lett. 6(12): 2877-80 (2006).

Self-assembling and light-harvesting properties of fluorescent linear condensed aromatic gelators.
Desvergne, J.P., Olive, A.G.L., Sangeetha, N.M., Reichwagen, J., Hopf, H., Del Guerzo, A., Pure Appl. Chem. 78(12): 2333-9 (2006).


Polymers

Relationship between enhanced positronium formation and enhanced positron trapping in polymers at low temperature.
Kansy, J., Suzuki, T., Acta Phys. Pol., A 110(5): 593-604 (2006).

Mechanical properties and the evolution of matrix molecules in PTFE upon irradiation with MeV alpha particles.
Fisher, G.L., Lakis, R.E., Davis, C.C., Szakal, C., Swadener, J.G., Wetteland, C.J., Winograd, N., Appl. Surf. Sci. 253(3): 1330-42 (2006).

The effect of fluorine-based plasma treatment on morphology and chemical surface composition of biocompatible silicone elastomer.
Szmigiel, D., Domanski, K., Prokaryn, P., Grabiec, P., Sobczak, J.W., Appl. Surf. Sci. 253(3): 1506-11 (2006).

Theoretical study of one- and two-photon absorption properties of olefin-linked paracyclophane oligomers.
Zhang, X.B., Feng, J.K., Ren, A.M., Sun, C.C., Can. J. Chem. 84(9): 1114-23 (2006).

The effects of irradiation dose and of photopolymer composition on the dissolution of entrapped dyes.
Trakhtenberg, S., Ruiz, J.J., Pheng, K., Kiarie, C., Warner, J.C., J. Macromol. Sci., Part A: Pure Appl. Chem. 43(12): 1965-74 (2006).

Novel photo-cross-linkable hole-transporting polymers: Synthesis, characterization, and application in organic light emitting diodes.
Jungermann, S., Riegel, N., Muller, D., Meerholz, K., Nuyken, O., Macromolecules 39(26): 8911-9 (2006).

A mechanistic and kinetic study of the photoinitiated cationic double ring-opening polymerization of 2-methylene-7-phenyl-1,4,6,9-tetraoxa-spiro[4.4]nonane.
Ge, J.H., Trujillo-Lemon, M., Stansbury, J.W., Macromolecules 39(26): 8968-76 (2006).

Impact of added tetraethylthiuram disulfide deactivator on the kinetics of growth and reinitiation of poly(methyl methacrylate) brushes made by surface-initiated photoiniferter-mediated photopolymerization.
Rahane, S.B., Metters, A.T., Kilbey, S.M., Macromolecules 39(26): 8987-91 (2006).

Photomechanical effects in azo-polymers studied by neutron reflectometry.
Yager, K.G., Tanchak, O.M., Godbout, C., Fritzsche, H., Barrett, C.J., Macromolecules 39(26): 9311-9 (2006).

Photomechanical surface patterning in azo-polymer materials.
Yager, K.G., Barrett, C.J., Macromolecules 39(26): 9320-6 (2006).

Photoinduced orientation in photoreactive hydrogen-bonding liquid crystalline polymers and liquid crystal alignment on the resultant films.
Uchida, E., Kawatsuki, N., Macromolecules 39(26): 9357-64 (2006).

Phase separation of interpenetrating polymer networks synthesized by using an autocatalytic reaction.
Nakanishi, H., Satoh, M., Norisuye, T., Tran-Cong-Miyata, Q., Macromolecules 39(26): 9456-66 (2006).

Polymerization in bicontinuous microemulsion glasses.
Gao, F., Ho, C.C., Co, C.C., Macromolecules 39(26): 9467-72 (2006).

The use of block copolymers to systematically modify photochromic behavior.
Such, G.K., Evans, R.A., Davis, T.P., Macromolecules 39(26): 9562-70 (2006).

Photolabile and thermally labile polymers as templates and for surface patterning.
Voit, B., Braun, F., Gernert, M., Sieczkowska, B., Millaruelo, M., Messerschmidt, M., Mertig, M., Opitz, J., Polym. Adv. Technol. 17(9-10): 691-3 (2006).

Synthesis of hydrogels by radiation-induced cross-linking of Pluronic® F127 in N2O-saturated aqueous solution.
Ulanski, P., Pawlowska, W., Kadlubowski, S., Henke, A., Gottlieb, R., Arndt, K.F., Bromberg, L., Hatton, T.A., Rosiak, J.M., Polym. Adv. Technol. 17(9-10): 804-13 (2006).

Photopolymerization and photobleaching of n-butyl acrylate/fumed silica composites monitored by real time FTIR-ATR spectroscopy.
Oh, S.J., Lee, S.C., Park, S.Y., Vib. Spectrosc. 42(2): 273-7 (2006).

Radiation synthesis and characterization of hydrogels composed of poly(vinyl alcohol) and acrylamide mixtures.
El-Din, H.M.N., Abd-Alla, S.G., El-Naggar, A.W.M., J. Macromol. Sci., Part A: Pure Appl. Chem. 44(1): 47-54 (2007).

Characterization and potential application of electro-active acrylamido-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid/acrylic acid copolymer prepared by ionizing radiation.
Ali, A.E.H., El-Rehiem, H.A.A., Hegazy, E.S.A., Ghobashy, M.M., J. Macromol. Sci., Part A: Pure Appl. Chem. 44(1): 91-8 (2007).

Photoinduced surface relief studies in an acrylamide-based photopolymer.
Pavani, K., Naydenova, I., Martin, S., Toal, V., J. Opt. A: Pure Appl. Opt. 9(1): 43-8 (2007).


Biological & Medical Aspects

Was earth ever infected by martian biota? Clues from radioresistant bacteria.
Pavlov, A.K., Kalinin, V.L., Konstantinov, A.N., Shelegedin, V.N., Pavlov, A.A., Astrobiology 6(6): 911-8 (2006).

Cytosine-gated hole creation and transfer in DNA in aqueous solution.
Anderson, R.F., Shinde, S.S., Maroz, A., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(50): 15966-7 (2006).

Driving parts of Krebs cycle in reverse through mineral photochemistry.
Zhang, X.V., Martin, S.T., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(50): 16032-3 (2006).

Drug-biomolecule interactions in the excited states.
Lhiaubet-Vallet, V., Miranda, M.A., Pure Appl. Chem. 78(12): 2277-86 (2006).

DNA photonics.
Lewis, F.D., Pure Appl. Chem. 78(12): 2287-95 (2006).

Oxidative damage to DNA: Inhibition of guanine damage.
Kanvah, S., Schuster, G.B., Pure Appl. Chem. 78(12): 2297-304 (2006).

Non-invasive measurement of X-ray beam heating on a surrogate crystal sample.
Snell, E.H., Bellamy, H.D., Rosenbaum, G., van der Woerd, M.J., J. Synchrotron Radiat. 14: 109-15 (2007).

Cryoradiolytic reduction of crystalline heme proteins: analysis by UV-Vis spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography.
Beitlich, T., Kuhnel, K., Schulze-Briese, C., Shoeman, R.L., Schlichting, I., J. Synchrotron Radiat. 14: 11-23 (2007).

Plastic-embedded protein crystals.
Ravelli, R.B.G., Haselmann-Weiss, U., McGeehan, J.E., McCarthy, A.A., Marquez, J.A., Antony, C., Frangakis, A.S., Stranzl, G., J. Synchrotron Radiat. 14: 128-32 (2007).

The many faces of radiation-induced changes.
Borek, D., Ginell, S.L., Cymborowski, M., Minor, W., Otwinowski, Z., J. Synchrotron Radiat. 14: 24-33 (2007).

Dose dependence of radiation damage for protein crystals studied at various X-ray energies.
Shimizu, N., Hirata, K., Hasegawa, K., Ueno, G., Yamamoto, M., J. Synchrotron Radiat. 14: 4-10 (2007).

XANES measurements of the rate of radiation damage to selenomethionine side chains.
Holton, J.M., J. Synchrotron Radiat. 14: 51-72 (2007).

Radioprotectant screening for cryocrystallography.
Southworth-Davies, R.J., Garman, E.F., J. Synchrotron Radiat. 14: 73-83 (2007).

Specific radiation damage to acidic residues and its relation to their chemical and structural environment.
Fioravanti, E., Vellieux, F.M.D., Amara, P., Madern, D., Weik, M., J. Synchrotron Radiat. 14: 84-91 (2007).

Tracking X-ray-derived redox changes in crystals of a methylamine dehydrogenase/amicyanin complex using single-crystal UV/Vis microspectrophotometry.
Pearson, A.R., Pahl, R., Kovaleva, E.G., Davidson, V.L., Wilmot, C.M., J. Synchrotron Radiat. 14: 92-8 (2007).

X-ray radiation-induced damage in DNA monitored by online Raman.
McGeehan, J.E., Carpentier, P., Royant, A., Bourgeois, D., Ravelli, R.B.G., J. Synchrotron Radiat. 14: 99-108 (2007).


Solar Energy

Spectral broadening in nanocrytalline TiO2 solar cells based on poly(p-phenylene ethynylene) and polythiophene sensitizers.
Mwaura, J.K., Zhao, X.Y., Jiang, H., Schanze, K.S., Reynolds, J.R., Chem. Mater. 18(26): 6109-11 (2006).

Nanostructured hybrid solar cells based on self-assembled mesoporous titania thin films.
Lancelle-Beltran, E., Prene, P., Boscher, C., Belleville, P., Buvat, P., Lambert, S., Guillet, F., Boissiere, C., Grosso, D., Sanchez, C., Chem. Mater. 18(26): 6152-6 (2006).

Ionic liquid based electrolyte with mesoporous silica SBA-15 as framework for quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells.
Yang, H., Cheng, Y.F., Zhou, Z.G., Chen, Z.G., Li, F.Y., Yi, T., Huang, C.H., Chin. J. Chem. 24(12): 1737-40 (2006).

Photosensitized reduction of water to hydrogen using human serum albumin complexed with zinc-protoporphyrin IX.
Komatsu, T., Wang, R.M., Zunszain, P.A., Curry, S., Tsuchida, E., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(50): 16297-301 (2006).

Alkyl chain barriers for kinetic optimization in dye-sensitized solar cells.
Kroeze, J.E., Hirata, N., Koops, S., Nazeeruddin, M.K., Schmidt-Mende, L., Gratzel, M., Durrant, J.R., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(50): 16376-83 (2006).

Surface plasmons for enhanced silicon light-emitting diodes and solar cells.
Catchpole, K.R., Pillai, S., J. Lumin. 121(2): 315-8 (2006).

Structural, photophysical and photocatalytic properties of Bi2MTaO7 (M = La and Y).
Luan, J.F., Hao, X.P., Zheng, S.R., Luan, G.Y., Wu, X.S., J. Mater. Sci. 41(23): 8001-12 (2006).

Influence of surface area on charge transport and recombination in dye-sensitized TiO2 solar cells.
Zhu, K., Kopidakis, N., Neale, N.R., vandeLagemaat, J., Frank, A.J., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(50): 25174-80 (2006).

Characteristics of high efficiency dye-sensitized solar cells.
Wang, Q., Ito, S., Gratzel, M., Fabregat-Santiago, F., Mora-Sero, I., Bisquert, J., Bessho, T., Imai, H., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(50): 25210-21 (2006).

Deposition of a thin film of TiOx from a titanium metal target as novel blocking layers at conducting glass/TiO2 interfaces in ionic liquid mesoscopic TiO2 dye-sensitized solar cells.
Xia, J., Masaki, N., Jiang, K., Yanagida, S., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(50): 25222-8 (2006).

Conductivity of ZnO nanowires, nanoparticles, and thin films using time-resolved terahertz spectroscopy.
Baxter, J.B., Schmuttenmaer, C.A., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(50): 25229-39 (2006).

Electron transport analysis for improvement of solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells using poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) as hole conductors.
Fukuri, N., Masaki, N., Kitamura, T., Wada, Y., Yanagida, S., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(50): 25251-8 (2006).

Electronic structure and visible light photocatalysis water splitting property of chromium-doped SrTiO3.
Liu, J.W., Chen, G., Li, Z.H., Zhang, Z.G., J. Solid State Chem. 179(12): 3704-8 (2006).

Synthesis and Modeling of acridine dyes as potential photosensitizers for dye-sensitized photovoltaic applications.
Mosurkal, R., Hoke, L., Fossey, S.A., Samuelson, L.A., Kumar, J., Waller, D., Gaudiana, R.A., J. Macromol. Sci., Part A: Pure Appl. Chem. 43(12): 1907-22 (2006).

Comparison of electrode structures and photovoltaic properties of porphyrin-sensitized solar cells with TiO2 and Nb, Ge, Zr-added TiO2 composite electrodes.
Imahori, H., Hayashi, S., Umeyama, T., Eu, S., Oguro, A., Kang, S., Matano, Y., Shishido, T., Ngamsinlapasathian, S., Yoshikawa, S., Langmuir 22(26): 11405-11 (2006).

Control of electron transfer pathways in a dye-sensitized solar cell - art. no. 208301.
Bruggemann, B., Organero, J.A., Pascher, T., Pullerits, T., Yartsev, A., Phys. Rev. Lett. 97: 208301 (2006).

Preparations and photovoltaic properties of dye-sensitized solar cells using thiophene-based copolymers as polymer electrolytes.
Lee, J.K., Kim, W.S., Lee, H.J., Shin, W.S., Jin, S.H., Lee, W.K., Kim, M.R., Polym. Adv. Technol. 17(9-10): 709-14 (2006).

Overall water splitting using (oxy)nitride photocatalysts.
Maeda, K., Teramura, K., Saito, N., Inoue, Y., Kobayashi, H., Domen, K., Pure Appl. Chem. 78(12): 2267-76 (2006).

The optical, structural and morphological properties of ultrasonically sprayed ZnO: Mn films.
Akyuz, I., Kose, S., Atay, F., Bilgin, V., Semicond. Sci. Technol. 21(12): 1620-6 (2006).


Industrial & Environmental Applications

Effect of applying voltage on photocatalytic destruction of 1,4-dioxane in aqueous system.
Yanagida, S., Nakajima, A., Kameshima, Y., Okada, K., Catal. Commun. 7(12): 1042-6 (2006).

Photodegradation of methylene blue using crystalline titanosilicate quantum-confined semiconductor.
Luca, V., Osborne, M., Sizgek, D., Griffith, C., Araujo, P.Z., Chem. Mater. 18(26): 6132-8 (2006).

Antifouling properties of TiO2: Photocatalytic decomposition and adhesion of fatty and rosin acids, sterols and lipophilic wood extractives.
Kallio, T., Alajoki, S., Pore, V., Ritala, M., Laine, J., Leskela, M., Stenius, P., Colloids Surf., A 291(1-3): 162-76 (2006).

Influence of high energy electron irradiation on the characteristics of polysilicon thin film transistors.
Aleksandrova, P.V., Gueorguiev, V.K., Ivanov, T.E., Kaschieva, S., Eur. Phys. J. B 52(3): 355-9 (2006).

Photocatalytic degradation of methamidophos by UV irradiation in the presence of nano-TiO2.
Zhang, L., Yan, F., Wang, Y.N., Guo, X.J., Zhang, P., Inorg. Mater. (Transl. of Neorg. Mater.) 42(12): 1379-87 (2006).

All-photonic molecular half-adder.
Andreasson, J., Straight, S.D., Kodis, G., Park, C.D., Hambourger, M., Gervaldo, M., Albinsson, B., Moore, T.A., Moore, A.L., Gust, D., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(50): 16259-65 (2006).

Atom probe tomography characterization of solute segregation to dislocations and interfaces.
Miller, M.K., J. Mater. Sci. 41(23): 7808-13 (2006).

Preparation of bimetal incorporated TiO2 photocatalytic nano-powders by flame method and their photocatalytic reactivity for the degradation of diluted 2-propanol.
Park, H., Neppolian, B., Jie, H.S., Ahn, J.P., Park, J.K., Anpo, M., Lee, D.Y., Curr. Appl. Phys. 7(2): 118-23 (2007).

Photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange using heteropolytungstic acid-encapsulated TiSBA-15.
Anandan, S., Yoon, M., Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 91(2-3): 143-7 (2007).

Solar-based photoreduction of methyl orange using zeolite supported photocatalytic materials.
Chatti, R., Rayalu, S.S., Dubey, N., Labhsetwar, N., Devotta, S., Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 91(2-3): 180-90 (2007).


Theoretical Studies

Theoretical insight into the spectroscopy and photochemistry of isoalloxazine, the flavin core ring.
Climent, T., Gonzalez-Luque, R., Merchan, M., Serrano-Andres, L., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(50): 13584-90 (2006).

Photostability via sloped conical intersections: A computational study of the excited states of the naphthalene radical cation.
Hall, K.F., Boggio-Pasqua, M., Bearpark, M.J., Robb, M.A., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(50): 13591-9 (2006).

Density functional theory study of N-14 isotropic hyperfine coupling constants of organic radicals.
Hermosilla, L., Calle, P., de la Vega, J.M.G., Sieiro, C., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(50): 13600-8 (2006).

ERRATUM: Ab initio characterization of electron transfer coupling in photoinduced systems: Generalized Mulliken-Hush with configuration interaction singles (Vol. 109, pg. 11989, 2005).
Chen, H.C., Hsu, C.P., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(50): 13640-1 (2006).

Molecular dynamics simulation of energetic uranium recoil damage in zircon.
Devanathan, R., Corrales, L.R., Weber, W.J., Chartier, A., Meis, C., Mol. Simul. 32(12-13): 1069-77 (2006).


Reviews

Professor David A. Armstrong - In memoriam.
Krueger, P.J., Can. J. Chem. 84(9): VII-VIII (2006).

Fullerene polymers: Synthesis and properties.
Giacalone, F., Martin, N., Chem. Rev. (Washington, D. C.) 106(12): 5136-90 (2006).

Templated photochemistry: Toward catalysts enhancing the efficiency and selectivity of photoreactions in homogeneous solutions.
Svoboda, J., Konig, B., Chem. Rev. (Washington, D. C.) 106(12): 5413-30 (2006).

[Ru(bipy)(CN)4]2- and its derivatives: Photophysical properties and its use in photoactive supramolecular assemblies.
Ward, M.D., Coord. Chem. Rev. 250(23-24): 3128-41 (2006).

Electron spin dynamics in a pair interaction between radical and electronically-excited molecule as studied by a time-resolved ESR method.
Kawai, A., Shibuya, K., J. Photochem. Photobiol., C 7(2-3): 89-103 (2006).

Five decades of mechanistic and exploratory organic photochemistry.
Zimmerman, H.E., Pure Appl. Chem. 78(12): 2193-203 (2006).

Laser nanochemistry.
Masuhara, H., Asahi, T., Hosokawa, Y., Pure Appl. Chem. 78(12): 2205-26 (2006).

Progress in research into radiation damage in cryo-cooled macromolecular crystals.
Garman, E.F., McSweeney, S.M., J. Synchrotron Radiat. 14: 1-3 (2007).

Radiation damage to protein specimens from electron beam imaging and diffraction: a mini-review of anti-damage approaches, with special reference to synchrotron X-ray crystallography.
Massover, W.H., J. Synchrotron Radiat. 14: 116-27 (2007).

Light in tiny holes.
Genet, C., Ebbesen, T.W., Nature (London) 445(7123): 39-46 (2007).


E-mail: ndrlrcdc.1@nd.edu
Author: K.P. Madden
Created: 7/2/97 Updated: 3/29/2007