NDRL Radiation Chemistry Data Center Recent Papers in Radiation and Photochemistry 04/18/07 #07_06

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

Reactive states for [beta]-bond dissociation of [alpha]-phenoxylacetophenones studied by laser flash triplet sensitization techniques.
Yamaji, M., Wakabayashi, S., Fukuda, K., Inomata, S., Tobita, S., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 184(1-2): 86-92 (2006).

Time-resolved methods in Biophysics. 1. A novel pump and probe surface-enhanced resonance Raman approach for studying biological photoreceptors.
Naumann, H., Klare, J.P., Engelhard, M., Hildebrandt, P., Murgida, D.H., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 5(12): 1103-8 (2006).

Time-resolved methods in Biophysics. 2. Monitoring haem proteins at work with nanosecond laser flash photolysis.
Abbruzzetti, S., Bruno, S., Faggiano, S., Grandi, E., Mozzarelli, A., Viappiani, C., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 5(12): 1109-20 (2006).

A dendritic fullerene-porphyrin dyad.
Campidelli, S., Deschenaux, R., Swartz, A., Rahman, G.M.A., Guldi, D.M., Milic, D., Vazquez, E., Prato, M., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 5(12): 1137-41 (2006).

Charge separation and energy transfer in a caroteno-C₆₀ dyad: photoinduced electron transfer from the carotenoid excited states.
Berera, R., Moore, G.F., van Stokkum, I.H.M., Kodis, G., Liddell, P.A., Gervaldo, M., van Grondelle, R., Kennis, J.T.M., Gust, D., Moore, T.A., Moore, A.L., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 5(12): 1142-9 (2006).

Rhenium(I) and ruthenium(II) complexes with a crown-linked methanofullerene ligand: synthesis, electrochemistry and photophysical characterization.
Possamai, G., Menna, E., Maggini, M., Carano, M., Marcaccio, M., Paolucci, F., Guldi, D.M., Swartz, A., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 5(12): 1154-64 (2006).

Formation of the early photoproduct Lumi-R of cyanobacterial phytochrome Cph1 observed by ultrafast mid-infrared spectroscopy.
van Thor, J.J., Ronayne, K.L., Towrie, M., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 129(1): 126-32 (2007).

Charge recombination versus charge separation in donor-bridge-acceptor systems.
Wiberg, J., Guo, L.J., Pettersson, K., Nilsson, D., Ljungdahl, T., Martensson, J., Albinsson, B., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 129(1): 155-63 (2007).

Evaluation of the kinetic data for intramolecular 1,x-hydrogen shifts in alkyl radicals and structure/reactivity predictions from the carbocyclic model for the transition state.
Poutsma, M.L., J. Org. Chem. 72(1): 150-61 (2007).

Laser-muon spin spectroscopy in liquids - A technique to study the excited state chemistry of transients.
Ghandi, K., Clark, I.P., Lord, J.S., Cottrell, S.P., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 9(3): 353-9 (2007).

Reactivity of aromatic amines with triplet 1,8-dihydroxyanthraquinone: A laser flash photolysis study.
Pan, Y., Gao, Y.H., Yan, L., Pan, H., Chen, J.F., Yu, S.Q., Spectrochim. Acta, Part A 66(1): 63-7 (2007).

Optical Spectra

Ionizing radiation effects in single-crystal and polycrystalline YAG.
Vaddigiri, A., Potter, K.S., Thomes, W.J., Meister, D.C., IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci. 53(6): 3882-8 (2006).

Photo orientation of azo dye molecules in glassy o-terphenyl.
Grebenkin, S.Y., Bolshakov, B.V., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 184(1-2): 155-62 (2006).

One- and two-photon photochromism of 3,4-bis-(2,4,5-trimethyl-thiophen-3-yl)furan-2,5-dione.
Corredor, C.C., Belfield, K.D., Bondar, M.V., Przhonska, O.V., Hernandez, F.E., Kachkovsky, O.D., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 184(1-2): 177-83 (2006).

Spectroscopic and electrochemical properties of new amphiphilic donor-acceptor conjugated polyenes.
Domagalska, B.W., Wilk, K.A., Zielinski, R., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 184(1-2): 193-203 (2006).

Differently substituted phthalocyanines: Comparison of calculated energy levels, singlet oxygen quantum yields, photo-oxidative stabilities, photocatalytic and catalytic activities.
Shinohara, H., Tsaryova, O., Schnurpfeil, G., Wohrle, D., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 184(1-2): 50-7 (2006).

Syntheses, structures and photochromism of two novel copper(II) complexes with 1,2-bis(2′-methyl-5′-(2″-pyridyl)-3′-thienyl)perfluorocyclopentene.
Munakata, M., Han, J., Nabei, A., Kuroda-Sowa, T., Maekawa, M., Suenaga, Y., Gunjima, N., Polyhedron 25(18): 3519-25 (2006).

Photochromism in RbAg₄I₅ thin films enhanced by hydrogen photosensitization simultaneous to illumination.
Gavrilyuk, A.I., Lanskaya, T.G., Thin Solid Films 515(4): 2337-41 (2006).

Red antenna states of photosystem I from cyanobacteria Synechocystis PCC 6803 and Thermosynechococcus elongatus: Single-complex spectroscopy and spectral hole-burning study.
Riley, K.J., Reinot, T., Jankowiak, R., Fromme, P., Zazubovich, V., J. Phys. Chem. B 111(1): 286-92 (2007).

Photochromic diarylethene for polarization holographic optical recording.
Pu, S.Z., Yang, T.S., Yao, B.L., Wang, Y.L., Lei, M., Xu, J.K., Mater. Lett. 61(3): 855-9 (2007).

Carbazole-based 1D and 2D hemicyanines: synthesis, two-photon absorption properties and application for two-photon photopolymerization 3D lithography.
Gu, J., Yulan, W., Chen, W.Q., Dong, X.Z., Duan, X.M., Kawata, S., New J. Chem. 31(1): 63-8 (2007).

A photochromic platinum(II) bis(alkynyl) complex containing a versatile 5,6-dithienyl-1,10-phenanthroline.
Lee, J.K.W., Ko, C.C., Wong, K.M.C., Zhu, N.Y., Yam, V.W.W., Organometallics 26(1): 12-5 (2007).

Spectroscopic studies of molecular interactions involving 2,6-diethylaniline and N-ethylaniline donors and iodine as an electron acceptor in different solvents.
El-Gogary, T.M., Diab, M.A., El-Tantawy, S.F., Spectrochim. Acta, Part A 66(1): 94-101 (2007).

Thermodynamics

Structure-dependent photoinduced electron transfer in fullerodendrimers with light-harvesting oligophenylenevinylene terminals.
Armaroli, N., Accorsi, G., Clifford, J.N., Eckert, J.F., Nierengarten, J.F., Chem. Asian J. 1(4): 564-74 (2006).

Photoinduced charge and energy transfer involving fullerene derivatives.
Koeppe, R., Sariciftci, N.S., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 5(12): 1122-31 (2006).

Ligand concentration controlled supramolecular isomerism in two CuSCN based coordination polymers with in situ synthesized 4,4′-dipyridylsulfide as a co-ligand.
Hao, Z.M., Zhang, X.M., Cryst. Growth Des. 7(1): 64-8 (2007).

ESR Studies

Local ordering in liquids: Solvent effects on the hyperfine couplings of the cyclohexadienyl radical.
Vujosevic, D., Dilger, H., McKenzie, I., Martyniak, A., Scheuermann, R., Roduner, E., J. Phys. Chem. B 111(1): 199-208 (2007).

Excited States

Dynamics of photosensitized formation of singlet oxygen by porous silicon in aqueous solution - art. no. 124302.
Fujii, M., Nishimura, N., Fumon, H., Hayashi, S., Kovalev, D., Goller, B., Diener, J., J. Appl. Phys. 100: 124302 (2006).

One- and two-photon photochemical stability of linear and branched fluorene derivatives.
Corredor, C.C., Belfield, K.D., Bondar, M.V., Przhonska, O.V., Yao, S., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 184(1-2): 105-12 (2006).

Photophysical and electrochemical properties of a fullerene-stoppered rotaxane.
Mateo-Alonso, A., Rahman, G.M.A., Ehli, C., Guldi, D.M., Fioravanti, G., Marcaccio, M., Paolucci, F., Prato, M., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 5(12): 1173-6 (2006).

Visible light decomposition of ammonia to N₂ with Ru(bpy)₃²⁺ sensitizer.
Nemoto, J., Harada, C., Takei, Y., Katakura, N., Kaneko, M., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 6(1): 77-82 (2007).

Photochemistry

Luminescent molecular copper(I) alkynyl open cubes: Synthesis, structural characterization, electronic structure, photophysics, and photochemistry.
Chan, C.L., Cheung, K.L., Lam, W.H., Cheng, E.C.C., Zhu, N.Y., Choi, S.W.K., Yam, V.W.W., Chem. Asian J. 1(1-2): 273-86 (2006).

Photochemistry of peroxoborates: Borate inhibition of the photodecomposition of hydrogen peroxide.
Rey, S., Davies, D.M., Chem.--Eur. J. 12(36): 9284-8 (2006).

Mossbauer investigation of the photoexcited spin states and crystal structure analysis of the spin-crossover dinuclear complex [{Fe(bt)(NCS)₂)₂bpym] (bt=2,2′-bithiazoline, bpym=2,2′-bipyrimidine).
Gaspar, A.B., Ksenofontov, V., Reiman, S., Gutlich, P., Thompson, A.L., Goeta, A.E., Munoz, M.C., Real, J.A., Chem.--Eur. J. 12(36): 9289-98 (2006).

Decomposition of a phthalocyanine dye in various conditions under UV or visible light irradiation.
Caronna, T., Colleoni, C., Dotti, S., Fontana, F., Rosace, G., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 184(1-2): 135-40 (2006).

Laser-induced dealkylation of calix[4]arene-crown-6 ethers.
Jankowski, C.K., Hocquelet, C., Arseneau, S., Moulin, C., Mauclaire, L., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 184(1-2): 216-20 (2006).

Different photochemical behavior of bis(biphenyl)ethylenes and ethenes in solution and in the solid-state: Structurally controlled Z/E-photoisomerization in the solid-state.
Zhu, F.Q., Motoyoshiya, J., Nishii, Y., Aoyama, H., Kakehi, A., Shiro, M., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 184(1-2): 44-9 (2006).

Effect of host substitution on photochemical properties of pyrene/[beta]-cyclodextrin solid complexes.
Barra, M., Panic, O., Chu, Y.S., McGinty, M., Supramol. Chem. 18(8): 615-9 (2006).

Photochemical reactions of metal carbonyls [M(CO)₆ (M = Cr, Mo, W), Re(CO)₅Br, Mn(CO)₃Cp] with salicylaldehyde ethanesulfonylhydrazone (Hsalesh).
Senturk, O.S., Ozdemir, U., Sert, S., Karacan, N., Ugur, F., J. Coord. Chem. 60(2): 229-35 (2007).

Crystal structure and photochemical behavior in solution of the 3′-N-sulfamate analogue of thymidylyl(3′-5′)thymidine.
Moriou, C., Thomas, M., Adeline, M.T., Martin, M.T., Chiaroni, A., Pochet, S., Fourrey, J.L., Favre, A., Clivio, P., J. Org. Chem. 72(1): 43-50 (2007).

Bipyridyl ligands as photoactivatable mono- and bis-alkylating agents capable of DNA cross-linking.
Verga, D., Richter, S.N., Palumbo, M., Gandolfi, R., Freccero, M., Org. Biomol. Chem. 5(2): 233-5 (2007).

Convenient synthetic approach to 2,4-disubstituted quinazolines.
Ferrini, S., Ponticelli, F., Taddei, M., Org. Lett. 9(1): 69-72 (2007).

Tetranuclear macrocyclic gold(I) alkynyl phosphine complex containing azobenzene functionalities: A dual-input molecular logic with photoswitching behavior controllable via silver(I) coordination/decoordination.
Tang, H.S., Zhu, N.Y., Yam, V.W.W., Organometallics 26(1): 22-5 (2007).

2,5-Dimethylphenacyl carbamate: a photoremovable protecting group for amines and amino acids.
Kammari, L., Plistil, L., Wirz, J., Klan, P., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 6(1): 50-6 (2007).

Photophysical properties and photochemical rearrangement of single crystal salicylideneaniline in solution.
Bayrakceken, F., Sevinc, P.C., Spectrochim. Acta, Part A 66(1): 184-7 (2007).

Radiation Chemistry

Trapping of radiolytic hydrogen by amorphous cobalt oxysulfide.
Loussot, C., Pichon, C., Afanasiev, P., Vrinat, M., Pijolat, M., Valdivieso, F., Chevarier, A., Millard-Pinard, N., Leverd, P.C., J. Nucl. Mater. 359(3): 238-46 (2006).

Reactivity induced at 25 K by low-energy electron irradiation of condensed NH₃-CH₃COOD (1:1) mixture.
Lafosse, A., Bertin, M., Domaracka, A., Pliszka, D., Illenberger, E., Azria, R., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 8(47): 5564-8 (2006).

The effects of reaction conditions on liquid-phase hydroxyl radical production in gas-liquid pulsed-electrical-discharge reactors.
Sahni, M., Locke, B.R., Plasma Processes Polym. 3(9): 668-81 (2006).

Experimental Studies

Air-induced anti-Markovnikov addition of secondary phosphine oxides and H-phosphinates to alkenes.
Hirai, T., Han, L.B., Org. Lett. 9(1): 53-5 (2007).

Multiphase Systems

Observation of magnetism in the nanoscale amorphous ruthenium clusters prepared by ion beam mixing - art. no. 262511.
Wang, W.C., Kong, Y., He, X., Liu, B.X., Appl. Phys. Lett. 89: 262511 (2006).

Elastic deformation of nanometer-sized metal crystals in graphitic shells - art. no. 263104.
Sun, L., Rodriguez-Manzo, J.A., Banhart, F., Appl. Phys. Lett. 89: 263104 (2006).

Reversible full-range color control of a cholesteric liquid-crystalline film by using a molecular motor.
Eelkema, R., Feringa, B.L., Chem. Asian J. 1(3): 367-9 (2006).

Imaging by sensitized oxygenations of photochromic anthracene films: Examination of effects that improve performance and reversibility.
Fudickar, W., Linker, T., Chem.--Eur. J. 12(36): 9276-83 (2006).

Photophysical properties and electronic structure of highly donor doped (110) layered perovskite material.
Jeong, E.D., Ha, M.G., Won, M.S., Kim, H.G., Pak, H.K., Borse, P.H., Ji, S.M., Lee, J.S., J. Korean Phys. Soc. 49: S671-S674 (2006).

Electronic band structure and photocatalytic activity of M-doped TiO₂ (M = Co and Fe).
Ha, M.G., Jeong, E.D., Won, M.S., Kim, H.G., Pak, H.K., Jung, J.H., Shon, B.H., Bae, S.W., Lee, J.S., J. Korean Phys. Soc. 49: S675-S679 (2006).

Photocatalytic decomposition of aspartic acid over bare and silver deposited TiO₂.
Szabo-Bardos, E., Petervari, E., El-Zein, V., Horvath, A., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 184(1-2): 221-7 (2006).

Enhanced photoresponses of polypyrrole on surface modified TiO₂ with self-assembled monolayers.
Senadeera, G.K.R., Kitamura, T., Wada, Y., Yanagida, S., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 184(1-2): 234-9 (2006).

Selectivity in photolysis of benzyl acetate and benzyl hexanoate upon cyclodextrin complexation.
Annalakshmi, S., Pitchumani, K., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 184(1-2): 34-43 (2006).

Photochemical reaction of gaseous butyl azide during aerosol particle formation from acrolein.
Morita, H., Tsunashima, H., Ishimoto, T., Sano, T., J. Photopolym. Sci. Technol. 19(6): 713-7 (2006).

Photochemical deposition of patterned gold thin films.
Kumaran, A.U.S., Miyawaki, T., Ichimura, M., Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., Part 2 45(46-50): L1283-L5 (2006).

Controlled anisotropic deformation of Ag nanoparticles by Si ion irradiation - art. no. 245425.
Oliver, A., Reyes-Esqueda, J.A., Cheang-Wong, J.C., Roman-Velazquez, C.E., Crespo-Sosa, A., Rodriguez-Fernandez, L., Seman, J.A., Noguez, C., Phys. Rev. B 74: 245425 (2006).

Polymerization in nanocrystalline diamond films by oxygen incorporation.
Teii, K., Ikeda, T., Plasma Processes Polym. 3(9): 708-12 (2006).

Total reflection X-ray fluorescence trace mercury determination by trapping complexation: Application in advanced oxidation technologies.
Custo, G., Litter, M.I., Rodriguez, D., Vazquez, C., Spectrochim. Acta, Part B 61(10-11): 1119-23 (2006).

Size analysis of water cluster ions and their irradiation effects on solid surfaces.
Takaoka, G.H., Nakayama, K., Noguchi, H., Kawashita, M., Surf. Interface Anal. 38(12-13): 1534-8 (2006).

The preparation and characterization of photocatalytically active TiO₂ thin films and nanoparticles using Successive-Ionic-Layer-Adsorption-and-Reaction.
Park, S., Di Masi, E., Kim, Y.I., Han, W.Q., Woodward, P.M., Vogt, T., Thin Solid Films 515(4): 1250-4 (2006).

SiO₂ thin film deposition on the inner surface of a poly(tetra-fluoroethylene) narrow tube by atmospheric-pressure glow microplasma.
Yoshiki, H., Abe, K., Mitsui, T., Thin Solid Films 515(4): 1394-9 (2006).

Influence of ultraviolet irradiation on the optical properties of amorphous Sb₁₀Se₉₀ thin films.
Othman, A.A., Thin Solid Films 515(4): 1634-9 (2006).

One step process for chemical vapour deposition of titanium dioxide thin films incorporating controlled structure nanoparticles.
Nolan, M.G., Pemble, M.E., Sheel, D.W., Yates, H.M., Yates, H.M., Thin Solid Films 515(4): 1956-62 (2006).

Growth of anatase nanoparticles inside the mesopores of SBA-15 for photocatalytic applications.
Busuioc, A.M., Meynen, V., Beyers, E., Cool, P., Bilba, N., Vansant, E.F., Catal. Commun. 8(3): 527-30 (2007).

Preparation of novel nanometer TiO₂ catalyst doped with upconversion luminescence agent and investigation on degradation of acid red B dye using visible light.
Wang, J., Ma, T., Zhang, G., Zhang, Z.H., Zhang, X.D., Jiang, Y.F., Zhao, G., Zhang, P., Catal. Commun. 8(3): 607-11 (2007).

ERRATUM: NIR photoresponse in the mixed phthalocyanine films (Vol. 4, pg. 494, 2006).
Pakhomov, G.L., Kuzin, E.E., Murel, A.V., Cent. Eur. J. Phys. 5(1): 110 (2007).

Photocatalytic properties and photoinduced hydrophilicity of surface-fluorinated TiO₂.
Tang, J.W., Quan, H.D., Ye, J.H., Chem. Mater. 19(1): 116-22 (2007).

Size-selective synthesis of zinc sulfide hierarchical structures and their photocatalytic activity.
Zhao, Q.R., Xie, Y., Zhang, Z.G., Bai, X., Cryst. Growth Des. 7(1): 153-8 (2007).

Morphology-tunable and photoresponsive properties in a self-assembled two-component gel system.
Zhou, Y.F., Xu, M., Yi, T., Xiao, S.Z., Zhou, Z.G., Li, F.Y., Huang, C.H., Langmuir 23(1): 202-8 (2007).

Photo-, thermally, and pH-responsive microgels.
Garcia, A., Marquez, M., Cai, T., Rosario, R., Hu, Z.B., Gust, D., Hayes, M., Vail, S.A., Park, C.D., Langmuir 23(1): 224-9 (2007).

Calixarene-based photoresponsive ion carrier for the control of Na⁺ flux across a lipid bilayer membrane by visible light.
Jin, T., Mater. Lett. 61(3): 805-8 (2007).

Photo-Fries reaction in water made selective with a capsule.
Kaanumalle, L.S., Gibb, C.L.D., Gibb, B.C., Ramamurthy, V., Org. Biomol. Chem. 5(2): 236-8 (2007).

Polymers

Twisted phase gratings induced by photoregulated mesogenic molecules on the surface of photoreactive polymer liquid crystal film - art. no. 261918.
Ono, H., Sasaki, T., Emoto, A., Uchida, E., Kawatsuki, N., Appl. Phys. Lett. 89: 261918 (2006).

Analysis of organometallics dispersed polymer composite irradiated with oxygen ions.
Singh, N.L., Qureshi, A., Rakshit, A.K., Avasthi, D.K., Bull. Mater. Sci. 29(6): 605-9 (2006).

Damage cross-section of carbon cluster ions C⁺_n (n=1-5) collision with polycarbonate.
Zhao, Z.Q., Dai, J.F., Chen, Y., Liu, Y.M., Chem. Phys. Lett. 433(1-3): 140-4 (2006).

In situ prepared polymer films as alignment layers for nematic liquid crystals - art. no. 124916.
Pires, D., Galerne, Y., J. Appl. Phys. 100: 124916 (2006).

Water dispersed polymers for textile conservation: a molecular, thermal, structural, mechanical and optical characterisation.
Cocca, M., D'Arienzo, L., D'Orazio, L., Gentile, G., Mancarella, C., Martuscelli, E., Polcaro, C., J. Cult. Herit. 7(4): 236-43 (2006).

Cementation of ILW ion exchange resins: Impact of sulfate ions released by radiolysis on hydrated matrix.
Frizon, F., Cau-dit-Coumes, C., J. Nucl. Mater. 359(3): 162-73 (2006).

Acceleration of the free radical polymerization by using N-alkoxypyridinium salt as co-initiator in hemicyanine dye/borate salt photoinitiating system.
Kabatc, J., Paczkowski, J., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 184(1-2): 184-92 (2006).

Chain transfer in pulsed laser polymerization of methylmethacrylate in the presence of different cobalt(II) [Co(Dmg-2H)₂ (BF₂)₂] and [Co(Afdo-2H)₂ (BF₂)₂] complexes.
Hussain, M.S., Awan, S.A., Seddigi, Z.S., Ashraf, M.W., Khan, M.A., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 184(1-2): 58-65 (2006).

Preparation and characterization of free radical photopolymer with carbon black nano-particle.
Cheng, W.T., Yeh, W.T., J. Photopolym. Sci. Technol. 19(6): 685-98 (2006).

Photocrosslinking of oligomers bearing glycidyl sulfonate ester units and their redissolution property.
Ohba, T., Suyama, K., Shirai, M., J. Photopolym. Sci. Technol. 19(6): 709-12 (2006).

Immobilization of humic acid onto poly (styrene-co-divinylbenzene) gel by [gamma]-ray irradiation.
Mishima, S., Asano, M., Yoshida, M., Kobunshi Ronbunshu 63(12): 805-7 (2006).

Preparation and characterization of hybrid nanocomposites coated on LDPE.
Mazzocchetti, L., Scandola, M., Amerio, E., Malucelli, G., Marano, C., Macromol. Chem. Phys. 207(22): 2103-11 (2006).

Photochemically cross-linked poly(aryl ether ketone) rings.
Teasdale, I., Harper, E.C., Coppo, P., Wilson, B., Turner, M.L., Macromol. Rapid Commun. 27(23): 2032-7 (2006).

Interpenetrating polymer networks with spatially graded morphology controllable by UV-radiation curing.
Nakanishi, H., Namikawa, N., Norisuye, T., Tran-Cong-Miyata, Q., Macromol. Symp. 242: 157-64 (2006).

The control of thermal and radiation stability of polypropylene containing calcium carbonate nanoparticles.
Zaharescu, T., Jipa, S., Kappel, W., Supaphol, P., Macromol. Symp. 242: 319-24 (2006).

Wear resistance of low-temperature plasma-polymerized organosilica deposited on poly(ethylene terephthalate): The effect of O₂ addition.
Lin, Y.S., Chen, C.L., Plasma Processes Polym. 3(9): 650-60 (2006).

Preparation of the crosslinked polyethersulfone films by high-temperature electron-beam irradiation.
Li, J.Y., Oshima, A., Miura, T., Washio, M., Polym. Degrad. Stab. 91(12): 2867-73 (2006).

Photochemical aging of in situ polymerized blends of polystyrene and poly [acrylonitrile-g-(ethylene-co-propylene-co-diene)-g-styrene] (AES).
Lourenco, E., Felisberti, M.I., Polym. Degrad. Stab. 91(12): 2968-78 (2006).

Influence of transition metal-doped titanium(IV) dioxide on the photodegradation of polystyrene.
Kemp, T.J., McIntyre, R.A., Polym. Degrad. Stab. 91(12): 3010-9 (2006).

Influence of transition metal-doped titanium(IV) dioxide on the photodegradation of polyethylene.
Kemp, T.J., McIntyre, R.A., Polym. Degrad. Stab. 91(12): 3020-5 (2006).

Thermal and mechanical properties of UV irradiated collagen/chitosan thin films.
Sionkowska, A., Wisniewski, M., Skopinska, J., Poggi, G.F., Marsano, E., Maxwell, C.A., Wess, T.J., Polym. Degrad. Stab. 91(12): 3026-32 (2006).

Photooxidation of vulcanized EPDM/montmorillonite nanocomposites.
Morlat-Therias, S., Fanton, E., Tomer, N.S., Rana, S., Singh, R.P., Gardette, J.L., Polym. Degrad. Stab. 91(12): 3033-9 (2006).

Influence of photostabilizers on wood flour - HDPE composites exposed to xenon-arc radiation with and without water spray.
Stark, N.M., Matuana, L.M., Polym. Degrad. Stab. 91(12): 3048-56 (2006).

Oxidation behaviour in prosthetic UHMWPE components sterilised with high-energy radiation in the presence of oxygen.
Bracco, P., Brunella, V., Luda, M.P., del Prever, E.M.B., Zanetti, M., Costa, L., Polym. Degrad. Stab. 91(12): 3057-64 (2006).

Evaluation of polymers for conservation treatments of outdoor exposed stone monuments. Part I: Photo-oxidative weathering.
Favaro, M., Mendichi, R., Ossola, F., Russo, U., Simon, S., Tomasin, P., Vigato, P.A., Polym. Degrad. Stab. 91(12): 3083-96 (2006).

Effect of preparation conditions on the thermal stability of an epoxy-functional inorganic-organic hybrid material system with phenyl side group.
Copuroglu, M., O'Brien, S., Crean, G.M., Polym. Degrad. Stab. 91(12): 3185-90 (2006).

Improvement of photo-stability of LLDPE-based nanocomposites.
LaMantia, F.P., Dintcheva, N.T., Malatesta, V., Pagani, F., Polym. Degrad. Stab. 91(12): 3208-13 (2006).

Influence of copper-phthalocyanine on the photodegradation of polycarbonate.
Saron, C., Zulli, F., Giordano, M., Felisberti, M.I., Polym. Degrad. Stab. 91(12): 3301-11 (2006).

Modelling light stabilizers as thermal antioxidants.
Zeynalov, E.B., Allen, N.S., Polym. Degrad. Stab. 91(12): 3390-6 (2006).

Characterization of photoactive polymer thin films using transmission spectrum.
Nasr, A.M., El-Kader, H.I.A., Farhat, M., Thin Solid Films 515(4): 1758-62 (2006).

Photodegradation of phenol in a polymer-modified TiO₂ semiconductor particulate system under the irradiation of visible light.
Song, L., Qiu, R.L., Mo, Y.Q., Zhang, D.D., Wei, H., Xiong, Y., Catal. Commun. 8(3): 429-33 (2007).

Bragg-type polarization gratings formed in thick polymer films containing azobenzene and tolane moieties.
Ishiguro, M., Sato, D., Shishido, A., Ikeda, T., Langmuir 23(1): 332-8 (2007).

Permeability and electrokinetic characterization of poly(ethylene terephthalate) capillary pore membranes with grafted temperature-responsive polymers.
Geismann, C., Yaroshchuk, A., Ulbricht, M., Langmuir 23(1): 76-83 (2007).

Light-responsive hydrophobic association of azobenzene-modified poly(acrylic acid) with neutral surfactants.
Khoukh, S., Oda, R., Labrot, T., Perrin, P., Tribet, C., Langmuir 23(1): 94-104 (2007).

Evaluation of polycarbonate substrate hologram recording medium regarding implication of birefringence and thermal expansion.
Toishi, M., Tanaka, T., Fukutnoto, A., Sugki, M., Watanabe, K., Opt. Commun. 270(1): 17-24 (2007).

Synthesis, characterization and properties of photoresponsive polymers comprising photocrosslinkable pendant chalcone moieties.
Tamilvanan, M., Pandurangan, A., Reddy, B.S.R., Subramanian, K., Polym. Int. 56(1): 104-11 (2007).

Preparation and characterization of UV-curable ZnO/polymer nanocomposite films.
Lu, N., Lu, X.D., Jin, X., Lu, C.L., Polym. Int. 56(1): 138-43 (2007).

Biological & Medical Aspects

O-O bond formation in the S₄ state of the oxygen-evolving complex in photosystem II.
Siegbahn, P.E.M., Chem.--Eur. J. 12(36): 9217-27 (2006).

Relationship between light use efficiency and photochemical reflectance index in soybean leaves as affected by soil water content.
Inoue, Y., Penuelas, J., Int. J. Remote Sens. 27(22): 5109-14 (2006).

The photophysics of cryptophyte light-harvesting.
Doust, A.B., Wilk, K.E., Curmi, P.M.G., Scholes, G.D., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 184(1-2): 1-17 (2006).

Degradation of commercially important polyhydroxyalkanoates in tropical mangrove ecosystem.
Sridewi, N., Bhubalan, K., Sudesh, K., Polym. Degrad. Stab. 91(12): 2931-40 (2006).

Visible light and enzymatic induced synthesis of malic acid from pyruvic acid and HCO₃^- with the combination system of zinc chlorophyll derivative and malic enzyme in water media.
Amao, Y., Ishikawa, M., Catal. Commun. 8(3): 523-6 (2007).

Laser flash photochemical oxidation to locate heme binding and conformational changes in myroglobin.
Hambly, D., Gross, M., Int. J. Mass Spectrom. 259(1-3): 124-9 (2007).

Self-repair of thymine dimer in duplex DNA.
Holman, M.R., Ito, T., Rokita, S.E., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 129(1): 6-7 (2007).

Mitochondrial targeting of radioprotectants using peptidyl conjugates.
Kanai, A., Zabbarova, I., Amoscato, A., Epperly, M., Xiao, J., Wipf, P., Org. Biomol. Chem. 5(2): 307-9 (2007).

Solar Energy

Nd-doped TiO₂ nanorods: Preparation and application in dye-sensitized solar cells.
Yao, Q.H., Liu, J.F., Peng, Q., Wang, X., Li, Y.D., Chem. Asian J. 1(5): 737-41 (2006).

Synthesis, characterization, photocatalytic activity and dye-sensitized solar cell performance of nanorods/nanoparticles TiO₂ with mesoporous structure.
Pavasupree, S., Ngamsinlapasathian, S., Nakajima, M., Suzuki, Y., Yoshikawa, S., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 184(1-2): 163-9 (2006).

Preparation of silica-modified TiO₂ and application to dye-sensitized solar cells.
Hoshikawa, T., Ikebe, T., Yamada, M., Kikuchi, R., Eguchi, K., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 184(1-2): 78-85 (2006).

Harvesting photons with carbon nanotubes.
Kamat, P.V., Nano Today 1(4): 20-7 (2006).

Photoinduced energy and electron transfer in fullerene-oligophenyleneethynylene systems: dependence on the substituents of the oligomer unit.
Clifford, J.N., Gu, T., Nierengarten, J.F., Armaroli, N., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 5(12): 1165-72 (2006).

Industrial & Environmental Applications

Characterization of the aerosol over the sub-arctic north east Pacific Ocean.
Phinney, L., Leaitch, W.R., Lohmann, U., Boudries, H., Worsnop, D.R., Jayne, J.T., Toom-Sauntry, D., Wadleigh, M., Sharma, S., Shantz, N., Deep-Sea Res., Part II 53(20-22): 2410-33 (2006).

Ceramic waste forms for actinides.
Lumpkin, G.R., Elements (Chantilly, VA, U.S.) 2(6): 365-72 (2006).

Million-Q reflection-based integrated resonators patterned with deep ultraviolet photolithography.
Greiner, C.M., Iazikov, D., Mossberg, T.W., IEEE Phototonics Technol. Lett. 18(21-24): 2677-9 (2006).

Light particle-induced single event degradation in SDRAMs.
David, J.P., Bezerra, F., Lorfevre, E., Nuns, T., Inguimbert, C., IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci. 53(6): 3544-9 (2006).

Atomic-scale mechanisms for low-NIEL dopant-type dependent damage in Si.
Beck, M.J., Tsetseris, L., Caussanel, M., Schrimpf, R.D., Fleetwood, D.M., Pantelides, S.T., IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci. 53(6): 3621-8 (2006).

Effects of water on the aging and radiation response of MOS devices.
Batyrev, I.G., Rodgers, M.P., Fleetwood, D.M., Schrimpf, R.D., Pantelides, S.T., IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci. 53(6): 3629-35 (2006).

Effects of switched-bias annealing on charge trapping in HfO₂ gate dielectrics.
Zhou, X.J., Fleetwood, D.M., Tsetseris, L., Schrimpf, R.D., Pantelides, S.T., IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci. 53(6): 3636-43 (2006).

Differences between charge trapping states in irradiated nano-crystalline HfO₂ and non-crystalline Hf silicates.
Lucovsky, G., Fleetwood, D.M., Lee, S., Seo, H., Schrimpf, R.D., Felix, J.A., Luning, J., Fleming, L.B., Ulrich, M., Aspnes, D.E., IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci. 53(6): 3644-8 (2006).

Adsorption and photocatalytic degradation of diisopropyl fluorophosphate and dimethyl methylphosphonate over dry and wet rutile TiO₂.
Kiselev, A., Mattson, A., Andersson, M., Palmqvist, A.E.C., Osterlund, L., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 184(1-2): 125-34 (2006).

Degradation and inactivation of tetracycline by TiO₂ photocatalysis.
Reyes, C., Fernandez, J., Freer, J., Mondaca, M.A., Zaror, C., Malato, S., Mansilla, H.D., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 184(1-2): 141-6 (2006).

Photooxidative N-de-methylation of crystal violet dye in aqueous nano-TiO₂ dispersions under visible light irradiation.
Chen, C.C., Fan, H.J., Jang, C.Y., Jan, J.L., Lin, H.D., Lu, C.S., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 184(1-2): 147-54 (2006).

Photodecomposition of phenol by silica-supported porphyrin derivative in polymer microchannel chips.
Kitamura, N., Yamada, K., Ueno, K., Iwata, S., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 184(1-2): 170-6 (2006).

Photocatalytic treatment of colored wastewater from medical laboratories: Photocatalytic oxidation of hematoxylin.
Sioi, M., Bolosis, A., Kostopoulou, E., Poulios, I., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 184(1-2): 18-25 (2006).

Microwave electrodeless lamp photolytic degradation of acid orange 7.
Zhang, X.W., Li, G.T., Wang, Y.Z., Qu, J.H., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 184(1-2): 26-33 (2006).

Spectral and photophysical properties of thermomechanical pulps bleached with the use of acidified and alkaline hydrogen peroxide.
Sikorska, E., Khmelinskii, I.V., Krawczyk, A., Oliveira, A.S., Ferreira, L.F.V., Wojciak, A., Sikorski, M., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 184(1-2): 66-72 (2006).

The light-fastness of textiles dyed with 6,6′-dibromoindigotin (Tyrian purple).
Daniels, V., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 184(1-2): 73-7 (2006).

Design and characteristics of acrylate polymers with alicyclic lactone group for ArF resists.
Maeda, K., Nakano, K., Shirai, M., J. Photopolym. Sci. Technol. 19(6): 699-703 (2006).

Polarised small angle neutron scattering study of microstructural radiation damage in steels for nuclear applications.
Coppola, R., Lindau, R., Magnani, A., May, R.P., Moslang, A., Valli, M., Phys. B (Amsterdam, Neth.) 385: 647-9 (2006).

Highly efficient VOC decomposition using a complex system (OH radical, Ozone-UV, and TiO₂).
Kogoma, M., Miki, Y., Tanaka, K., Takahashi, K., Plasma Processes Polym. 3(9): 727-33 (2006).

Nanolubrication: Patterned lubricating films using ultraviolet (UV) irradiation on hard disks.
Zhang, J., Hsu, S.M., Liew, Y.F., J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 7(1): 286-92 (2007).

Theoretical Studies

Comparative study of perturbative methods for computing electron transfer tunneling matrix elements with a nonorthogonal basis set - art. no. 244103.
Teklos, A., Skourtis, S.S., J. Chem. Phys. 125: 244103 (2006).

Interaction of low-energy electrons with the purine bases, nucleosides, and nucleotides of DNA - art. no. 244302.
Winstead, C., McKoy, V., J. Chem. Phys. 125: 244302 (2006).

On the radiation damage characterization of candidate first wall materials in a fusion reactor using various molten salts.
Ubeyli, M., J. Nucl. Mater. 359(3): 192-201 (2006).

Ab initio calculations of self-interstitial interaction and migration with solute atoms in bcc Fe.
Vincent, E., Becquart, C.S., Domain, C., J. Nucl. Mater. 359(3): 227-37 (2006).

Computational analysis of DNA photolyases using digital signal processing methods.
Pirogova, E., Vojisavljevic, V., Fang, Q., Cosic, I., Mol. Simul. 32(14): 1195-203 (2006).

Dissociative electron attachment and vibrational excitation of the chlorine molecule - art. no. 062703.
Kolorenc, P., Horacek, J., Phys. Rev. A: At., Mol., Opt. Phys. 74: 062703 (2006).

Electron spectroscopy in proton collisions with dry gas-phase uracil base - art. no. 062705.
Moretto-Capelle, P., Le Padellec, A., Phys. Rev. A: At., Mol., Opt. Phys. 74: 062705 (2006).

High-energy electron-impact excitation process: The generalized oscillator strengths of helium - art. no. 062711.
Han, X.Y., Li, J.M., Phys. Rev. A: At., Mol., Opt. Phys. 74: 062711 (2006).

Atomistic simulations of radiation-induced defect formation in spinels: MgAl₂O₄, MgGa₂O₄, and MgIn₂O₄ - art. no. 214105.
Bacorisen, D., Smith, R., Uberuaga, B.P., Sickafus, K.E., Ball, J.A., Grimes, R.W., Phys. Rev. B 74: 214105 (2006).

Tunneling in the 1,5-hydrogen shift reactions of 1,3-cyclopentadiene and 5-methyl-1,3-cyclopentadiene.
Shelton, G.R., Hrovat, D.A., Borden, W.T., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 129(1): 164-8 (2007).

Kinetic and thermodynamic stability of acenes: Theoretical study of nucleophilic and electrophilic addition.
Reddy, A.R., Fridman-Marueli, G., Bendikov, M., J. Org. Chem. 72(1): 51-61 (2007).

A multi-scale ab initio theoretical study of the production of free radicals in swift ion tracks in liquid water.
Gaigeot, M.P., Vuilleumier, R., Stia, C., Galassi, M.E., Rivarola, R., Gervais, B., Politis, M.F., J. Phys. B: At., Mol. Opt. Phys. 40(1): 1-12 (2007).

Including the effects of electronic stopping and electron-ion interactions in radiation damage simulations - art. no. 016207.
Duffy, D.M., Rutherford, A.M., J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 19: 016207 (2007).

A diffusional alternative to the Marcus free energy gap law.
Burshtein, A.I., Ivanov, A.I., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 9(3): 396-400 (2007).

Reviews

A framework for understanding displacement damage mechanisms in irradiated silicon devices.
Srour, J.R., Palko, J.W., IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci. 53(6): 3610-20 (2006).

The future of energy supply: Challenges and opportunities.
Armaroli, N., Balzani, V., Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 46(1-2): 52-66 (2007).

Optical response of photopolymer materials for holographic data storage applications.
Sheridan, J.I., Gleeson, M.R., Close, C.E., Kelly, J.V., J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 7(1): 232-42 (2007).

Understanding the kinetics of spin-forbidden chemical reactions.
Harvey, J.N., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 9(3): 331-43 (2007).