NDRL Radiation Chemistry Data Center Recent Papers in Radiation and Photochemistry 08/22/07 #07_18

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

Investigation of the reactivity of hydrated electron toward perfluorinated carboxylates by laser flash photolysis.
Huang, L., Dong, W.B., Hou, H.Q., Chem. Phys. Lett. 436(1-3): 124-8 (2007).

The Q absorption band of the excited triplet phthalocyanine dimer.
Ishii, K., Iwasaki, M., Kobayashi, N., Chem. Phys. Lett. 436(1-3): 94-8 (2007).

Reactions of hydrogen atoms with met-enkephalin and related peptides.
Mozziconacci, O., Bobrowski, K., Ferreri, C., Chatgilialoglu, C., Chem.--Eur. J. 13(7): 2029-33 (2007).

Photoinitiated charge transport in supramolecular assemblies of a 1,7,N,N′-tetrakis(zinc porphyrin)-perylene-3,4:9,10-bis(dicarboximide).
Kelley, R.F., Shin, W.S., Rybtchinski, B., Sinks, L.E., Wasielewski, M.R., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 129(11): 3173-81 (2007).

Competing electron-transfer pathways in hydrocarbon frameworks: Short-circuiting through-bond coupling by nonbonded contacts in rigid U-shaped norbornylogous systems containing a cavity-bound aromatic pendant group.
Chakrabarti, S., Liu, M., Waldeck, D.H., Oliver, A.M., Paddon-Row, M.N., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 129(11): 3247-56 (2007).

Ultrafast pulse radiolysis using a terawatt laser wakefield accelerator - art. no. 053102.
Oulianov, D.A., Crowell, R.A., Gosztola, D.J., Shkrob, I.A., Korovyanko, O.J., Reyde-Castro, R.C., J. Appl. Phys. 101: 053102 (2007).

Ultrafast electronic and vibrational energy relaxation of Fe(acetylacetonate)₃ in solution.
Macoas, E.M.S., Kananavicius, R., Myllyperkio, P., Pettersson, M., Kunttu, H., J. Phys. Chem. A 111(11): 2054-61 (2007).

Reactions of 2,2′-azinobis-(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulfonate) dianion, ABTS^2-, with ^•OH, (SCN)₂^•-, and glycine or valine peroxyl radicals.
Gebicki, J.L., Maciejewska, M., J. Phys. Chem. A 111(11): 2122-7 (2007).

Enhanced Forster resonance energy transfer (FRET) on a single metal particle.
Zhang, J., Fu, Y., Lakowicz, J.R., J. Phys. Chem. C 111(1): 50-6 (2007).

Energy levels of oligothiophenes in the higher excited triplet states.
Oseki, Y., Fujitsuka, M., Sakamoto, M., Cai, X.C., Majima, T., J. Phys. Chem. C 111(2): 1024-8 (2007).

Energy transfer and emission quantum yields of organic-inorganic hybrids lacking metal activator centers.
Nobre, S.S., Lima, P.P., Mafra, L., Ferreira, R.A.S., Freire, R.O., Fu, L.S., Pischel, U., Bermudez, V.D., Malta, O.L., Carlos, L.A., J. Phys. Chem. C 111(8): 3275-84 (2007).

Rapid and reversible shape changes of molecular crystals on photoirradiation.
Kobatake, S., Takami, S., Muto, H., Ishikawa, T., Irie, M., Nature (London) 446(7137): 778-81 (2007).

Optical Spectra

Cyclohexenylphenyldiazene: A simple surrogate of the azobenzene photochromic unit.
Conti, I., Marchioni, F., Credi, A., Orlandi, G., Rosini, G., Garavelli, M., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 129(11): 3198-210 (2007).

Mechanistic aspects of the oxidative and reductive fragmentation of N-nitrosoamines: A new method for generating nitrenium cations, amide anions, and aminyl radicals.
Piech, K., Bally, T., Sikora, A., Marcinek, A., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 129(11): 3211-7 (2007).

Enhancement of two-photon absorption via oligomerization. A route for the engineering of two-photon absorbers in the visible range.
Fortrie, R., Anemian, R., Stephan, O., Mulatier, J.C., Baldeck, P.L., Andraud, C., Chermette, H., J. Phys. Chem. C 111(5): 2270-9 (2007).

Synthesis and characterization of a monomeric and a dihydroxo-bridged dimeric complexes of iron(III) with [alpha]-benzoinoxime.
Attia, A.S., El-Shahat, M.F., Polyhedron 26(4): 791-6 (2007).

Thermodynamics

ESR Studies

Active anion manipulation for emergence of active functions in the nanoporous crystal 12CaO•7Al₂O₃: a case study of abundant element strategy.
Hosono, H., Hayashi, K., Hirano, M., J. Mater. Sci. 42(6): 1872-83 (2007).

Excited States

Two-photon uncaging with the efficient 3,5-dibromo-2,4-dihydroxycinnamic caging group.
Gagey, N., Neveu, P., Jullien, L., Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 46(14): 2467-9 (2007).

Photochemistry

Acylation of electrophilic olefins through decatungstate-photocatalyzed activation of aldehydes.
Esposti, S., Dondi, D., Fagnoni, M., Albini, A., Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 46(14): 2531-4 (2007).

The first aminimide synthesis from benzoyl azide and pyridine.
Capuano, B., Crosby, I.T., Lloyd, E.J., Neve, J.E., Aust. J. Chem. 60(3): 214-7 (2007).

A pillared layer MOF with anion-tunable magnetic properties and photochemical [2+2] cycloaddition.
Wang, X.Y., Wang, Z.M., Gao, S., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (11): 1127-9 (2007).

Enantio- and diastereocontrolled synthesis of (+)-juvabione employing organocatalytic desymmetrisation and photoinduced fragmentation.
Itagaki, N., Iwabuchi, Y., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (11): 1175-6 (2007).

Light-driven twisting behaviour of chiral cyclic compounds.
Kawamoto, M., Aoki, T., Wada, T., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (9): 930-2 (2007).

Photophysics and photochemistry of biphenylyl triphenylphosphine gold(I) complexes.
Osawa, M., Hoshino, M., Hashizume, D., Chem. Phys. Lett. 436(1-3): 89-93 (2007).

Synthesis of [sigma]-[pi]-phosphinidene sulfide complexes [Mn₂(CO)_n([mu]-[eta]¹,[eta]²-P(NR₂)=S)] (n=8,9) via direct sulfuration of electrophilic [mu]-phosphinidenes and photochemical transformation to a trigonal prismatic Mn₂P₂S₂ cluster.
Graham, T.W., Udachin, K.A., Carty, A.J., Inorg. Chim. Acta 360(4): 1376-9 (2007).

Sulfur K-edge XAS as a probe of sulfur-centered radical intermediates.
Martin-Diaconescu, V., Kennepohl, P., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 129(11): 3034-5 (2007).

The intramolecular photometathesis of pyrroles.
Elliott, L.D., Berry, M., Orr-Ewing, A.J., Booker-Milburn, K.I., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 129(11): 3078+ (2007).

Enhancement of anthracene fragmentation by circularly polarized intense femtosecond laser pulse - art. no. 104304.
Murakami, M., Tanaka, M., Yatsuhashi, T., Nakashima, N., J. Chem. Phys. 126: 104304 (2007).

The active site model for iron-only hydrogenases coordinatively bonded to a metalloporphyrin photosensitizer.
Song, L.C., Tang, M.Y., Mei, S.Z., Huang, J.H., Hu, Q.M., Organometallics 26(7): 1575-7 (2007).

Synthesis and structural characterization of a fluorinated [alpha]-diimine platinum(II) complex.
Lersch, M., Krivokapic, A., Tilset, M., Organometallics 26(7): 1581-7 (2007).

Radiation Chemistry

Influence of electron beam exposure on crystallization of phase-change materials - art. no. 053529.
Pandian, R., Kooi, B.J., De Hosson, J.T.M., Pauza, A., J. Appl. Phys. 101: 053529 (2007).

Irradiation effects on domain dynamics in ferroelectric glycine phosphite - art. no. 054106.
Vanishri, S., Reddy, J.N.B., Bhat, H.L., J. Appl. Phys. 101: 054106 (2007).

Irradiation-induced changes in the local environment of Si and Al in LnSiAlON glasses as probed by ²⁷Al and ²⁹Si NMR.
Dauce, R., Le Floch, M., Sangleboeuf, J.C., Verdier, P., J. Non-Cryst. Solids 353(4): 390-7 (2007).

Fate of reactive intermediates formed in acetaldehyde under exposure to low-energy electrons.
Swiderek, P., Jaggle, C., Bankmann, D., Burean, E., J. Phys. Chem. C 111(1): 303-11 (2007).

Experimental Studies

PTR-MS study of esters in water and water/ethanol solutions: Fragmentation patterns and partition coefficients.
Aprea, E., Biasioli, F., Mark, T.D., Gasperi, F., Int. J. Mass Spectrom. 262(1-2): 114-21 (2007).

The acrylonitrile dimer ion: A study of its dissociation via self-catalysis, self-protonation and cyclization into the pyrimidine radical cation.
Ervasti, H.K., Jobst, K.J., Burgers, P.C., Ruttink, P.J.A., Terlouw, J.K., Int. J. Mass Spectrom. 262(1-2): 88-100 (2007).

Picosecond water dynamics adjacent to charged paramagnetic ions measured by magnetic relaxation dispersion - art. no. 101102.
Lisitza, N., Bryant, R.G., J. Chem. Phys. 126: 101102 (2007).

Femtosecond lasers for molecular measurements.
Lucht, R.P., Science (Washington, D. C.) 316(5822): 207-8 (2007).

Multiphase Systems

Improved optical response and photocatalysis for N-doped titanium oxide (TiO₂) films prepared by oxidation of TiN.
Wan, L., Li, J.F., Feng, J.Y., Sun, W., Mao, Z.Q., Appl. Surf. Sci. 253(10): 4764-7 (2007).

n-Type doping of TiO₂ with atomic hydrogen-observation of the production of conduction band electrons by infrared spectroscopy.
Panayotov, D.A., Yates, J.T., Chem. Phys. Lett. 436(1-3): 204-8 (2007).

Photoinduced ionization and dissociation of aniline-(methanol)_n clusters.
Park, H.S., Nam, S.H., Song, J.K., Park, S.M., Int. J. Mass Spectrom. 262(1-2): 73-9 (2007).

Excited-state behavior of a fluorescent and photochromic diarylethene on silver nonoparticles.
Yamaguchi, H., Matsuda, K., Irie, M., J. Phys. Chem. C 111(10): 3853-62 (2007).

Nonthermal plasma abatement of trichloroethylene enhanced by photocatalysis.
Subrahmanyam, C., Magureanu, M., Laub, D., Renken, A., Kiwi-Minsker, L., J. Phys. Chem. C 111(11): 4315-8 (2007).

Formation and behavior of singlet molecular oxygen in TiO₂ photocatalysis studied by detection of near-infrared phosphorescence.
Daimon, T., Nosaka, Y., J. Phys. Chem. C 111(11): 4420-4 (2007).

Thermochemical study of photoinduced processes at TiO₂-nanoparticles in aqueous suspension containing Br^- or Cl^-. Photodeaggregation and subsequent processes.
Pagel, R., Dohrmann, J.K., J. Phys. Chem. C 111(11): 4458-64 (2007).

Reverse electron transfer from TiO₂ to I₂ in nanocrystalline TiO₂film electrodes with coadsorbed bipyridine and biquinoline ruthenium complexes.
Yanagida, M., Miyamoto, K., Sayama, K., Kasuga, K., Kurashige, M., Abe, Y., Sugihara, H., J. Phys. Chem. C 111(1): 201-9 (2007).

Photoreactivity of Si(111)-H in ambient.
Bodlaki, D., Borguet, E., J. Phys. Chem. C 111(1): 234-9 (2007).

Applications for metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) as quantum dot semiconductors.
Xamena, F.X.L.I., Corma, A., Garcia, H., J. Phys. Chem. C 111(1): 80-5 (2007).

An efficient two-step technique for nitrogen-doped titanium dioxide synthesizing: Visible-light-induced photodecomposition of methylene blue.
Wang, J.W., Zhu, W., Zhang, Y.Q., Liu, S.X., J. Phys. Chem. C 111(2): 1010-4 (2007).

Light-stimulated composition conversion in TiO₂-based nanofibers.
Jin, M., Zhang, X.T., Nishimoto, S., Liu, Z.Y., Tryk, D.A., Emeline, A.V., Murakami, T., Fujishima, A., J. Phys. Chem. C 111(2): 658-65 (2007).

Synthesis of high-temperature stable anatase TiO₂ photocatalyst.
Pillai, S.C., Periyat, P., George, R., McCormack, D.E., Seery, M.K., Hayden, H., Colreavy, J., Corr, D., Hinder, S.J., J. Phys. Chem. C 111(4): 1605-11 (2007).

Chemical bonding character and physicochemical properties of mesoporous zinc oxide-layered titanate nanocomposites.
Kim, T.W., Hwang, S.J., Park, Y., Choi, W., Choy, J.H., J. Phys. Chem. C 111(4): 1658-64 (2007).

Photoreaction of ethanol on TiO₂(110) single-crystal surface.
Jayaweera, P.M., Quah, E.L., Idriss, H., J. Phys. Chem. C 111(4): 1764-9 (2007).

Effects of vanadium substitution on the structure and photocatalytic behavior of ETS-10.
Shough, A.M., Doren, D.J., Nash, M., Loho, R.F., J. Phys. Chem. C 111(4): 1776-82 (2007).

Effect of visible and UV illumination on the water contact angle of TiO₂ thin films with incorporated nitrogen.
Borras, A., Lopez, C., Rico, V., Gracia, F., Gonzalez-Elipe, A.R., Richter, E., Battiston, G., Gerbasi, R., McSporran, N., Sauthier, G., Gyorgy, E., Figueras, A., J. Phys. Chem. C 111(4): 1801-8 (2007).

Novel effects of surface modification on activated carbon fibers using a low pressure plasma treatment.
Tang, S., Lu, N., Wang, J.K., Ryu, S.K., Choi, H.S., J. Phys. Chem. C 111(4): 1820-9 (2007).

Ag⁺- and Pb²⁺-doped SrTiO₃ photocatalysts. A correlation between band structure and photocatalytic activity.
Irie, H., Maruyama, Y., Hashimoto, K., J. Phys. Chem. C 111(4): 1847-52 (2007).

Type I collagen-mediated synthesis and assembly of UV-photoreduced gold nanoparticles and their application in surface-enhanced Raman scattering.
Wei, G., Wang, L., Sun, L.L., Song, Y.H., Sun, Y.J., Guo, C.L., Yang, T., Li, Z.A., J. Phys. Chem. C 111(5): 1976-82 (2007).

Template-free synthesis and photocatalytic properties of novel, Fe₂O₃ hollow spheres.
Li, L.L., Chu, Y., Liu, Y., Dong, L.H., J. Phys. Chem. C 111(5): 2123-7 (2007).

Slow interfacial electron hole transfer of a trans-stilbene radical cation photoinduced in a channel of nonacidic aluminum rich ZSM-5 zeolite.
Moissette, A., Bremard, C., Hureau, M., Vezin, H., J. Phys. Chem. C 111(5): 2310-7 (2007).

Condensation and decomposition of NiO-dissolved rutile nanospheres.
Huang, C.N., Chen, S.Y., Shen, P., J. Phys. Chem. C 111(8): 3322-7 (2007).

Unexpected selective photocatalytic reduction of nitrite to nitrogen on silver-doped titanium dioxide.
Zhang, F.X., Pi, Y., Cui, J., Yang, Y.L., Zhang, X., Guan, N.J., J. Phys. Chem. C 111(9): 3756-61 (2007).

Deep surface trap filling by photoinduced carriers and interparticle electron transport observed in TiO₂ nanocrystalline film with time-resolved visible and Mid-IR transient spectroscopies.
Zhao, H., Zhang, Q.L., Weng, Y.X., J. Phys. Chem. C 111(9): 3762-9 (2007).

Synthesis, characterization and photocatalytic properties of nanosized Bi₂WO₆, PbWO₄ and ZnWO₄ catalysts.
Fu, H.B., Pan, C.S., Zhang, L.W., Zhu, Y.F., Mater. Res. Bull. 42(4): 696-706 (2007).

Polymers

Synthesis of molecular imprinted polymer coated photocatalysts with high selectivity.
Shen, X.T., Zhu, L.H., Li, J., Tang, H.Q., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (11): 1163-5 (2007).

A photoswitchable molecular wire with the dithienylethene (DTE) linker, (dppe)([eta]⁵-C₅Me₅)Fe-CC-DTE-CC-Fe([eta]⁵-C₅Me₅)(dppe).
Tanaka, Y., Inagaki, A., Akita, M., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (11): 1169-71 (2007).

Elastic properties of degraded polypropylene.
Navarro, R.F., d'Almeida, J.R.M., Rabello, M.S., J. Mater. Sci. 42(6): 2167-74 (2007).

Photomodulated PPV emission in a photochromic polymer film.
Lewis, S.M., Harbron, E.J., J. Phys. Chem. C 111(11): 4425-30 (2007).

Controlled radical polymerization of styrene mediated by the C-phenyl-N-tert-butylnitrone/AIBN pair: Kinetics and electron spin resonance analysis.
Sciannamea, V., Catala, J.M., Jerome, R., Detrembleur, C., J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 45(7): 1219-35 (2007).

UV curing of a novel resin derived from poly(ethylene terephthalate).
Auvergne, R., Saint-Loup, R., Joly-Duhamel, C., Robin, J.J., Boutevin, B., J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 45(7): 1324-35 (2007).

Fracture surfaces and tensile properties of UV-irradiated spider silk fibers.
Perez-Rigueiro, J., Elices, M., Plaza, G.R., Rueda, J., Guinea, G.V., J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 45(7): 786-93 (2007).

Spectroscopic studies of structural changes in irradiated LDPE and its blends.
Ali, Z., Badr, Y., Eisa, W., J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 45(7): 850-9 (2007).

Highly efficient and well-controlled ambient temperature RAFT polymerization under solar radiation.
Jiang, W.D., Lu, L.C., Cai, Y.L., Macromol. Rapid Commun. 28(6): 725-8 (2007).

A new strategy for the synthesis of polyaniline nanostructures: From nanofibers to nanowires.
Li, J., Tang, H.Q., Zhang, A.Q., Shen, X.T., Zhu, L.H., Macromol. Rapid Commun. 28(6): 740-5 (2007).

Thioketone-mediated polymerization of butyl acrylate: Controlling free-radical polymerization via a dormant radical species.
Junkers, T., Stenzel, M.H., Davis, T.P., Barner-Kowollik, C., Macromol. Rapid Commun. 28(6): 746-53 (2007).

Effect of additives on thermal properties of electron beam irradiated LDPE foam.
Ghaffari, M., Ziaie, F., Nukleonika 52(1): 35-8 (2007).

Surface modification of SiC nanoparticles with PMMA by low temperature plasma.
Wei, G., Zhong, S.F., Meng, Y.D., Shu, X.S., Plasma Sci. Tech. 9(1): 57-61 (2007).

Evaluation of polymers for conservation treatments of outdoor exposed stone monuments. Part II: Photo-oxidative and salt-induced weathering of acrylic-silicone mixtures.
Favaro, M., Mendichi, R., Ossola, F., Simon, S., Tomasin, P., Vigato, P.A., Polym. Degrad. Stab. 92(3): 335-51 (2007).

Synergetic degradation of chitosan with gamma radiation and hydrogen peroxide.
Kang, B., Dai, Y.D., Zhang, H.Q., Chen, D., Polym. Degrad. Stab. 92(3): 359-62 (2007).

Mossbauer, NMR and ATR-FTIR spectroscopic investigation of degradation in RTV siloxane foams.
Labouriau, A., Cox, J.D., Schoonover, J.R., Patterson, B.M., Havrilla, G.J., Stephens, T., Taylor, D., Polym. Degrad. Stab. 92(3): 414-24 (2007).

Cross-linking assessment after accelerated ageing of ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber.
Tomer, N.S., Delor-Jestin, F., Singh, R.P., Lacoste, J., Polym. Degrad. Stab. 92(3): 457-63 (2007).

Biological & Medical Aspects

High-energy and low-energy collision-induced dissociation of protonated flavonoids generated by MALDI and by electrospray ionization.
March, R.E., Li, H.X., Belgacem, O., Papanastasiou, D., Int. J. Mass Spectrom. 262(1-2): 51-66 (2007).

The case of the missing ring: Radical cleavage of a carbon-carbon bond and implications for GFP chromophore biosynthesis.
Barondeau, D.P., Kassmann, C.J., Tainer, J.A., Getzoff, E.D., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 129(11): 3118-26 (2007).

Simulation of the electron transfer between the tetraheme subunit and the special pair of the photosynthetic reaction center using a microstate description.
Becker, T., Ullmann, R.T., Ullmann, G.M., J. Phys. Chem. B 111(11): 2957-68 (2007).

Biophysics - Quantum path to photosynthesis.
Sension, R.J., Nature (London) 446(7137): 740-1 (2007).

The ORGANICS experiment on BIOPAN V: UV and space exposure of aromatic compounds.
Ehrenfreund, P., Ruiterkamp, R., Peeters, Z., Foing, B., Salama, F., Martins, Z., Planet. Space Sci. 55(4): 383-400 (2007).

Inactivation of Bacillus subtilis by atomic oxygen radical anion.
Li, L.C., Wang, L., Yu, Z., Lv, X.Z., Li, Q.X., Plasma Sci. Technol. 9(1): 119-24 (2007).

Solar Energy

Growth and characterization of films containing fullerenes and water soluble porphyrins for solar energy conversion applications.
Sgobba, V., Giancane, G., Conoci, S., Casilli, S., Ricciardi, G., Guldi, D.M., Prato, M., Valli, L., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 129(11): 3148-56 (2007).

New triphenylamine-based organic dyes for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells.
Liang, M., Xu, W., Cai, F.S., Chen, P.Q., Peng, B., Chen, J., Li, Z.M., J. Phys. Chem. C 111(11): 4465-72 (2007).

Effects of [omega]-guanidinoalkyl acids as coadsorbents in dye-sensitized solar cells.
Zhang, Z.P., Evans, N., Zakeeruddin, S.M., Humphry-Baker, R., Gratzel, M., J. Phys. Chem. C 111(1): 398-403 (2007).

Overall splitting of water by RuO₂-loaded PbWO₄ photocatalyst with d¹⁰s²-d⁰ configuration.
Kadowaki, H., Saito, N., Nishiyama, H., Kobayashi, H., Shimodaira, Y., Inoue, Y., J. Phys. Chem. C 111(1): 439-44 (2007).

Polarity-tuned energy transfer efficiency in artificial light-harvesting antennae containing carbonyl carotenoids peridinin and fucoxanthin.
Polivka, T., Pellnor, M., Melo, E., Pascher, T., Sundstrom, V., Osuka, A., Naqvi, K.R., J. Phys. Chem. C 111(1): 467-76 (2007).

Harvesting photons in the infrared. Electron injection from excited tricarbocyanine dye (IR-125) into TiO₂ and Ag@TiO₂ core-shell nanoparticles.
Sudeep, P.K., Takechi, K., Kamat, P.V., J. Phys. Chem. C 111(1): 488-94 (2007).

Comparison of dye-sensitized ZnO and TiO₂ solar cells: Studies of charge transport and carrier lifetime.
Quintana, M., Edvinsson, T., Hagfeldt, A., Boschloo, G., J. Phys. Chem. C 111(2): 1035-41 (2007).

Zinc germanium oxynitride as a photocatalyst for overall water splitting under visible light.
Lee, Y., Terashima, H., Shimodaira, Y., Teramura, K., Hara, M., Kobayashi, H., Domen, K., Yashima, M., J. Phys. Chem. C 111(2): 1042-8 (2007).

Photophysical characterization of a light-harvesting tetra naphthalene imide/perylene bisimide array.
Flamigni, L., Ventura, B., You, C.C., Hippius, C., Wurthner, F., J. Phys. Chem. C 111(2): 622-30 (2007).

Light harvesting and carrier transport in core/barrier/shell semiconductor nanocrystals.
Dias, E.A., Sewall, S.L., Kambhampati, P., J. Phys. Chem. C 111(2): 708-13 (2007).

Synchrotron-induced photoelectron spectroscopy of the dye-sensitized nanocrystalline TiO₂/electrolyte interface: Band gap states and their interaction with dye and solvent molecules.
Schwanitz, K., Weiler, U., Hunger, R., Mayer, T., Jaegermann, W., J. Phys. Chem. C 111(2): 849-54 (2007).

Influence of [pi]-conjugation units in organic dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells.
Qin, P., Yang, X.C., Chen, R.K., Sun, L.C., Marinado, T., Edvinsson, T., Boschloo, G., Hagfeldt, A., J. Phys. Chem. C 111(4): 1853-60 (2007).

Sensitization via reversibly inducible Ru(dcbpyH₂)₂(NCS)₂-TiO₂ charge-transfer complex.
Dittrich, T., Neumann, B., Tributsch, H., J. Phys. Chem. C 111(5): 2265-9 (2007).

Fabrication and photocatalytic properties of HLaNb₂O₇/(Pt, Fe₂O₃) pillared nanomaterial.
Wu, J.H., Cheng, Y.H., Lin, J.M., Huang, Y.F., Huang, M.L., Hao, S.C., J. Phys. Chem. C 111(9): 3624-8 (2007).

Evidence for wavelike energy transfer through quantum coherence in photosynthetic systems.
Engel, G.S., Calhoun, T.R., Read, E.L., Ahn, T.K., Mancal, T., Cheng, Y.C., Blankenship, R.E., Fleming, G.R., Nature (London) 446(7137): 782-6 (2007).

Industrial & Environmental Applications

Proton exchange membranes for fuel cell applications prepared by ion track technology.
Yamaki, T., Kozone, Y., Hiroki, A., Hosoi, K., Asano, M., Kubota, H., Yoshida, M., Electrochemistry 75(2): 175-8 (2007).

Density functional study of the charge on Au_n clusters (n=1-7) supported on a partially reduced rutile TiO₂(110): Are all clusters negatively charged? - art. no. 104701.
Chretien, S., Metiu, H., J. Chem. Phys. 126: 104701 (2007).

Superhydrophobic patterned film fabricated from DNA assembly and Ag deposition.
Yang, L.L., Bai, S., Zhu, D.S., Yang, Z.H., Zhang, M.F., Zhang, Z.F., Chen, E.Q., Cao, W., J. Phys. Chem. C 111(1): 431-4 (2007).

Low-temperature growth of a nitrogen-doped titania nanoflower film and its ability to assist photodegradation of rhodamine B in water.
Wu, J.M., Qi, B., J. Phys. Chem. C 111(2): 666-73 (2007).

Photocatalytic degradation of dyes and organics with nanosized GdCoO₃.
Mahata, P., Aarthi, T., Madras, G., Natarajan, S., J. Phys. Chem. C 111(4): 1665-74 (2007).

SANS response of VVER440-type weld material after neutron irradiation, post-irradiation annealing and reirradiation.
Ulbricht, A., Bergner, F., Bohmert, J., Valo, M., Mathon, M.H., Heinemann, A., Philos. Mag. 87(12): 1855-70 (2007).

Treatment of dyeing wastewater by using positive pulsed corona discharge to water surface.
Mok, Y.S., Ahn, H.T., Kim, J.T., Plasma Sci. Technol. 9(1): 71-5 (2007).

Theoretical Studies

A singlet mechanism for photodissociation of bromofluorobenzenes.
Borg, O.A., Chem. Phys. Lett. 436(1-3): 57-62 (2007).

Spin-orbit ab initio investigation of the photodissociation of CH₂O₂.
Xiao, H.Y., Liu, Y.J., Yu, J.G., Fang, W.H., Chem. Phys. Lett. 436(1-3): 75-9 (2007).

Hemi-indigo photochroms: A theoretical investigation.
Laurent, A.D., Andre, J.M., Perpete, E.A., Jacquemin, D., Chem. Phys. Lett. 436(1-3): 84-8 (2007).

A comparative study on the interaction between tin(II) porphyrin and selected group 8B metals for potential application as reduction catalysts.
Dy, E.S., Kasai, H., Eur. Phys. J. D 41(2): 241-5 (2007).

Use of massively parallel molecular dynamics simulations for radiation damage in pyrochlores.
Todorov, I.T., Allan, N.L., Purton, J.A., Dove, M.T., Smith, W., J. Mater. Sci. 42(6): 1920-30 (2007).

Charge-transfer transitions in twisted stilbenoids: Interchangeable features and generic distinctions of single- and double-bond twists.
Dekhtyar, M., Rettig, W., J. Phys. Chem. A 111(11): 2035-9 (2007).

Semiclassical treatment of thermally activated electron transfer in the inverted region under the fast dielectric relaxation.
Zhao, Y., Han, M.M., Liang, W.Z., Nakamura, H., J. Phys. Chem. A 111(11): 2047-53 (2007).

Approximate rate constants for nonideal diffusion and their application in a stochastic model.
Bullard, J.W., J. Phys. Chem. A 111(11): 2084-92 (2007).

Quadratic description of conical intersections: Characterization of critical points on the extended seam.
Sicilia, F., Blancafort, L., Bearpark, M.J., Robb, M.A., J. Phys. Chem. A 111(11): 2182-92 (2007).

Proton transfer and associated molecular rearrangements in the photocycle of photoactive yellow protein: Role of water molecular migration on the proton transfer reaction.
Kamiya, M., Saito, S., Ohmine, I., J. Phys. Chem. B 111(11): 2948-56 (2007).

Hole transfer energetics in structurally distorted DNA: The nucleosome core particle.
Voityuk, A.A., Davis, W.B., J. Phys. Chem. B 111(11): 2976-85 (2007).

Simulation of styrene polymerization by monomolecular and bimolecular nitroxide-mediated radical processes over a range of reaction conditions.
Belincanta-Ximenes, J., Mesa, P.V.R., Lona, L.M.F., Vivaldo-Lima, E., McManus, N.T., Penlidis, A., Macromol. Theory Simul. 16(2): 194-208 (2007).

Scaling laws for the photoionization cross section of two-electron atoms - art. no. 113001.
Byun, C.W., Choi, N.N., Lee, M.H., Tanner, G., Phys. Rev. Lett. 98: 113001 (2007).

Reviews

Biological solar energy.
Barber, J., Philos. Trans. R. Soc., A 365(1853): 1007-23 (2007).

Photovoltaic and photoelectrochemical conversion of solar energy.
Gratzel, M., Philos. Trans. R. Soc., A 365(1853): 993-1005 (2007).

E-mail: ndrlrcdc.1@nd.edu
Author: K.P. Madden
Created: 7/2/97 Updated: 8/22/2007