NDRL Radiation Chemistry Data Center Recent Papers in Radiation and Photochemistry 01/31/08 #08_01

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

The photoreduction of [Ru(bpy)₃]³⁺ investigated by two-pulse two-colour laser-flash photolysis.
Goez, M., von Ramin-Marro, D., Chem. Phys. Lett. 447(4-6): 352-7 (2007).

Six-membered ring chelate complexes of Ru(II): Structural and photophysical effects.
Abrahamsson, M., Becker, H.C., Hammarstrom, L., Bonnefous, C., Chamchoumis, C., Thummel, R.P., Inorg. Chem. 46(24): 10354-64 (2007).

Reactivity of iso-diiodomethane and iso-iodoform, isomers of CH₂I₂ and CHI₃, toward the double bond of a variety of cycloalkenes.
Tarnovsky, A.N., Pascher, I., Pascher, T., J. Phys. Chem. A 111(46): 11814-7 (2007).

The observation of room temperature delayed fluorescence in various non-peripherally substituted phthalocyanines.
Swarts, J.C., Maree, M.D., J. Porphyrins Phthalocyanines 11(8): 613-7 (2007).

Propagation rate coefficient and fraction of mid-chain radicals for acrylic acid polymerization in aqueous solution.
Buback, M., Hesse, P., Lacik, I., Macromol. Rapid Commun. 28(21): 2049-54 (2007).

Optical Spectra

A photochromic fluorescent switch in an organogel system with nondestructive readout ability.
Xiao, S.Z., Zou, Y., Yu, M.X., Yi, T., Zhou, Y.F., Li, F.Y., Huang, C.H., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (45): 4758-60 (2007).

Novel properties of photochromic spirooxazine nanoparticles.
Liu, Y.Y., Fan, M.G., Zhang, C.R., Sheng, X.H., Yao, J.N., Chin. J. Chem. 25(11): 1612-6 (2007).

Creating diamond color centers for quantum optical applications.
Warldermann, F.C., Olivero, P., Nunn, J., Surmacz, K., Wang, Z.Y., Jaksch, D., Taylor, R.A., Walmsley, I.A., Draganski, M., Reichart, P., Greentree, A.D., Jamieson, D.N., Prawer, S., Diamond Relat. Mater. 16(11): 1887-95 (2007).

Higher excited electronic transitions of polyacetylene cations HC_2nH⁺ n= 2-7 in neon matrixes.
Fulara, J., Grutter, M., Maier, J.P., J. Phys. Chem. A 111(46): 11831-6 (2007).

Formation and characterization of the photochemically interconvertible side-on and end-on bonded dioxygen-iron dioxide complexes in solid argon.
Gong, Y., Zhou, M.F., Andrews, L., J. Phys. Chem. A 111(47): 12001-6 (2007).

Synthesis of photochromic dihetarylethenes with a cyclopentenedione bridge fragment.
Krayushkin, M.M., Pashchenko, D.V., Lichitsky, B.V., Irie, M., Vorontsova, L.G., Starikova, Z.A., Mendeleev Commun. 17(5): 301-2 (2007).

Centers of photosensitivity in ZnO.
Markevich, I.V., Kushnirenko, V.I., Borkovska, L.V., Bulakh, B.M., Sheinkman, M.K., Prokopenko, I.V., Solid State Commun. 144(5-6): 236-9 (2007).

ESR Studies

Synthesis and characterization of Iridium(III) cyclometalated complexes with oligonucleotides: Insights into redox reactions with DNA.
Shao, F.W., Elias, B., Lu, W., Barton, J.K., Inorg. Chem. 46(24): 10187-99 (2007).

Recombination centers in as-grown and electron-irradiated ZnO substrates - art. no. 093504.
Son, N.T., Ivanov, I.G., Kuznetsov, A., Svensson, B.G., Zhao, Q.X., Willander, M., Morishita, N., Ohshima, T., Itoh, H., Isoya, J., Janzen, E., Yakimova, R., J. Appl. Phys. 102: 093504 (2007).

High selectivity of fluorine atom addition to the asymmetric chemical bonds of C₇₀ fullerene.
Misochko, E.Y., Akimov, A.V., Belov, V.A., Tyurin, D.A., Laikov, D.N., Mendeleev Commun. 17(5): 274-6 (2007).

Excited States

The heterogeneous catalytic oxidation of propylene in the presence of singlet oxygen in the reaction mixture.
Udalova, O.V., Khaula, E.V., Rufov, Y.N., Russ. J. Phys. Chem. 81(9): 1511-4 (2007).

Photochemistry

The concurrence of photoreduction and bromination of 1,4-benzoquinone in aqueous solution.
Li, N., Green, J.R., Wang, J., Chem. Phys. Lett. 447(4-6): 241-6 (2007).

Formation of a triply bridged [mu]-oxo diiron(III) core stabilized by two deprotonated carboxamide groups upon photorelease of NO from a {Fe-NO}⁶ iron nitrosyl.
Eroy-Reveles, A.A., Hoffman-Luca, C.G., Mascharak, P.K., Dalton Trans. (45): 5268-74 (2007).

Structure and photochemical isomerization of the dinuclear gold(I) halide bis(diphenylphosphanyl)ethylene complexes: Correlation between quantum yield and aurophilicity.
Foley, J.B., Gay, S.E., Vela, M.J., Foxman, B.M., Bruce, A.E., Bruce, M.R.M., Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. (31): 4946-51 (2007).

Photochemical generation and reactivity of naphthyl cations: cine substitution.
Slegt, M., Minne, F., Zuilhof, H., Overkleeft, H.S., Lodder, G., Eur. J. Org. Chem. (32): 5353-63 (2007).

Fingerprints of singlet and triplet phenyl cations.
Slegt, M., Overkleeft, H.S., Lodder, G., Eur. J. Org. Chem. (32): 5364-75 (2007).

The five stable isotope compositions of Fig Tree barites: Implications on sulfur cycle in ca. 3.2 Ga oceans.
Bao, H.M., Rumble, D., Lowe, D.R., Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 71(20): 4868-79 (2007).

Fe(III)-pyruvate and Fe(III)-citrate induced photodegradation of glyphosate in aqueous solutions.
Chen, Y., Wu, F., Zhang, X., Deng, N.S., Bazhin, N., Glebov, E., J. Coord. Chem. 60(22-24): 2431-9 (2007).

Laser-induced defects in fused silica by UV laser irradiation.
Xu, S.Z., Yuan, X.D., Zu, X.T., Lv, H.B., Jiang, X.D., Zhang, L., Zheng, W.G., J. Non-Cryst. Solids 353(44-46): 4212-7 (2007).

2,5-dihydroxybenzyl and (1,4-dihydroxy-2-naphthyl)methyl, novel reductively armed photocages for the hydroxyl moiety.
Kostikov, A.P., Popik, V.V., J. Org. Chem. 72(24): 9190-4 (2007).

Two-photon absorption and laser photolysis of trans-stilbene substitutes.
Svetlichnyi, V.A., Meshalkin, Y.P., Opt. Commun. 280(2): 379-86 (2007).

Quinoline synthesis: scope and regiochemistry of photocyclisation of substituted benzylidenecyclopentanone O-alkyl and O-acetyloximes.
Austin, M., Egan, O.J., Tully, R., Pratt, A.C., Org. Biomol. Chem. 5(23): 3778-86 (2007).

Complete intermolecular ligand crossover in hexacoordinate silicon dichelates. Establishment of a ligand priority order.
Sergani, S., Kalikhman, I., Yakubovich, S., Kost, D., Organometallics 26(24): 5799-802 (2007).

Very efficient two-photon induced photo-tautomerization in non-symmetrical phthalocyanines.
Drobizhev, M., Makarov, N.S., Rebane, A., Wolleb, H., Spahni, H., J. Lumin. 128(2): 217-22 (2008).

Radiation Chemistry

Dose dependence of x-ray luminescence from CaF₂:Eu²⁺, Mn²⁺ phosphors - art. no. 211103.
Chen, W., Westcott, S.L., Zhang, J., Appl. Phys. Lett. 91: 211103 (2007).

Radiolysis of 2-[¹⁸F]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) and the role of reductant stabilisers.
Fawdry, R.M., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 65(11): 1193-201 (2007).

Inorganic fullerenes and nanotubes: Wealth of materials and morphologies.
Bar-Sadan, M., Kaplan-Ashiri, I., Tenne, R., Eur. Phys. J. Special Topics 149: 71-101 (2007).

Electrical characterization of defects introduced during sputter deposition of Schottky contacts on n-type Ge.
Auret, F.D., Coelho, S., Meyer, W.E., Nyamhere, C., Hayes, M., Nel, J.M., J. Electron. Mater. 36(12): 1604-7 (2007).

Low-energy electron capture by 6-aza-2-thiothymine: Investigations by electron attachment and electron transmission spectroscopies.
Pshenichnyuk, S.A., Gallup, G.A., Burrow, P.A., J. Phys. Chem. A 111(46): 11837-42 (2007).

Synthesis of nitromethane from acetic acid by radiation-induced nitration in aqueous solution.
Ershov, B.G., Gordeev, A.V., Bykov, G.L., Zubkov, A.A., Kosareva, I.M., Mendeleev Commun. 17(5): 289-90 (2007).

Water fragmentation and energy loss by carbon ions at the distal region of the Bragg peak - art. no. 213201.
Montenegro, E.C., Shah, M.B., Luna, H., Scully, S.W.J., de Barros, A.L.F., Wyer, J.A., Lecointre, J., Phys. Rev. Lett. 99: 213201 (2007).

Experimental Studies

Reductions with SmI₂: mechanistic probe for distinguishing between two operational modes of proton transfer.
Tarnopolsky, A., Hoz, S., Org. Biomol. Chem. 5(23): 3801-4 (2007).

Radical fixation of functionalized carbon resources: [alpha]-sp³C-H carbamoylation of tertiary amines with aryl isocyanates.
Yoshimitsu, T., Matsuda, K., Nagaoka, H., Tsukamoto, K., Tanaka, T., Org. Lett. 9(24): 5115-8 (2007).

Multiphase Systems

Plasmon-driven synthesis of triangular core-shell nanoprisms from gold seeds.
Xue, C., Millstone, J.E., Li, S.Y., Mirkin, C.A., Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 46(44): 8436-9 (2007).

Nano-TiO₂ sols immobilized on porous silica as new efficient photocatalyst.
Pucher, P., Benmami, M., Azouani, R., Krammer, G., Chhor, K., Bocquet, J.F., Kanaev, A.V., Appl. Catal., A 332(2): 297-303 (2007).

Synthesis and characterization of S-doped TiO₂ made by anodic oxidation of titanium in sulfuric acid.
Nakahira, A., Yokota, K., Kubo, T., Takahashi, M., Chem. Lett. 36(11): 1318-9 (2007).

Fabrication of Au-Ag alloy nanoprisms with enhanced catalytic activity.
Kim, M.J., Lee, K.Y., Jeong, G.H., Jang, J.K., Han, S.W., Chem. Lett. 36(11): 1350-1 (2007).

Radiation damage and Raman vibrational modes of single-walled carbon nanotubes.
Ritter, U., Scharf, P., Dmytrenko, O.P., Kulish, N.P., Prylutskyy, Y.I., Belyi, N.M., Gubanov, V.A., Komarova, L.A., Lizunova, S.V., Shlapatskaya, V.V., Bernas, H., Chem. Phys. Lett. 447(4-6): 252-6 (2007).

Effect of incident fluence on the growth of ZnO nanorods by pulsed excimer laser deposition.
Sun, Y., Doherty, R.P., Warren, J.L., Ashfold, M.N.R., Chem. Phys. Lett. 447(4-6): 257-62 (2007).

Rational design of light-controllable polymer micelles.
Zhao, Y., Chem. Rec. 7(5): 286-94 (2007).

Singlet oxygen in microporous silica xerogel: Quantum yield and oxidation at the gas-solid interface.
Cantau, C., Pigot, T., Manoi, N., Oliveros, E., Lacombe, S., ChemPhysChem 8(16): 2344-53 (2007).

Photocatalytic oxidation of gaseous benzene over nanosized TiO₂ prepared by solvothermal method.
Wu, Z.B., Gu, Z.L., Zhao, W.R., Wang, H.Q., Chin. Sci. Bull. 52(22): 3061-7 (2007).

Promotion of photocatalytic activity of Titania by the combination with nitrogen-doped Titania.
Liu, B., Yin, S., Li, R.X., Wang, Y.H., Sato, T., J. Ceram. Soc. Jpn. 115(1347): 692-6 (2007).

Photoinduced bimolecular electron transfer kinetics in small unilamellar vesicles - art. no. 194901.
Choudhury, S.D., Kumbhakar, M., Nath, S., Pal, H., J. Chem. Phys. 127: 194901 (2007).

Photo-isomerization of spiropyran-modified cationic surfactants.
Sakai, H., Ebana, H., Sakai, K., Tsuchiya, K., Ohkubo, T., Abe, M., J. Colloid Interface Sci. 316(2): 1027-30 (2007).

Synthesis, size control and fluorescence studies of gold nanoparticles in carboxymethylated chitosan aqueous solutions.
Huang, L., Zhai, M.L., Peng, J., Xu, L., Li, J.Q., Wei, G.S., J. Colloid Interface Sci. 316(2): 398-404 (2007).

Effects of sodium content and calcination temperature on the morphology, structure and photocatalytic activity of nanotubular titanates.
Lee, C.K., Wang, C.C., Lyu, M.D., Juang, L.C., Liu, S.S., Hung, S.H., J. Colloid Interface Sci. 316(2): 562-9 (2007).

Porous TiO₂/SiO₂ composite prepared using PEG as template direction reagent with assistance of supercritical CO₂.
Jiao, J.X., Xu, Q., Li, L.M., J. Colloid Interface Sci. 316(2): 596-603 (2007).

Etch characteristics of Ge₂Sb₂Te₅ (GST), SiO₂ and a photoresist in an inductively coupled Cl₂/Ar plasma.
Min, N.K., Kim, M., Kwon, K.H., J. Korean Phys. Soc. 51(5): 1686-94 (2007).

Low-temperature preparation and visible-light-induced catalytic activity of anatase F-N-codoped TiO₂.
Xie, Y., Li, Y.Z., Zhao, X.J., J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem. 277(1-2): 119-26 (2007).

Zirconia-supported sodium decatungstate (Na₄W₁₀O₃₂/ZrO₂): An efficient, green and recyclable photocatalyst for selective oxidation of activated alcohols to carbonyl compounds with O₂.
Farhadi, S., Momeni, Z., J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem. 277(1-2): 47-52 (2007).

Photocatalytic O₂ evolution of rhodium and antimony-codoped rutile-type TiO₂ under visible light irradiation.
Niishiro, R., Konta, R., Kato, H., Chun, W.J., Asakura, K., Kudo, A., J. Phys. Chem. C 111(46): 17420-6 (2007).

Thin film TiO₂ photoanodes for water photolysis prepared by dc magnetron sputtering.
Brudnik, A., Gorzkowska-Sobas, A., Pamula, E., Radecka, M., Zakrzewska, K., J. Power Sources 173(2): 774-80 (2007).

Electronic structures of S-doped anatase and rutile TiO₂.
Ma, X.G., Tang, C.Q., Yang, X.H., J. Theor. Comput. Chem. 6(1): 23-32 (2007).

Emulsion macromonomer cross-linking. A preparative method for oxidation-responsive nanoparticles with a controlled network structure.
Kilcher, G., Duckham, C., Tirelli, N., Langmuir 23(24): 12309-17 (2007).

Structural, photophysical, and photochemical characterization of 9-anthracenecarboxylate - Hydrotalcite nanocomposites: Evidence of a reversible light-driven reaction.
Latterini, L., Nocchetti, M., Aloisi, G.G., Costantino, U., De Schryver, F.C., Elisei, F., Langmuir 23(24): 12337-43 (2007).

Fabrication and photocatalytic activities of morphology-controlled titania nanoobject arrays by block copolymer templates.
Peng, J., Li, X., Kim, D.H., Knoll, W., Macromol. Rapid Commun. 28(21): 2055-61 (2007).

Controlling photochemical geometric isomerization of a stilbene and dimerization of a styrene using a confined reaction cavity in water.
Parthasarathy, A., Kaanumalle, L.S., Ramamurthy, V., Org. Lett. 9(24): 5059-62 (2007).

Single laser pulse induced aggregation of gold nanoparticles.
Matsuo, N., Muto, H., Miyajima, K., Mafune, F., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 9(45): 6027-31 (2007).

Effect of UV irradiation on threshold voltage and subthreshold slope in pentacene TFT.
Kim, W.K., Lee, J.L., Electrochem. Solid-State Lett. 11(1): H4-H6 (2008).

Polymers

Novel polymer composite to eliminate background matrix ions in matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization-mass spectrometry.
Hua, L., Low, T.Y., Meng, W., Chan-Park, M.B., Sze, S.K., Analyst (Cambridge, U. K.) 132(12): 1223-30 (2007).

Target-selective degradation of oligosaccharides by a light-activated small-molecule lectin hybrid.
Ishii, M., Matsumura, S., Toshima, K., Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 46(44): 8396-9 (2007).

Poly (anthrylenebutadiynylene)s: Precursor-based synthesis and band-gap tuning.
Taylor, M.S., Swager, T.M., Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 46(44): 8480-3 (2007).

Characteristics of selective reflection of chiral nematic liquid crystalline gels with a nonuniform pitch distribution - art. no. 201908.
Bian, Z.Y., Li, K.X., Huang, W., Cao, H., Yang, H., Zhang, H.Q., Appl. Phys. Lett. 91: 201908 (2007).

UV-patterned poly(ethylene glycol) matrix for microarray applications.
Larsson, A., Du, C.X., Liedberg, B., Biomacromolecules 8(11): 3511-8 (2007).

Photo-cross-linking between polymers derivatized with photoreactive ruthenium-1,4,5,8-tetraazaphenanthrene complexes and guanine-containing Oligonucleotides.
Deroo, S., Toncheva, V., Defrancq, E., Moucheron, C., Schacht, E., Kirsch-De Mesmaeker, A., Biomacromolecules 8(11): 3503-10 (2007).

A novel negative-working photoimaging material based on a base-amplifying silicone resin tethering phenylsulfonylethyl groups.
Inoue, S., Arimitsu, K., Abe, Y., Ichimura, K., Chem. Lett. 36(11): 1308-9 (2007).

Alkyl chain length effects on copolymerization kinetics of a monoacrylate with hexanediol diacrylate.
Johnson, P.M., Stansbury, J.W., Bowman, C.N., J. Comb. Chem. 9(6): 1149-56 (2007).

Polarized-light-induced enhancement of the electro-optic properties in a photoreactive maleimide copolymer.
Lee, S.K., Cho, M.J., Jin, J.I., Choi, D.H., J. Korean Phys. Soc. 51(5): 1668-72 (2007).

Acrylation of polyvinylsilazane with allyl bromide for an UV photosensitive inorganic polymer.
Li, Y.H., Li, X.D., Kim, D.P., J. Organomet. Chem. 692(23): 5303-6 (2007).

Novel nanocomposite of epoxy resin by introduced reactive and nanoporous material.
Yang, C.C., Chang, F.C., Wang, Y.Z., Chan, C.M., Lin, C.L., Chen, W.Y., J. Polym. Res. 14(6): 431-9 (2007).

Polymerization of diacetylene phospholipid bilayers on solid substrate: Influence of the film deposition temperature.
Morigaki, K., Schonherr, H., Okazaki, T., Langmuir 23(24): 12254-60 (2007).

In situ photochemical conversion from cinnamoyl-functionalized liquid-crystalline monomers to liquid-crystalline dimers.
Kihara, H., Tamaoki, N., Liq. Cryst. 34(11): 1337-47 (2007).

Effect of the structure of photosensitive groups contained in novel PU-type polymeric benzophenone photoinitiators on photopolymerization.
Wei, J., Jiang, X.S., Wang, H.Y., Macromol. Chem. Phys. 208(21): 2303-11 (2007).

Photochromic and photoresponsive properties of methacrylic polymers bearing optically active hydroxysuccinimide in the side chain.
Angiolini, L., Benelli, T., Giorgini, L., Macromol. Chem. Phys. 208(21): 2348-58 (2007).

Photocrosslinkable liquid crystal main-chain polymers: Thin films and electrospinning.
Krause, S., Dersch, R., Wendorff, J.H., Finkelmann, H., Macromol. Rapid Commun. 28(21): 2062-8 (2007).

Ring-opening metathesis polymerization based post-synthesis functionalization of electron beam curing derived monolithic media.
Bandari, R., Knolle, W., Prager-Duschke, A., Buchmeiser, M.R., Macromol. Rapid Commun. 28(21): 2090-4 (2007).

New highly efficient radical photoinitiators based on Si-Si bond cleavage.
Lalevee, J., El-Roz, M., Morlet-Savary, F., Graff, B., Allonas, X., Fouassier, J.P., Macromolecules 40(24): 8527-30 (2007).

Determination of intramolecular chain transfer and midchain radical propagation rate coefficients for butyl acrylate by pulsed laser polymerization.
Nikitin, A.N., Hutchinson, R.A., Buback, M., Hesse, P., Macromolecules 40(24): 8631-41 (2007).

Benzophenone-phenylthioacetic acid tetraalkylammonium salts as effective initiators of free-radical photopolymerization of vinyl monomers, mechanistic studies.
Bartoszewicz, J., Hug, G.L., Pietrzak, M., Kozubek, H., Paczkowski, J., Marciniak, B., Macromolecules 40(24): 8642-8 (2007).

Thiol-ene free-radical and vinyl ether cationic hybrid photopolymerization.
Wei, H.Y., Li, Q., Ojelade, M., Madbouly, S., Otaigbe, J.U., Hoyle, C.E., Macromolecules 40(24): 8788-93 (2007).

High resolution patterning of quadratic non-linear optical properties in doped photopolymer thin films.
Bombenger, J.P., Mager, L., Gindre, D., Vola, J.P., Dorkenoo, K.D., Fort, A., Carre, C., Opt. Commun. 280(1): 192-6 (2007).

One step inscription of surface relief microgratings.
Barille, R., Nunzi, J.M., Ahmadi-Kandjani, S., Ortyl, E., Kucharski, S., Opt. Commun. 280(1): 217-20 (2007).

Radiative quantum efficiency of CdSe/ZnS quantum dots suspended in different solvents.
Pilla, V., Alves, L.P., Munin, E., Pacheco, M.T.T., Opt. Commun. 280(1): 225-9 (2007).

Investigations on the generation of photonic crystals using two-photon polymerization (2PP) of inorganic - organic hybrid polymers with ultra-short laser pulses.
Houbertz, R., Declerck, P., Passinger, S., Ovsianikov, A., Serbin, J., Chichkov, B.N., Phys. Status Solidi A 204(11): 3662-75 (2007).

Photonic crystals based on chiral liquid crystal.
Ozaki, M., Matsuhisa, Y., Yoshida, H., Ozaki, R., Fujii, A., Phys. Status Solidi A 204(11): 3777-89 (2007).

Photo-stabilization of EPDM-clay nanocomposites: effect of antioxidant on the preparation and durability.
Lonkar, S.P., Kumar, A.P., Singh, R.P., Polym. Adv. Technol. 18(11): 891-900 (2007).

Preparation and application of polystyrene-grafted ZnO nanoparticles.
Hong, R.Y., Chen, L.L., Li, J.H., Li, H.Z., Zheng, Y., Ding, J., Polym. Adv. Technol. 18(11): 901-9 (2007).

Synthesis of conducting polypyrrole by radiolysis polymerization method.
Karim, M.R., Lee, C.J., Lee, M.S., Polym. Adv. Technol. 18(11): 916-20 (2007).

The role of specific nucleation in polypropylene photodegradation.
Vychopnova, J., Cermak, R., Obadal, M., Raab, M., Verney, V., Commereuc, S., Polym. Degrad. Stab. 92(10): 1763-8 (2007).

Degradation and stability of polyaniline on exposure to electron beam irradiation (structure-property relationship).
Bhadra, S., Khastgir, D., Polym. Degrad. Stab. 92(10): 1824-32 (2007).

Dielectric sorption analysis of pigmented epoxy coatings UV degraded at elevated pressures.
Penon, M.G., Picken, S.J., Wubbenhorst, M., vanTurnhout, J., Polym. Degrad. Stab. 92(10): 1857-66 (2007).

Polymer/carbon nanotube nanocomposites: Influence of carbon nanotubes on EVA photodegradation.
Morlat-Therias, S., Fanton, E., Gardette, J.L., Peeterbroeck, S., Alexandre, M., Dubois, P., Polym. Degrad. Stab. 92(10): 1873-82 (2007).

Characterization of weathered wood-plastic composite surfaces using FTIR spectroscopy, contact angle, and XPS.
Stark, N.M., Matuana, L.M., Polym. Degrad. Stab. 92(10): 1883-90 (2007).

On the intumescence of ethylene-acrylate copolymers blended with chalk and silicone.
Kramer, R.H., Blomqvist, P., Hees, P.V., Gedde, U.W., Polym. Degrad. Stab. 92(10): 1899-910 (2007).

Photodegradation of poly (amidoamine) dendrimers peripherally modified with 1,8-naphthalimide units.
Grabchev, I., Chovelon, J.M., Polym. Degrad. Stab. 92(10): 1911-5 (2007).

Electron-beam irradiation on poly(propylene carbonate) in the presence of polyfunctional monomers.
Qin, Y.S., Ma, Q.W., Wang, X.H., Sun, J.Z., Zhao, X.J., Wang, F.S., Polym. Degrad. Stab. 92(10): 1942-7 (2007).

Mechanical property and molecular weight distribution changes with photo- and chemical-degradation on LDPE films.
Miyagawa, E., Tokumitsu, K., Tanaka, A., Nitta, K.H., Polym. Degrad. Stab. 92(10): 1948-56 (2007).

Effect of tertiary amines on yellowing of UV-curable epoxide resins.
Chiang, T.H., Hsieh, T.E., Polym. Int. 56(12): 1544-52 (2007).

Development and characterization of photopolymerizable biodegradable materials from PEG-PLA-PEG block macromonomers.
Clapper, J.D., Skeie, J.M., Mullins, R.F., Guymon, C.A., Polymer 48(22): 6554-64 (2007).

A novel and facile approach for preparing composite core-shell particles by sequentially initiated grafting polymerization.
Wang, Q., Liu, L.Y., Yang, W.T., Polymer 48(22): 6581-8 (2007).

Preparation of polymer brushes from poly(vinylidene fluoride) surfaces by UV irradiation pretreatment.
Deng, Q., Chen, Y., Sun, W., Surf. Rev. Lett. 14(1): 23-30 (2007).

XPS study of oxygen plasma activated PET.
Vesel, A., Mozetic, M., Zalar, A., Vacuum 82(2): 248-51 (2007).

Characterisation of SiO_xC_yH_z thin films deposited by low-temperature PECVD.
Zanini, S., Riccardi, C., Orlandi, M., Grimoldi, E., Vacuum 82(2): 290-3 (2007).

RBS, XPS, and TEM study of metal and polymer interface modified by plasma treatment.
Mackova, A., Svorcik, V., Sajdl, P., Stryhal, Z., Pavlik, J., Malinsky, P., Slouf, M., Vacuum 82(2): 307-10 (2007).

Biological & Medical Aspects

An artificial supramolecular photosynthetic unit.
Katterle, M., Prokhorenko, V.I., Holzwarth, A.R., Jesorka, A., Chem. Phys. Lett. 447(4-6): 284-8 (2007).

Ring opening of the cyclobutane in a thymine dimer radical anion.
Chatgilialoglu, C., Guerra, M., Kaloudis, P., Houee-Levin, C., Marignier, J.L., Swaminathan, V.N., Carell, T., Chem.--Eur. J. 13(32): 8979-84 (2007).

Experimental determination of ultraviolet radiation protection of common materials.
Susana, C.A., da Silva, J.C.G.E., Paiva, J., J. Chem. Educ. 84(12): 1963-4 (2007).

Pigment-pigment and pigment-protein interactions in recombinant water-soluble chlorophyll proteins (WSCP) from cauliflower.
Theiss, C., Trostmann, I., Andree, S., Schmitt, F.J., Renger, T., Eichler, H.J., Paulsen, H., Renger, G., J. Phys. Chem. B 111(46): 13325-35 (2007).

Cationic Zn and Al phthalocyanines: synthesis, spectroscopy and photosensitizing properties.
Makarov, D.A., Yuzhakova, O.A., Slivka, L.K., Kuznetsova, N.A., Negrimovsky, V.M., Kaliya, O.L., Lukyanets, E.A., J. Porphyrins Phthalocyanines 11(8): 586-95 (2007).

Synthesis and radiosensitizing properties of brominated tetrapyridine porphyrins.
Lemay, R., Tremblay-Morin, J.P., Ali, H., Hunting, D., Van Lier, J.E., Paquette, B., J. Porphyrins Phthalocyanines 11(8): 549-55 (2007).

meso-Tetra(pentafluorophenyl)porphyrin as an efficient platform for combinatorial synthesis and the selection of new photodynamic therapeutics using a cancer cell line.
Samaroo, D., Vinodu, M., Chen, X., Drain, C.M., J. Comb. Chem. 9(6): 998-1011 (2007).

Targeting and photodynamic killing of a microbial pathogen using protein cage architectures functionalized with a photosensitizer.
Suci, P.A., Varpness, Z., Gillitzer, E., Douglas, T., Young, M., Langmuir 23(24): 12280-6 (2007).

Thermal analysis of teeth irradiated with Er,Cr:YSGG at low fluences.
Ana, P.A., Way, A., Miyakawa, W., Zezell, D.M., Laser Phys. Lett. 4(11): 827-34 (2007).

New opportunities with VUV and soft-X-ray free electron lasers: Biological systems.
Austin, R., Krishana, K., Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. A 582(1): 252-3 (2007).

Solar Energy

Molecular cosensitization for efficient panchromatic dye-sensitized solar cells.
Cid, J.J., Yum, J.H., Jang, S.R., Nazeeruddin, M.K., Ferrero, E.M., Palomares, E., Ko, J., Gratzel, M., Torres, T., Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 46(44): 8358-62 (2007).

Highly efficient plastic substrate dye-sensitized solar cells using a compression method for preparation of TiO₂ photoelectrodes.
Yamaguchi, T., Tobe, N., Matsumoto, D., Arakawa, H., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (45): 4767-9 (2007).

New type high efficient quasi-solid-state ionic liquid electrolyte for dye-sensitized solar cells.
Pan, X., Dai, S.Y., Wang, K.J., Chin. J. Chem. 25(11): 1601-3 (2007).

cis-Dichloro-bis(4,4′-dicarboxy-2,2-bipyridine)osmium(II)-modified optically transparent electrodes: Application as cathodes in stacked dye-sensitized solar cells.
Scott, M.J., Nelson, J.J., Caramori, S., Bignozzi, C.A., Elliott, C.M., Inorg. Chem. 46(24): 10071-8 (2007).

The influence of cations on charge accumulation in dye-sensitized solar cells.
Fredin, K., Nissfolk, J., Boschloo, G., Hagfeldt, A., J. Electroanal. Chem. Interfacial Electrochem. 609(2): 55-60 (2007).

Syntheses and optoelectronic properties of amino/carboxyphenylporphyrins for potential use in dye-sensitized TiO₂ solar cells.
Walter, M.G., Wamser, C.C., Ruwitch, J., Zhao, Y., Braden, D., Stevens, M., Denman, A., Pi, R., Rudine, A., Pessiki, P.J., J. Porphyrins Phthalocyanines 11(8): 601-12 (2007).

Effect of Pt particle size and distribution on photoelectrochemical hydrogen evolution by p-Si photocathodes.
Lombardi, I., Marchionna, S., Zangari, G., Pizzini, S., Langmuir 23(24): 12413-20 (2007).

Self-assembled hybrid polymer-TiO₂ nanotube array heterojunction solar cells.
Shankar, K., Mor, G.K., Prakasam, H.E., Varghese, O.K., Grimes, C.A., Langmuir 23(24): 12445-9 (2007).

Analysis of optical absorption in silicon nanowire arrays for photovoltaic applications.
Hu, L., Chen, G., Nano Lett. 7(11): 3249-52 (2007).

Efficiency enhancements in solid-state hybrid solar cells via reduced charge recombination and increased light capture.
Snaith, H.J., Moule, A.J., Klein, C., Meerholz, K., Friend, R.H., Gratzel, M., Nano Lett. 7(11): 3372-6 (2007).

Industrial & Environmental Applications

The measurements of light high-energy ions in NINA-2 experiment.
Leonov, A., Cyamukungu, M., Cabrera, J., Leleux, P., Gregoire, G., Benck, S., Mikhailov, V., Bakaldin, A., Galper, A., Koldashov, S., Voronov, S., Casolino, M., De Pascale, M.P., Picozza, P., Sparvoli, R., Ricci, M., Ann. Geophys. 25(9): 2029-36 (2007).

Novel one step hydrothermal synthesis of TiO₂/WO₃ nanocomposites with enhanced photocatalytic activity.
Puddu, V., Mokaya, R., Puma, G.L., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (45): 4749-51 (2007).

Influence of TiO₂ film on photo-catalytic property of enamels.
Jiang, W.Z., Wang, Y., Gu, L.X., J. Non-Cryst. Solids 353(44-46): 4191-4 (2007).

Theoretical Studies

Theoretical analysis of the electronic asymmetry of the special pair in the photosynthetic reaction center: Effect of structural asymmetry and protein environment.
Yamasaki, H., Nakamura, H., Takano, Y., Chem. Phys. Lett. 447(4-6): 324-9 (2007).

Evidence of structural non-planarity in excited state: New findings provided by vibrational analysis of the guanine-cytosine base pair.
Shukla, M.K., Kuramshina, G.M., Leszczynski, J., Chem. Phys. Lett. 447(4-6): 330-4 (2007).

Peculiarities of light propagation through the media of molecules with long-lived photoexcited states.
Olenchuk, M.V., Barabash, Y.M., Christophorov, L.N., Kharkyanen, V.N., Chem. Phys. Lett. 447(4-6): 358-63 (2007).

Non-Born-Oppenheimer molecular dynamics of Na • • • FH photodissociation - art. no. 194306.
Jasper, A.W., Truhlar, D.G., J. Chem. Phys. 127(19): 194306 (2007).

Dissociative electron attachment to the hydrogen-bound OH in water dimer through the lowest anionic Feshbach resonance - art. no. 194309.
Chipman, D.M., J. Chem. Phys. 127: 194309 (2007).

Theoretical characterization of a tridentate photochromic Pt(II) complex using-density functional theory methods.
Amicangelo, J.C., J. Chem. Theory Comput. 3(6): 2198-209 (2007).

Influence of the side chain in the structure and fragmentation of amino acids radical cations.
Gil, A., Simon, S., Rodriguez-Santiago, L., Bertran, J., Sodupe, M., J. Chem. Theory Comput. 3(6): 2210-20 (2007).

Theoretical study of the thermodynamics and kinetics of hydrogen abstractions from hydrocarbons.
Vandeputte, A.G., Sabbe, M.K., Reyniers, M.F., Van Speybroeck, V., Waroquier, M., Marin, G.B., J. Phys. Chem. A 111(46): 11771-86 (2007).

Comparison of two types of dispersive kinetic approaches in relation to time-dependent Marcus theory.
Skrdla, P.J., J. Phys. Chem. A 111(46): 11809-13 (2007).

Many-photon dynamics of photobleaching.
Gavrilyuk, S., Polyutov, S., Jha, P.C., Rinkevicius, Z., Agren, H., Geimukhanov, F., J. Phys. Chem. A 111(47): 11961-75 (2007).

How solvent controls electronic energy transfer and light harvesting: Toward a quantum-mechanical description of reaction field and screening effects.
Curutchet, C., Scholes, G.D., Mennucci, B., Cammi, R., J. Phys. Chem. B 111(46): 13253-65 (2007).

Theoretical study of ibuprofen phototoxicity.
Musa, K.A.K., Eriksson, L.A., J. Phys. Chem. B 111(46): 13345-52 (2007).

Hydrogen abstraction from deoxyribose by a neighbouring uracil-5-yl radical.
Schyman, P., Zhang, R.B., Eriksson, L.A., Laaksonen, A., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 9(45): 5975-9 (2007).

Reviews

BODIPY dyes and their derivatives: Syntheses and spectroscopic properties.
Loudet, A., Burgess, K., Chem. Rev. (Washington, D. C.) 107(11): 4891-932 (2007).

Proton-coupled electron transfer.
Huynh, M.H.V., Meyer, T.J., Chem. Rev. (Washington, D. C.) 107(11): 5004-64 (2007).

Organometallic electrochemistry: Origins, development, and future.
Geiger, W.E., Organometallics 26(24): 5738-65 (2007).

The application of ionizing radiation in reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization: Renaissance of a key synthetic and kinetic tool.
Quinn, J.F., Davis, T.P., Barner, L., Barner-Kowollik, C., Polymer 48(22): 6467-80 (2007).

Practical applications of radiation chemistry.
Chmielewski, A.G., Russ. J. Phys. Chem. 81(9): 1488-92 (2007).

Treatment of wastewater streams containing phenolic compounds using hybrid techniques based on cavitation: A review of the current status and the way forward.
Gogate, P.R., Ultrason. Sonochem. 15(1): 1-15 (2008).