NDRL Radiation Chemistry Data Center Recent Papers in Radiation and Photochemistry 02/01/06 #06_02

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

Novel excited quintet state in porphyrin: Bis(quinoline-TEMPO)-yttrium-tetraphenylporphine complex.
Maretti, L., Islam, S.S.M., Ohba, Y., Kajiwara, T., Yamauchi, S., Inorg. Chem. 44(25): 9125-7 (2005).

Kinetics and mechanism of acid-catalyzed oxidation of bromide ions by the aqueous chromyl(IV) ion.
Hung, M.L., Bakac, A., Inorg. Chem. 44(25): 9293-8 (2005).

Laser flash photolysis of hydrogen peroxide to oxidize protein solvent-accessible residues on the microsecond timescale.
Hambly, D.M., Gross, M.L., J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom. 16(12): 2057-63 (2005).

Solvent effects on the O-neophyl rearrangement of 1,1-diarylalkoxyl radicals. A laser flash photolysis study.
Bietti, M., Salamone, M., J. Org. Chem. 70(25): 10603-6 (2005).

Photoreduction of 4,4′-bipyridine by amines in acetonitrile-water mixtures: Influence of H-bonding on the ion-pair structure and dynamics.
Poizat, O., Buntinx, G., Boilet, L., J. Phys. Chem. A 109(48): 10813-23 (2005).

Comparison of Py^•+/dU^•- charge transfer state dynamics in 5-(1-pyreny1)-2′-deoxyuridine nucleoside conjugates with amido-, ethylenyl-, and ethynyl linkers.
Gaballah, S.T., Hussein, Y.H.A., Anderson, N., Lian, T.Q.T., Netzel, T.L., J. Phys. Chem. A 109(48): 10832-45 (2005).

One-electron reduction of an "extended viologen" p-phenylene-bis-4,4′-(1-aryl-2,6-diphenylpyridinium) dication.
Funston, A., Kirby, J.P., Miller, J.R., Pospisil, L., Fiedler, J., Hromadova, M., Gal, M., Pecka, J., Valasek, M., Zawada, Z., Rempala, P., Michl, J., J. Phys. Chem. A 109(48): 10862-9 (2005).

Sub-[mu]-second time-resolved absorption spectroscopy of a polar carotenoid analogue, 2-(all-trans-retinylidene)indan-1,3-dione; Formation of the dication by direct triplet-excited sensitization.
Fujii, R., Kusumoto, T., Sashima, T., Cogdell, R.J., Gardiner, A.T., Hashimoto, H., J. Phys. Chem. A 109(49): 11117-22 (2005).

Electron spin polarization of functionalized fullerenes. Reversed quartet mechanism.
Rozenshtein, V., Berg, A., Stavitski, E., Levanon, H., Franco, L., Corvaja, C., J. Phys. Chem. A 109(49): 11144-54 (2005).

Annealing of chemical radiation damage in gamma irradiated anhydrous lanthanum nitrate.
James, C., Samuel, J., Radiat. Eff. Defects Solids 160(8): 329-35 (2005).

Laser photolysis of 1-(4-nitrophenyl)-3-methylpyrazole and 1-ethyl-3-(4-nitrophenyl)-5-chloropyrazole.
Petrushenko, K.B., Bozhenkov, G.V., Smirnov, V.I., Russ. Chem. Bull. 54(5): 1143-7 (2005).

Kinetic modeling of the photoisomerization of the chromophore in the photoactive yellow protein.
Yurkov, I.I., Eremin, V.V., Kuzmenko, N.E., Russ. J. Phys. Chem. 79(12): 2029-33 (2005).

Optical Spectra

Photochromism of single crystals composed of dioxazolylethene and dithiazolylethene.
Kuroki, L., Takami, S., Shibata, K., Irie, M., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (48): 6005-7 (2005).

Crystal structure of light-induced colored species from photochromic dimer of 1,4-bis(imidazolyl)tetrafluorobenzene.
Kikuchi, A., Abe, J., Chem. Lett. 34(11): 1552-3 (2005).

Irradiation effects on glasses containing ZnO as emission centers.
Cecilia, A., Baccaro, S., Chen, G., Fang, X., Donghui, Z., Junbiao, Z., Yunxia, Y., IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci. 52(5): 1792-4 (2005).

Thermally stimulated luminescence of Ce and Tb doped SiO₂ sol-gel glasses.
Vedda, A., Chiodini, N., Di Martino, D., Fasoli, M., Griguta, L., Moretti, F., Rosetta, E., J. Non-Cryst. Solids 351(49-51): 3699-703 (2005).

Photochromism of bis(2-alkyl-1-benzofuran-3-yl)perfluorocyclopentene derivatives.
Yamaguchi, T., Irie, M., J. Org. Chem. 70(25): 10323-8 (2005).

Matrix isolation Fourier transform infrared study of photodecomposition of formimidic acid.
Duvernay, F., Trivella, A., Borget, F., Coussan, S., Aycard, J.P., Chiavassa, T., J. Phys. Chem. A 109(49): 11155-62 (2005).

Effective photoswitching of intramolecular magnetic interaction by diarylethene: Backgrounds and applications.
Matsuda, K., Irie, M., Polyhedron 24(16-17): 2477-83 (2005).

Synthesis of a new diarylethene diradical which has extended [pi]-conjugated chains from the 2,5-position of one thiophene ring.
Tanifuji, N., Matsuda, K., Irie, M., Polyhedron 24(16-17): 2484-90 (2005).

Synthesis and photochromic properties of tetrakis(3,5-dimethyl-2-thienyl)- and tetrakis(2,5-dimethyl-3-thienyl)ethylenes.
Belenkii, L.I., Gromova, G.P., Kolotaev, A.V., Nabatov, B.V., Krayushkin, M.M., Russ. Chem. Bull. 54(5): 1208-13 (2005).

Synthesis and photochromic properties of 1,2-dihetarylethenes with 1,3-dioxole- and 1,3-oxazole-2-thione bridges.
Ivanov, S.N., Krayushkin, M.M., Lichitsky, B.V., Dudinov, A.A., Martynkin, A.Y., Russ. Chem. Bull. 54(5): 1337-9 (2005).

A multi-photo responsive photochromic dithienylethene containing coumarin derivative.
Xiao, S.H., Yi, T., Li, F.Y., Huang, C.H., Tetrahedron Lett. 46(52): 9009-12 (2005).

Photochromic diarylethenes for three-wavelength optical memory.
Pu, S.Z., Zhang, F.S., Xu, J.K., Shen, L., Xiao, Q., Chen, B., Mater. Lett. 60(4): 485-9 (2006).

Thermoluminescence spectra of natural CaF₂ irradiated by 10 MeV electrons.
Manrique, J., Angulo, S., Pardo, M.P., Gastesi, R., De la Cruz, A., Perez, A., Radiat. Meas. 41(2): 145-53 (2006).

Thermodynamics

Redox-active tyrosine residues in pentapeptides.
Vassiliev, I.R., Offenbacher, A.R., Barry, B.A., J. Phys. Chem. B 109(48): 23077-85 (2005).

Hyperfine coupling and local structures of octacyanomolibudenum magnetic complexes and related compounds as studied by solid state ¹³C and ²H NMR.
Watanabe, R., Ishiyama, H., Maruta, G., Takeda, S., Polyhedron

24(16-17): 2599-606 (2005).

ESR Studies

A tris(carbene) constructed with stable triplet carbene units.
Tsuchiya, Y., Matsuno, M., Itoh, T., Hirai, K., Tomioka, H., Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 78(11): 2037-50 (2005).

Synthesis and spin-trapping behavior of 5-ChEPMPO, a cholesteryl ester analogue of the spin trap DEPMPO.
Hardy, M., Ouari, O., Charles, L., Finet, J.P., Iacazio, G., Monnier, V., Rockenbauer, A., Tordo, P., J. Org. Chem. 70(25): 10426-33 (2005).

An investigation into the initial degradation steps of four major dye chromophores: Study of their one-electron oxidation and reduction by EPR, ENDOR, cyclic voltanunetry, and theoretical calculations.
Stanoeva, T., Neshchadin, D., Gescheidt, G., Ludvik, J., Lajoie, B., Batchelor, S.N., J. Phys. Chem. A 109(49): 11103-9 (2005).

Design, synthesis and electronic states of an iminonitroxide radical with excited quartet high-spin state and photo-induced electron transfer in its CT complex.
Teki, Y., Nakajima, S., Polyhedron 24(16-17): 2185-8 (2005).

Topology and spin alignment utilizing the excited molecular field in [pi]-conjugated organic spin systems.
Teki, Y., Polyhedron 24(16-17): 2299-308 (2005).

Design, synthesis and physical property of a [pi]-conjugated photo-excited organic high-spin systems toward the functional material.
Toichi, T., Teki, Y., Polyhedron 24(16-17): 2337-40 (2005).

Disorder in KHCO₃ as studied by EPR and DTA in Cu²⁺ doped and gamma-irradiated single crystals.
Koksal, F., Karabulut, B., Demir, D., Icbudak, H., Koseoglu, R., Radiat. Eff. Defects Solids 160(8): 313-9 (2005).

Excited States

Photochemistry

Photocyclisation of o-xylylbischromones: proximity effect.
Gupta, S.C., Yusuf, M., Thakur, M., Kamboj, R.C., J. Chem. Res., Synop. (11): 741-3 (2005).

Ground and excited states proton transfer reactions of 1,8-diaminonaphthalene in perchloric acid solutions.
Al-Betar, A.R., El-Rayyes, A., Klein, U.K.A., J. Fluoresc. 15(5): 689-96 (2005).

Competitive 1,2-and 1,5-hydrogen shifts following 2-vinylbiphenyl photocyclization.
Lewis, F.D., Sajimon, M.C., Zuo, X.B., Rubin, M., Gevorgyan, V., J. Org. Chem. 70(25): 10447-52 (2005).

Photoproduct formation with 4-aminobenzonitriles in acetonitrile and its effect on photophysical measurements.
Druzhinin, S.I., Galievsky, V.A., Zachariasse, K.A., J. Phys. Chem. A 109(49): 11213-23 (2005).

Sequential cycloaddition approach to the tricyclic core of vibsanin E. Total synthesis of (+)-5-epi-10-epi-vibsanin E.
Davies, H.M.L., Loe, O., Stafford, D.G., Org. Lett. 7(25): 5561-3 (2005).

Fixed spin effect on a phase switching of an Ising model under constant excitation: Study for impurity effect on photoinduced spin-state switching in transition metal complexes.
Kawamoto, T., Abe, S., Polyhedron 24(16-17): 2676-9 (2005).

Photo-induced spin transition iron(II) compounds with liquid-crystal properties.
Hayami, S., Danjobara, K., Miyazaki, S., Inoue, K., Ogawa, Y., Maeda, Y., Polyhedron 24(16-17): 2821-7 (2005).

Light-induced thermal hysteresis and intensity thresholds in molecular switchable solids, by mean-field macroscopic master equation approach: Discussion of the experimental data obtained for Co-Fe Prussian Blue Analogues.
Varret, F., Boukheddaden, K., Codjovi, E., Maurin, I., Tokoro, H., Ohkoshi, S., Hashimoto, K., Polyhedron 24(16-17): 2857-63 (2005).

Electrocyclic reaction of crown-containing 2-styrylbenzothiazoles.
Andryukhina, E.N., Fedorova, O.A., Fedorov, Y.V., Panfilov, M.A., Ihmels, H., Alfimov, M.V., Gromov, S.P., Russ. Chem. Bull. 54(5): 1328-30 (2005).

Synthesis of 2,2′,3,3′-tetramethyl- and 2,2′,3,3′-tetra-tert-butylfulvalene: Attractive platforms for dinuclear transition metal fragments, as exemplified by ([eta]⁵:[eta]⁵-2,2′,3,3′-t-Bu₄C₁₀H₄)M₂(CO)_n (M = Fe, Ru, Os, Mo) and first X-ray crystal structures of fulvalene diiron and diosmium complexes.
Zhu, B.L., Miljanic, O.S., Vollhardt, K.P.C., West, M.J., Synthesis (19): 3373-9 (2005).

Radiation Chemistry

Neutron irradiation effects in PZ and PZT thin films.
Bittner, R., Humer, K., Weber, H.W., Kundzins, K., Sternberg, A., Lesnyh, D.A., Kulikov, D.V., Trushin, Y.V., Integr. Ferroelectr. 72: 47-51 (2005).

Radiation stability of regenerated stripping solutions for high-level waste processing.
Egorov, G.F., Tkhorgnitsky, G.P., Romanovskiy, V.N., Babain, V.A., Smirnov, I.V., Law, J.A., Herbst, R.S., Todd, T.A., J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem. 266(2): 349-53 (2005).

Ion implantation and electron irradiation damage in unstrained germanium and silicon-germanium alloys.
Peaker, A.R., Markevich, V.P., Murin, L.I., Abrosimov, N.V., Litvinov, V.V., Mater. Sci. Eng., B 124: 166-9 (2005).

Interaction of deep impurities with radiation defects in n-Si at [gamma]-irradiation.
Makhkamov, S., Karimov, M., Khakimov, Z.M., Odilova, N.D., Makhmudov, S.A., Kurbanov, A.O., Begmatov, K.A., Radiat. Eff. Defects Solids 160(8): 349-56 (2005).

Multiphase Systems

Acetonitrile-assisted highly selective photocatalytic epoxidation of olefins on Ti-containing silica with molecular oxygen.
Shiraishi, Y., Morishita, M., Hirai, T., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (48): 5977-9 (2005).

Photocatalytic electron transfer in hybrid titania nanosheets studied by nanosecond laser flash photolysis.
Tachikawa, T., Yui, T., Fujitsuka, M., Takagi, K., Majima, T., Chem. Lett. 34(11): 1522-3 (2005).

Photoreactive anatase consolidation characterized by FTIR spectroscopy.
Brownson, J.R.S., Tejedor-Tejedor, M.I., Anderson, M.A., Chem. Mater. 17(25): 6304-10 (2005).

The UV-induced positive and negative refractive index changes in GeO₂-SiO₂ films.
Zhang, L.T., Wang, J., Xie, W.F., Hou, Y., Zheng, J., Zheng, W., Zhang, Y.S., Eur. Phys. J.: Appl. Phys. 32(2): 105-8 (2005).

Remote and adjacent excited-state electron transfer at TiO₂ interfaces sensitized to visible light with Ru(II) compounds.
Liu, F., Meyer, G.J., Inorg. Chem. 44(25): 9305-13 (2005).

Structure and spectra of photochemically obtained nanosized silver particles in presence of modified porous silica.
Krylova, G., Eremenko, A., Smirnova, N., Eustis, S., Int. J. Photoenergy 7(4): 193-8 (2005).

Fluorescent aggregates of 1-(p-butyloxyphenyl)-4-(p-cyanophenyl)buta-1E,3E-diene: Temperature sensing and photoimaging applications.
Davis, R., Das, S., J. Fluoresc. 15(5): 749-53 (2005).

Single-molecule fluorescence imaging of the remote TiO₂ photocatalytic oxidation.
Naito, K., Tachikawa, T., Fujitsuka, M., Majima, T., J. Phys. Chem. B 109(49): 23138-40 (2005).

Single molecule study of perylene orange photobleaching in thin sol-gel films.
Julien, C., Debarre, A., Nutarelli, D., Richard, A., Tchenio, P., J. Phys. Chem. B 109(49): 23145-53 (2005).

Plasmachemical oxidation processes in a hybrid gas-liquid electrical discharge reactor.
Lukes, P., Locke, B.R., J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 38(22): 4074-81 (2005).

Origin of visible-light-driven photocatalysis: A comparative study on N/F-doped and N-F-codoped TiO₂ powders by means of experimental characterizations and theoretical calculations.
Li, D., Ohashi, N., Hishita, S., Kolodiazhnyi, T., Haneda, H., J. Solid State Chem. 178(11): 3293-302 (2005).

Photocatalytic activity of nanocrystalline TiO₂-based films produced by ESAVD method.
Hou, X.H., Choy, K.L., Mater. Sci. Eng., C 25(5-8): 669-74 (2005).

Studies on the effect of UV irradiation on Mn-doped ZnS nanoparticles.
Cruz, A.B., Shen, Q., Toyoda, T., Mater. Sci. Eng., C 25(5-8): 761-5 (2005).

Effect of rutile-type content on nanostructured anatase-type TiO₂ electrode sensitized with CdSe quantum dots characterized with photoacoustic and photoelectrochemical current spectroscopies.
Toyoda, T., Tsuboya, I., Shen, Q., Mater. Sci. Eng., C 25(5-8): 853-7 (2005).

Photoinduced magnetic properties of sequentially deposited thin films of Rb_jCo_k[Fe(CN)₆]_l • nH₂O.
Park, J.H., Frye, F., Lane, S., Cizmar, E., Huh, Y.D., Talham, D.R., Meisel, M.W., Polyhedron 24(16-17): 2355-9 (2005).

Silica coating and photochemical properties of layered double hydroxide/4,4′-diaminostilbene-2,2′-disulfonic acid nanocomposite.
El-Toni, A.M., Yin, S., Sato, T., J. Colloid Interface Sci. 293(2): 449-54 (2006).

Size tunable synthesis of cysteine-capped CdS nanoparticles by [gamma]-irradiation.
Chatterjee, A., Priyam, A., Das, S.K., Saha, A., J. Colloid Interface Sci. 294(2): 334-42 (2006).

Reactively sputtered N-doped titanium oxide films as visible-light photocatalyst.
Wong, M.S., Chou, H.P., Yang, T.S., Thin Solid Films 494(1-2): 244-9 (2006).

Photocatalytic properties of nanocrystalline TiO₂ thin film with Ag additions.
Chang, C.C., Lin, C.K., Chan, C.C., Hsu, C.S., Chen, C.Y., Thin Solid Films 494(1-2): 274-8 (2006).

Polymers

Photopolymerization of acrylamide derivatives in polyelectrolyte microcapsules.
Lu, Z.H., Shutava, T., Sahiner, N., John, V., Lvov, Y., Chem. Lett. 34(11): 1536-7 (2005).

High-performance transmission holographic gratings via different polymerization rates of dipentaerythritol acrylates and siloxane-containing epoxides.
Cho, Y.H., Shin, C.W., Kim, N., Kim, B.K., Kawakami, Y., Chem. Mater. 17(25): 6263-71 (2005).

Preparation of polymers containing Fe(0)-coordinated 2,5-diethynylsilole units.
Ohshita, J., Arase, H., Sumida, T., Mimura, N., Yoshimoto, K., Tada, Y., Kunugi, Y., Harima, Y., Kunai, A., Inorg. Chim. Acta 358(14): 4156-62 (2005).

Light-activated hydrogel formation via the triggered folding and self-assembly of a designed peptide.
Haines, L.A., Rajagopal, K., Ozbas, B., Salick, D.A., Pochan, D.J., Schneider, J.P., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 127(48): 17025-9 (2005).

An organic-inorganic polymer with Keggin-type polyoxoanions as building blocks: preparation, characterization and crystal structure of {H[Ba(DMF)₆PMo₁₂O₄₀]•(Dma)}_n.
Wang, J.P., Li, J., Niu, J.Y., J. Coord. Chem. 58(18): 1639-51 (2005).

Photoacid catalyzed sol-gel process.
Kowalewska, A., J. Mater. Chem. 15(47): 4997-5006 (2005).

Large amplitude light-induced motion in high elastic modulus polymer actuators.
Harris, K.D., Cuypers, R., Scheibe, P., van Oosten, C.L., Bastiaansen, C.W.M., Lub, J., Broer, D.J., J. Mater. Chem. 15(47): 5043-8 (2005).

Phototriggered fluorescence color changes in azobenzene-functionalized conjugated polymers.
Harbron, E.J., Vicente, D.A., Hadley, D.H., Imm, M.R., J. Phys. Chem. A 109(48): 10846-53 (2005).

Mechanistic studies of plasma polymerization of allylamine.
Choukourov, A., Biederman, H., Slavinska, D., Hanley, L., Grinevich, A., Boldyryeva, H., Mackova, A., J. Phys. Chem. B 109(48): 23086-95 (2005).

Photoinduced self-organization and photoorientation of a LC main-chain polyester containing azobenzene moieties.
Sapich, B., Vix, A.B.E., Rabe, J.P., Stumpe, J., Macromolecules 38(25): 10480-6 (2005).

Light-induced reversible volume changes in thin films of azo polymers: The photomechanical effect.
Tanchak, O.M., Barrett, C.J., Macromolecules 38(25): 10566-70 (2005).

Light-induced random-walk motion in azo-polymers.
Bellini, B., Ackermann, J., Klein, H., Dumas, P., Safarov, V., Mater. Sci. Eng., C 25(5-8): 675-8 (2005).

A high-swelling reagent scaffold suitable for use in aqueous and organic solvents.
Rogers, C.J., Dickerson, T.J., Wentworth, P., Janda, K.D., Tetrahedron 61(51): 12140-4 (2005).

Surface characterisation of plasma-modified poly(ethylene terephthalate).
Almazan-Almazan, M.C., Paredes, J.I., Perez-Mendoza, M., Dominco-Garcia, M., Lopez-Garzon, F.J., Martinez-Alonso, A., Tascon, J.M.D., J. Colloid Interface Sci. 293(2): 353-63 (2006).

The influence of UV light on collagen/poly(ethylene glycol) blends.
Sionkowska, A., Polym. Degrad. Stab. 91(2): 305-12 (2006).

Gamma radiation induced effects on silica and on silica-polymer interfacial interactions in filled polysiloxane rubber.
Patel, M., Morrell, P.R., Murphy, J.J., Skinner, A., Maxwell, R.S., Polym. Degrad. Stab. 91(2): 406-13 (2006).

Impedance spectroscopy of gamma irradiated PM-355.
Al-Karmi, A.M., Radiat. Meas. 41(2): 209-12 (2006).

Biological & Medical Aspects

New linear high-valent tetranuclear manganese-oxo cluster relevant to the oxygen-evolving complex of photosystem II with oxo, hydroxo, and aqua coordinated to a single Mn(IV).
Chen, H.Y., Collomb, M.N., Duboc, C., Blondin, G., Riviere, E., Faller, J.W., Crabtree, R.H., Brudvig, G.W., Inorg. Chem. 44(25): 9567-73 (2005).

Excitonic states in photosystem II reaction center.
Ivashin, N., Larsson, S., J. Phys. Chem. B 109(48): 23051-60 (2005).

Structural changes during the photocycle of photoactive yellow protein monitored by ultraviolet resonance Raman spectra of tyrosine and tryptophan.
El-Mashtoly, S.F., Yamauchi, S., Kumauchi, M., Hamada, N., Tokunaga, F., Unno, M., J. Phys. Chem. B 109(49): 23666-73 (2005).

Electron-transfer dynamics of photosynthetic reaction centers in thermoresponsive soft materials.
Laible, P.D., Kelley, R.F., Wasielewski, M.R., Firestone, M.A., J. Phys. Chem. B 109(49): 23679-86 (2005).

A route to amino functionalized hypericin derivatives and their chemical and photochemical properties pertaining to photodynamic therapy.
Lackner, B., Bretterbauer, K., Schwarzinger, C., Falk, H., Monatsh. Chem. 136(12): 2067-82 (2005).

Towards complete cofactor arrangement in the 3.0 angstrom resolution structure of photosystem II.
Loll, B., Kern, J., Saenger, W., Zouni, A., Biesiadka, J., Nature (London) 438(7070): 1040-4 (2005).

Highly efficient modification of DNA polymerase beta under conditions of direct and sensitized activation of photoreactive DNAs. Modification of cell extract proteins.
Dezhurov, S.V., Grin, I.R., Safronov, I.V., Shishkin, G.V., Lavrik, O.I., Khodyreva, S.N., Russ. Chem. Bull. 54(5): 1311-21 (2005).

Solar Energy

Highly efficient dye-sensitized solar cells based on single crystalline TiO₂ nanorod film.
Jiu, J.T., Wang, F.M., Isoda, S., Adachi, M., Chem. Lett. 34(11): 1506-7 (2005).

An enhancement of photoproperties of solid-state TiO₂|dye|CuI type cells by coupling mercurochrome with natural juice extracted from pomegranate fruits.
Sirimanne, P.M., Senevirathna, I., Tennakone, K., Chem. Lett. 34(11): 1568-9 (2005).

The effect of surface hydroxyl groups on the adsorption properties of nanocrystalline TiO₂ films.
Vuk, A.S., Jese, R., Orel, B., Drazic, G., Int. J. Photoenergy 7(4): 163-8 (2005).

Properties of textured ZnO:Al films prepared by RF magnetron sputtering for thin film solar cells.
Yoo, J., Dhungel, S.K., Gowtham, M., Yi, J., Lee, J., Kim, S., Yoon, K., Park, I.J., Song, J., J. Korean Phys. Soc. 47: S576-S80 (2005).

Stabilization of the nanomorphology of polymer-fullerene "bulk heterojunction" blends using a novel polymerizable fullerene derivative.
Drees, M., Hoppe, H., Winder, C., Neugebauer, H., Sariciftci, N.S., Schwinger, W., Schaffler, F., Topf, C., Scharber, M.C., Zhu, Z.G., Gaudiana, R., J. Mater. Chem. 15(48): 5158-63 (2005).

Role of nanochemical environments in porous TiO₂ in photocurrent efficiency and degradation in dye sensitized solar cells.
Junghanel, M., Tributsch, H., J. Phys. Chem. B 109(48): 22876-83 (2005).

Photocatalytic activity of the RuO₂-dispersed composite p-block metal oxide LiInGeO₄ with d¹⁰-d¹⁰ configuration for water decomposition.
Kadowaki, H., Sato, J., Kobayashi, H., Saito, N., Nishiyama, H., Simodaira, Y., Inoue, Y., J. Phys. Chem. B 109(48): 22995-3000 (2005).

Synthesis of conjugated polymers containing terpyridine-ruthenium complexes: Photovoltaic applications.
Duprez, V., Biancardo, M., Spanggaard, H., Krebs, F.C., Macromolecules 38(25): 10436-48 (2005).

Trapping of photogenerated charges in oxide nanoparticles.
Berger, T., Sterrer, M., Stankic, S., Bernardi, J., Diwald, O., Knozinger, E., Mater. Sci. Eng., C 25(5-8): 664-8 (2005).

Design, synthesis and photovoltaic properties of [60]fullerene based molecular materials.
Segura, J.L., Giacalone, F., Gomez, R., Martin, N., Guldi, D.M., Luo, C.P., Swartz, A., Riedel, I., Chirvase, D., Parisi, J., Dyakonov, V., Sariciftci, N.S., Padinger, F., Mater. Sci. Eng., C 25(5-8): 835-42 (2005).

The role of molecular architecture and layer composition on the properties and performance of CuPc-C₆₀ photovoltaic devices.
Schultes, S.M., Sullivan, P., Heutz, S., Sanderson, B.M., Jones, T.S., Mater. Sci. Eng., C 25(5-8): 858-65 (2005).

ERRATUM: Air-stable all-inorganic nanocrystal solar cells processed from solution (21 Oct, pg 462, 2005).
Gur, I., Science (Washington, D. C.) 310(5754): 1618 (2005).

Photosensitivity of photocells based on ZnO/CdS/Cu(In, Ga)Se₂ heterostructures and exposed to [gamma]-ray radiation.
Emtsev, V.V., Nikolaev, Y.A., Poloskin, D.S., Rud, V.Y., Rud, Y.V., Terukov, E.I., Yakushev, M.V., Semiconductors 39(12): 1406-9 (2005).

Dye sensitized photovoltaic cells: Attaching conjugated polymers to zwitterionic ruthenium dyes.
Krebs, F.C., Biancardo, M., Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 90(2): 142-65 (2006).

Well-aligned CdS nanorod conjugated polymer solar cells.
Kang, Y., Kim, D., Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 90(2): 166-74 (2006).

p-Type CuYO₂ as hydrogen photocathode.
Trari, M., Bouguelia, A., Bessekhouad, Y., Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 90(2): 190-202 (2006).

Lifetimes of organic photovoltaics: Using TOF-SIMS and ¹⁸O₂ isotopic labelling to characterise chemical degradation mechanisms.
Norrman, K., Krebs, F.C., Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 90(2): 213-27 (2006).

Effect of ZnO film deposition methods on the photovoltaic properties of ZnO-Cu₂O heterojunction devices.
Minami, T., Miyata, T., Ihara, K., Minamino, Y., Tsukada, S., Thin Solid Films 494(1-2): 47-52 (2006).

Industrial & Environmental Applications

Novel dose rate monitoring for intense radiation fields based on cavity ring-down laser spectroscopy.
Tomita, H., Watanabe, L., Kawarabayashi, J., Iguchi, T., IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci. 52(5): 1685-8 (2005).

One-step flame synthesis of SnO₂/TiO₂ composite nanoparticles for photocatalytic applications.
Akurati, K.K., Vital, A., Hany, R., Bommer, B., Graule, T., Winterer, M., Int. J. Photoenergy 7(4): 153-61 (2005).

Effects of pilot-plant photochemical pre-treatment (UV/H₂O₂) on the biodegradability of aqueous linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS).
Mehrvar, M., Tabrizi, G.B., Abdel-Jabbar, N., Int. J. Photoenergy 7(4): 169-74 (2005).

The influence of ferrous ions on the efficiency of aqueous photocatalytic oxidation of 2-ethoxy ethanol.
Klauson, D., Preis, S., Int. J. Photoenergy 7(4): 175-80 (2005).

Photocatalytic efficiency of titanium dioxide immobilized on PVP/AAc hydrogel membranes: A comparative study for safe disposal of wastewater of Remazol Red RB-133 textile dye.
Hafez, H.S., Ali, A.E.H., Abdel-Mottaleb, M.S.A., Int. J. Photoenergy 7(4): 181-5 (2005).

The role of pH in aqueous photocatalytic oxidation of [beta]-estradiol.
Malygina, T., Preis, S., Kallas, J., Int. J. Photoenergy 7(4): 187-91 (2005).

A new fluorescent assay for enalapril maleate.
de los A. Oliva, M., Sombra, L.L., Olsina, R.A., Masi, A.N., J. Fluoresc. 15(5): 723-8 (2005).

Surface-induced alignment of pentacene by photo-alignment technology for organic thin film transistors.
Jin, S.H., Seo, H.U., Nam, D.H., Shin, W.S., Choi, J.H., Yoon, U.C., Lee, J.W., Song, J.G., Shin, D.M., Gal, Y.S., J. Mater. Chem. 15(47): 5029-36 (2005).

Measurement and modelling of UV radiation penetration and photolysis rates of nitrate and hydrogen peroxide in Antarctic sea ice: An estimate of the production rate of hydroxyl radicals in first-year sea ice.
King, M.D., France, J.L., Fisher, F.N., Beine, H.J., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 176(1-3): 39-49 (2005).

Effect of various irradiation doses on some nutrients of Pakistani date.
Ihsanullah, I., Iqbal, Y., Khattak, T.N., J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem. 266(2): 361-6 (2005).

Hard protective waterproof coating for high-power laser optical elements.
Murahara, M., Sato, N., Ikadai, A., Opt. Lett. 30(24): 3416-8 (2005).

Deep etching of epitaxial gallium nitride film by multiwavelength excitation process using F₂ and KrF excimer lasers.
Obata, K., Sugioka, K., Midorikawa, K., Inamura, T., Takai, H., Appl. Phys. A: Mater. Sci. Process. 82(3): 479-83 (2006).

Visible light photocatalytic decomposition of 2-naphthol by anodic-biased[ alpha]-Fe₂O₃ film.
Kawahara, T., Yamada, K., Tada, H., J. Colloid Interface Sci. 294(2): 504-7 (2006).

Thermal yellowing sensitised by pre-photo-oxidation of non-deacidified paper.
Fromageot, D., Pichon, N., Peyron, O., Lemaire, J., Polym. Degrad. Stab. 91(2): 347-57 (2006).

Optically stimulated luminescence of magnesium aluminate (MgAl₂O₄) spinel.
Yoshimura, E.M., Yukihara, E.G., Radiat. Meas. 41(2): 163-9 (2006).

A new EPR dosimeter based on sulfanilic acid.
Maghraby, A., Tarek, E., Radiat. Meas. 41(2): 170-6 (2006).

Dose measurements for characterization of a semi-industrial cobalt-60 gamma-irradiation facility.
Farah, K., Jerbi, T., Kuntz, F., Kovacs, A., Radiat. Meas. 41(2): 201-8 (2006).

Effect of the shape and size of dosimeters on the response of solid state/EPR dosimetry.
Yordanov, N.D., Fabisiak, S., Lagunov, O., Radiat. Meas. 41(3): 257-63 (2006).

D_e determination for young samples using the standardised OSL response of coarse-grain quartz.
Burbidge, C.I., Duller, G.A.T., Roberts, H.M., Radiat. Meas. 41(3): 278-88 (2006).

Theoretical Studies

Molecular modeling studies of the reactions of phenoxy radical dimers: Pathways to dibenzofurans.
Asatryan, R., Davtyan, A., Khachatryan, L., Dellinger, B., J. Phys. Chem. A 109(49): 11198-205 (2005).

Characterizing the dimerizations of phenalenyl radicals by ab initio calculations and spectroscopy: [sigma]-bond formation versus resonance [pi]-stabilization.
Small, D., Rosokha, S.V., Kochi, J.K., Head-Gordon, M., J. Phys. Chem. A 109(49): 11261-7 (2005).

Hydroxyl radical and hydroxide ion in liquid water: A comparative electron density functional theory study.
Vassilev, P., Louwerse, M.J., Baerends, E.J., J. Phys. Chem. B 109(49): 23605-10 (2005).

Phenomenological theory of the crystalline-to-amorphous phase transition during self-irradiation.
Toledano, P., Bismayer, U., J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 17(42): 6627-34 (2005).

Reviews

The photochemical rearrangement of aromatic ethers - A review of the Photo-Claisen reaction.
Galindo, F., J. Photochem. Photobiol., C 6(2-3): 123-38 (2005).

Molecular aspects of furocoumarin reactions: Photophysics, photochemistry, photobiology, and structural analysis.
Kitamura, N., Kohtani, S., Nakagaki, R., J. Photochem. Photobiol., C 6(2-3): 168-85 (2005).

Visible light induced photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants.
Chatterjee, D., Dasgupta, S., J. Photochem. Photobiol., C 6(2-3): 186-205 (2005).