NDRL Radiation Chemistry Data Center Recent Papers in Radiation and Photochemistry 02/20/06 #06_03

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 photochemistry of o-nitrobenzaldehyde as seen by femtosecond vibrational spectroscopy.
Laimgruber, S., Schreier, W.J., Schrader, T., Koller, F., Zinth, W., Gilch, P., Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 44(48): 7901-4 (2005).

The photochemistry of lipoic acid: Photoionization and observation of a triplet excited state of a disulfide.
Bucher, G., Lu, C.Y., Sander, W., ChemPhysChem 6(12): 2607-18 (2005).

Generation of carotenoid radical cation in the vicinity of a chlorophyll derivative bound to titanium oxide, upon excitation of the chlorophyll derivative to the Q_y state, as identified by time-resolved absorption spectroscopy.
Wang, X.F., Kakitani, Y., Xiang, J.F., Koyama, Y., Rondonuwu, F.S., Nagae, H., Sasaki, S., Tamiaki, H., Chem. Phys. Lett. 416(4-6): 229-33 (2005).

Keto-enol tautomerism of two structurally related Schiff bases: Direct and indirect way of creation of the excited keto tautomer.
Fita, P., Luzina, E., Dziembowska, T., Kopec, D., Piatkowski, P., Radzewicz, C., Grabowska, A., Chem. Phys. Lett. 416(4-6): 305-10 (2005).

Dynamics of rigidly rotating spirals under periodic modulation of excitability.
Kantrasiri, S., Jirakanjana, P., Kheowan, O.U., Chem. Phys. Lett. 416(4-6): 364-9 (2005).

Topological effects of a rigid chiral spacer on the electronic interactions in donor-acceptor ensembles.
Guldi, D.M., Giacalone, F., de la Torre, G., Segura, J.L., Martin, N., Chem.--Eur. J. 11(24): 7199-210 (2005).

Synthesis and characterization of dinuclear ruthenium complexes covalently linked to Ru^II tris-bipyridine: An approach to mimics of the donor side of photosystem II.
Xu, Y.H., Eilers, G., Borgstrom, M., Pan, J.X., Abrahamsson, M., Magnuson, A., Lomoth, R., Bergquist, J., Polivka, T., Sun, L.C., Sundstrom, V., Styring, S., Hammarstrom, L., Akermark, B., Chem.--Eur. J. 11(24): 7305-14 (2005).

Solid film versus solution-phase charge-recombination dynamics of exTTF-bridge-C₆₀ dyads.
Handa, S., Giacalone, F., Haque, S.A., Palomares, E., Martin, N., Durrant, J.R., Chem.--Eur. J. 11(24): 7440-7 (2005).

Observation of ¹MLCT and ³MLCT excited states in quadruply bonded Mo₂ and W₂ complexes.
Byrnes, M.J., Chisholm, M.H., Gallucci, J.A., Liu, Y., Ramnauth, R., Turro, C., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 127(49): 17343-52 (2005).

Geminate rebinding in R-state hemoglobin: Kinetic and computational evidence for multiple hydrophobic pockets.
Sottini, S., Abbruzzetti, S., Spyrakis, F., Bettati, S., Ronda, L., Mozzarelli, A., Viappiani, C., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 127(49): 17427-32 (2005).

Direct detection of dimethylstannylene and tetramethyldistannene in solution and the gas phase by laser flash photolysis of 1,1-dimethylstannacyclopent-3-enes.
Becerra, R., Gaspar, P.P., Harrington, C.R., Leigh, W.J., Vargas-Baca, I., Walsh, R., Zhou, D., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 127(49): 17469-78 (2005).

Light induced manganese oxidation and long-lived charge separation in a Mn₂^II,II-Ru^II (bpy)₃-acceptor triad.
Borgstrom, M., Shaikh, N., Johansson, O., Anderlund, M.F., Styring, S., Akermark, B., Magnuson, A., Hammarstrom, L., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 127(49): 17504-15 (2005).

Solvent friction effect on intramolecular electron transfer.
Liu, M., Ito, N., Maroncelli, M., Waldeck, D.H., Oliver, A.M., Paddon-Row, M.N., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 127(50): 17867-76 (2005).

Reduction and aggregation of silver ions in tert-butanol.
Sarkar, A., Kapoor, S., Mukherjee, T., Res. Chem. Intermed. 31(9): 845-56 (2005).

One-electron redox reactions of troxerutin in aqueous solutions.
Sarkar, A., Biswas, N., Kapoor, S., Mahal, H.S., Nair, C.K.K., Mukherjee, T., Res. Chem. Intermed. 31(9): 857-66 (2005).

OH radical reactions with ethanolamines: Formation of reducing as well as oxidizing radicals.
Kishore, K., Dey, G.R., Mukherjee, T., Res. Chem. Intermed. 31(9): 875-84 (2005).

[60]Fullerene-perchlorotriphenylmethide anion triads. Synthesis and study of photoinduced intramolecular electron-transfer processes.
Chopin, S., Cousseau, J., Levillain, E., Rovira, C., Veciana, J., Sandanayaka, A.S.D., Araki, Y., Ito, O., J. Mater. Chem. 16(1): 112-21 (2006).

Photochemistry of 1,3,5-trithianes in solution - Steady-state and laser flash photolysis studies.
Janeba-Bartoszewicz, E., Hug, G.L., Andrzejewska, E., Marciniak, B., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 177(1): 17-23 (2006).

Photophysics and photochemistry of the 2,4,6-triphenyl-2-benzyl-2H-thiopyran versus 2H-pyran derivatives.
Favaro, G., Ortica, F., Elisei, F., Becker, R.S., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 177(1): 34-42 (2006).

Excited state hydrogen transfer in fluorphenol•ammonia clusters studied by two-color REMPI spectroscopy.
Tsuji, N., Ishiuchi, S., Sakai, M., Fujii, M., Ebata, T., Jouvet, C., Dedonder-Lardeux, C., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 8(1): 114-21 (2006).

A pulse radiolysis study of salicylic acid and 5-sulpho-salicylic acid in aqueous solutions.
Kishore, K., Mukherjee, T., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 75(1): 14-9 (2006).

Photochemistry of CS₂/Cl complexes - combined pulse radiolysis-laser flash photolysis studies.
Sumiyoshi, T., Nakayama, M., Fujiyoshi, R., Sawamura, S., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 75(1): 20-5 (2006).

Kinetic and spectral studies on transient species formed in pulse radiolysis of 2,6-diacetylpyridine in aqueous solutions.
Naik, D.B., Mukherjee, T., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 75(1): 42-7 (2006).

Decomposition of p-nonylphenols in water and elimination of their estrogen activities by ⁶⁰Co [gamma]-ray irradiation.
Kimura, A., Taguchi, M., Ohtani, Y., Takigami, M., Shimada, Y., Kojima, T., Hiratsuka, H., Namba, H., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 75(1): 61-9 (2006).

Pulse radiolysis studies of mangiferin: A C-glycosyl xanthone isolated from Mangifera indica.
Mishra, B., Priyadarsini, K.I., Sudheerkumar, M., Unnikrishhnan, M.K., Mohan, H., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 75(1): 70-7 (2006).

Radiation-induced degradation of aqueous 2,3-dihydroxynaphthalene.
Wasiewicz, M., Chmielewski, A.G., Getoff, N., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 75(2): 201-9 (2006).

Radiation-induced DNA double-strand breaks in dependence on protein concentration and under aerobic and anaerobic conditions.
Distel, L., Schwotzer, G., Schussler, H., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 75(2): 210-7 (2006).

Optical Spectra

NC₄NC₂: A new isomer of dicyanodiacetylene isolated in a cryogenic matrix.
Coupeaud, A., Pietri, N., Couturier-Tamburelli, I., Aycard, J.P., Chem. Phys. Lett. 416(4-6): 349-53 (2005).

Contrasting electroabsorbance behavior of two borderline class II/class III mixed-valence systems.
Dinolfo, P.H., Williams, R.D., Hupp, J.T., Chem. Phys. 319(1-3): 28-38 (2005).

Intramolecular energy transfer in pyrene-bodipy molecular dyads and triads.
Ziessel, R., Goze, C., Ulrich, G., Cesario, M., Retailleau, P., Harriman, A., Rostron, J.P., Chem.--Eur. J. 11(24): 7366-78 (2005).

Swift heavy ion irradiation effects on doped alkali halides.
Enculescu, M., J. Optoelectron. Adv. Mater. 7(6): 3047-56 (2005).

Syntheses, crystal structures and electronic properties of a series of copper(II) complexes with 3,5-halogen-substituted Schiff base ligands and their solutions.
Akitsu, T., Einaga, Y., Polyhedron 24(18): 2933-43 (2005).

Photoinduced amino-imino tautomerization reaction in 2-aminopyrimidine and its methyl derivatives with acetic acid.
Kitamura, T., Hikita, A., Ishikawa, H., Fujimoto, A., Spectrochim. Acta, Part A 62(4-5): 1157-64 (2005).

Dual fluorescence of diphenyl carbazide and benzanilide: Effect of solvents and pH on electronic spectra.
Sivakumar, K., Stalin, T., Rajendiran, N., Spectrochim. Acta, Part A 62(4-5): 991-9 (2005).

Electronically interacting single wall carbon nanotube-porphyrin nanohybrids.
Rahman, G.M.A., Guldi, D.M., Campidelli, S., Prato, M., J. Mater. Chem. 16(1): 62-5 (2006).

Dose dependences of the optical properties of fullerene films subjected to the electron irradiation.
Dmytrenko, O.P., Kulish, N.P., Belyi, N.M., Prylutskyy, Y.I., Poperenko, L.V., Stashchuk, V.S., Poroshin, V.G., Pavlenko, E.L., Shlapatskaya, V.V., Bernas, H., Scharff, P., Thin Solid Films 495(1-2): 365-7 (2006).

Thermodynamics

Photoinduced electron transfer between adamantanamine-(OCH₂CH₂)_n-phenothiazine and mono-6-p-nitrobenzoyl-[beta]-cyclodextrin.
Liu, T., Wei, Y.G., Wu, Q.H., Guo, Q.X., Res. Chem. Intermed. 31(9): 833-44 (2005).

Solvent effects on the photochemistry of dimethyl sulfoxide-Cl complexes studied by combined pulse radiolysis and laser flash photolysis.
Sumiyoshi, T., Minegishi, H., Fujiyoshi, R., Sawamura, S., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 75(2): 195-200 (2006).

ESR Studies

Photo-CIDNP experiments with an optimized presaturation pulse train, gated continuous illumination, and a background-nulling pulse grid.
Goez, M., Mok, K.H., Hore, P.J., J. Magn. Reson. 177(2): 236-46 (2005).

EPR studies on H-abstractions/spin-trapping reactions of new "magic blue" reagents with alcohols.
Lin, Z.H., Dou, H.Y., Li, J., Zhao, C.X., Res. Chem. Intermed. 31(9): 867-73 (2005).

EPR investigations on radiation induced chemical transformations in Pd(ClO₄)₂/i-PrOH/HClO₄ system from 77 to 300 K.
Tripathi, S.C., Kadam, R.M., Kumar, M., Mittal, J.P., Mishra, S.P., Spectrochim. Acta, Part A 62(4-5): 1107-13 (2005).

Stabilization and isomerization of radical cations generated by fast electron irradiation of unsaturated organic molecules in a solid argon matrix.
Feldman, V.I., Sukhov, F.F., Orlov, A.Y., Tyulpina, I.V., Ivanchenko, V.K., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 75(1): 106-14 (2006).

EPR investigations of gamma-irradiated ground black pepper.
Polovka, M., Brezova, V., Stasko, A., Mazur, M., Suhaj, M., Simko, P., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 75(2): 309-21 (2006).

Study on the EPR/dosimetric properties of some substituted alanines.
Gancheva, V., Sagstuen, E., Yordanov, N.D., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 75(2): 329-35 (2006).

Excited States

Photochemistry

Coumarinylmethyl esters for ultrafast release of high concentrations of cyclic nucleotides upon one- and two-photon photolysis.
Hagen, V., Dekowski, B., Nache, V., Schmidt, R., Geissler, D., Lorenz, D., Eichhorst, J., Keller, S., Kaneko, H., Benndorf, K., Wiesner, B., Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 44(48): 7887-91 (2005).

Photoinduced oxygen transfer and double-linkage isomerism in a cis-(NO)(NO₂) transition-metal complex by photocrystallography, FT-IR spectroscopy and DFT calculations.
Kovalevsky, A.Y., King, G., Bagley, K.A., Coppens, P., Chem.--Eur. J. 11(24): 7254-64 (2005).

Protonation, deprotonation, and protonation: Conjugated photochemical reactions of ferrocenylazophenol.
Men, Y., Korupoju, S.R., Kurihara, M., Mizutani, J., Nishihara, H., Chem.--Eur. J. 11(24): 7322-7 (2005).

Effect of laser irradiation during B ion implantation into diamond.
Tsubouchi, N., Ogura, M., Kato, H., Ri, S.G., Watanabe, H., Horino, Y., Okushi, H., Diamond Relat. Mater. 14(11-12): 1969-72 (2005).

Synthesis and photochromic reactivity of macromolecules incorporating four dithienylethene units.
Jung, I., Choi, H., Kim, E., Lee, C.H., Kang, S.O., Ko, J., Tetrahedron 61(52): 12256-63 (2005).

2-Phospha- and 2,3-oxaphosphabicyclo[2.2.2]octenes - Synthesis and fragmentation to low-coordinated species.
Jankowski, S., Huben, K., Curr. Org. Chem. 10(1): 79-92 (2006).

Synthesis and application of new N-heterocyclic carbene ruthenium complexes in catalysis: A case study.
Delaude, L., Demonceau, A., Noels, A.F., Curr. Org. Chem. 10(2): 203-15 (2006).

Non-catalytic remediation of aqueous solutions by microwave-assisted photolysis in the presence of H₂O₂.
Klan, P., Vavrik, M., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 177(1): 24-33 (2006).

Radiation Chemistry

Formation and decay of biphenyl at consecutive radiolytic dechlorination of pentachlorobiphenyl in aqueous solution.
Ponomarev, A.V., Makarov, I.E., Kim, Y.R., Han, B.S., Mendeleev Commun. (6): 246-8 (2005).

[gamma]-Radiolysis of aqueous 2-chloroanisole.
Quint, R.M., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 75(1): 34-41 (2006).

[gamma]-Radiolysis of benzophenone aqueous solution at elevated temperatures up to supercritical condition.
Miyazaki, T., Katsumura, Y., Lin, M.Z., Muroya, Y., Kudo, H., Asano, M., Yoshida, M., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 75(2): 218-28 (2006).

Catalytic conversion of CO₂-CH₄ mixture into synthetic gas - Effect of electron-beam radiation.
Kim, J.C., Getoff, N., Jun, J., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 75(2): 243-6 (2006).

Cerium (IV) molybdate cation exchanger: Synthesis, properties and ion separation capabilities.
Nilchi, A., Maalek, B., Khanchi, A., Maragheh, M.G., Bagheri, A., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 75(2): 301-8 (2006).

Multiphase Systems

Photocatalytic activity and interfacial carrier transfer of Ag-TiO₂ nanoparticle films.
Xin, B.F., Ren, Z.Y., Hu, H.Y., Zhang, X.Y., Dong, C.L., Shi, K.Y., Jing, L.Q., Fu, H.G., Appl. Surf. Sci. 252(5): 2050-5 (2005).

Photoinduced electron transfer in a donor-acceptor dyad oriented by an aligned nematic liquid crystal solvent.
Sinks, L., Fuller, M.J., Liu, W.H., Ahrens, M.J., Wasielewski, M.R., Chem. Phys. 319(1-3): 226-34 (2005).

Kinetic and DFT studies on the photoinduced desorption of sulfur from gold nanoparticles loaded on titanium dioxide.
Kiyonaga, T., Mitsui, T., Soejima, T., Ito, S., Tada, H., Kawahara, T., Akita, T., Tanaka, K., Kobayashi, H., ChemPhysChem 6(12): 2508-12 (2005).

Radiolysis of confined water: Hydrogen production at a high dose rate.
Le Caer, S., Rotureau, P., Brunet, F., Charpentier, T., Blain, G., Renault, J.P., Mialocq, J.C., ChemPhysChem 6(12): 2585-96 (2005).

Bonding defects and optical band gaps of DLC films deposited by microwave surface-wave plasma CVD.
Adhikary, S., Tian, X.M., Adhikari, S., Omer, A.M.M., Uchida, H., Umeno, M., Diamond Relat. Mater. 14(11-12): 1832-4 (2005).

Nitrogen incorporated diamond-like carbon films by microwave surface wave plasma CVD.
Tian, X.M., Adhikari, S., Adhikary, S., Uchida, H., Umeno, M., Soga, T., Jimbo, T., Diamond Relat. Mater. 14(11-12): 1839-42 (2005).

Nano- and microscopic surface wrinkles of linearly increasing heights prepared by periodic precipitation.
Smoukov, S.K., Bitner, A., Campbell, C.J., Kandere-Grzybowska, K., Grzybowski, B.A., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 127(50): 17803-7 (2005).

Transparent TiO₂ sol nanocrystallites mediated homogeneous-like photocatalytic reaction and hydrosol recycling process.
Xie, Y.B., Yuan, C.W., J. Mater. Sci. 40(24): 6375-83 (2005).

VUV and IR absorption spectra induced in H₂-loaded and UV hyper-sensitized standard germanosilicate preform plates through exposure to ArF laser light.
Lancry, M., Poumellec, B., Niay, P., Douay, M., Cordier, P., Depecker, C., J. Non-Cryst. Solids 351(52-54): 3773-83 (2005).

Growth of heavy ion-induced nanodots at the SiO₂-Si interface: Correlation with ultrathin gate oxide reliability.
Touboul, A.D., Carlotti, J.F., Marinoni, M., Caussanel, M., Ramonda, M., Guasch, C., Bruguier, G., Bonnet, J., Saigne, F., Gasiot, J., J. Non-Cryst. Solids 351(52-54): 3834-8 (2005).

The role of arsenic in the irreversible photoinduced transformations in vacuum deposited a-As_xS_100-x thin films.
Dikova, J., J. Optoelectron. Adv. Mater. 7(6): 2945-52 (2005).

The influence of UV irradiation on magneto-optical effects in azo-derivative doped liquid crystals.
Motoc, C., Iacobescu, G., J. Optoelectron. Adv. Mater. 7(6): 3111-20 (2005).

Photo-induced CdS nanoparticles growth.
Taghavinia, N., Irajizad, A., Mahdavi, S.M., Rezaesmaili, M., Phys. E (Amsterdam, Neth.) 30(1-2): 114-9 (2005).

Titanium-dioxide-mediated photocatalysed reaction of selected organic systems.
Qamar, M., Muneer, M., Bahnemann, D., Res. Chem. Intermed. 31(9): 807-17 (2005).

Surfactant aggregates hosting a photoresponsive amphiphile: structure and photoinduced conformational changes.
Bonini, M., Berti, D., DiMeglio, J.M., Almgren, M., Teixeira, J., Baglioni, P., Soft Matter 1(6): 444-54 (2005).

Photophysical studies of some dyes in aqueous solution of triton X-100.
Bhowmik, B.B., Ganguly, P., Spectrochim. Acta, Part A 62(4-5): 808-13 (2005).

Chemical adsorption of phosgene on TiO₂ and its effect on the photocatalytic oxidation of trichloroethylene.
Joung, S.K., Amemiya, T., Murabayashi, M., Cai, R., Itoh, K., Surf. Sci. 598(1-3): 174-84 (2005).

Atomic layer deposition of TiO_2-xN_x thin films for photocatalytic applications.
Pore, V., Heikkila, M., Ritala, M., Leskela, M., Areva, S., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 177(1): 68-75 (2006).

Microstructural and chemical analysis performed by HRTEM and EDS on YBa₂Cu₃O_7-x/Ag films irradiated with electrons.
Galvan, D.H., Hirata, G.A., Adem, E., Mater. Sci. Eng., B 126(1): 28-32 (2006).

Characterization of nitrogen-implanted TiO₂ nanostructured films.
Zhou, H., Tesfamichael, T., Bell, J.M., Prince, K., Mater. Sci. Eng., B 126(1): 44-8 (2006).

Photochemistry of cyclohexane on Cu(111).
Yamaguchi, D., Matsumoto, T., Watanabe, K., Takagi, N., Matsumoto, Y., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 8(1): 179-85 (2006).

Mixed TiO₂-SiO₂ mesostructured thin films.
Bosc, F., Ayral, A., Guizard, C., Thin Solid Films 495(1-2): 252-6 (2006).

Preparation of ultra-thin films of DNA bases with laser light at 157 mm.
Sarantopoulou, E., Kollia, Z., Cefalas, A.C., Samardzija, Z., Kobe, S., Thin Solid Films 495(1-2): 45-50 (2006).

Hydrophilic and photocatalytic properties of the SiO₂/TiO₂ double layers.
Nakamura, M., Thin Solid Films 496(1): 131-5 (2006).

Preparation of anatase TiO₂ thin films by vacuum are plasma evaporation.
Miyata, T., Tsukada, S., Minami, T., Thin Solid Films 496(1): 136-40 (2006).

Polymers

Modulation of refractive index and thickness of poly(methyl methacrylate) thin films with UV irradiation and heat treatment.
Yu, J.M., Tao, X.M., Tam, H.Y., Demokan, M.S., Appl. Surf. Sci. 252(5): 1283-92 (2005).

Short-time plasma surface modification of HDPE powder in a Plasma Downer Reactor - process, wettability improvement and ageing effects.
Arpagaus, C., Rossi, A., von Rohr, P.R., Appl. Surf. Sci. 252(5): 1581-95 (2005).

Research trends in photochromism: Control of photochromism in rigid polymer matrices and other advances.
Evans, R.A., Such, G.K., Aust. J. Chem. 58(12): 825-30 (2005).

High pressure photoinduced polymerization of the orthorhombic polymeric phase of C-60.
Meletov, K.P., Davydov, V.A., Rakhmanina, A.V., Agafonov, V., Kourouklis, G.A., Chem. Phys. Lett. 416(4-6): 220-4 (2005).

Modification of cellulosic membranes by [gamma]-radiation: Effect on electrochemical parameters and protein adsorption.
Vazquez, M.I., de Lara, R., Galan, P., Benavente, J., Colloids Surf., A 270: 245-51 (2005).

Direct nano-patterning methods using nonlinear absorption in photopolymerization induced by a femtosecond laser.
Park, S.H., Lim, T.W., Yang, D.Y., Yi, S.W., Kong, H.J., Lee, K.S., Int. J. Nonlinear Opt. Phys. 14(3): 331-40 (2005).

Rotational properties of micro-slabs driven by linearly-polarized light.
Lin, C.L., Wang, I., Pierre, M., Colombier, I., Andraud, C., Baldeck, P.L., Int. J. Nonlinear Opt. Phys. 14(3): 375-82 (2005).

Different energy transfer behaviors of poly (9-vinylcabazole) and polyfluorene derivative thin films upon doping with triplet emitters.
Chang, J., An, J., Im, C., Kim, Y.K., J. Korean Phys. Soc. 47(6): 1028-34 (2005).

Asymmetric membranes from polystirene/polyolefin blends.
Chiriac, M.E., Chiriac, V., Vasile, C., Pascu, M., J. Optoelectron. Adv. Mater. 7(6): 2895-900 (2005).

Photoinitiated cationic polymerization of substituted vinylcyclopropanes.
Al-Doaiss, A.A., Gunther, W., Klemm, E., Stadermann, D., Macromol. Chem. Phys. 206(23): 2348-53 (2005).

UV-induced modification of conjugated polymers using gaseous organosilanes.
Buchgraber, C., Spanring, J., Kern, W., Pogantsch, A., Macromol. Chem. Phys. 206(23): 2362-72 (2005).

Synthesis and characterization of poly(aryl ether) dendritic structures functionalized with coumarin derivatives.
Aydinli, M., Tutas, M., Atasoy, B., Bozdemir, O.A., React. Funct. Polym. 65(3): 317-27 (2005).

Spectral image adaptation and visual experience of DBA/PMMA.
Bayrakceken, F., Ari, F., Telatar, Z., Spectrochim. Acta, Part A 62(4-5): 1151-6 (2005).

Heats of adsorption of Pb on pristine and electron-irradiated poly(methyl methacrylate) by microcalorimetry.
Diaz, S.F., Zhu, J.F., Harris, J.J.W., Goetsch, P., Merte, L.R., Campbell, C.T., Surf. Sci. 598(1-3): 22-34 (2005).

Photocurable biodegradable poly([epsilon]-caprolactone)/poly(ethylene glycol) multiblock copolymers showing shape-memory properties.
Nagata, M., Kitazima, I., Colloid Polym. Sci. 284(4): 380-6 (2006).

Novel multi-branched two-photon polymerization initiators of ketocoumarin derivatives.
Zhao, Y.X., Li, X., Wu, F.P., Fang, X.Y., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 177(1): 12-6 (2006).

Adsorption of methyl violet in aqueous solutions by poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone-co-methacrylic acid) hydrogels.
Solpan, D., Kolge, Z., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 75(1): 120-8 (2006).

Characterization of gamma-irradiated polyethylene terephthalate by liquid-chromatography-mass-spectrometry (LC-MS) with atmospheric-pressure chemical ionization (APCI).
Buchalla, R., Begley, T.H., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 75(1): 129-37 (2006).

Radiation-induced grafting of binary monomers containing HALS onto polypropylene.
Wang, H.L., Chen, W.X., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 75(1): 138-48 (2006).

Gamma irradiation of yellow and blue colorants in polystyrene packaging materials.
Komolprasert, V., Diel, T., Sadler, G., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 75(1): 149-60 (2006).

Preirradiation grafting of acrylonitrile onto polypropylene monofilament for biomedical applications: I. Influence of synthesis conditions.
Gupta, B., Jain, R., Anjum, N., Singh, H., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 75(1): 161-7 (2006).

Study on grafting of different types of acrylic monomers onto natural rubber by [gamma]-rays.
Dafader, N.C., Haque, M.E., Akhtar, F., Ahmad, M.U., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 75(1): 168-72 (2006).

Effect of electron beam irradiation on the structural properties of poly(vinyl alcohol) formulations with triphenyl tetrazolium chloride dye (TTC).
Ali, Z.I., Said, H.M., Ali, H.E., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 75(1): 53-60 (2006).

Effect of electron-irradiation on cross-link density and crystalline structure of low- and high-density polyethylene.
Khonakdar, H.A., Jafari, S.H., Wagenknecht, U., Jehnichen, D., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 75(1): 78-86 (2006).

Electron beam performance in the novel solventless LDPE-NVP surface grafting system.
Mirzataheri, M., Morshedian, J., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 75(2): 236-42 (2006).

Study of irradiation effect on positronium formation in polypropylene.
Yu, R.S., Suzuki, T., Djourelov, N., Ito, Y., Kondo, K., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 75(2): 247-52 (2006).

Crystalline structure of polypropylene in blends with thermoplastic elastomers after electron beam irradiation.
Steller, R., Zuchowska, D., Meissner, W., Paukszta, D., Garbarczyk, J., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 75(2): 259-67 (2006).

A novel calorimetry technique for monitoring electron beam curing of polymer resins.
Chen, J.H., Johnston, A., Petrescue, L., Hojjati, M., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 75(2): 336-49 (2006).

Effect of 200 keV proton irradiation on the properties of methyl silicone rubber.
Zhang, L.X., Xu, Z., Wei, Q., He, S.Y., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 75(2): 350-5 (2006).

Biological & Medical Aspects

Electron capture dissociation of O-glycosylated peptides: radical site-induced fragmentation of glycosidic bonds.
Mormann, M., Paulsen, H., Peter-Katalinic, J., Eur. J. Mass Spectrom. 11(5): 497-511 (2005).

Structural characterisation of tyrosine-nitrated peptides by ultraviolet and infrared matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry.
Petre, B.A., Youhnovski, N., Lukkari, J., Weber, R., Przybylski, M., Eur. J. Mass Spectrom. 11(5): 513-8 (2005).

Collective behavior of Franck-Condon excited states and energy transfer in DNA double helices.
Markovitsi, D., Onidas, D., Gustavsson, T., Talbot, F., Lazzarotto, E., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 127(49): 17130-1 (2005).

Photochemically induced dynamic nuclear polarization in a C450A mutant of the LOV2 domain of the Avena sativa blue-light receptor phototropin.
Richter, G., Weber, S., Romisch, W., Bacher, A., Fischer, M., Eisenreich, W., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 127(49): 17245-52 (2005).

Sequence dependence of charge transport through DNA domains.
Shao, F.W., Augustyn, K., Barton, J.K., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 127(49): 17445-52 (2005).

Photochemical stability of collagen/poly(ethylene oxide) blends.
Sionkowska, A., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 177(1): 61-7 (2006).

Radiation driven collapse of protein crystals.
Bastien, S., Robinson, I.K., J. Synchrotron Radiat. 13: 1-7 (2006).

Accelerated larvae development of Ascaris lumbricoides eggs with ultraviolet radiation.
Aladawi, M.A., Albarodi, H., Hammoudeh, A., Shamma, M., Sharabi, N., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 75(1): 115-9 (2006).

Enhanced mass transfer during solid-liquid extraction of gamma-irradiated red beetroot.
Nayak, C.A., Chethana, S., Rastogi, N.K., Raghavarao, K.S.M.S., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 75(1): 173-8 (2006).

Study of the effect of dose-rate on radiation-induced damage to human erythrocytes.
Krokosz, A., Koziczak, R.N., Gonciarz, M., Szweda-Lewandowska, Z., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 75(1): 98-105 (2006).

Temperature effects on egg shells investigated by XRD, IR and ESR techniques.
Engin, B., Demirtas, H., Eken, M., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 75(2): 268-77 (2006).

Assessment of electron beam-induced DNA damage in larvae of chestnut weevil, Curculio sikkimensis (Heller) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) using comet assay.
Todoriki, S., Hasan, M., Miyanoshita, A., Imamura, T., Hayashi, T., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 75(2): 292-6 (2006).

Solar Energy

Diphenylmethanofullerenes: New and efficient acceptors in bulk-heterojunction solar cells.
Riedel, I., von Hauff, E., Parisi, H., Martin, N., Giacalone, F., Dyakonov, V., Adv. Funct. Mater. 15(12): 1979-87 (2005).

Efficient organic heterojunction photovoltaic cells based on triplet materials.
Shao, Y., Yang, Y., Adv. Mater. (Weinheim, Ger.) 17(23): 2841-4 (2005).

Crystal structure and optical properties of (Ga_1-xZn_x)(N_1-xO_x) oxynitride photocatalyst (x=0.13).
Yashima, M., Maeda, K., Teramura, K., Takata, T., Domen, K., Chem. Phys. Lett. 416(4-6): 225-8 (2005).

Organization of supramolecular assemblies of fullerene, porphyrin and fluorescein dye derivatives on TiO₂ nanoparticles for light energy conversion.
Hasobe, T., Hattori, S., Kamat, P.V., Urano, Y., Umezawa, N., Nagano, T., Fukuzumi, S., Chem. Phys. 319(1-3): 243-52 (2005).

Host-guest interactions in the supramolecular incorporation of fullerenes into tailored holes on porphyrin-modified gold nanoparticles in molecular photovoltaics.
Imahori, H., Fujimoto, A., Kang, S., Hotta, H., Yoshida, K., Umeyama, T., Matano, Y., Isoda, S., Isosomppi, M., Tkachenko, N.V., Lemmetyinen, H., Chem.--Eur. J. 11(24): 7265-75 (2005).

Bismuth-copper vanaclate BiCu₂VO₆ as a novel photocatalyst for efficient visible-light-driven oxygen evolution.
Liu, H.M., Nakamura, R., Nakato, Y., ChemPhysChem 6(12): 2499-502 (2005).

Adsorption characteristics of Ru(II) dye on carbon nanotubes for organic solar cell.
Lee, T.Y., Yoo, J.B., Diamond Relat. Mater. 14(11-12): 1888-90 (2005).

Oxidative energy storage ability of a TiO₂-Ni(OH)₂ bilayer photocatalyst.
Takahashi, Y., Tatsuma, T., Langmuir 21(26): 12357-61 (2005).

Structural control at the organic-solid interface.
Braunschweig, A.B., Northrop, B.H., Stoddart, J.F., J. Mater. Chem. 16(1): 32-44 (2006).

Poly(2,7-carbazole) and perylene tetracarboxydiimide: a promising donor/acceptor pair for polymer solar cells.
Li, J.L., Dierschke, F., Wu, J.S., Grimsdale, A.C., Mullen, K., J. Mater. Chem. 16(1): 96-100 (2006).

Hybrid photovoltaic devices of polymer and ZnO nanofiber composites.
Olson, D.C., Piris, J., Collins, R.T., Shaheen, S.E., Ginley, D.S., Thin Solid Films 496(1): 26-9 (2006).

Industrial & Environmental Applications

Nanosize and bimodal porous polyoxotungstate-anatase TiO₂ composites: Preparation and photocatalytic degradation of organophosphorus pesticide using visible-light excitation.
Li, L., Wu, Q.Y., Guo, Y.H., Hu, C.W., Microporous Mesoporous Mater. 87(1): 1-9 (2005).

Photochemical template removal and spatial patterning of zeolite MFI thin films using UV/ozone treatment.
Li, Q.H., Amweg, M.L., Yee, C.K., Navrotsky, A., Parikh, A.N., Microporous Mesoporous Mater. 87(1): 45-51 (2005).

Application of slurry type photocatalytic oxidation-submerged hollow fiber microfiltration hybrid system for the degradation of bisphenol A (BPA).
Thiruvenkatachari, R., Kwon, T.O., Moon, I.S., Sep. Sci. Technol. 40(14): 2871-88 (2005).

Comparison of the photocatalytic and photoelectrocatalytic decolorization of methyl orange on sputtered TiO₂ thin films.
Su, Y.F., Chou, T.C., Z. Naturforsch., B: Chem. Sci. 60(11): 1158-67 (2005).

Optimised photocatalytic activity of grid-like mesoporous TiO₂ films: effect of crystallinity, pore size distribution, and pore accessibility.
Sakatani, Y., Grosso, D., Nicole, L., Boissiere, C., SolerIllia, G.J.D.A., Sanchez, C., J. Mater. Chem. 16(1): 77-82 (2006).

Uncertainties in low [gamma]-dose determinations by means of ESR using the biomaterial modem coral reef.
Hassan, G.M., Sharaf, M.A., Radiat. Meas. 41(1): 48-54 (2006).

Characteristics and fluidic properties of porous monoliths prepared by radiation-induced polymerization for Lab-on-a-Chip applications.
Chuda, K., Jasik, J., Carlier, J., Tabourier, P., Druon, C., Coqueret, X., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 75(1): 26-33 (2006).

Changes in physicochemical and mechanical properties of [gamma]-irradiated polypropylene syringes as a function of irradiation dose.
Fintzou, A.T., Badeka, A.V., Kontominas, M.G., Riganakos, K.A., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 75(1): 87-97 (2006).

In vitro progesterone release from [gamma]-irradiated cross-linked polydimethylsiloxane.
Mashak, A., Taghizadeh, S.M., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 75(2): 229-35 (2006).

Adsorption of hazardous ions from radioactive waste on chelating cloth filter.
Othman, S.H., Sohsah, M.A., Ghoneim, M.M., Sokkar, H.H., Badawy, S.M., El-Anadouli, B.E., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 75(2): 278-85 (2006).

Radiation-induced decomposition and decoloration of reactive dyes in the presence of H₂O₂.
Wang, M., Yang, R.Y., Wang, W.F., Shen, Z.Q., Bian, S.W., Zhu, Z.Y., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 75(2): 286-91 (2006).

Effect of irradiation and storage on the antioxidative activity of cashew nuts.
Sajilata, M.G., Singhal, R.S., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 75(2): 297-300 (2006).

Effect of [gamma]-irradiation on volatile compounds of dried Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum L.).
Gyawali, R., Seo, H.Y., Lee, H.J., Song, H.P., Kim, D.H., Byun, M.W., Kim, K.S., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 75(2): 322-8 (2006).

TiO₂ thin-films on polymer substrates and their photocatalytic activity.
Yang, J.H., Han, Y.S., Choy, J.H., Thin Solid Films 495(1-2): 266-71 (2006).

Photocatalytically active TiO₂ thin films produced by surfactant-assisted sol-gel processing.
Cernigoj, U., Stangar, U.L., Trebse, P., Krasovec, U.O., Gross, S., Thin Solid Films 495(1-2): 327-32 (2006).

Crystallinity and photocatalytic activity of TiO2 films deposited by reactive sputtering with radio frequency substrate bias.
Song, P.K., Irie, Y., Shigesato, Y., Thin Solid Films 496(1): 121-5 (2006).

Photocatalytic TiO₂ films deposited by reactive magnetron sputtering with unipolar pulsing and plasma emission control systems.
Ohno, S., Takasawa, N., Sato, Y., Yoshikawa, M., Suzuki, K., Frach, P., Shigesato, Y., Thin Solid Films 496(1): 126-30 (2006).

Theoretical Studies

A priori evaluation of the solvent contribution to the reorganization energy accompanying intramolecular electron transfer: Predicting the nature of the Creutz-Taube ion.
Reimers, J.R., Cai, Z.L., Hush, N.S., Chem. Phys. 319(1-3): 39-51 (2005).

Molecular simulations of outersphere reorganization energies for intramolecular electron and hole transfer in polar solvents.
Leontyev, I.V., Tovmash, A.V., Vener, M.V., Rostov, I.V., Basilevsky, M.V., Chem. Phys. 319(1-3): 4-15 (2005).

Kinetic equations for exactly solvable models of a geminate reaction in the presence of scavengers.
Kipriyanov, A.A., Fedorenko, S.G., Doktorov, A.B., Chem. Phys. 320(1): 9-20 (2005).

Hydrogen generation in nitric acid solutions of plutonium.
Silver, G.L., Anderson-Cook, C.M., J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem. 266(3): 373-6 (2005).

QM/MM investigation of the hydrogen-bonding interactions in putative K and early-M intermediates of the bacteriorhodopsin photocycle.
Bondar, A.N., Smith, J.C., Fischer, S.K., Phase Transitions 78(9-11): 671-5 (2005).

Response to comment on "Characterization of excess electrons in water-cluster anions by quantum simulations" - Response.
Tononi, G., Massimini, M., Science (Washington, D. C.) 310(5755): 1769 (2005).

Comment on "Characterization of excess electrons in water-cluster anions by quantum simulations".
Verlet, J.R.R., Bragg, A.E., Kammrath, A., Cheshnovsky, O., Neumark, D.M., Science (Washington, D. C.) 310(5755): 1769b (2005).

Response to comment on "Characterization of excess electrons in water-cluster anions by quantum simulations".
Turi, L., Sheu, W.S., Rossky, P.J., Science (Washington, D. C.) 310(5755): 1769c (2005).

Complete photo-induced breakup of the H₂ molecule as a probe of molecular electron correlation.
Vanroose, W., Martin, F., Rescigno, T.N., McCurdy, C.W., Science (Washington, D. C.) 310(5755): 1787-9 (2005).

Computation of vertical excitation energies of retinal and analogs: Scope and limitations.
Lopez, C.S., Faza, O.N., Estevez, S.L., de Lera, A.R., J. Comput. Chem. 27(1): 116-23 (2006).

Inelastic collision processes of low-energy protons in liquid water.
Date, H., Sutherland, K.L., Hayashi, T., Matsuzaki, Y., Kiyanagi, Y., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 75(2): 179-87 (2006).

Reviews

Organic chemistry in water.
Li, C.J., Chen, L., Chem. Soc. Rev. 35(1): 68-82 (2006).