NDRL Radiation Chemistry Data Center Recent Papers in Radiation and Photochemistry 03/03/06 #06_04

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

Synthesis and photophysical studies of new porphyrin-phthalocyanine dyads with hindered rotation.
Tome, J.P.C., Pereira, A.M.V.M., Alonso, C.M.A., Neves, M.G.P.M.S., Tome, A.C., Silva, A.M.S., Cavaleiro, J.A.S., Martinez-Diaz, M.V., Torres, T., Rahman, G.M.A., Guldi, D.M., Eur. J. Org. Chem. (1): 257-67 (2005).

Nitric oxide production by visible light irradiation of aqueous solution of nitrosyl ruthenium complexes.
Sauaia, M.G., de Lima, R.G., Tedesco, A.C., da Silva, R.S., Inorg. Chem. 44(26): 9946-51 (2005).

Oxidation of thioglycolate by [Os(phen)₃]³⁺: an unusual example of redox-mediated aromatic substitution.
Hung, M.L., Stanbury, D.M., Inorg. Chem. 44(26): 9952-60 (2005).

Long time scale blinking kinetics of cyanine fluorophores conjugated to DNA and its effect on Forster resonance energy transfer - art. no. 224708.
Sabanayagam, C.R., Eid, J.S., Meller, A., J. Chem. Phys. 123: 224708 (2005).

Vibrational energy flow rates for cis- and trans-stilbene isomers in solution.
Cox, M.J., Crim, F.F., J. Phys. Chem. A 109(51): 11673-8 (2005).

Spectroscopy and femtosecond dynamics of 7-N,N-diethylamino-3-hydroxyflavone. The correlation of dipole moments among various states to rationalize the excited-state proton transfer reaction.
Cheng, Y.M., Pu, S.C., Yu, Y.C., Chou, P.T., Huang, C.H., Chen, C.T., Li, T.H., Hu, W.P., J. Phys. Chem. A 109(51): 11696-706 (2005).

Rate constant and activation energy measurement for the reaction of atomic hydrogen with thiocyanate and azide in aqueous solution.
Mezyk, S.P., Bartels, D.M., J. Phys. Chem. A 109(51): 11823-7 (2005).

Relaxation dynamics of 2,7-and 3,6-distyrylcarbazoles in solutions and in solid films: Mechanism for efficient nonradiative deactivation in the 3,6-linked carbazole.
Wang, T.T., Chung, S.M., Wu, F.I., Shu, C.F., Diau, E.W.G., J. Phys. Chem. B 109(50): 23827-35 (2005).

Probing the contribution of electronic coupling to the directionality of electron transfer in photosynthetic reaction centers.
Kirmaier, C., Bautista, J.A., Laible, P.D., Hanson, D.K., Holten, D., J. Phys. Chem. B 109(50): 24160-72 (2005).

Radical scavenging and catalytic activity of metal-phenolic complexes.
Mahal, H.S., Kapoor, S., Satpati, A.K., Mukherjee, T., J. Phys. Chem. B 109(50): 24197-202 (2005).

Conformational and photophysical studies on porphyrin-containing donor-bridge-acceptor compounds. Charge separation in micellar nanoreactors.
Martinez-Junza, V., Rizzi, A., Jolliffe, K.A., Head, N.J., Paddon-Row, M.N., Braslavsky, S.E., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 7(24): 4114-25 (2005).

Pulse radiolysis study of I^- oxidation with radical anions Cl₂^•- in an aqueous solution.
Ershov, B.G., Janata, E., Gordeev, A.V., Russ. Chem. Bull. 54(6): 1378-82 (2005).

Kinetics of radical formation and decay in photooxidation of 4-halophenols sensitized by 4-carboxybenzophenone in aqueous solutions.
Sultimova, N.B., Levin, P.P., Chaikovskaya, O.N., Russ. Chem. Bull. 54(6): 1439-44 (2005).

Fullerene non-linear excited state absorption induced by gold nanoparticles light harvesting.
Amendola, V., Mattei, G., Cusan, C., Prato, M., Meneghetti, M., Synth. Met. 155(2): 283-6 (2005).

Optical Spectra

Controlling emission energy, self-quenching, and excimer formation in highly luminescent N^C^N-coordinated platinum(II) complexes.
Farley, S.J., Rochester, D.L., Thompson, A.L., Howard, J.A.K., Williams, J.A.G., Inorg. Chem. 44(26): 9690-703 (2005).

A spectroscopic study of the wavelength-dependent photoisomerizations of bilirubins bound to human serum albumin.
Mazzoni, M., Agati, G., Pratesi, R., Persico, M., J. Opt. A: Pure Appl. Opt. 7(12): 742-7 (2005).

Excited state properties of [Pd⁰(NHC)(quinone)]₂ with NHC=1,3-bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene and quinone=1,4-naphthoquinone.
Kunkely, H., Vogler, A., J. Organomet. Chem. 690(24-25): 6051-3 (2005).

Reaction path of UV photolysis of matrix isolated acetyl cyanide: Formation and identification of ketenes, zwitterion, and keteneimine intermediates.
Guennoun, Z., Couturier-Tamburelli, I., Combes, S., Aycard, J.P., Pietri, N., J. Phys. Chem. A 109(51): 11733-41 (2005).

Coordination of ScO⁺ and YO⁺ by multiple Ar, Kr, and Xe atoms in noble gas matrixes: A matrix isolation infrared spectroscopic and theoretical study.
Zhao, Y.Y., Gong, Y., Chen, M.H., Ding, C.F., Zhou, M.F., J. Phys. Chem. A 109(51): 11765-70 (2005).

Photochromic behavior and diastereomeric isomerism in [([eta]⁶-spirobenzopyran)RuCp*]PF₆.
Moriuchi, A., Uchida, K., Inagaki, A., Akita, M., Organometallics 24(26): 6382-92 (2005).

Photoinduced intramolecular charge transfer to meta position of benzene ring in 6-aminophthalides.
Karpiuk, J., Svartsov, Y.N., Nowacki, J., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 7(24): 4070-81 (2005).

A matrix isolation study of the C_s symmetric OCNO(X ²A″) radical.
Jamieson, C.S., Mebel, A.M., Kaiser, R.I., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 7(24): 4089-95 (2005).

Chemical reactions in the xenon-acetylene systems irradiated with fast electrons at 16 K: formation of xenon-containing molecules and radicals.
Feldman, V.I., Sukhov, F.F., Orlov, A.Y., Tyulpina, I.V., Logacheva, E.A., Tyurin, D.A., Russ. Chem. Bull. 54(6): 1458-66 (2005).

Photochromic properties of the bichromophore spirooxazine and its complexes with metal cations.
Strokach, Y.P., Valova, T.M., Barachevskii, V.A., Shienok, A.I., Marevtsev, V.S., Russ. Chem. Bull. 54(6): 1477-80 (2005).

ERRATUM: Ferromagnetism and its photo-induced effect in 2D iron mixed-valence complex coupled with photochromic spiropyran (Vol 153, pg 473, 2005).
Kashima, I., Okubo, M., Ono, Y., Itoi, M., Kida, N., Hikita, M., Enomoto, M., Kojima, N., Synth. Met. 155(3): 702-6 (2005).

Effect of annealing and gamma irradiation on undoped and Eu³⁺-doped Y₂SiO₅ single crystals.
Pang, H.Y., Zhao, G.J., Su, L.B., Jie, M.Y., He, X.M., Xu, J., J. Cryst. Growth 286(1): 126-30 (2006).

Thermodynamics

Photochemical and complexation studies for new fluorescent and colored chelator.
Ohshima, A., Momotake, A., Arai, T., Sci. Technol. Adv. Mater. 6(6): 633-43 (2005).

ESR Studies

Excited States

Effects of stain etchant composition on the photoluminescence and morphology of porous silicon.
Nahidi, M., Kolasinski, K.W., J. Electrochem. Soc. 153(1): C19-C26 (2006).

Photochemistry

Synthesis of the tricyclic core of solanoeclepin a through intramolecular [2+2] photocycloaddition of an allene butenolide.
Hue, B.T.B., Dijkink, J., Kuiper, S., van Schaik, S., van Maarseveen, J.H., Hiemstra, H., Eur. J. Org. Chem. (1): 127-37 (2005).

Unusual, bifurcated photoreactivity of a rhenium(I) carbonyl complex of triethynylphosphine.
Hightower, S.E., Corcoran, R.C., Sullivan, B.P., Inorg. Chem. 44(26): 9601-3 (2005).

Light-induced properties of ruthenium-doped Bi₄Ge₃O₁₂ crystals - art. no. 113527.
Marinova, V., Lin, S.H., Hsu, K.Y., J. Appl. Phys. 98: 113527 (2005).

Pentafluorophenyl transfer: A new group-transfer reaction in organoborate salts.
Hewavitharanage, P., Danilov, E.O., Neckers, D.C., J. Org. Chem. 70(26): 10653-9 (2005).

Syntheses, structures, and photoisomerization of (E)- and (Z)-2-tert-butyl-9-(2,2,2-triphenylethylidene)fluorene.
Barr, J.W., Bell, T.W., Catalano, V.J., Cline, J.I., Phillips, D.J., Procupez, I., J. Phys. Chem. A 109(51): 11650-4 (2005).

The mechanism of photochemical 1,3-silyl migration of allylsilane.
Takahashi, M., J. Phys. Chem. A 109(51): 11902-6 (2005).

Photoinduced metalation of nonactivated C-Cl bonds with samarium diiodide: Synthesis of alkenes with high (Z)-selectivity through [beta]-elimination reactions.
Concellon, J.M., Rodriguez-Solla, H., Simal, C., Huerta, M., Org. Lett. 7(26): 5833-5 (2005).

Controllable snail-paced light in biological bacteriorhodopsin thin film - art. no. 253601.
Wu, P.F., Rao, D.V.G.L.N., Phys. Rev. Lett. 95: 253601 (2005).

Light-induced creation of hydrogen-pairs in a-Si:H.
Morigaki, K., Hikita, H., Solid State Commun. 136(11-12): 616-20 (2005).

The photochemical reactivity of the "photo-inert" tungsten (Fischer) carbene complexes.
Fernandez, I., Sierra, M.A., Gomez-Gallego, M., Mancheno, M.J., Cossio, F.P., Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 45(1): 125-8 (2006).

Monoaza[5]helicenes. Part 2: Synthesis, characterisation and theoretical calculations.
Abbate, S., Bazzini, C., Caronna, T., Fontana, F., Gambarotti, C., Gangemi, F., Longhi, G., Mele, A., Sora, I.N., Panzeri, W., Tetrahedron 62(1): 139-48 (2006).

Radiation Chemistry

Microstructural evolution of deformation-modified primary halite from the Middle Triassic Rot Formation at Hengelo, The Netherlands.
Schleder, Z., Urai, J.L., Int. J. Earth Sci. 94(5-6): 941-55 (2005).

Defect energy levels in hydrogen-implanted and electron-irradiated n-type 4H silicon carbide - art. no. 113524.
Alfieri, G., Monakhov, E.V., Svensson, B.G., Hallen, A., J. Appl. Phys. 98: 113524 (2005).

Graphitization of tetrahedral amorphous carbon films induced by core electron excitations.
Liang, S.J., Harada, Y., Shin, S., Kitajima, Y., Mera, Y., Maeda, K., Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., Part 2 44(46-49): L1472-L4 (2005).

Experimental Studies

Dynamics of charge-transfer-to-solvent precursor states in I^-(water)_n (n=3-10) clusters studied with photoelectron imaging.
Kammrath, A., Verlet, J.R.R., Bragg, A.E., Griffin, G.B., Neumark, D.M., J. Phys. Chem. A 109(50): 11475-83 (2005).

Electronic structure of the hydroxo and methoxo oxometalate anions MO₃(OH)^- and MO₃(OCH₃)^- (M = Cr, Mo, and W).
Waters, T., Wang, X.B., Li, S.G., Kiran, B., Dixon, D.A., Wang, L.S., J. Phys. Chem. A 109(51): 11771-80 (2005).

Multiphase Systems

Encapsulation of Re_xO_y clusters within single-walled carbon nanotubes and their in tubulo reduction and sintering to Re metal.
Costa, P.M.F.J., Sloan, J., Rutherford, T., Green, M.L.H., Chem. Mater. 17(26): 6579-82 (2005).

Formation of a TiO₂ micronetwork on a UV-absorbing SiO₂-based glass surface by excimer laser irradiation.
Narazaki, A., Kawaguchi, Y., Niino, H., Shojiya, M., Koyo, H., Tsunetomo, K., Chem. Mater. 17(26): 6651-5 (2005).

To combine precursor assembly and layer-by-layer deposition for incorporation of single-charged species: Nanocontainers with charge-selectivity and nanoreactors.
Chen, H., Zeng, G.H., Wang, Z.Q., Zhang, X., Peng, M.L., Wu, L.Z., Tung, C.H., Chem. Mater. 17(26): 6679-85 (2005).

Solvent effect on mobility and photostability of organic dyes embedded inside silica sol-gel thin films.
Gilliland, J.W., Yokoyama, K., Yip, W.T., Chem. Mater. 17(26): 6702-12 (2005).

Layer-by-layer hybrid films incorporating WO₃, TiO₂, and chitosan.
Huguenin, F., Zucolotto, V., Carvalho, A.J.F., Gonzalez, E.R., Oliveira, O.N., Chem. Mater. 17(26): 6739-45 (2005).

Magnetic study of nanocrystalline ferrites and the effect of swift heavy ion irradiation.
Kumar, R., Sharma, S.K., Dogra, A., Kumar, V.V.S., Dolia, S.N., Gupta, A., Knobel, M., Singh, M., Hyperfine Interact. 160(1-4): 143-56 (2005).

Solid-state photochromic device based on nanocrystalline TiO₂ functionalized with electron donor-acceptor species.
Biancardo, M., Argazzi, R., Bignozzi, C.A., Inorg. Chem. 44(26): 9619-21 (2005).

Effects of surface modification by ion irradiation on the electrochemical hydrogen absorption rate of Pd.
Abe, H., Morimoto, R., Satoh, F., Azuma, Y., Uchida, H., J. Alloys Compd. 404: 288-92 (2005).

Effect of sputtering rate and ion irradiation on the microstructure and magnetic properties of Ni/Si₃N₄ multilayers - art. no. 113507.
Vila, M., Prieto, C., Traverse, A., Ramirez, R., J. Appl. Phys. 98: 113507 (2005).

Seasonal variation of high-molecular-weight compounds in the water-soluble fraction of organic urban aerosols - art. no. D23210.
Samburova, V., Szidat, S., Hueglin, C., Fisseha, R., Baltensperger, U., Zenobi, R., Kalberer, M., J. Geophys. Res. 110: D23210 (2005).

MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry on cellulosic surfaces of fresh and photo-aged di- and triterpenoid varnish resins.
Scalarone, D., Duursma, M.C., Boon, J.J., Chiantore, O., J. Mass Spectrom. 40(12): 1527-35 (2005).

Linear dichroisin the X-ray absorption spectra off linear n-alkanes.
Fu, J.X., Urquhart, S.G., J. Phys. Chem. A 109(51): 11724-32 (2005).

Hydride ion as a two-electron donor in a nanoporous crystalline semiconductor 12CaO•7Al₂O₃.
Hayashi, K., Sushko, P.V., Shluger, A.L., Hirano, M., Hosono, H., J. Phys. Chem. B 109(50): 23836-42 (2005).

Kinetics of photoinduced changes in Ag nanoparticles deposited on an indium tin oxide surface.
Kityk, I.V., Ebothe, J., Chang, G., Oyama, M., Philos. Mag. Lett. 85(10): 549-56 (2005).

Kinetics of fast reactions of triplet states and radicals under photolysis of 4,4′-dimethylbenzophenone in the presence of 4-halophenols in micellar solutions of sodium dodecyl sulfate in magnetic field.
Levin, P.P., Sultimova, N.B., Chaikovskaya, O.N., Russ. Chem. Bull. 54(6): 1433-8 (2005).

Synthesis of visible-light reactive TiO_2-xN_y photocatalyst by mechanochemical doping.
Yin, S., Yamaki, H., Komatsu, M., Zhang, Q.W., Wang, J.S., Tang, Q., Saito, F., Sato, T., Solid State Sci. 7(12): 1479-85 (2005).

Surface functionalization of cellulose fibers with titanium dioxide nanoparticles and their combined bactericidal activities.
Daoud, W.A., Xin, J.H., Zhang, Y.H., Surf. Sci. 599(1-3): 69-75 (2005).

Photosensitive breaking of fluorescent labeled microtubules and its mechanism.
Xu, C.H., Liu, C.X., Guo, H.L., Li, Z.L., Jiang, Y.Q., Zhang, D.Z., Yuan, M., Acta Phys. Sinica 55(1): 206-10 (2006).

Probing reaction mechanisms in mixed phase TiO₂ by EPR.
Hurum, D.C., Agrios, A.G., Crist, S.E., Gray, K.A., Rajh, T., Thurnauer, M.C., J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom. 150(2-3): 155-63 (2006).

Laser flash photolysis of metal oxide supported vanadyl catalysts. Spectroscopic evidence for the ligand-to-metal charge-transfer state.
Garcia, H., Lopez-Nieto, J.M., Palomares, E., Roth, H.D., Solsona, B., J. Mater. Chem. 16(2): 216-20 (2006).

Preparation, characterization and photocatalytic activity of in situ Fe-doped TiO₂ thin films.
Yu, J.G., Yu, H.G., Ao, C.H., Lee, S.C., Yu, J.C., Ho, W.K., Thin Solid Films 496(2): 273-80 (2006).

Preparation of silver nanoparticles by photo-reduction for surface-enhanced Raman scattering.
Jia, H.Y., Zeng, J.B., Song, W., An, J., Zhao, B., Thin Solid Films 496(2): 281-7 (2006).

Influence of Fe³⁺ ions on the photocatalytic activity of TiO₂ films prepared by micro-plasma oxidation method.
Wu, X.H., Qin, W., Jiang, Z.H., Thin Solid Films 496(2): 288-92 (2006).

Ph-dependent photochromism of self-assembled multilayer films from polymolybdates.
Zhang, G.J., Dong, X.Y., Yang, W.S., Yao, J.N., Thin Solid Films 496(2): 533-8 (2006).

Photochemical conversion of 2,5-diiodothiophene condensed on substrates to oligothiophene and polythiophene thin films and micro-patterns.
Natarajan, S., Kim, S.H., Thin Solid Films 496(2): 606-11 (2006).

Controlled modification of octadecyltrichlorosilane self-assembled monolayer by CO₂ plasma.
Delorme, N., Bardeau, J.F., Bulou, A., Poncin-Epaillard, F., Thin Solid Films 496(2): 612-8 (2006).

Polymers

Photochemical interaction of polystyrene nanospheres with 193 nm pulsed laser light.
Choi, J.F., Lucas, D., Koshland, C.P., Sawyer, R.F., J. Phys. Chem. B 109(50): 23905-10 (2005).

Imprint materials for nanoscale devices.
Stewart, M.D., Willson, C.G., MRS Bull. 30(12): 947-51 (2005).

Effect of hindered amine light stabilizers on the resistance of polypropylene towards ionizing radiation.
Przybytniak, G., Mirkowski, K., Rafalski, A., Nowicki, A., Legocka, I., Zimek, Z., Nukleonika 50(4): 153-9 (2005).

Chemical dynamics of radical pairs formed by benzophenone photoreduction in solid polymers.
Ivanov, V.B., Kutsenova, A.V., Khavina, E.Y., Russ. Chem. Bull. 54(6): 1445-8 (2005).

Recombination studies in a polyfluorene copolymer for photovoltaic applications.
Aarnio, H., Westerling, M., Osterbacka, R., Svensson, M., Andersson, M.R., Pascher, T., Pan, J.X., Sundstrom, V., Stubb, H., Synth. Met. 155(2): 299-302 (2005).

Photoluminescence studies on RF plasma-polymerized thin films.
Saravanan, S., Mathai, C.J., Anantharaman, M.R., Venkatachalam, S., Avasthi, D.K., Singh, F., Synth. Met. 155(2): 311-5 (2005).

Excited states absorptions in oligomers of PPV.
Ghosh, H., Synth. Met. 155(2): 439-42 (2005).

Multi-functional polypyrrole nanofibers via a functional dopant-introduced process.
Huang, K., Wan, M.X., Long, Y.Z., Chen, Z.J., Wei, Y., Synth. Met. 155(3): 495-500 (2005).

Synthesis and properties of mono-substituted liquid crystalline polyacetylene derivatives - doping, magnetic orientation, and photo-isomerization.
Goto, H., Nimori, S., Akagi, K., Synth. Met. 155(3): 576-87 (2005).

Formation of insoluble perylenetetracarboxylic diimide films by electro- or photo-crosslinking of pyrrole units.
Ko, H.C., Kim, S.H., Choi, W., Moon, B., Lee, H., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (1): 69-71 (2006).

Modification of Ta/polymeric low-k interface by electron-beam treatment.
Gan, Z.G., Mhaisalkar, S.G., Chen, Z., Chen, Z., Prasad, K., Zhang, S., Damayanti, M., Jiang, N., J. Electrochem. Soc. 153(1): G30-G4 (2006).

Phenylglycine derivatives as coinitiators for the radical photopolymerization of acidic aqueous formulations.
Ullrich, G., Burtscher, P., Salz, U., Moszner, N., Liska, R., J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 44(1): 115-25 (2006).

Stimuli-responsive polymers. VIII. Polyesters and poly(ester amides) containing azobenzene and chiral binaphthylene segments: Highly adaptive materials endowed with light-, heat-, and solvent-regulated optical rotatory power.
Jaycox, G.D., J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 44(1): 207-18 (2006).

Abilities of 2-arylmethyloxy-6-cyanonaphthalene derivatives to initiate radical and cationic photopolymerizations.
Tanaka, K., Akimoto, R., Igarashi, T., Sakurai, T., J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 44(1): 25-31 (2006).

Photoactive, liquid-crystal line, hyperbranched benzylidene polyesters: Synthesis and characterization.
Murali, M., Samui, A.B., J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 44(1): 53-61 (2006).

Behavior of nitroxyl radical in the polymerization process forming copolymers bearing diarylnitrone pendants and photocontrol of refractive indices for these copolymers.
Tanaka, K., Takayanagi, E., Igarashi, T., Sakurai, T., J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 44(1): 88-97 (2006).

Synthesis and characterisation of tantalum-incorporating silica hybrid sol-gel thin films for optical applications.
Blanc, D., Zhang, W.P., Massard, C., Mugnier, J., Opt. Mater. (Amsterdam) 28(4): 331-5 (2006).

Factors affecting accelerated testing of polymer photostability.
Pospisil, J., Pilar, J., Billingham, N.C., Marek, A., Horak, Z., Nespurek, S., Polym. Degrad. Stab. 91(3): 417-22 (2006).

Spatial resolution of degradation in stabilized polystyrene and polypropylene plaques exposed to accelerated photodegradation or heat aging.
Marek, A., Kapralkova, L., Schmidt, P., Pfleger, J., Humlicek, J., Pospisil, J., Pilar, J., Polym. Degrad. Stab. 91(3): 444-58 (2006).

Study on photodegradation of injection-moulded [beta]-polypropylenes.
Obadal, M., Cermak, R., Raab, M., Verney, V., Commereuc, S., Fraisse, F., Polym. Degrad. Stab. 91(3): 459-63 (2006).

Analysis of radiation induced degradation in FPC-461 fluoropolymers by variable temperature multinuclear NMR.
Chinn, S.C., Wilson, T.S., Maxwell, R.S., Polym. Degrad. Stab. 91(3): 541-7 (2006).

The stability of poly (m-carborane-siloxane) elastomers exposed to heat and gamma radiation.
Patel, M., Swain, A.C., Cunningham, J.L., Maxwell, R.S., Chinn, S.C., Polym. Degrad. Stab. 91(3): 548-54 (2006).

Chemical origins of permanent set in a peroxide cured filled silicone elastomer - tensile and ¹H NMR analysis.
Chinn, S., DeTeresa, S., Sawvel, A., Shields, A., Balazs, B., Maxwell, R.S., Polym. Degrad. Stab. 91(3): 555-64 (2006).

Photophysical processes and photochemical reactions involved in poly (N-vinylcarbazole) and in copolymers with carbazole units.
Rivaton, A., Mailhot, B., Robu, S., Lounaci, M., Bussiere, P.O., Gardette, J.L., Polym. Degrad. Stab. 91(3): 565-72 (2006).

Photooxidation of poly [methyl(phenyl)silylene] and effect of photo stabilizers.
Meszaros, O., Schmidt, P., Pospisil, J., Nespurek, S., Polym. Degrad. Stab. 91(3): 573-8 (2006).

Photo-induced charge separation and electron diffusion in MDMO-PPV:PCBM bulk heterojunctions.
Quist, P.A.C., Martens, T., Manca, J.V., Savenije, T.J., Siebbeles, L.D.A., Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 90(3): 362-78 (2006).

Biological & Medical Aspects

Base sequence effects on charge carrier generation in DNA: A theoretical study.
Starikov, E.B., Lewis, J.P., Sankey, O.F., Int. J. Mod. Phys. B 19(29): 4331-57 (2005).

High-yield generation of a long-lived charge-separated state in diphenylacetylene-modified DNA.
Takada, T., Kawai, K., Fujitsuka, M., Majima, T., Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 45(1): 120-2 (2006).

Site-selective photocleavage of proteins by uranyl ions.
Duff, M.R., Kumar, C.V., Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 45(1): 137-9 (2006).

Probing the B-to-Z-DNA duplex transition using terminally stacking ethynyl pyrene-modified adenosine and uridine bases.
Seo, Y.J., Kim, B.H., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (2): 150-2 (2006).

Solar Energy

Studies on the preparation and photo-electric properties of nanohybrid LB films of organometallic polymer/octadecylammium/heteropolyan ions.
Liu, L., Zhang, G.S., Liu, S.Z., Ai, W.H., Zhang, C.M., Du, Z.L., Wong, W.Y., Huaxue Xuebao 63(24): 2194-8 (2005).

Electron transport in coumarin-dye-sensitized nanocrystalline TiO₂ electrodes.
Hara, K., Miyamoto, K., Abe, Y., Yanagida, M., J. Phys. Chem. B 109(50): 23776-8 (2005).

Multilayer encapsulation of plastic photovoltaic devices.
Madakasira, P., Inoue, K., Ulbricht, R., Lee, S.B., Zhou, M., Ferraris, J.P., Zakhidov, A.A., Synth. Met. 155(2): 332-5 (2005).

Synthesis and photovoltaic properties of oligothiophene derivatives.
Liu, P., Wang, X.B., Zhang, Y.M., Zhou, X.P., Deng, W.H., Synth. Met. 155(3): 565-8 (2005).

Linkage of N₃ dye to N₃ dye on nanocrystalline TiO₂ through trans-1,2-bis(4-pyridyl) ethylene for enhancement of photocurrent of dye-sensitized solar cells.
Jang, S.R., Vittal, R., Lee, J.W., Jeong, N., Kim, K.J., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (1): 103-5 (2006).

Photoelectrochemical tandem cell with bipolar dye-sensitized electrodes for vectorial electron transfer for water splitting.
Park, J.H., Bard, A.J., Electrochem. Solid-State Lett. 9(2): E5-E8 (2006).

Industrial & Environmental Applications

Fenton photocatalytic degradation of organic dye under visible irradiation.
Huang, Y.P., Liu, D.F., Zhang, S.Y., Zhang, D.L., Ma, W.H., Zhao, J.C., Gaodeng Xuexiao Huaxue Xuebao 26(12): 2273-8 (2005).

Mechanism for enhanced photocatalytic activity of titanium dioxide film doped by Mn under control.
Xu, W., Li, X.J., Zheng, S.J., Wang, J.G., Gaodeng Xuexiao Huaxue Xuebao 26(12): 2297-301 (2005).

Studies on acenaphthene (C₁₂H₁₀) single crystals grown by vertical Bridgman technique.
Babu, R.R., Balamurugan, N., Vijayan, N., Gopalakrishnan, R., Bhagavannarayana, G., Ramasamy, P., J. Cryst. Growth 285(4): 649-60 (2005).

Impacts of black carbon aerosol on photolysis and ozone - art. no. D23206.
Li, G.H., Zhang, R.Y., Fan, J.W., Tie, X.X., J. Geophys. Res. 110(D23): 23206 (2005).

Enhancement of biocompatibility on bioactive titanium surface by low-temperature plasma treatment.
Lin, C.C., Cheng, H.C., Huang, C.F., Lin, C.T., Lee, S.Y., Chen, C.S., Ou, K.L., Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., Part 1 44(12): 8590-8 (2005).

Fabrication of fluorescence micropatterns to photoresists by selective doping of fluorescent dye using vapor transportation method.
Mizokuro, T., Mochizuki, H., Tanigaki, N., Mo, X.L., Yamamoto, N., Hiraga, T., Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., Part 2 44(46-49): L1449-L51 (2005).

Three-dimensional microfabrication by two-photon lithography.
Yang, D., Jhaveri, S.J., Ober, C.K., MRS Bull. 30(12): 976-82 (2005).

Chemical and mechanical properties of boro-silicate glasses developed as matrices for immobilization of medical wastes.
Dessouki, A.M., Ismail, S.A., Ezz-Eldin, F.M., Mater. Res. Innovations 9(4): 110-1 (2005).

Selective synthesis of N-doped mesoporous TiO₂ phases having enhanced photocatalytic activity.
Gandhe, A.R., Naik, S.P., Fernandes, J.B., Microporous Mesoporous Mater. 87(2): 103-9 (2005).

Radiation decontamination of herbs and spices.
Chmielewski, A.G., Migdal, W., Nukleonika 50(4): 179-84 (2005).

Serendipitous discovery of Chl d formation from Chl a with papain.
Koizumi, H., Itoh, Y., Hosoda, S., Akiyama, M., Hoshino, T., Shiraiwa, Y., Kobayashi, M., Sci. Technol. Adv. Mater. 6(6): 551-7 (2005).

Flavothionato metal complexes: implications for the use of hydroxyflavothiones as green pesticides.
Tran, B.L., Cohen, S.M., Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) (2): 203-5 (2006).

Electrochemical degradation of paracetamol from water by catalytic action of Fe²⁺, Cu²⁺, and UVA light on electrogenerated hydrogen peroxide.
Sires, I., Garrido, J.A., Rodriguez, R.M., Cabot, P.I., Centellas, F., Arias, C., Brillas, E., J. Electrochem. Soc. 153(1): D1-D9 (2006).

Applications of high energy ion beam techniques in environmental science: Investigation associated with glass and ceramic waste forms.
Thevuthasan, S., Shutthanandan, V., Zhang, Y., J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom. 150(2-3): 195-207 (2006).

Carbon-doped anatase TiO₂ obtained from TiC for photocatalysis under visible light irradiation.
Shen, M., Wu, Z.Y., Huang, H., Du, Y.K., Zou, Z.G., Yang, P., Mater. Lett. 60(5): 693-7 (2006).

Nonlinear refractive index of photo-thermo-refractive glass.
Santran, S., Martinez-Rosas, M., Canioni, L., Sarger, L., Glebova, L.N., Tirpak, A., Glebov, L.B., Opt. Mater. (Amsterdam) 28(4): 401-7 (2006).

Theoretical Studies

2-Deoxyribose radicals in the gas phase and aqueous solution. Transient intermediates of hydrogen atom abstraction from 2-deoxyribofuranose.
Vannier, L.A., Yao, C.X., Turecek, F., Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun. 70(11): 1769-86 (2005).

The reorganization energy of electron transfer in nonpolar solvents: Molecular level treatment of the solvent - art. no. 224502.
Leontyev, I.V., Tachiya, M., J. Chem. Phys. 123: 224502 (2005).

Reverse polarization in charged pi-conjugated oligomers - art. no. 234702.
Gao, K., Liu, X.J., Liu, D.S., Xie, S.J., J. Chem. Phys. 123(23): 34702 (2005).

Solvent effects on interfacial electron transfer from Ru(4,4′-dicarboxylic acid-2,2′-bipyridine)₂(NCS)₂ to nanoparticulate TiO₂: Spectroscopy and solar photoconversion.
Pollard, J.A., Zhang, D.S., Downing, J.A., Knorr, F.J., McHale, J.L., J. Phys. Chem. A 109(50): 11443-52 (2005).

Infrared spectrum and structural assignment of the water trimer anion.
Hammer, N.I., Roscioli, J.R., Johnson, M.A., Myshakin, E.M., Jordan, K.D., J. Phys. Chem. A 109(50): 11526-30 (2005).

Can a single-reference approach provide a balanced description of ground and excited states? A comparison of the completely renormalized equation-of-motion coupled-cluster method with multireference quasidegenerate perturbation theory near a conical intersection and along a photodissociation coordinate in ammonia.
Nangia, S., Truhlar, D.G., McGuire, M.J., Piecuch, P., J. Phys. Chem. A 109(51): 11643-6 (2005).

Free electron transfer from xanthenyl- and fluorenylsilanes (Me₃ or Ph₃) to parent solvent radical cations: Effects of molecule dynamics.
Karakostas, N., Naumov, S., Siskos, M.G., Zarkadis, A.K., Hermann, R., Brede, O., J. Phys. Chem. A 109(51): 11679-86 (2005).

Excited state properties of 7-hydroxy-4-methylcoumarin in the gas phase and in solution. A theoretical study.
Georgieva, I., Trendafilova, N., Aquino, A., Lischka, H., J. Phys. Chem. A 109(51): 11860-9 (2005).

Singlet anal triplet products of the geminate recombination of a radical pair with a single magnetic nucleus (I=1/2).
Lukzen, N.N., Pedersen, J.B., Burshtein, A.I., J. Phys. Chem. A 109(51): 11914-26 (2005).

Ab initio characterization of electron transfer coupling in photoinduced systems: Generalized Mulliken-Hush with configuration-interaction singles.
Chen, H.C., Hsu, C.P., J. Phys. Chem. A 109(51): 11989-95 (2005).

Static and dynamic aspects of DNA charge transfer: a theoretical perspective.
Cramer, T., Steinbrecher, T., Labahn, A., Cramer, T., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 7(24): 4039-50 (2005).

Reviews

Optical storage and surface-relief gratings in azobenzene-containing nanostructured films.
Oliveira, O.N., dos Santos, D.S., Balogh, D.T., Zucolotto, V., Mendonca, C.R., Adv. Colloid Interface Sci. 116(1-3): 179-92 (2005).

Kinetics of photochromic reactions in condensed phases.
Sworakowski, J., Janus, K., Nespurek, S., Adv. Colloid Interface Sci. 116(1-3): 97-110 (2005).

TiO₂ photocatalysis: A historical overview and future prospects.
Hashimoto, K., Irie, H., Fujishima, A., Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., Part 1 44(12): 8269-85 (2005).

Fullerene-tethered oligothiophenes as advanced molecular electronics materials.
Otsubo, T., Aso, Y., Takimiya, K., Pure Appl. Chem. 77(12): 2003-10 (2005).

Solar photovoltaics R&D at the tipping point: A 2005 technology overview.
Kazmerski, L.L., J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom. 150(2-3): 105-35 (2006).