NDRL Radiation Chemistry Data Center Recent Papers in Radiation and Photochemistry 06/27/06 #06_12

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

Dissociation of CP20 from iron(II)(cp20)₃: A pulse radiolysis study.
Merkofer, M., Domazou, A., Nauser, T., Koppenol, W.H., Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. (3): 671-5 (2006).

Photochemical and time resolved spectroscopic studies of intermediates relevant to iridium-catalyzed methanol carbonylation: Photoinduced CO migratory insertion.
Volpe, M., Wu, G., Iretskii, A., Ford, P.C., Inorg. Chem. 45(4): 1861-70 (2006).

Photochemistry of SMCl₃ and SmBr₃ in air-saturated methanol solution.
Kusaba, M., Tsunawaki, Y., J. Alloys Compd. 408: 757-60 (2006).

Photogenerated hole mobility in DNA measured by time-resolved microwave conductivity.
Yamagami, R., Kobayashi, K., Saeki, A., Seki, S., Tagawa, S., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(7): 2212-3 (2006).

Intramolecular proton transfer in 4-methyl-2,6-diformyl phenol and its derivative studied by femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy.
Mitra, S., Tamai, N., Mukherjee, S., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 178(1): 76-82 (2006).

Photodegradation of 2,3,4,5-tetrachlorophenol in water/methanol mixture.
Czaplicka, M., Czaplicki, A., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 178(1): 90-7 (2006).

A priori resolution of the intermediate spectra in the bacteriorhodopsin photocycle: The time evolution of the L spectrum revealed.
Zimanyi, L., Saltiel, J., Brown, L.S., Lanyi, J.K., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(7): 2318-21 (2006).

Rates of C-S bond cleavage in tert-alkyl phenyl sulfide radical cations.
Baciocchi, E., Del Giacco, T., Gerini, M.F., Lanzalunga, O., Org. Lett. 8(4): 641-4 (2006).

A novel 1,8-naphthalimide probe: synthesis and interactions with nucleic acid and its precursor.
Li, H.T., Jiang, Z.Q., Zheng, J., Wang, X., Pan, Y., Wang, F., Yu, S.Q., Res. Chem. Intermed. 32(1): 43-57 (2006).

Scavenging of reactive oxygen radicals by resveratrol: antioxidant effect.
Mahal, H.S., Mukherjee, T., Res. Chem. Intermed. 32(1): 59-71 (2006).

Nature of the transient species formed in pulse radiolysis of n-allylthiourea in aqueous solutions.
Naik, D.B., Mukherjee, T., Res. Chem. Intermed. 32(1): 83-94 (2006).

Photo-induced intermolecular electron transfer from electron donating solvents to Coumarin dyes in bile salt aggregates: Role of diffusion in electron transfer reaction.
Chakraborty, A., Chakrabarty, D., Seth, D., Hazra, P., Sarkar, N., Spectrochim. Acta, Part A 63(3): 594-602 (2006).

Optical Spectra

Effect of neutron irradiation on the optical properties and lattice dynamics of [alpha]-SiO₂.
Abdukadyrova, I.K., Inorg. Mater. (Transl. of Neorg. Mater.) 42(2): 160-4 (2006).

Photo-reduction behavior of sol-gel derived silica materials doped with europium(III) crown ether complex.
Suzuki, R., Takei, S., Tashiro, E., Machida, K.I., J. Alloys Compd. 408: 800-4 (2006).

Effect of counter ions on the reduction process of Sm³⁺ ions in TiO₂-ZrO₂-Al₂O₃-SiO₂ glasses.
Kawamura, G., Hayakawa, T., Nogami, M., J. Alloys Compd. 408: 845-7 (2006).

Spectroscopic parameters related to non-bridging oxygen hole centers in amorphous-SiO₂.
Cannas, M., Vaccaro, L., Boizot, B., J. Non-Cryst. Solids 352(3): 203-8 (2006).

Morphology and microstructure in fused silica induced by high fluence ultraviolet 3 [omega] (355 nm) laser pulses.
Wong, J., Ferriera, J.L., Lindsey, E.F., Haupt, D.L., Hutcheon, I.D., Kinney, J.H., J. Non-Cryst. Solids 352(3): 255-72 (2006).

Photo processes on self-associated cationic porphyrins and plastocyanin complexes 1. Ligation of plastocyanin tyrosine 83 onto metalloporphyrins and electron-transfer fluorescence quenching.
Anula, H.M., Myshkin, E., Guliaev, A., Luman, C., Danilov, E.O., Castellano, F.N., Bullerjahn, G.S., Rodgers, M.A.J., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(7): 2545-59 (2006).

Ruthenium(II) complex of 2-(9-anthryl)1H-imidazo [4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline: synthesis, spectrophotometric pH titrations and DNA interactions.
Han, M.J., Gao, L.H., Wang, K.Z., New J. Chem. 30(2): 208-14 (2006).

Effect of swift heavy ions of silver and oxygen on GaN.
Kumar, V.S., Puviarasu, P., Thangaraju, K., Thangavel, R., Baranwal, V., Singh, F., Mohanty, T., Kanjilal, D., Asokan, K., Kumar, J., Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. B 244(1): 145-8 (2006).

A study on swift (~100 MeV) heavy (Si⁸⁺) ion irradiated crystalline Si-solar cell.
Srivastava, P.C., Pandey, S.P., Asokan, K., Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. B 244(1): 166-70 (2006).

Infrared studies of swift heavy ion irradiated C₆₀ thin films.
Kumar, A., Singh, F., Avasthi, D.K., Pivin, J.C., Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. B 244(1): 221-4 (2006).

Formation of Fe nanoclusters embedded in Ge and irradiation induced amorphisation and crystallisation of Fe⁺ ion implanted Ge.
Amirthapandian, S., Panigrahi, B.K., Rajalakshmi, M., Kalavathi, S., Sundaravel, B., Datta, D., Narayanasamy, A., Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. B 244(1): 52-5 (2006).

Studies on the formation of Si nanocrystals in SiO₂ by Ge ion implantation.
Giri, P.K., Kesavamoorthy, R., Panigrahi, B.K., Nair, K.G.M., Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. B 244(1): 56-9 (2006).

Neutron irradiation of Czochralski and temperature gradient technique grown YAG crystals.
Jiang, C., Phys. B (Amsterdam, Neth.) 373(1): 42-5 (2006).

Matrix isolation and computational study of the photochemistry of p-azidoaniline.
Pritchina, E.A., Gritsan, N.P., Bally, T., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 8(6): 719-27 (2006).

Electrochemical and chemical reduction of pyridyl-substituted pyrrolidinofullerenes.
Goldshleger, N.F., Lapshin, A.N., Yudanova, E.I., Alpatova, N.M., Ovsyannikova, E.V., Russ. J. Electrochem. (Transl. of Elektrokhimiya) 42(1): 16-21 (2006).

The experimental studies on the determination of the ground and excited state dipole moments of some hemicyanine dyes.
Kabatc, J., Osmialowski, B., Paczkowski, J., Spectrochim. Acta, Part A 63(3): 524-31 (2006).

Matrix isolation and DFT calculations of the TMM radical cation generated via the single electron oxidation of a methylenecyclopropane.
Ikeda, H., Namai, H., Kato, N., Ikeda, T., Tetrahedron Lett. 47(11): 1857-60 (2006).

Thermodynamics

Complex formation of neptunium(V) with 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzoic acid studied by time-resolved laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy with ultra-short laser pulses.
Vulpius, D., Geipel, G., Baraniak, L., Bernhard, G., Spectrochim. Acta, Part A 63(3): 603-8 (2006).

Photochemical reductive desulfonylation of beta-ketosulfones by ascorbic acid.
Liu, Q., Han, B., Liu, Z.G., Yang, L., Liu, Z.L., Yu, W., Tetrahedron Lett. 47(11): 1805-7 (2006).

ESR Studies

Full determination of zero field splitting tensor of the excited triplet state of C₆₀ derivatives of arbitrary symmetry from high field TREPR in liquid crystals.
Bortolus, M., Ferrarini, A., van Tol, J., Maniero, A.L., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(7): 3220-4 (2006).

Studies of defects and annealing behavior of silicon irradiated with 70 MeV Fe-56 ions.
Dubey, S.K., Yadav, A.D., Kamalapurkar, B.K., Rao, T.K.G., Gokhale, M., Mohanty, T., Kanjilal, D., Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. B 244(1): 157-60 (2006).

Excited States

Electronic effects of ring substituents on triplet benzylic biradicals.
Wagner, P.J., Wang, L.L., Org. Lett. 8(4): 645-7 (2006).

Photochemistry

Synthesis and studies of ionic chelates of hafnocene with guanine.
Malhotra, E., Kaushik, N.K., Malhotra, H.S., Indian J. Chem., Sect. A: Inorg., Bio-inorg., Phys., Theor. Anal. Chem. 45(2): 370-6 (2006).

NMR and X-ray characterization of the diastereomeric pinacols derived from the photo-irradiation of o-alkoxyacetophenones.
Singh, R., Garg, P.K., Hundal, M.S., Ishar, M.P.S., Indian J. Chem., Sect. B: Org. Chem. Incl. Med. 45(2): 506-9 (2006).

Ruthenium(II) bipyridyl complexes as photolabile caging groups for amines.
Zayat, L., Salierno, M., Etchenique, R., Inorg. Chem. 45(4): 1728-31 (2006).

Pentafluoronitrosulfane, SF₅NO₂.
Lu, N., Thrasher, J.S., von Ahsen, S., Willner, H., Hnyk, D., Oberhammer, H., Inorg. Chem. 45(4): 1783-8 (2006).

A novel photoinduced reduction of haloalkanes with rare earth metals.
Tomisaka, Y., Tsuchii, K., Ogawa, A., J. Alloys Compd. 408: 427-31 (2006).

Photoinduced self-assembly to lanthanide-containing molybdenum-blue superclusters and molecular design.
Yamase, T., Ishikawa, E., Abe, Y., Yano, Y., J. Alloys Compd. 408: 693-700 (2006).

Selective photo(catalytic)-oxidation of cyclohexane: Effect of wavelength and TiO₂ structure on product yields.
Du, P., Moulijn, J.A., Mul, G., J. Catal. 238(2): 342-52 (2006).

2-Pyridyl-2-phospholenes: New P,N ligands for the palladium-catalyzed isoprene telomerization.
Leca, F., Reau, R., J. Catal. 238(2): 425-9 (2006).

Methoxy-substituted stilbenes, styrenes, and 1-arylpropenes: Photophysical properties and photoadditions of alcohols.
Roberts, J.C., Pincock, J.A., J. Org. Chem. 71(4): 1480-92 (2006).

Chiral phosphoramide-catalyzed enantioselective addition of allylic trichlorosilanes to aldehydes. Preparative studies with bidentate phosphorus-based amides.
Denmark, S.E., Fu, J.P., Lawler, M.J., J. Org. Chem. 71(4): 1523-36 (2006).

Photochemical ring expansion of 4-azidouracil: a route to 5H-1,3,5-triazepin-2,4-dione in the nucleoside series.
Peyrane, F., Cesario, M., Clivio, P., J. Org. Chem. 71(4): 1742-5 (2006).

Role of imino group in photochemical reactions of Fischer carbene complexes.
Campos, P.J., Caro, M., Lopez-Sola, S., Sampedro, D., Rodriguez, M.A., J. Organomet. Chem. 691(5): 1075-80 (2006).

Photochemical synthesis of the cyanodiacetylene HC₅N: A cryogenic matrix experiment.
Coupeaud, A., Kolos, R., Couturier-Tamburelli, I., Aycard, J.P., Pietri, N., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(7): 2371-7 (2006).

STM investigation of the photoisomerization of an azobis-(benzo-15-crown-5) molecule and its self-assembly on Au(111).
Xu, L.P., Wan, L.J., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(7): 3185-8 (2006).

Phenacenes from Diels-Alder trapping of photogenerated o-xylylenols: Phenanthrenes and benzo[e]pyrene bisimide.
Ilhan, F., Tyson, D.S., Meador, M.A., Org. Lett. 8(4): 577-80 (2006).

Radiation Chemistry

SHI induced conducting tracks formation in C₆₀.
Tripathi, A., Kumar, A., Kabiraj, D., Khan, S.A., Baranwal, V., Avasthi, D.K., Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. B 244(1): 15-8 (2006).

Effect of swift heavy ion irradiation in FePt system.
Kavita, S., Reddy, V.R., Gupta, A., Avasthi, D.K., Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. B 244(1): 19-22 (2006).

Structure of InP single crystals irradiated with reactor neutrons.
Boiko, V.M., Bublik, V.T., Voronova, M.I., Kolin, N.G., Merkurisov, D.I., Shcherbachev, K.D., Phys. B (Amsterdam, Neth.) 373(1): 82-9 (2006).

Experimental Studies

Multiphase Systems

Shift of initial mechanism in TiO₂-assisted photocatalytic process.
Yang, S.Y., Lou, L.P., Wang, K., Chen, Y.X., Appl. Catal., A 301(2): 152-7 (2006).

Photocatalytic oxidation of CO with various oxidants by Mo oxide species highly dispersed on SiO₂ at 293 K.
Kamegawa, T., Takeuchi, R., Matsuoka, M., Anpo, M., Catal. Today 111(3-4): 248-53 (2006).

Photo-induced super-hydrophilic property and photocatalysis on transparent Ti-containing mesoporous silica thin films.
Yamashita, H., Nishio, S., Katayama, I., Nishiyama, N., Fujii, H., Catal. Today 111(3-4): 254-8 (2006).

Study of special cases where the enhanced photocatalytic activities of Pt/TiO₂ vanish under low light intensity.
Park, H.W., Lee, J.S., Choi, W.Y., Catal. Today 111(3-4): 259-65 (2006).

Development of the efficient TiO₂ photocatalyst in photoassisted selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH₃.
Yamazoe, S., Okumura, T., Teramura, K., Tanaka, T., Catal. Today 111(3-4): 266-70 (2006).

Photophysicochemical properties of chlorophyll-a adsorbed on Mg-containing mesoporous silica.
Nakamura, T., Takeuchi, M., Yamashita, H., Anpo, M., Chem. Lett. 35(1): 106-7 (2006).

Synthesis of Ag and Ag-SiO₂ nanoparticles by [gamma]-irradiation and their antibacterial and antifungal efficiency against Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium and Botrytis cinerea.
Oh, S.D., Lee, S., Choi, S.H., Lee, I.S., Lee, Y.M., Chun, J.H., Park, H.J., Colloids Surf., A 275(1-3): 228-33 (2006).

Femtosecond laser induced photochemical reaction and configuration change of silver nanorod clusters in aqueous solution.
Liu, Z.X., Song, H.W., Zheng, Z.H., Lu, S.Z., Yu, L.X., Yang, L.M., Colloids Surf., A 275(1-3): 69-72 (2006).

Preparation and photoelectrochemical characterisation of electrosynthesised titanium dioxide deposits on stainless steel substrates.
Georgieva, J., Armyanov, S., Valova, E., Poulios, I., Sotiropoulos, S., Electrochim. Acta 51(10): 2076-87 (2006).

Impact of gamma densitometry on the luminescence signal of quartz grains.
Couapel, M.J.J., Bowles, C.J., Geo-Mar. Lett. 26(1): 1-5 (2006).

Persistent spectral hole burning of Eu³⁺ ions in TiO₂-SiO₂ glass prepared by sol-gel method.
You, H.P., Nogami, M., J. Alloys Compd. 408: 796-9 (2006).

CNT-CdTe versatile donor-acceptor nanohybrids.
Guldi, D.M., Rahman, G.M.A., Sgobba, V., Kotov, N.A., Bonifazi, D., Prato, M., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(7): 2315-23 (2006).

Ultrafast cooling of photoexcited electrons in gold nanoparticle-thiolated DNA conjugates involves the dissociation of the gold-thiol bond.
Jain, P.K., Qian, W., El-Sayed, M.A., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(7): 2426-33 (2006).

Study on in situ synthesis of konjac glucomannan/silver nanocomposites via photochemical reduction.
Tian, D.T., Hu, W.B., Zheng, Z., Liu, H.B., Xie, H.Q., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 100(2): 1323-7 (2006).

Photo-degradation catalyst screening by high throughput experiments.
Xiao, H.Y., Dai, Q.X., Li, W.S., Au, C.T., Zhou, X.P., J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem. 245(1-2): 17-25 (2006).

Photocatalytic reduction of hexavalent chromium in aqueous solution over titania pillared zirconium phosphate and titanium phosphate under solar radiation.
Das, D.P., Parida, K., De, B.R., J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem. 245(1-2): 217-24 (2006).

Contributions of photocatalytic/catalytic activities of TiO₂ and [gamma]-Al₂O₃ in nonthermal plasma on oxidation of acetaldehyde and CO.
Sano, T., Negishi, N., Sakai, E., Matsuzawa, S., J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem. 245(1-2): 235-41 (2006).

Selective oxidation of aldehydes on TiO₂ photocatalysts modified with functional groups.
Ohno, T., Tsubota, T., Kakiuchi, K., Miyayarna, S., Sayama, K., J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem. 245(1-2): 47-54 (2006).

Reversible photochromic properties of TiO₂-polymer nanocomposites.
Nussbaumer, R.J., Caseri, W.R., Smith, P., J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 6(2): 459-63 (2006).

Deposition of gold nanoparticles on electrospun MgTiO₃ ceramic nanofibers.
Aryal, S., Dharmaraj, N., Bhattarai, S.R., Khil, M.S., Kim, H.Y., J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 6(2): 510-3 (2006).

Metal-based nanoparticle synthesis from the rapid expansion of carbon dioxide solutions.
Fulton, J.L., Matson, D.W., Pecher, K.H., Amonette, J.E., Linehan, J.C., J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 6(2): 562-7 (2006).

Fluorescence quenching in organogel as a reaction medium.
Galindo, F., Burguete, M.I., Gavara, R., Luis, S.V., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 178(1): 57-61 (2006).

Electron spin resonance spin-trapping detection of radical intermediates in N-doped TiO₂-assisted photodegradation of 4-chlorophenol.
Fu, H.B., Zhang, L.W., Zhang, S.C., Zhu, Y.F., Zhao, J.C., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(7): 3061-5 (2006).

Structure and photocatalytic property of perovskite and perovskite-related compounds.
Yang, Y., Sun, Y.B., Jiang, Y.S., Mater. Chem. Phys. 96(2-3): 234-9 (2006).

Synthesis and characterization of hard magnetic composite photocatalyst - Barium ferrite/silica/titania.
Lee, S.W., Drwiega, J., Mazyck, D., Wu, C.Y., Sigmund, W.M., Mater. Chem. Phys. 96(2-3): 483-8 (2006).

Photoinduced direct electron transfer from InSe to GaSe semiconductor nanoparticles.
Tu, H.H., Kelley, D.F., Nano Lett. 6(1): 116-22 (2006).

Mechanochemical synthesis of nanocrystalline SnO₂-ZnO photocatalysts.
Dodd, A., McKinley, A., Saunders, M., Tsuzuki, T., Nanotechnology 17(3): 692-8 (2006).

Facile synthesis of single-crystal and controllable sized silver nanoparticles on the surfaces of polyacrylonitrile nanofibres.
Li, Z.Y., Huang, H.M., Shang, T.C., Yang, F., Zheng, W., Wang, C., Manohar, S.K., Nanotechnology 17(3): 917-20 (2006).

Chain length-dependent photoinduced formation of azobenzene aggregates.
Han, M.R., Hara, M., New J. Chem. 30(2): 223-7 (2006).

Modification of nanostructures by high-energy ion beams.
Klaumunzer, S., Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. B 244(1): 1-7 (2006).

A study on 170 MeV Au¹³⁺ irradiated nanostructured metal oxide (Fe₂O₃ and CuO) thin films for PEC applications.
Chaudhary, Y.S., Khan, S.A., Tripathi, C., Shrivastav, R., Satsangi, V.R., Dass, S., Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. B 244(1): 128-31 (2006).

Precipitation of semiconducting carbon nanoparticles in ion irradiated gels.
Kumar, A., Singh, F., Khan, S.A., Agarwal, D.C., Tripathi, A., Avasthi, D.K., Pivin, J.C., Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. B 244(1): 23-6 (2006).

Swift heavy ions irradiation studies on some ferrite nanoparticles.
Rao, B.P., Rao, K.H., Rao, P.S.V.S., Kumar, A.M., Murthy, Y.L.N., Asokan, K., Kumar, V.V.S., Kumar, R., Gajbhiye, N.S., Caltun, O.F., Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. B 244(1): 27-30 (2006).

Study of ion beam induced mixing in nano-layered Si/C multilayer structures.
Prakash, R., Amirthapandian, S., Phase, D.M., Deshpande, S.K., Kesavamoorthy, R., Nair, K.G.M., Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. B 244(1): 283-8 (2006).

Spectroscopic studies of swift heavy ion irradiated nanophase mullite.
Nagabhushana, H., Lakshminarasappa, B.N., Prashantha, S.C., Nagabhushana, K.R., Singh, F., Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. B 244(1): 31-3 (2006).

Surface studies on 100 MeV Ag⁷⁺ ions and 150 MeV Ni¹¹⁺ ions irradiated nanocrystalline ferrite thin films.
Ghosh, S., Khan, S.A., Ganesan, V., Kundu, S., Bhattacharya, R., Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. B 244(1): 34-9 (2006).

Characterization of ion beam induced nanostructures.
Ghatak, J., Satpati, B., Umananda, M., Kabiraj, D., Som, T., Dev, B.N., Akimoto, K., Ito, K., Emoto, T., Satyam, P.V., Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. B 244(1): 45-51 (2006).

Self-organised nano-structuring of thin oxide-films under swift heavy ion bombardment.
Bolse, W., Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. B 244(1): 8-14 (2006).

Laser-induced ultrafast photovoltaic effect in La_0.67Ca_0.33MnO₃ films at room temperature.
Zhao, K., Jin, K.J., Huang, Y.H., Lu, H.B., He, M., Chen, Z.H., Zhou, Y.L., Yang, G.Z., Phys. B (Amsterdam, Neth.) 373(1): 72-5 (2006).

RBS investigation of ion implanted Si-SiO₂ structures irradiated with 20 MeV electrons.
Kaschieva, S.B., Angelov, C.V., Dmitriev, S.N., Tsutsumanova, G.I., Plasma Processes Polym. 3(2): 233-6 (2006).

In situ FT-IR studies on mechanistics of heterogeneous photocatalytic oxidation of ethene over uranyl species anchored on MCM-41.
Bhattacharyya, K., Varma, S., Kishore, K., Gupta, N.M., Res. Chem. Intermed. 32(1): 17-30 (2006).

Polymers

How does the initial alignment of mesogens affect the photoinduced bending behavior of liquid-crystalline elastomers?
Kondo, M., Yu, Y.L., Ikeda, T., Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 45(9): 1378-82 (2006).

Circular-polarization-induced enantiomeric excess in liquid crystals of an achiral, bent-shaped mesogen.
Choi, S.W., Izumi, T., Hoshino, Y., Takanishi, Y., Ishikawa, K., Watanabe, J., Takezoe, H., Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 45(9): 1382-5 (2006).

Introducing amine functionalities on a poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) surface: Comparing the use of ammonia plasma treatment and ethylenediamine aminolysis.
Keen, I., Broota, P., Rintoul, L., Fredericks, P., Trau, M., Grondahl, L., Biomacromolecules 7(2): 427-34 (2006).

Photoisomerization-induced change in the size of ferrocenylazobenzene-attached dendrimers.
Daniel, M.C., Sakamoto, A., Ruiz, J., Astruc, D., Nishihara, H., Chem. Lett. 35(1): 38-9 (2006).

Photoinduced orientation in photo-cross-linkable liquid crystalline polymer film containing tolane moiety.
Kawatsuki, N., Fujii, Y., Kitamura, C., Yoneda, A., Chem. Lett. 35(1): 52-3 (2006).

Photodimerization of anthryl moieties in a poly(methacrylic acid) derivative as reversible cross-linking step in molecular imprinting.
Matsui, J., Ochi, Y., Tamaki, K., Chem. Lett. 35(1): 80-1 (2006).

One-step synthesis of silver-poly(4-vinylpyridine) hybrid microgels by [gamma]-irradiation and surfactant-free emulsion polymerisation. The photoluminescence characteristics.
Chen, Q.D., Shen, X.H., Gao, H.C., Colloids Surf., A 275(1-3): 45-9 (2006).

Contrast viscosity changes upon photoirradiation for mixtures of poly(acrylic acid)-based [alpha]-cyclodextrin and azobenzene polymers.
Tomatsu, I., Hashidzume, A., Harada, A., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(7): 2226-7 (2006).

Structured radiation-grafted polymer films and membranes.
Rager, T., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 100(1): 292-4 (2006).

Synthesis and characterization of sodium alginate/acrylamide semi-interpenetrating polymer networks.
Solpan, D., Torun, M., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 100(1): 335-42 (2006).

Synthesis and photoinitiation properties of a novel quaternary ammonium tetraphenylborate salt.
Yu, X.Y., Chen, J., Yang, J.W., Zeng, Z.H., Chen, Y.L., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 100(1): 399-405 (2006).

Surface designing of polypropylene by critical monitoring of the grafting conditions.
Anjum, N., Moreau, O., Riquet, A.M., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 100(1): 546-53 (2006).

Surface grafting polymerization of N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone onto a poly(ethylene terephthalate) nonwoven by plasma pretreatment and its antibacterial activities.
Chen, K.S., Ku, Y.A., Lin, H.R., Yan, T.R., Sheu, D.C., Chen, T.M., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 100(1): 803-9 (2006).

The use of ¹H NMR and UV-vis measurements for quantitative determination of trans/cis isomerization of a photo-responsive monomer and its copolymer.
Mortiruzzaman, M., Talbot, J.D.R., Sabey, C.J., Fernando, G.F., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 100(2): 1103-12 (2006).

New dinitroxide for stable free radical polymerization of styrene.
Zhang, Z.B., Zhu, X.L., Zhu, J., Cheng, Z.P., Lu, J.M., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 100(2): 1137-45 (2006).

Femtosecond-laser-assisted wet chemical etching of polymer materials.
Wochnowski, C., Hanada, Y., Cheng, Y., Metev, S., Vollertsen, F., Sugioka, K., Midorikawa, K., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 100(2): 1229-38 (2006).

Characteristics of methacrylic acid-grafted polyethylene films prepared by photografting in the presence of polyfunctional monomers.
Kubota, H., Kojima, M., Kuroda, S.I., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 100(2): 1262-8 (2006).

A study of the synthesis, kinetics, and characterization of reactive graft copolymers of poly(vinyl imidazole) and cellulose for use as supports in enzyme immobilization and metal ion uptake.
Chauhan, G.S., Singh, B., Chauhan, S., Dhiman, S.K., Kumar, D., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 100(2): 1522-30 (2006).

Study of the preparation and properties of UV-blocking fabrics of a PET/TiO₂ nanocomposite prepared by in situ polycondensation.
Han, K.Q., Yu, M.H., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 100(2): 1588-93 (2006).

Photopolymerization of methyl methacrylate by 2,2′-dithiodiethanol: Effect of reaction conditions.
Baruah, S.R., Kakati, D.K., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 100(2): 1601-6 (2006).

Integration of zinc oxide nanoparticles into transparent poly(butanediolmonoacrylate) via photopolymerisation.
Althues, H., Simon, P., Philipp, F., Kaskel, S., J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 6(2): 409-13 (2006).

Cholesteric polymer guest-host mixture with circularly polarized fluorescence: Two ways for phototuning of polarization and its intensity.
Bobrovsky, A., Shibaev, V., Stumpe, J., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(7): 2331-6 (2006).

Photoinitiators with functional groups. IX. Hydrophilic bisacylphosphine oxides for acidic aqueous formulations.
Ullrich, G., Ganster, B., Salz, U., Moszner, N., Liska, R., J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 44(5): 1686-700 (2006).

Synthesis and applications of hyperbranched polyesters - preparation and characterization of crystalline silver nanoparticles.
Zhu, Z.D., Kai, L., Wang, Y.C., Mater. Chem. Phys. 96(2-3): 447-53 (2006).

Switchable gratings by spatially periodic alignment of liquid crystals via patterned photopolymerization.
Zhou, J., Collard, D.M., Srinivasarao, M., Opt. Lett. 31(5): 652-4 (2006).

Red light induced holographic storage in an azobenzene polymethacrylate at room temperature.
Rodriguez, F.J., Sanchez, C., Villacampa, B., Alcala, R., Cases, R., Millaruelo, M., Oriol, L., Lorincz, E., Opt. Mater. (Amsterdam) 28(5): 480-7 (2006).

Novel linear and tribranched polymers with redox-active end groups via W(CO)₆-initiated metathesis polymerization.
Santhosh, N.S., Sundararajan, G., Org. Lett. 8(4): 605-8 (2006).

The effect of interpenetrating polymer network formation on polymerization kinetics in an epoxy-acrylate system.
Nowers, J.R., Narasimhan, B., Polymer 47(4): 1108-18 (2006).

Electrically conductive hydrogel composites made of polyaniline nanoparticles and poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone).
Dispenza, C., Lo Presti, C., Belfiore, C., Spadaro, G., Piazza, S., Polymer 47(4): 961-71 (2006).

Biological & Medical Aspects

Pyrophosphate and ATP as stabilizing ligands for high-valent nickel complexes.
Shamir, D., Zilbermann, I., Maimon, E., Shames, A.I., Cohen, H., Meyerstein, D., Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. (3): 523-5 (2006).

Radiosensitization by a modified nucleotide that produces DNA interstrand cross-links under hypoxic conditions.
Hong, I.S., Ding, H., Greenberg, M.M., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(7): 2230-1 (2006).

Photoactivated H/D exchange in tyrosine: Involvement of a radical anion intermediate.
London, R.E., Gabel, S.A., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(7): 2268-75 (2006).

Development of a photoresponsive cell culture surface: Regional enhancement of living-cell adhesion induced by local light irradiation.
Tada, Y., Sumaru, K., Kameda, M., Ohi, K., Takagi, T., Kanamori, T., Yoshimi, Y., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 100(1): 495-9 (2006).

Explaining the visible and near-infrared circular dichroism spectra of light-harvesting 1 complexes from purple bacteria: A modeling study.
Georgakopoulou, S., van Grondelle, R., van der Zwan, G., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(7): 3344-53 (2006).

Investigation of the effects of different carotenoids on the absorption and CD signals of light harvesting 1 complexes.
Georgakopoulou, S., van der Zwan, G., Olsen, J.D., Hunter, C.N., Niederman, R.A., van Grondelle, R., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(7): 3354-61 (2006).

Self-assembly studies of allosteric photosynthetic antenna model systems.
Thomassen, P.J., Foekema, J., Lluch, R.J.I., Thordarson, P., Elemans, J.A.A.W., Nolte, R.J.M., Rowan, A.E., New J. Chem. 30(2): 148-55 (2006).

Solar Energy

Photoelectric conversion property of a photoresponsive D-[pi]-A dye containing both N=N and CH=CH bonds.
Li, F.Y., Huang, Y.Y., Jin, L.P., Guo, J.Q., Huang, C.H., Colloids Surf., A 275(1-3): 92-8 (2006).

Influence of ionic liquids bearing functional groups in dye-sensitized solar cells.
Mazille, F., Fei, Z.F., Kuang, D.B., Zhao, D.B., Zakeeruddin, S.M., Gratzel, M., Dyson, P.J., Inorg. Chem. 45(4): 1585-90 (2006).

Quantum dot solar cells. Harvesting light energy with CdSe nanocrystals molecularly linked to mesoscopic TiO₂ films.
Robel, I., Subramanian, V., Kuno, M., Kamat, P.V., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(7): 2385-93 (2006).

Visible light photoelectrochemical and water-photoelectrolysis properties of titania nanotube arrays.
Paulose, M., Mor, G.K., Varghese, O.K., Shankar, K., Grimes, C.A., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 178(1): 8-15 (2006).

Novel carbon-doped TiO₂ nanotube arrays with high aspect ratios for efficient solar water splitting.
Park, J.H., Kim, S., Bard, A.J., Nano Lett. 6(1): 24-8 (2006).

Use of highly-ordered TiO₂ nanotube arrays in dye-sensitized solar cells.
Mor, G.K., Shankar, K., Paulose, M., Varghese, O.K., Grimes, C.A., Nano Lett. 6(2): 215-8 (2006).

Polymer-TiO₂ solar cells: TiO₂ interconnected network for improved cell performance.
Oey, C.C., Djurisic, A.B., Wang, H., Man, K.K.Y., Chan, W.K., Xie, M.H., Leung, Y.H., Pandey, A., Nunzi, J.M., Chui, P.C., Nanotechnology 17(3): 706-13 (2006).

Evaluation of Bi-W-oxides for visible light photocatalysis.
Finlayson, A.P., Tsaneva, V.N., Lyons, L., Clark, M., Glowacki, B.A., Phys. Stat. Solidi A 203(2): 327-35 (2006).

Structural and photocatalytic properties of the new solid photocatalyst In₂BiTaO₇.
Luan, J.F., Zou, Z.G., Lu, M.H., Luan, G.Y., Chen, Y.F., Res. Chem. Intermed. 32(1): 31-42 (2006).

Industrial & Environmental Applications

Determination of phenol in the presence of its principal degradation products in water during a TiO₂-photocatalytic degradation process by three-dimensional excitation-emission matrix fluorescence and parallel factor analysis.
Bosco, M.V., Garrido, M., Larrechi, M.S., Anal. Chim. Acta 559(2): 240-7 (2006).

Development of air purification device through application of thin-film photocatalyst.
Kim, J.H., Seo, G., Cho, D.L., Choi, B.C., Kim, J.B., Park, H.J., Kim, M.W., Song, S.J., Kim, G.J., Kato, S., Catal. Today 111(3-4): 271-4 (2006).

UV degradability of polysilanes for nanoresists examined by electron spectroscopies and photoluminescence.
Kuritka, I., Schauer, F., Saha, P.S., Zemek, J., Jiricek, P., Nespurek, S., Czech. J. Phys. 56(1): 41-50 (2006).

Separation of trivalent actinides from lanthanides by using R-BTP resins and stability of R-BTP resin.
Hoshi, H., Wei, Y.Z., Kumagai, M., Asakura, T., Morita, Y., J. Alloys Compd. 408: 1274-7 (2006).

Adsorption behavior of Am with gamma irradiated Thiacalix[4]arene impregnated silica adsorbent.
Kikuchi, T., Suzuki, K., J. Alloys Compd. 408: 1287-90 (2006).

Ultraviolet radiation curable epoxy resin encapsulant for light emitting diodes.
Kumar, R.N., Keem, L.Y., Mang, N.C., Abubakar, A., J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 100(2): 1048-56 (2006).

Photoassisted Fenton degradation of nonbiodegradable azo-dye (Reactive Black 5) over a novel supported iron oxide catalyst at neutral pH.
Hsueh, C.L., Huang, Y.H., Wang, C.C., Chen, C.Y., J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem. 245(1-2): 78-86 (2006).

Displacement cascades in Fe-Cr: A molecular dynamics study.
Terentyev, D.A., Malerba, L., Chakarova, R., Nordlund, K., Olsson, P., Rieth, M., Wallenius, J., J. Nucl. Mater. 349(1-2): 119-32 (2006).

Characteristics of microscopic strain localization in irradiated 316 stainless steels and pure vanadium.
Byun, T.S., Hashimoto, N., Farrell, K., Lee, E.H., J. Nucl. Mater. 349(3): 251-64 (2006).

Photocatalytic degradation of nitrobenzenes with combustion synthesized nano-TiO₂.
Priya, M.H., Madras, G., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 178(1): 1-7 (2006).

Fe(VI)-assisted photocatalytic degradating of microcystin-LR using titanium dioxide.
Yuan, B.L., Li, Y.B., Huang, X.D., Liu, H.J., Qu, J.H., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 178(1): 106-11 (2006).

Room temperature photo-CVD SiO₂ layers on AlGaN and AlGaN/GaN MOS-HFETs.
Wang, C.K., Chang, S.J., Su, Y.K., Chiou, Y.Z., Lin, T.K., Wong, C.C., Liu, H.L., Chang, S.P., Tang, J.J., Phys. Status Solidi A 203(2): 404-9 (2006).

Experimental study of photocatalytic oxidation of formaldehyde and its by-products.
Liu, H.M., Ye, X.J., Lian, Z.W., Wen, Y.G., Shangguan, W.F., Res. Chem. Intermed. 32(1): 9-16 (2006).

Radiation hardness of a polycrystalline chemical-vapor-deposited diamond detector irradiated with 14 MeV neutrons - art. no. 023505.
Angelone, M., Pillon, M., Balducci, A., Marinelli, M., Milani, E., Morgada, M.E., Pucella, G., Tucciarone, A., Verona-Rinati, G., Ochiai, K., Nishitani, T., Rev. Sci. Instrum. 77: 023505 (2006).

Theoretical Studies

Derivation of analytical expressions for the network dislocation density, change in lattice parameter, and for the recrystallized grain size in nuclear fuels.
Rest, J., J. Nucl. Mater. 349(1-2): 150-9 (2006).

Kinetic Monte Carlo simulations of radiation induced segregation and precipitation.
Soisson, F., J. Nucl. Mater. 349(3): 235-50 (2006).

Effects of halogen substitution on the photochemical properties of hypericin.
Guedes, R.C., Eriksson, L.A., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 178(1): 41-9 (2006).

Ortho effect in the Bergman cyclization: Electronic and steric effects in hydrogen abstraction by 1-substituted naphthalene 5,8-diradicals.
Pickard, F.C., Shepherd, R.L., Gillis, A.E., Dunn, M.E., Feldgus, S., Kirschner, K.N., Shields, G.C., Manoharan, M., Alabugin, I.V., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(7): 2517-26 (2006).

Confined space-controlled olefin-oxygen charge transfer in zeolites.
Pidko, E.A., van Santen, R.A., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(7): 2963-7 (2006).

Effect of intramolecular transfer to polymer on stationary free radical polymerization of alkyl acrylates, 2 - Improved consideration of termination.
Nikitin, A.N., Hutchinson, R.A., Macromol. Theory Simul. 15(2): 128-36 (2006).

Modeling the effect of oxygen on photopolymerization kinetics.
O'Brien, A.K., Bowman, C.N., Macromol. Theory Simul. 15(2): 176-82 (2006).

Quantum chemical simulation of excited states of chlorophylls, bacteriochlorophylls and their complexes.
Linnanto, J., Korppi-Tommola, J., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 8(6): 663-87 (2006).

Reviews

Annual review of organometallic and nitrosyl photochemistry: 2003.
Bitterwolf, T.E., Coord. Chem. Rev. 250(3-4): 388-413 (2006).

Vibrational spectroscopy of phthalocyanine and naphthalocyanine in sandwich-type (Na)phthalocyaninato and porphyrinato rare earth complexes.
Jiang, J.Z., Bao, M., Rintoul, L., Arnold, D.P., Coord. Chem. Rev. 250(3-4): 424-48 (2006).

ERRATUM: Preface: Overview of the forum on solar and renewable energy (Vol 44, pg 6800, 2005).
Eisenberg, R., Nocera, D.G., Inorg. Chem. 45(4): 1880 (2006).

Photochromism of ortho-nitrobenzylpyridines: A brief overview.
Naumov, P., J. Mol. Struct. 783(1-3): 1-8 (2006).

Review of recent progress in solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells.
Li, B., Wang, L.D., Kang, B.N., Wang, P., Qiu, Y., Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 90(5): 549-73 (2006).

Foundations of molecular electronics - Charge transport in molecular conduction junctions.
Jortner, J., Nitzaa, A., Ratner, M.A., Introducing Molecular Electronics, G. Cuniberti, G. Fagas and K. Richter (eds.), Springer-Verlag Berlin, Berlin, 2005, p.13-54