NDRL Radiation Chemistry Data Center Recent Papers in Radiation and Photochemistry 12/18/06 #06_24

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

A photocatalytic acid- and base-free Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley-type reduction using a [Ru(bpy)₃]²⁺/viologen couple.
Herance, J.R., Ferrer, B., Bourdelande, J.L., Marquet, J., Garcia, H., Chem.--Eur. J. 12(14): 3890-5 (2006).

Photochemical cleavage and release of para-substituted phenols from [alpha]-keto amides.
Ma, C.C., Chen, Y.G., Steinmetz, M.G., J. Org. Chem. 71(11): 4206-15 (2006).

Unusual conformational effects in proton transfer kinetics of an excited photochromic Schiff base.
Ziolek, M., Kubicki, J., Maciejewski, A., Naskrecki, R., Luniewski, W., Grabowska, A., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 180(1-2): 101-8 (2006).

New photocleavable structures III: Photochemistry and photophysics of pyridinoyl and benzoyl-based photoinitiators.
Seidl, B., Liska, R., Grabner, G., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 180(1-2): 109-17 (2006).

A kinetic description of monomolecular photochemical reaction with the use of polychromatic irradiation.
Machalicky, O., Lichy, L., Badura, J., Hrdina, R., Miranda, T.M., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 180(1-2): 28-37 (2006).

Effect of electrolytes on the excited-state proton transfer and geminate recombination.
Leiderman, P., Gepshtein, R., Uritski, A., Genosar, L., Huppert, D., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(17): 5573-84 (2006).

Anomalous excited-state dynamics of Lucifer yellow CH in solvents of high polarity: Evidence for an intramolecular proton transfer.
Panda, D., Mishra, P.P., Khatua, S., Koner, A.L., Sunoj, R.B., Datta, A., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(17): 5585-91 (2006).

Singlet and triplet excited-state interactions and photochemical reactivity of phenyleneethynylene oligomers.
Sudeep, P.K., James, P.V., Thomas, K.G., Kamat, P.V., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(17): 5642-9 (2006).

Photophysical processes involved within the anisole-thioindoxyl dyad system.
Bhattacharya, S., Pradhan, T.K., De, A., Chaudhury, S.R., De, A.K., Ganguly, T., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(17): 5665-73 (2006).

Icariin: A special antioxidant to protect linoleic acid against free-radical-induced peroxidation in micelles.
Liu, Z.Q., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(19): 6372-8 (2006).

Further evidence of an inverted region in proton transfer within the benzophenone/substituted aniline contact radical ion pairs; Importance of vibrational reorganization energy.
Heeb, L.R., Peters, K.S., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(20): 6408-14 (2006).

Effect of aggregation on the excited-state electronic structure of perylene studied by transient absorption spectroscopy.
Furube, A., Murai, M., Tamaki, Y., Watanabe, S., Katoh, R., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(20): 6465-71 (2006).

Intramolecular electron transfer from axial ligand to S₂-excited Sb-tetraphenylporphyrin.
Fujitsuka, M., Cho, D.W., Shiragami, T., Yasuda, M., Majima, T., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(19): 9368-70 (2006).

Photo-induced relaxation and proton transfer in some hydroxy naphthoic acids in polymers.
Mishra, H., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(19): 9387-96 (2006).

QSPRs for the prediction of photodegradation half-life of PCBs in n-hexane.
Niu, J.F., Yang, Z.F., Shen, Z.Y., Wang, L.L., SAR QSAR Environ. Res. 17(2): 173-82 (2006).

Optical Spectra

Resonance energy transfer in new fullerene-coumarin diads.
Nascimento, S., Brites, M.J., Santos, C., Gigante, B., Fedorov, A., Berberan-Santos, M.N., J. Fluoresc. 16(2): 245-50 (2006).

Thermally stimulated luminescence and electron paramagnetic resonance studies of Eu³⁺-doped yttrium borate.
Anitha, M., Mohapatra, M., Kadam, R.M., Seshagiri, T.K., Tyagi, A.K., Natarajan, V., J. Mater. Res. 21(5): 1117-23 (2006).

Optical spectra of protected diamine 10-bond-bridged intervalence radical cations related to N, N,N′N′-tetraalkylbenzidine.
Nelsen, S.F., Luo, Y., Weaver, M.N., Lockard, J.V., Zink, J.I., J. Org. Chem. 71(11): 4286-95 (2006).

Infrared spectrum and UV-induced photochemistry of matrix-isolated 5-methoxy-1-phenyl-1H-tetrazole.
Gomez-Zavaglia, A., Reva, I.D., Frija, L., Cristiano, M.L.S., Fausto, R., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 180(1-2): 175-83 (2006).

The photoluminescence of rhodamine B encapsulated in mesoporous Si-MCM-48, Ce-MCM-48, Fe-MCM-48 and Cr-MCM-48 molecular sieves.
Shao, Y.F., Wang, L.Z., Zhang, J.L., Anpo, M., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 180(1-2): 59-64 (2006).

Acid-base properties of 3,5-dimethyl-1,7-diphenyl derivative of bis-pyrazolopyridine in non-aqueous solutions.
Grabka, D., Boszczyka, W., Stepanenko, Y., Styrcz, S., Kubik, M., Rotkiewicz, K., Danel, A., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 180(1-2): 80-7 (2006).

Electron transfer and intersystem crossing processes in new dyes based on 1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]quinoxaline - Effect of temperature and solvent polarity on the CT fluorescence.
Mac, M., Danel, A., Wisla, A., Karocki, A., Krolicki, R., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 180(1-2): 88-100 (2006).

Photoinduced amino-imino tautomerism: An infrared study of 2-amino-5-methylpyridine in a low-temperature argon matrix.
Akai, N., Harada, T., Shinya, K., Ohno, K., Aida, M., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(18): 6016-22 (2006).

Photodissociation of formyl fluoride in rare gas matrixes.
Ahokas, J.M.E., Vaskonen, K.J., Kunttu, H.M., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(19): 6208-15 (2006).

Photochemical ring-opening and intramolecular hydrogen shift reactions in sulfur analogues of [alpha]-pyrone.
Breda, S., Reva, I., Lapinski, L., Cristiano, M.L.S., Frija, L., Fausto, R., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(20): 6415-25 (2006).

A combined matrix isolation and ab initio study of bromine oxides.
Galvez, O., Zoermer, A., Loewenschuss, A., Grothe, H., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(20): 6472-81 (2006).

Control of nanopore wetting by a photochromic spiropyran: A light-controlled valve and electrical switch.
Vlassiouk, I., Park, C.D., Vail, S.A., Gust, D., Smirnov, S., Nano Lett. 6(5): 1013-7 (2006).

Photophysical behaviour of 1-(4-N,N-dimethylaminophenylethynl)pyrene (DMAPEPy) in homogeneous media.
Subuddhi, U., Haldar, S., Sankararaman, S., Mishra, A.K., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 5(5): 459-66 (2006).

Influence of gamma and gamma-neutron irradiation on the optical properties of LiNbO₃ single crystals.
Orlova, A.N., Pedko, B.B., Filinova, A.V., Franko, N.Y., Prokhorova, A.Y., Phys. Solid State 48(3): 544-7 (2006).

Surface cleaning and modification of Si(100) substrates by ethanol and water cluster ion beams - art. no. 03B508.
Takaoka, G.H., Noguchi, H., Nakayama, K., Seki, T., Kawashita, M., Rev. Sci. Instrum. 77(3): B3508 (2006).

1,1′-Binaphtho(aza)crowns carrying photochromic signalling unit, I: Synthesis, characterization and cation recognition properties.
Koszegi, E., Grun, A., Bitter, I., Supramol. Chem. 18(1): 67-76 (2006).

Photochromic properties of thienylpyrrole azo dyes in solution.
Coelho, P.J., Carvalho, L.M., Fonseca, A.M.C., Raposo, M.M.M., Tetrahedron Lett. 47(22): 3711-4 (2006).

Reactions of silicon atoms with methanol: A combined matrix-spectroscopic and density functional theory study.
Maier, G., Glatthaar, J., Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 632(6): 992-1004 (2006).

Thermodynamics

Dissociation dynamics and thermochemistry of chloroform and tetrachloroethane molecules studied by threshold photoelectron photoion coincidence.
Lago, A.F., Baer, T., Int. J. Mass Spectrom. 252(1): 20-5 (2006).

Regioselective bond cleavage in the dissociative electron transfer to benzyl thiocyanates: The role of radical/ion pair formation.
Hamed, E.M., Doai, H., McLaughlin, C.K., Houmam, A., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(20): 6595-604 (2006).

ESR Studies

Persistent spectral hole burning studies in europium doped sodium silicate and borosilicate glasses.
Kalluru, R.R., Pulluru, C.R., Bairavarasu, S.R., Reddy, B.R., Konovalova, T.A., Kispert, L.D., J. Non-Cryst. Solids 352(6-7): 505-9 (2006).

An EPR study of the C-O bond activation of 1,2-epoxybutane by ground-state Al atoms.
Joly, H.A., Beaudet, L., Dai, X., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(17): 5656-64 (2006).

A combined electron paramagnetic resonance and Fourier transform infrared study of the Co(C₆H₆)_1,2 complexes isolated in neat benzene or in cryogenic matrixes.
Bechamp, K., Levesque, M., Joly, H., Manceron, L., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(18): 6023-31 (2006).

Structures of tetrafluorocyclopropene, hexafluorocyclobutene, octafluorocyclopentene and related perfluoroalkene radical anions revealed by electron spin resonance spectroscopic and computational studies.
Shiotani, M., Persson, P., Lunell, S., Lund, A., Williams, F., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(19): 6307-23 (2006).

EPR and ENDOR study of radiation-induced radical formation in purines: Sodium inosine crystals X-irradiated at 10 K.
Tokdemir, S., Nelson, W.H., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(20): 6552-62 (2006).

Thermal recovery of colour centres induced in cubic yttria-stabilized zirconia by charged particle irradiations.
Costantini, J.M., Beuneu, F., J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 18(15): 3671-82 (2006).

Excited States

ERRATUM: Photochemistry of quinoxaline derivatives and mechanism of the triplet state quenching by electron-poor alkenes (Vol 174, pg 98, 2005).
Pan, Y., Sheng, Z.Y., Ye, X.D., Ao, Z., Chu, G.S., Dai, J.H., Yu, S.Q., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 180(1-2): 222 (2006).

The effect of solvent polarity on the balance between charge transfer and non-charge transfer pathways in the sensitization of singlet oxygen by [pi][pi]* triplet states.
Schmidt, R., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(18): 5990-7 (2006).

Photochemistry

Intramolecular photoarylation of alkenes by phenyl cations.
Dichiarante, V., Fagnoni, M., Mella, M., Albini, A., Chem.--Eur. J. 12(14): 3905-15 (2006).

Photoinduced nucleophilic substitution of aryl halides with potassium thioacetate - A one-pot approach to aryl methyl and diaryl sulfides.
Schmidt, L.C., Rey, V., Penenory, A.B., Eur. J. Org. Chem. (9): 2210-4 (2006).

Derivatizable phthalocyanine with single carboxyl group: Synthesis and purification.
Chen, J.C., Chen, N.S., Huang, J.F., Wang, J.D., Huang, M.D., Inorg. Chem. Commun. 9(3): 313-5 (2006).

Synthesis and photochemistry of a two-position Ru(terpy)(phen)(L)²⁺ scorpionate complex.
Bonnet, S., Collin, J.P., Sauvage, P., Inorg. Chem. 45(10): 4024-34 (2006).

Dynamic control of racemization rate through E-Z photoisomerization of azobenzene and subsequent partial photoresolution under circular polarized light.
Tamaoki, N., Wada, M., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(19): 6284-5 (2006).

Photocatalytic oxidation of hydrocarbons by a bis-iron(III)-[mu]-oxo Pacman porphyrin using O₂ and visible light.
Rosenthal, J., Luckett, T.D., Hodgkiss, J.M., Nocera, D.G., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(20): 6546-7 (2006).

Direct crystallographic observation of a coordinatively unsaturated transition-metal complex in situ generated within a self-assembled cage.
Kawano, M., Kobayashi, Y., Ozeki, T., Fujita, M., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(20): 6558-9 (2006).

Selective and reversible control of a chemical reaction with narrow-band infrared radiation: HXeCC radical in solid xenon - art. no. 181101.
Khriachtchev, L., Tanskanen, H., Rasanen, M., J. Chem. Phys. 124: 181101 (2006).

Nitrenes, diradicals, and ylides. Ring expansion and ring opening in 2-quinazolylnitrenes.
Kvaskoff, D., Bednarek, P., George, L., Waich, K., Wentrup, C., J. Org. Chem. 71(11): 4049-58 (2006).

A synthetic approach toward nitiol: Construction of two 1,22-dihydroxynitianes.
Wilson, M.S., Woo, J.C.S., Dake, G.R., J. Org. Chem. 71(11): 4237-45 (2006).

Solid state-specific and chiral lattice-controlled asymmetric photoisomerization of 3-substituted propyl cobalt complexes, and direct observation of the intermediate complex.
Ohgo, Y., Ishida, K., Hiraga, Y., Arai, Y., Takeuchi, S., J. Organomet. Chem. 691(10): 2319-26 (2006).

Photochemical reactivity of 6 [alpha]-hydroxy-7-keto neoclerodane diterpenoids.
Bruno, M., Buscemi, S., Rosselli, S., Scaglioni, L., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 180(1-2): 54-8 (2006).

Photofragmentation of the fluorene cation: I. New experimental procedure using sequential multiphoton absorption.
Van Oanh, N.T., Desquelles, P., Douin, S., Brechignac, P., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(17): 5592-8 (2006).

Photofragmentation of the fluorene cation: II. Determination of the H-loss energy-dependent rate constant.
Van Oanh, N.T., Desquelles, P., Brechignac, P., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(17): 5599-606 (2006).

Excited-state structural dynamics of 5-fluorouracil.
Billinghurst, B.E., Yeung, R., Loppnow, G.R., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(19): 6185-91 (2006).

Preparation and decomposition of C₆₀H₃₆.
Wang, N.X., Zhang, J.P., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(19): 6276-8 (2006).

General method for the dimension reduction of adaptive control experiments.
Montgomery, M.A., Meglen, R.R., Damrauer, N.H., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(20): 6391-4 (2006).

Combination vs. disproportionation in dialkyl biradicals. Selectivity reversal in a crystalline solid.
Choe, T., Khan, S.I., Garcia-Garibay, M.A., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 5(5): 449-51 (2006).

Synthesis of precursors of gem-difluorodiols and amino alcohols using electrochemical and photochemical reactions.
Murakami, S., Fuchigami, T., Synlett (7): 1015-20 (2006).

Radiation Chemistry

Copper resinate: an XPS study of degradation.
Altavilla, C., Ciliberto, E., Appl. Phys. A: Mater. Sci. Process. 83(4): 699-703 (2006).

Reaction mechanism of oxygen atoms with cyanoacetylene in the gas phase and on water ice.
Xie, H.B., Ding, Y.H., Sun, C.C., Astrophys. J. 643(1): 573-81 (2006).

Physical aging effects in selenide glasses accelerated by highly energetic [gamma]-irradiation.
Shpotyuk, O., Golovchak, R.Y., J. Non-Cryst. Solids 352(6-7): 704-8 (2006).

The development of a stress analysis code for nuclear graphite components in gas-cooled reactors.
Tsang, D.K.L., Marsden, B.J., J. Nucl. Mater. 350(3): 208-20 (2006).

Recrystallisation of amorphous natural brannerite through annealing: The effect of radiation damage on the chemical durability of brannerite.
Zhang, Y., Lumpkin, G.R., Li, H., Blackford, M.G., Colella, M., Carter, M.L., Vance, E.R., J. Nucl. Mater. 350(3): 293-300 (2006).

Radiolytic purification of CaO by electron beams.
Mkhoyan, K.A., Silcox, J., McGuire, M.A., Disalvo, F.J., Philos. Mag. 86(19): 2907-17 (2006).

Mechanism of recovery of the mechanical properties of neutron-irradiated metals in the course of thermocycling.
Belyaeva, L.A., Malygin, G.A., Rybin, V.V., Phys. Solid State 48(3): 471-8 (2006).

Maps of deformation-induced structures in neutron-irradiated metals and alloys.
Malygin, G.A., Phys. Solid State 48(3): 484-91 (2006).

The effect of the hydrogen state in lattice on the introduction efficiency of donor centers in oxygen-containing silicon.
Bolotov, V.V., Kamaev, G.N., Noskov, A.V., Chernyaev, S.A., Roslikov, V.E., Semiconductors 40(2): 125-7 (2006).

Multiphase Systems

Synthesis and photocatalytic activity of Ti-pillared bentonite.
Tang, J.W., Wu, P.X., Zheng, S.Y., Liu, Y., Wang, F.F., Xie, X.F., Acta Geol. Sin. (Engl. Transl.) 80(2): 273-7 (2006).

FloDots: luminescent nanoparticles.
Yao, G., Wang, L., Wu, Y.R., Smith, J., Xu, J.S., Zhao, W.J., Lee, E.J., Tan, W.H., Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 385(3): 518-24 (2006).

Novel nanostructured materials to develop oxygen-sensitive films for optical sensors.
Fernandez-Sanchez, J.F., Cannas, R., Spichiger, S., Steiger, R., Spichiger-Keller, U.E., Anal. Chim. Acta 566(2): 271-82 (2006).

TiO₂-based light-driven XOR/INH logic gates.
Furtado, L.F.O., Alexiou, A.D.P., Goncalves, L., Toma, H.E., Araki, K., Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 45(19): 3143-6 (2006).

Graphitic onions as reaction cells on the nanoscale - art. no. 193121.
Sun, L., Banhart, F., Appl. Phys. Lett. 88: 193121 (2006).

Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy of ethephone adsorbed on silver surface.
Lee, C.J., Kim, H.J., Karim, M.R., Lee, M.S., Bull. Korean Chem. Soc. 27(4): 545-8 (2006).

Antenna mechanism and deaggregation concept: novel mechanistic principles for photocatalysis.
Wang, C.Y., Pagel, R., Dohrmann, J.K., Bahnemann, D.W., C. R. Chim. 9(5-6): 761-73 (2006).

Application of surface science techniques in the study of environmental photocatalysis: nitrogen-doped TiO₂.
Orlov, A., Tikhov, M.S., Lambert, R.M., C. R. Chim. 9(5-6): 794-9 (2006).

TiO₂-Anatase modified by carbon as the photocatalyst under visible light.
Morawski, A.W., Janus, M., Tryba, B., Inagaki, M., Kalucki, K., C. R. Chim. 9(5-6): 800-5 (2006).

Magnetic field effect on photocatalytic decomposition reaction of tert-butanol with platinized TiO₂ particles.
Wakasa, M., Ishii, N., Mitsutoshi, O., C. R. Chim. 9(5-6): 836-40 (2006).

Design of Cr-oxide photocatalyst loaded on zeolites and mesoporous silica as a visible-light-sensitive photocatalyst.
Ohshiro, S., Chiyoda, O., Maekawa, K., Masui, Y., Anpo, M., Yamashita, H.F., C. R. Chim. 9(5-6): 846-50 (2006).

Clay-fulleropyrrolidine nanocomposites.
Gournis, D., Jankovic, L., Maccallini, E., Benne, D., Rudolf, P., Colomer, J.F., Sooambar, C., Georgakilas, V., Prato, M., Fanti, M., Zerbetto, F., Sarova, G.H., Guldi, D.M., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(18): 6154-63 (2006).

Singlet oxygen generation from water-soluble quantum dot-organic dye nanocomposites.
Shi, L.X., Hernandez, B., Selke, M., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(19): 6278-9 (2006).

From monomeric nanofibers to PbS nanoparticles/polymer composite nanofibers through the combined use of [gamma]-irradiation and gas/solid reaction.
Cui, T.Y., Cui, F., Zhang, J.H., Wang, J.Y., Huang, J., Lu, C.L., Chen, Z.M., Yang, B., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(19): 6298-9 (2006).

Synthesis, photochemistry, and electrochemistry of single-wall carbon nanotubes with pendent pyridyl groups and of their metal complexes with zinc porphyrin. Comparison with pyridyl-bearing fullerenes.
Alvaro, M., Atienzar, P., la Cruz, P., Delgado, J.L., Troiani, V., Garcia, H., Langa, F., Palkar, A., Echegoyen, L., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(20): 6626-35 (2006).

Surface reactions during etching of organic low-k films by plasmas of N₂ and H₂ - art. no. 083305.
Ishikawa, K., Yamaoka, Y., Nakamura, M., Yamazaki, Y., Yamasaki, S., Ishikawa, Y., Samukawa, S., J. Appl. Phys. 99: 083305 (2006).

Oxygen release and structural changes in TiO₂ films during photocatalytic oxidation - art. no. 084908.
Yoshida, K., Nanbara, T., Yamasaki, J., Tanaka, N., J. Appl. Phys. 99: 084908 (2006).

Synthesis of gold/magnetic iron oxide composite nanoparticles for biomedical applications with good dispersibility - art. no. 08H101.
Seino, S., Kusunose, T., Sekino, T., Kinoshita, T., Nakagawa, T., Kakimi, Y., Kawabe, Y., Iida, J., Yamamoto, T.A., Mizukoshi, Y., J. Appl. Phys. 99(8): 08H101 (2006).

Photophysics and charge dynamics of Q-PbS based mixed ZnS/PbS and PbS/ZnS semiconductor nanoparticles.
Kumar, A., Jakhmola, A., J. Colloid Interface Sci. 297(2): 607-17 (2006).

Self-assembly of Ag nanoparticle-biotin composites into long fiberlike microstructures.
Hegde, S., Kapoor, S., Joshi, S., Mukherjee, T., J. Colloid Interface Sci. 297(2): 637-43 (2006).

Formation of gold-coated magnetic nanoparticles using TiO₂ as a bridging material.
Oliva, B.L., Pradhan, A., Caruntu, D., O'Connor, C.J., Tarr, M.A., J. Mater. Res. 21(5): 1312-6 (2006).

The impact of electron beam damage on the detection of indium-rich localisation centres in InGaN quantum wells using transmission electron microscopy.
Smeeton, T.M., Humphreys, C.J., Barnard, J.S., Kappers, M.J., J. Mater. Sci. 41(9): 2729-37 (2006).

Effect of particle size on the photocatalytic activity of nanoparticulate zinc oxide.
Dodd, A.C., McKinley, A.J., Saunders, M., Tsuzuki, T., J. Nanopart. Res. 8(1): 43-51 (2006).

Recombination rate of photogenerated charges versus surface area: Opposing effects of TiO₂ sintering temperature on photocatalytic removal of phenol, anisole, and pyridine in water.
Agrios, A.G., Pichat, P., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 180(1-2): 130-5 (2006).

Electron transfer, charge stabilization and charge recombination in naphthalenediimide-tryptophan immobilized on silica particles.
Rodrigues, M.A., Berriquerer, M.R., Politi, M.J., Baptista, M.S., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 180(1-2): 218-21 (2006).

Photoinduced surface roughness variation in polycrystalline TiO₂ thin films.
Katsumata, K., Nakajima, A., Shiota, T., Yoshida, N., Watanabe, T., Kameshima, Y., Okada, K., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 180(1-2): 75-9 (2006).

Luminescence quenching of Ru(bpy)₃²⁺ by nitrophenols in silicate thin films.
Hamity, M., Senz, A., Gsponer, H.E., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 180(1-2): 9-14 (2006).

Photoactuation from a carbon nanotube-nafion bilayer composite.
Levitsky, I.A., Kanelos, P.T., Woodbury, D.S., Euler, W.B., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(19): 9421-5 (2006).

Tunable photoluminescent and cathodoluminescent properties of ZnO and ZnO:Zn phosphors.
Wang, Z.L., Lin, C.K., Liu, X.M., Li, G.Z., Luo, Y., Quan, Z.W., Xiang, H.P., Lin, J., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(19): 9469-76 (2006).

Photodetachment of ferrocyanide in reverse micelles.
Sando, G.M., Owrutsky, J.C., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(19): 9586-92 (2006).

Influence of cation on charge recombination in dye-sensitized TiO₂ electrodes.
Olson, C.L., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(19): 9619-26 (2006).

Ultrafast electron dynamics at ice-metal interfaces: Competition between heterogeneous electron transfer and solvation.
Stahler, J., Gahl, C., Bovensiepen, U., Wolf, M., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(19): 9637-44 (2006).

Photocatalytic reduction of an azide-terminated self-assembled monolayer using CdS quantum dots.
Radhakrishnan, C., Lo, M.K.F., Warrier, M.V., Garcia-Garibay, M.A., Monbouquette, H.G., Langmuir 22(11): 5018-24 (2006).

Photocatalysis anatase thin film coated PAN fibers prepared at low temperature.
Zhang, L.X., Peng, L., Su, Z.X., Mater. Chem. Phys. 98(1): 111-5 (2006).

The preparation of coupled SnO₂/TiO₂ photocatalyst by ball milling.
Chen, S.F., Chen, L., Gao, S., Cao, G.Y., Mater. Chem. Phys. 98(1): 116-20 (2006).

Correlation of microstructure with hardness and wear resistance of surface composites fabricated by high-energy electron beam irradiation of Fe-based metamorphic powders.
Lee, K.H., Nam, D.H., Lee, S.H., Kim, C.P., Metall. Mater. Trans. A 37A(5): 1485-94 (2006).

Ion implantation and annealing for an efficient N-doping of TiO₂ nanotubes.
Ghicov, A., Macak, J.M., Tsuchiya, H., Kunze, J., Haeublein, V., Frey, L., Schmuki, P., Nano Lett. 6(5): 1080-2 (2006).

A clean, well-defined solid system for photosensitized ¹O₂ production measurements.
Wetzler, D.E., Garcia-Fresnadillo, D., Orellana, G., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 8(19): 2249-56 (2006).

Influence of Sn⁴⁺ on the structural and electronic properties of Ti_1-xSn_xO₂ nanoparticles used as photocatalysts.
Fresno, F., Tudela, D., Coronado, J.M., Fernandez-Garcia, M., Hungria, A.B., Soria, J., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 8(20): 2421-30 (2006).

Spectroscopic study of plasmons in ion-irradiated single-walled carbon nanotubes.
Brzhezinskaya, M.M., Baitinger, E.M., Smirnov, A.B., Phys. Solid State 48(5): 994-9 (2006).

Investigation on the electronically excited state properties of multiwalled carbon nanotube (MDDA) in solution.
Feng, J., Yang, Z.J., Ren, Z.L., Sci. China, Ser. B: Chem. 49(2): 97-102 (2006).

Energy transfer under photoexcitation of porous silicon-fullerene nanocomposite in oxygen-containing ambient.
Pikulev, V.B., Kumetsov, S.N., Saren, A.A., Gardin, Y.E., Gurtov, V.A., Tech. Phys. Lett. 32(2): 129-31 (2006).

Surface reaction and B atom segregation in ECR chlorine plasma etching of B-doped Si_1-xGe_x epitaxial films.
Cho, H.S., Sakuraba, M., Murota, J., Thin Solid Films 508(1-2): 301-4 (2006).

Polymers

UV embossed polymeric chip for protein separation and identification based on capillary isoelectric focusing and MALDI-TOF-MS.
Guo, X., Chan-Park, M.B., Yoon, S.F., Chun, J.H., Hua, L., Sze, N.S.K., Anal. Chem. 78(10): 3249-56 (2006).

Detection of antigens in biologically complex fluids with photografted whole antibodies.
Sebra, R.P., Masters, K.S., Cheung, C.Y., Bowman, C.N., Anseth, K.S., Anal. Chem. 78(9): 3144-51 (2006).

Relaxor ferroelectric behavior of poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluorethylene) copolymer modified by low energy irradiation - art. no. 192903.
Faria, L.O., Welter, C., Moreira, R.L., Appl. Phys. Lett. 88: 192903 (2006).

Synthesis of a polymer skeleton at the inner leaflet of liposomal membranes: Polymerization of membrane-adsorbed pH-sensitive monomers.
Gutmayer, D., Thomann, R., Bakowsky, U., Schubert, R., Biomacromolecules 7(5): 1422-8 (2006).

Pressure-induced polymerization of carbon monoxide: Disproportionation and synthesis of an energetic lactonic polymer.
Evans, W.J., Lipp, M.J., Yoo, C.S., Cynn, H., Herberg, J.L., Maxwell, R.S., Nicol, M.F., Chem. Mater. 18(10): 2520-31 (2006).

Henequen/poly(butylene succinate) biocomposites: electron beam irradiation effects on henequen fiber and the interfacial properties of biocomposites.
Han, S.O., Cho, D., Park, W.H., Drzal, L.T., Compos. Interfaces 13(2-3): 231-47 (2006).

Roles of interfaces between carbon fibers and epoxy matrix on interlaminar fracture toughness of composites.
Park, S.J., Seo, M.K., Lee, J.R., Compos. Interfaces 13(2-3): 249-67 (2006).

Formation of nanoparticles of Ag in poly(vinyl methyl ether) hydrogel network by electron beam irradiation.
Lyu, S.G., Kim, B.J., Sur, G.S., Compos. Interfaces 13(2-3): 269-75 (2006).

Fluorescence monitoring of photoinitiated polymerization reactions - Synthesis, photochemical study and behaviour as fluorescent probes of new derivatives of 4′-dimethylaminostyryldiazines.
Bosch, P., Peinado, C., Martin, V., Catalina, F., Corrales, T., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 180(1-2): 118-29 (2006).

Synthesis of novel bifunctional polymer stabilizers - A combination of HALS and UV absorber.
Bojinov, V.B., Simeonov, D.B., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 180(1-2): 205-12 (2006).

Photochemical transformation in poly(acrylic acid)/poly(ethylene oxide) complexes.
Kaczmarek, H., Szalla, A., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 180(1-2): 46-53 (2006).

Effect of low pressure remote plasma treatment on damage reduction of emitting organic layer for top-emission organic light-emitting diodes.
Lee, D.Y., Baik, H.K., Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., Part 2 45(12-16): L376-L9 (2006).

Electron beam irradiation of poly(vinyl methyl ether) films. 2. Temperature-dependent swelling behavior.
Hegewald, J., Schmidt, T., Eichhorn, K.J., Kretschmer, K., Kuckling, D., Arndt, K.F., Langmuir 22(11): 5152-9 (2006).

Factors in liquid crystal photoalignment on polymer films: photoorientation versus self-assembly.
Yaroshchuk, O., Chigrinov, V., Nadtoka, O., Kwok, H., Liq. Cryst. 33(2): 149-57 (2006).

Photorefractive effect in composites of ferroelectric liquid crystal and photoconductive polymer.
Nakazawa, Y., Sasaki, T., Liq. Cryst. 33(2): 159-65 (2006).

Optical behaviour of cholesteric liquid crystal cells with novel photoisomerizable chiral dopants.
Liu, J.H., Yang, P.C., Wang, Y.K., Wang, C.C., Liq. Cryst. 33(3): 237-48 (2006).

Thermotropic liquid crystalline-cum-photocrosslinkable poly(benzylidene arylphosphate ester)s containing the cyclopentanone moiety.
Sakthivel, P., Kannan, P., Liq. Cryst. 33(3): 341-51 (2006).

Organic electroluminescence using polymer networks from smectic liquid crystals.
Aldred, M.P., Carrasco-Orozco, M., Contoret, A.E.A., Dong, D.W., Farrar, S.R., Kelly, S.M., Kitney, S.P., Mathieson, D., O'Neill, M., Tsoi, W.C., Vlachos, P., Liq. Cryst. 33(4): 459-67 (2006).

Clay-PMMA nanocomposites by photoinitiated radical polymerization using intercalated phenacyl pyridinium salt initiators.
Nese, A., Sen, S., Tasdelen, M.A., Nugay, N., Yagci, Y., Macromol. Chem. Phys. 207(9): 820-6 (2006).

A novel strategy to synthesize double comb-shaped water soluble copolymer by RAFT polymerization.
Han, D.H., Pan, C.Y., Macromol. Chem. Phys. 207(9): 836-43 (2006).

Thiol-vinyl mechanisms. 1. Termination and propagation kinetics in thiol-ene photopolymerizations.
Reddy, S.K., Cramer, N.B., Bowman, C.N., Macromolecules 39(10): 3673-80 (2006).

Thiol-vinyl mechanisms. 2. Kinetic modeling of ternary thiol-vinyl photopolymerizations.
Reddy, S.K., Cramer, N.B., Bowman, C.N., Macromolecules 39(10): 3681-7 (2006).

Metal oxoclusters as molecular building blocks for the development of nanostructured inorganic-organic hybrid thin films.
Gross, S., Zattin, A., Di Noto, V., Lavina, S., Monatsh. Chem. 137(5): 583-93 (2006).

Two-dimensional imaging of atomic distribution morphology created by holographically induced mass transfer of monomer molecules and nanoparticles in a silica-nanoparticle-dispersed photopolymer film.
Tomita, Y., Chikama, K., Nohara, Y., Suzuki, N., Furushima, K., Endoh, Y., Opt. Lett. 31(10): 1402-4 (2006).

High-density holographic recording parameters under different wavelength of a two dyes-sensitized photopolymer.
Huang, M.J., Wang, S.L., Wang, A.R., Gong, Q.X., Gan, F.X., Optik (Jena) 117(5): 231-5 (2006).

Coumarin end-capped polystyrene by ATRP and photodimerization reaction.
Liu, C.M., Bao, R., Qiu, J.J., Hu, F., Xu, Y., Zhao, C., Zhou, Y., Polym. Bull. (Berlin) 57(2): 139-49 (2006).

Behavior of quaternary ammonium salt photobase generators on initiating free radical photo-polymerization.
Zhong, R., Yang, J.W., Zeng, Z.H., Chen, Y.L., Polym. Int. 55(6): 650-6 (2006).

Electron-beam processing of nylon 6 and HNBR blends. Part II: development of high strength, heat- and oil-resistant thermoplastic elastomers.
Das, P.K., Ambatkar, S.U., Sarma, K.S.S., Sabharwal, S., Banerji, M.S., Polym. Int. 55(6): 688-93 (2006).

Solar radiation-induced polymerization of methyl methacrylate in the presence of semiconductor-based photocatalyst.
Ojah, R., Dolu, S.K., Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 90(11): 1615-20 (2006).

Biological & Medical Aspects

Light-regulated release of DNA and its delivery to nuclei by means of photolabile gold nanoparticles.
Han, G., You, C.C., Kim, B.J., Turingan, R.S., Forbes, N.S., Martin, C.T., Rotello, V.M., Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 45(19): 3165-9 (2006).

Emergent functionality of nucleobase radical cations in duplex DNA: Prediction of reactivity using qualitative potential energy landscapes.
Joseph, J., Schuster, G.B., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(18): 6070-4 (2006).

The triplet energy of thymine in DNA.
Bosca, F., Lhiaubet-Vallet, V., Cuquerella, M.C., Castell, J.V., Miranda, M.A., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(19): 6318-9 (2006).

Photoreversible DNA condensation using light-responsive surfactants.
Le Ny, A.L.M., Lee, C.T., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(19): 6400-8 (2006).

Biodistribution and tumor uptake of C₆₀(OH)_x in mice.
Ji, Z.Q., Sun, H.F., Wang, H.F., Xie, Q.Y., Liu, Y.F., Wang, Z., J. Nanopart. Res. 8(1): 53-63 (2006).

Reaction pathways involved in the production of hydroxyl radicals in thylakoid membrane: EPR spin-trapping study.
Snyrychova, I., Pospisil, P., Naus, J., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 5(5): 472-6 (2006).

Solar Energy

Full spectrum enhancement of the light harvesting efficiency of dye sensitized solar cells by including colloidal photonic crystal multilayers - art. no. 193110.
Mihi, A., Lopez-Alcaraz, F.J., Miguez, H., Appl. Phys. Lett. 88: 193110 (2006).

Photochemical conversion and storage of solar energy.
Levy-Clement, C., C. R. Chim. 9(5-6): 565-7 (2006).

Dye-sensitized solar cells with ionic gel electrolytes prepared from imidazolium salts and agarose.
Suzuki, K., Yamaguchi, M., Kumagai, M., Tanabe, N., Yanagida, S., C. R. Chim. 9(5-6): 611-6 (2006).

Dye-sensitized nanocrystalline solar cells incorporating ethylmethylimidazolium-based ionic liquid electrolytes.
Dai, Q., Menzies, D.B., MacFarlane, D.R., Batten, S.R., Forsyth, S., Spiccia, L., Cheng, Y.B., Forsyth, M., C. R. Chim. 9(5-6): 617-21 (2006).

TiO₂ sol-gel blocking layers for dye-sensitized solar cells.
Hart, J.N., Menzies, D., Cheng, Y.B., Simon, G.P., Spiccia, L., C. R. Chim. 9(5-6): 622-6 (2006).

Highly efficient dye-sensitized solar cells using a composite electrolyte.
Xue, B.F., Wang, H.X., Hu, Y.S., Li, H., Wang, Z.X., Meng, Q.B., Huang, X.J., Chen, L.Q., Sato, O., Fujishima, A., C. R. Chim. 9(5-6): 627-30 (2006).

Modeling of photocurrent in dye-sensitized solar cells fabricated with PVDF-HFP-based gel-type polymeric solid electrolyte.
Nishikitani, Y., Kubo, T., Asano, T., C. R. Chim. 9(5-6): 631-8 (2006).

Effect of excitation wavelength on electron injection efficiency in dye-sensitized nanocrystalline TiO₂ and ZrO₂ films.
Katoh, R., Furube, A., Murai, M., Tamaki, Y., Hara, K., Tachiya, M., C. R. Chim. 9(5-6): 639-44 (2006).

Monitoring the reactivity of oxide interfaces in dye solar cells with photocurrent imaging techniques.
Junghanel, M., Tributsch, H., C. R. Chim. 9(5-6): 652-8 (2006).

Chromatographic studies of photodegradation of RuL₂(SCN)₂ in nanostructured dye-sensitization solar cells.
Thomalla, M., Tributsch, H., C. R. Chim. 9(5-6): 659-66 (2006).

Photoelectrochemical solar cells based on SnO₂ nanocrystalline films.
Dinh, N.N., Bernard, M.C., Hugot-Le Gof, A., Stergiopoulos, T., Falaras, P., C. R. Chim. 9(5-6): 676-83 (2006).

Lipid (detergent)-based composite-dye solar cell.
Maruthamuthu, P., Fiechter, S., Tributsch, H., C. R. Chim. 9(5-6): 684-90 (2006).

Electrodeposited Pt for cost-efficient and flexible dye-sensitized solar cells.
Kim, S.S., Nah, Y.C., Noh, Y.Y., Jo, J., Kim, D.Y., Electrochim. Acta 51(18): 3814-9 (2006).

Efficient light harvesting in dye-endcapped conjugated polymers probed by single molecule spectroscopy.
Becker, K., Lupton, J.M., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(19): 6468-79 (2006).

Efficient energy transfer from peripheral chromophores to the self-assembled zinc chlorin rod antenna: A bioinspired light-harvesting system to bridge the "green gap".
Roger, C., Muller, M.G., Lysetska, M., Miloslavina, Y., Holzwarth, A.R., Wurthner, F., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128(20): 6542-3 (2006).

Electron transfer behavior and water photodecomposition ability of calcined material from a cerium-S-phenylene-O-holmium-O-phenylene-S hybrid copolymer.
Matsui, H., Otsuki, K., Yamada, H., Kawahara, T., Yoshihara, M., J. Colloid Interface Sci. 297(2): 672-7 (2006).

TiO₂ nanorods as additive to TiO₂ film for improvement in the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells.
Yoon, J.H., Jang, S.R., Vittal, R., Lee, J., Kim, K.J., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 180(1-2): 184-8 (2006).

Facile fabrication and photolectrochemical properties of porphyrin-fullerene assemblies by self-assembly and surface sol-gel processes.
Akiyama, T., Matsuoka, K.I., Arakawa, T., Kakutani, K., Miyazaki, A., Yamada, S., Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., Part 1 45(4B): 3758-61 (2006).

Photocurrents generated under forward biases in organic thin-film solar cells with organic heterojunction structure.
Osasa, T., Yamamoto, S., Matsumura, M., Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., Part 1 45(4B): 3762-5 (2006).

Preparation of Pt/K₂La₂Ti₃O₁₀ and its photo-catalytic activity for hydrogen evolution from methanol water solution.
Cui, W.Q., Liu, L., Feng, L.R., Xu, C.H., Li, Z.J., Lu, S.J., Qiu, F.L., Sci. China, Ser. B: Chem. 49(2): 162-8 (2006).

Development of CdS based stable thin film photo electrochemical solar cells.
Tiwari, S., Tiwari, S., Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 90(11): 1621-8 (2006).

New carboxy-functionalized terpyridines as precursors for zwitterionic ruthenium complexes for polymer-based solar cells.
Duprez, V., Krebs, F.C., Tetrahedron Lett. 47(22): 3785-9 (2006).

Antenna-functionalized dendritic beta-diketonates and europium complexes: synthetic approaches to generation growth.
Li, S.F., Zhu, W.H., Xu, Z.Y., Pan, H.F., Tian, H., Tetrahedron 62(21): 5035-48 (2006).

Industrial & Environmental Applications

Absorption and photocatalytic degradation of machine oil by exfoliated graphite-supported nanometer TiO₂ material.
Cao, H., Ma, E.B., Wang, X.H., Chen, J.Z., Bin, X.B., Acta Geol. Sin. (Engl. Transl.) 80(2): 285-9 (2006).

Development of HPLC/ESI-MS and HPLC/¹H NMR methods for the identification of photocatalytic degradation products of iodosulfuron.
Sleiman, M., Ferronato, C., Fenet, B., Baudot, R., Jaber, F., Chovelon, J.M., Anal. Chem. 78(9): 2957-66 (2006).

Fabrication of microchannels in glass using focused femtosecond laser radiation and selective chemical etching.
Hnatovsky, C., Taylor, R.S., Simova, E., Rajeev, P.P., Rayner, D.M., Bhardwaj, V.R., Corkum, P.B., Appl. Phys. A: Mater. Sci. Process. 84(1-2): 47-61 (2006).

Femtosecond laser assisted etching of quartz: microstructuring from inside.
Matsuo, S., Tabuchi, Y., Okada, T., Juodkazis, S., Misawa, H., Appl. Phys. A: Mater. Sci. Process. 84(1-2): 99-102 (2006).

Thermoluminescence dosimetry of rare earth doped calcium aluminate phosphors.
Madhukumar, K., Babu, K.R., Prasad, K.C.A., James, J., Elias, T.S., Padmanabhan, V., Nair, C.M.K., Bull. Mater. Sci. 29(2): 119-22 (2006).

Preferential photodegradation - why and how?
Paz, Y., C. R. Chim. 9(5-6): 774-87 (2006).

Preparation of N-doped TiO₂ particles by plasma surface modification.
Yamada, K., Nakamura, H., Matsushima, S., Yamane, H., Haishi, T., Ohira, K., Kumada, K., C. R. Chim. 9(5-6): 788-93 (2006).

Photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants diluted in water using TiO₂ loaded on fluoride-modified hydrophobic mesoporous silica.
Maekawa, K., Chiyoda, O., Ohshiro, S., Okada, S., Anpo, M., Yamashita, H., C. R. Chim. 9(5-6): 817-21 (2006).

Wave-guide type photoreactor for water purification.
Negishi, N., He, F., Matsuzawa, S., Takeuchi, K., Ohno, K., C. R. Chim. 9(5-6): 822-8 (2006).

Solar-driven self-cleaning coating for a painted surface.
Cai, R., Van, G.M., Aw, P.K., Itoh, K., C. R. Chim. 9(5-6): 829-35 (2006).

Photocatalytic reduction of metals using polyoxometallates: recovery of metals or synthesis of metal nanoparticles.
Troupis, A., Gkika, E., Hiskia, A., Papaconstantinou, E., C. R. Chim. 9(5-6): 851-7 (2006).

Investigating the properties of egg white pasteurised by ultra-high hydrostatic pressure and gamma irradiation by evaluating their NIR spectra and chemosensor array sensor signal responses using different methods of qualitative analysis.
Seregely, Z., Farkas, J., Tuboly, E., Dalmadi, I., Chemom. Intell. Lab. Syst. 82(1-2): 115-21 (2006).

Surface modification of insulation resin for build-up process using TiO₂ as a photocatalyst and its application to the metallization.
Bessho, T., Inoue, K., Kotwa, I., Homma, H., Electrochemistry 74(4): 299-302 (2006).

Adsorbability and photocatalytic degradability of humic substances in water on Ti-modified silica.
Moriguchi, T., Tahara, M., Yaguchi, K., J. Colloid Interface Sci. 297(2): 678-86 (2006).

Type II photooxygenation in polymer matrices for the synthesis of new antimalarial peroxides.
Griesbeck, A.G., Bartoschek, A., EI-Idreesy, T.T., Hoinck, O., Miara, C., J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem. 251(1-2): 41-8 (2006).

Development of chalcogenide glass photoresists for gray scale lithography.
Kovalskiy, A., Vlcek, A., Jain, H., Fiserova, A., Waits, C.M., Dubey, M., J. Non-Cryst. Solids 352(6-7): 589-94 (2006).

Photocatalytic degradation of formic and benzoic acids and hydrogen peroxide evolution in TiO₂ and ZnO water suspensions.
Mrowetz, M., Selli, E., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 180(1-2): 15-22 (2006).

Photocatalytic degradation of DNOC in aqueous TiO₂ dispersions - Investigation of the initial reaction steps.
Fabbri, D., Villata, L.S., Prevot, A.B., Capparelli, A.L., Pramauro, E., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 180(1-2): 157-64 (2006).

Investigation on degradation of dyestuff wastewater using visible light in the presence of a novel nano TiO₂ catalyst doped with upconversion luminescence agent.
Wang, J., Wen, F.Y., Zhang, Z.H., Zhang, X.D., Pan, Z.J., Zhang, P., Kang, P.L., Tong, J., Wang, L., Xu, L., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 180(1-2): 189-95 (2006).

Fe³⁺-TiO₂ photocatalysts prepared by combining sol-gel method with hydrothermal treatment and their characterization.
Zhu, J.F., Chen, F., Zhang, J.L., Chen, H.J., Anpo, M., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 180(1-2): 196-204 (2006).

Photo-Fenton degradation of alachlor in the presence of citrate solution.
Katsumata, H., Kaneco, S., Suzuki, T., Ohta, K., Yobiko, Y., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 180(1-2): 38-45 (2006).

Magnetically and biologically active bead-patterned hydrogels.
Pregibon, D.C., Toner, M., Doyle, P.S., Langmuir 22(11): 5122-8 (2006).

Photocatalytic TiO₂ coatings: Effect of substrate and template.
Stangar, U.L., Cernigoj, U., Trebse, P., Maver, K., Gross, S., Monatsh. Chem. 137(5): 647-55 (2006).

Photocatalytic degradation of pesticide methomyl: determination of the reaction pathway and identication of intermediate products.
Tamimi, M., Qourzal, S., Assabbane, A., Chovelon, J.M., Ferronato, C., Ait-Ichou, Y., Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 5(5): 477-82 (2006).

Degradation of 4-chlorophenol in aqueous solution by [gamma]-radiation and ozone oxidation.
Hu, J., Wang, J.L., Chen, R., Sci. China, Ser. B: Chem. 49(2): 186-92 (2006).

Theoretical Studies

First-principles studies of doped InTaO₄ for photocatalytic applications.
Chang, H., Kong, K., Choi, Y.S., Choi, Y., Baeg, J.O., Moon, S.J., C. R. Chim. 9(5-6): 841-5 (2006).

MPW1K performs much better than B3LYP in DFT calculations on reactions that proceed by proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET).
Lingwood, M., Hammond, J.R., Hrovat, D.A., Mayer, J.M., Borden, W.T., J. Chem. Theory Comput. 2(3): 740-5 (2006).

Computational study on the 1,2-rearrangement in [beta]-(nitroxy)vinyl and [beta]-(acetoxy) vinyl radicals.
Wille, U., J. Org. Chem. 71(11): 4040-8 (2006).

A TD-DFT study on photo-physicochemical properties of hypocrellin A and its implications for elucidating the photosensitizing mechanisms of the pigment.
Shen, L., Ji, H.F., Zhang, H.Y., J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 180(1-2): 65-8 (2006).

Resonance Raman spectrum of the solvated electron in methanol: Simulation within a cluster model.
Neumann, S., Eisfeld, W., Sobolewski, A.L., Domcke, W., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(17): 5613-9 (2006).

Pathways and rate coefficients for the decomposition of vinoxy and acetyl radicals.
Senosiain, J.P., Klippenstein, S.J., Miller, J.A., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(17): 5772-81 (2006).

Direct dynamics study on hydrogen abstraction reaction of CF₃CF₂CH₂OH with OH radical.
Wang, Y., Liu, J.Y., Li, Z.S., Wang, L., Wu, J.Y., Sun, C.C., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(17): 5853-9 (2006).

Stabilities and properties of complexes pairing hydroperoxyl radical with monohalomethanes.
Solimannejad, M., Scheiner, S., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(17): 5948-51 (2006).

On the competition between scavenging and recombination in solutions of macromolecules.
Bluett, V.M., Green, N.J.B., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(18): 6112-21 (2006).

Photophysics of organic photostabilizers. Ab initio study of the excited-state deactivation mechanisms of 2-(2′-hydroxyphenyl)benzotriazole.
Sobolewski, A.L., Domcke, W., Hattig, C., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(19): 6301-6 (2006).

Study of rhamnose radicals in the solid state adopting a density functional theory cluster approach.
Pauwels, E., Van Speybroeck, V., Waroquier, M., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(20): 6504-13 (2006).

Nonadiabatic molecular dynamics simulations of correlated electrons in solution. 1. Full configuration interaction (CI) excited-state relaxation dynamics of hydrated dielectrons.
Larsen, R.E., Schwartz, B.J., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(19): 9681-91 (2006).

Nonadiabatic molecular dynamics simulations of correlated electrons in solution. 2. A prediction for the observation of hydrated dielectrons with pump-probe spectroscopy.
Larsen, R.E., Schwartz, B.J., J. Phys. Chem. B 110(19): 9692-7 (2006).

Reviews

Photovoltaic performance and long-term stability of dye-sensitized meosocopic solar cells.
Gratzel, M., C. R. Chim. 9(5-6): 578-83 (2006).

Kinetically determined solar cells.
Tributsch, H., C. R. Chim. 9(5-6): 584-96 (2006).

Recent research progress of dye-sensitized solar cells in Japan.
Yanagida, S., C. R. Chim. 9(5-6): 597-604 (2006).

Dye-multilayer semiconductor nanostructures.
Pitigala, P.K.D.D.P., Senevirathna, M.K.I., Perera, V.P.S., Tennakone, K., C. R. Chim. 9(5-6): 605-10 (2006).

Exciton diffusion and interfacial charge separation in photovoltaic materials studied by microwave conductivity.
Kroeze, J.E., Savenije, T.J., Warman, J.M., C. R. Chim. 9(5-6): 667-75 (2006).

Titanium dioxide photocatalysis: present situation and future approaches.
Fujishima, A., Zhang, X.T., C. R. Chim. 9(5-6): 750-60 (2006).

Ru=O complexes as catalysts for oxidative transformations, including the oxidation of water to molecular dioxygen.
Rodriguez, M., Romero, I., Sens, C., Llobet, A., J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem. 251(1-2): 215-20 (2006).

Quantum-chemical predictions of redox potentials of organic anions in dimethyl sulfoxide and reevaluation of bond dissociation enthalpies measured by the electrochemical methods.
Fu, Y., Liu, L., Wang, Y.M., Li, J.N., Yu, T.Q., Guo, Q.X., J. Phys. Chem. A 110(17): 5874-86 (2006).