NDRL Radiation Chemistry Data Center Recent Papers in Radiation and Photochemistry 10/24/08 #08_15

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

Ketonization of the unusually acidic elongated enol generated by flash photolytic decarboxylation of p-formylphenylacetic acid in aqueous solution.
Chiang, Y., Kolmakov, K., Kresge, A.J., Can. J. Chem. 86(2): 101-4 (2008).

Initial heating mechanism of fluids after photoexcitation of molecules in various phases.
Terazima, M., Eur. Phys. J. Special Topics 153: 19-24 (2008).

Excitation transport and charge separation in an organic photovoltaic material: Watching excitations diffuse to interfaces.
Barbour, L.W., Pensack, R.D., Hegadorn, M., Arzhantsev, S., Asbury, J.B., J. Phys. Chem. C 112(10): 3926-34 (2008).

Spectroscopic and pulse radiolysis studies of the antioxidant properties of (+)catechin: metal chelation and oxidizing radical scavenging.
Torreggiani, A., Jurasekova, Z., Sanchez-Cortes, S., Tamba, M., J. Raman Spectrosc. 39(2): 265-75 (2008).

Synthesis and photophysical properties of lead phthalocyanines.
Modibane, D.K., Nyokong, T., Polyhedron 27(3): 1102-10 (2008).

Radical scavenging properties of nicotinamide and its metabolites.
Sikora, A., Szajerski, P., Piotrowski, L., Zielonka, J., Adamus, J., Marcinek, A., Gebicki, J., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 77(3): 259-66 (2008).

Antioxidant properties of sulfides derived from 2-propylphenol and of their aminomethyl derivatives.
Farzaliev, V.M., Magerramov, A.M., Bairamov, M.R., Rzaeva, I.A., Dzhavadova, O.N., Allakhverdiev, M.A., Russ. J. Appl. Chem. 81(1): 74-7 (2008).

Optical Spectra

Photoinduced transformation of matrix-isolated methyl 2-pyrone-3-carboxylate into methyl 2-pyrone-5-carboxylate via intramolecular hydrogen shift in open-ring aldehyde-ketene.
Reva, I., Nowak, M.J., Lapinski, L., Fausto, R., Chem. Phys. Lett. 452(1-3): 20-8 (2008).

Two new alkoxo-bridged dinuclear copper(II) complexes with 3-aminopyrazidine-2-carboxylic acid as ligands.
Nassirinia, N., Sadeghi, N., Amani, S., J. Coord. Chem. 61(5): 796-801 (2008).

Reactions of chromium and molybdenum carbonyls with bis-(salicylaldehyde)-1,3-propylenediimine Schiff base.
Youssef, T.A., J. Coord. Chem. 61(5): 816-22 (2008).

Optical absorption processes in CdSe nanocrystals embedded in silicate glass and organic polymer matrices under 7-MeV electron irradiation.
Azhniuk, Y.M., Gomonnai, A.V., Lopushansky, V.V., Megela, I.G., Raevskaya, A.E., Stroyuk, A.L., Kuchmii, S.Y., J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 8(2): 806-11 (2008).

Photochromic behavior of Li-stabilized MoO₃ sol-gels.
Zhang, Y.Z., Yuan, J.G., Cao, Y.Z., Song, L.X., Hu, X.F., J. Non-Cryst. Solids 354(12-13): 1276-80 (2008).

[gamma]-ray irradiation induced multiple effects on Ge-As-Se chalcogenide glasses.
Xia, F., Baccaro, S., Wang, H., Hua, W., Zeng, H.D., Zhang, X.H., Chen, G.R., J. Non-Cryst. Solids 354(12-13): 1365-8 (2008).

Raman spectroscopy of ion-irradiated astrophysically relevant materials.
Baratta, G.A., Brunetto, R., Leto, G., Palumbo, M.E., Spinella, F., Strazzulla, G., J. Raman Spectrosc. 39(2): 211-9 (2008).

The rules governing the formation of silver azide photolysis products.
Surovoi, E.P., Sirik, S.M., Bugerko, L.N., Russ. J. Phys. Chem. A 82(2): 292-7 (2008).

Novel photochromic macrocycles composed of thiophene and ethylene building blocks: synthesis, structure, and photochromic property.
Yin, J., Lin, Y., Cao, M.F., Yu, G.A., Liu, S.H., Tetrahedron Lett. 49(10): 1582-5 (2008).

Thermodynamics

Molecular logic devices (half-subtractor, comparator, complementary output circuit) by controlling photoinduced charge transfer processes.
Pischel, U., Heller, B., New J. Chem. 32(3): 395-400 (2008).

ESR Studies

[gamma] radiolyzed amorphous silica: A study with ²⁹Si CP-MAS NMR spectroscopy.
Cataldo, F., Capitani, D., Proletti, N., Ragni, P., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 77(3): 267-72 (2008).

An international intercomparison on "self-calibrated" alanine EPR dosimeters.
Gancheva, V., Yordanov, N.D., Callens, F., Vanhaelewyn, G., Raffi, J., Bortolin, E., Onori, S., Malinen, E., Sagstuen, E., Fabislak, S., Peimel-Stuglik, Z., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 77(3): 357-64 (2008).

Excited States

Photochemistry

Photochemistry of 1,1′-bi-2-naphthol (BINOL) - ESIPT is responsible for photoracemization and photocyclization.
Flegel, M., Lukeman, M., Wan, P., Can. J. Chem. 86(2): 161-9 (2008).

Photochemical reactions of group VIB metal carbonyls with heterocyclic Schiff bases derived from 4-amino-3-hydrazino-5-mercapto-1,2,4-triazole.
Senery, S., Ercag, A., Senturk, O.S., Perpelekz, E., Sinany, F.U., J. Coord. Chem. 61(5): 740-9 (2008).

Spectral, luminescent, and lasing characteristics of pyridyloxazole derivatives in inorganic and hybrid gel materials.
Kuznetsova, R.T., Mayer, G.V., Manekina, Y.A., Telminov, E.N., Arabei, S.M., Pavich, T.A., Solovyov, K.N., Opt. Spectrosc. (Transl. of Opt. Spektrosk.) 104(2): 190-5 (2008).

Photochemical reactions of di(naphthyl-1-methyl) mercury in various solvents.
Ivanov, V.L., Roznyatovskii, V.A., Ustynyuk, Y.A., Buchachenko, A.L., Russ. J. Phys. Chem. A 82(1): 119-21 (2008).

Photoinduced radical reactions of [alpha]-alkylated ethyl 2-oxo-1-cyclopentanecarboxylate derivatives: [alpha]-cleavage and cyclization to the skeleton of linear cyclohexano diquinanes.
Tzvetkov, N.T., Waske, P.A., Neumann, B., Stammler, H.G., Mattay, J., Tetrahedron Lett. 49(10): 1710-3 (2008).

Radiation Chemistry

Deformation in metals after low-temperature irradiation: Part II - Irradiation hardening, strain hardening, and stress ratios.
Byun, T.S., Farrell, K., Li, M.K., Acta Mater. 56(5): 1056-64 (2008).

Magnetic field dependence of the relative critical current density in [gamma]-irradiated polycrystalline YBa₂Cu₃O₇.
Obaidat, I.M., Hamed, F., Cryst. Res. Technol. 43(3): 293-6 (2008).

Modification of charge compensation in semi-insulating semiconductors by high energy light ion irradiation - art. no. 053703.
Kabiraj, D., Grotzschel, R., Ghosh, S., J. Appl. Phys. 103: 053703 (2008).

Changes in alkali-silicate glasses induced with electron irradiation.
Gedeon, O., Zemek, J., Jurek, K., J. Non-Cryst. Solids 354(12-13): 1169-71 (2008).

Formation of CO₂ on a carbonaceous surface: a quantum chemical study.
Goumans, T.P.M., Uppal, M.A., Brown, W.A., Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. 384(3): 1158-64 (2008).

Experimental Studies

Determination of fission products in nuclear samples by capillary electrophoresis-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (CE-ICP-MS).
Pitois, A., de las Heras, L.A., Betti, M., Int. J. Mass Spectrom. 270(3): 118-26 (2008).

Application of the isotope dilution technique for ⁹³Zr determination in an irradiated cladding material by multiple collector-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry.
Chartier, F., Isnard, H., Degros, J.P., Faure, A.L., Frechou, C., Int. J. Mass Spectrom. 270(3): 127-33 (2008).

Web-Ice: integrated data collection and analysis for macromolecular crystallography.
Gonzalez, A., Moorhead, P., McPhillips, S.E., Song, J., Sharp, K., Taylor, J.R., Adams, P.D., Sauter, N.K., Soltis, S.M., J. Appl. Crystallogr. 41: 176-84 (2008).

Chemistry: The photon trap.
Sanderson, K., Nature (London) 452(7186): 400-2 (2008).

Cleavage of the ether bond by electron impact: differences between linear ethers and tetrahydrofuran.
Ibanescu, B.C., May, O., Allan, M., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 10(11): 1507-11 (2008).

One- and two-barrier excilamps on xenon dimers operating in the VUV range.
Lomaev, M.I., Skakun, V.S., Tarasenko, V.F., Schitz, D.V., Tech. Phys. 53(2): 244-8 (2008).

Multiphase Systems

The role of interface in photo processes in photoconductive heterophase composites based on monolayer dispersions of molybdenum disulfide.
Rumyantsev, B.M., Berendyaev, V.I., Golub, A.S., Lenenko, N.D., Novikov, Y.N., Klimenko, I.V., Zhuravleva, T.S., Russ. J. Phys. Chem. A 81(11): 1870-6 (2007).

Regularities of radiation-stimulated adsorption of n-hexane on an aluminum surface.
Gadzhieva, N.N., Rimikhanova, A.N., Garibov, A.A., Russ. J. Phys. Chem. A 81(5): 794-7 (2007).

Aggregation and photobleaching of merocyanine 540 as probed by resonance light scattering.
Kozhinova, E.A., Tikhomirova, A.M., Kozyr, L.A., Kyagova, A.A., Potapenko, A.Y., Russ. J. Phys. Chem. A 81(8): 1335-40 (2007).

The heterogeneous catalytic oxidation of propylene in the presence of singlet oxygen in the reaction mixture.
Udalova, O.V., Khaula, E.V., Rufov, Y.N., Russ. J. Phys. Chem. A 81(9): 1511-4 (2007).

Direct integration of vertical In₂O₃ nanowire arrays, nanosheet chains, and photoinduced reversible switching of wettability - art. no. 093118.
Zhong, M., Zheng, M., Zeng, A., Ma, L., Appl. Phys. Lett. 92: 093118 (2008).

Femtosecond carrier dynamics in electron-beam-irradiated C₆₀ film - art. no. 094102.
Toda, Y., Ryuzaki, S., Onoe, J., Appl. Phys. Lett. 92: 094102 (2008).

Sunlight photocatalytic activity of polypyrrole-TiO₂ nanocomposites prepared by "in situ" method.
Wang, D.S., Wang, Y.H., Li, X.Y., Luo, Q.Z., An, J., Yue, H.X., Catal. Commun. 9(6): 1162-6 (2008).

Carbon nanotubes synergistically enhance photocatalytic activity of TiO₂.
Ahmmad, B., Kusumoto, Y., Somekawa, S., Ikeda, M., Catal. Commun. 9(6): 1410-3 (2008).

V and N co-doped nanocrystal anatase TiO₂ photocatalysts with enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible light irradiation.
Gu, D.E., Yang, B.C., Hu, Y.D., Catal. Commun. 9(6): 1472-6 (2008).

Photocatalytic activity of TiO₂ and ZnO in the presence of manganese dioxides.
Li, S.J., Ma, Z.C., Zhang, J., Liu, J.Z., Catal. Commun. 9(6): 1482-6 (2008).

Photocatalytic conversion of methane and carbon dioxide over gallium oxide.
Yuliati, L., Itoh, H., Yoshida, H., Chem. Phys. Lett. 452(1-3): 178-82 (2008).

Role of valency ordering on the visible light photocatalytic activity of BaBi_0.5³⁺Bi_0.5⁵⁺O₃.
Lakshminarasimhan, N., Park, Y., Choi, W.Y., Chem. Phys. Lett. 452(4-6): 264-8 (2008).

A novel preparation of mesoporous Cs_xH_3-xPW₁₂O₄₀/TiO₂ nanocomposites with enhanced photocatalytic activity.
Yu, M.D., Guo, Y., Xu, L.L., Yang, X., Guo, Y.H., Colloids Surf., A 316(1-3): 110-8 (2008).

A one-pot approach to hierarchically nanoporous titania hollow microspheres with high photocatalytic activity.
Yu, J.G., Liu, W., Yu, H.G., Crystl. Growth Des. 8(3): 930-4 (2008).

Effects of molybdenum substitution on the photocatalytic behavior of BiVO₄.
Yao, W., Iwai, H., Ye, J., Dalton Trans. (11): 1426-30 (2008).

Dynamic formation of diffraction grating in a photorefractive liquid crystal cell with mesoporous TiO₂ layers.
Jang, K.S., Yang, H.M., Kim, J., Kim, J.D., IEEE Trans. Nanotechnol. 7(2): 115-9 (2008).

Pressure-induced high-density amorphous ice in protein crystals.
Kim, C.U., Chen, Y.F., Tate, M.W., Gruner, S.M., J. Appl. Crystallogr. 41: 1-7 (2008).

Orientational optical nonlinearity induced by comb-shaped polymers in a nematic liquid crystal.
Budagovsky, I.A., Zolotko, A.S., Ochkin, V.N., Smayev, M.P., Bobrovsky, A.Y., Shibaev, V.P., Barnik, M.I., J. Exp. Theor. Phys. 106(1): 172-81 (2008).

Nanoporous ZnO thin films deposited by electrochemical anodization: effect of UV light.
Basu, P.K., Saha, N., Maji, S., Saha, H., Basu, S., J. Mater. Sci.: Mater. Electron. 19(6): 493-9 (2008).

Photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange: Influence of H₂O₂ in the TiO₂-based system.
Andronic, L., Manolache, S., Duta, A., J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 8(2): 728-32 (2008).

Hydrothermal synthesis of nanostructured TiO₂ particles and characterization of their photocatalytic antimicrobial activity.
Erdural, B.K., Yurum, A., Bakir, U., Karakas, G., J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 8(2): 878-86 (2008).

Chemical structure of photocatalytic active sites in nanosize TiO₂.
Hsiung, T.L., Wang, H.P., Lin, H.P., J. Phys. Chem. Solids 69(2-3): 383-5 (2008).

Synthesis and photocatalysis of mesoporous anatase TiO₂ powders incorporated Ag nanoparticles.
Wang, H.W., Lin, H.C., Kuo, C.H., Cheng, Y.L., Yeh, Y.C., J. Phys. Chem. Solids 69(2-3): 633-6 (2008).

Photoelectrochemistry on TiO₂/Ti anodes as a tool to increase the knowledge about some photo-oxidation mechanisms in CH₃CN.
Bettoni, M., Rol, C., Sebastiani, G.V., J. Phys. Org. Chem. 21(3): 219-24 (2008).

Desorption kinetics of oxygen in plasma treated SWNTs by in situ thermoelectric power measurements - art. no. 095507.
Desai, S.C., Hewaparakrama, K.P., Jayasinghe, C., Mast, D., Pradhan, B.K., Sumanasekera, G.U., Nanotechnology 19: 095507 (2008).

Synthesis and performance of novel magnetically separable nanospheres of titanium dioxide photocatalyst with egg-like structure - art. no. 095606.
Xu, S.H., Shangguan, W.F., Yuan, J., Chen, M.X., Shi, J.W., Jiang, Z., Nanotechnology 19: 095606 (2008).

One-step functionalization of multi-walled carbon nanotubes with Ag/polymer under [gamma]-ray irradiation - art. no. 125607.
Wu, W.T., Shi, L., Wang, Y.S., Pang, W.M., Zhu, Q.R., Nanotechnology 19: 125607 (2008).

Photoluminescence of atomic gold and silver particles in soda-lime silicate glasses - art. no. 135701.
Eichelbaum, M., Rademann, K., Hoell, A., Tatchev, D.M., Weigel, W., Stosser, R., Pacchioni, G., Nanotechnology 19: 135701 (2008).

Reactive landing of peptide ions on self-assembled monolayer surfaces: an alternative approach for covalent immobilization of peptides on surfaces.
Wang, P., Hadjar, O., Gassmana, P.L., Laskin, J., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 10(11): 1512-22 (2008).

Study of the factors affecting the photoelectrode characteristics of a perylene/phthalocyanine bilayer working in the water phase.
Abe, T., Miyakushi, S., Nagai, K., Norimatsu, T., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 10(11): 1562-8 (2008).

Modification of photocatalytic TiO₂ thin films by electron beam irradiation.
Hou, X.G., Liu, A.D., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 77(3): 345-51 (2008).

Morphological and raman effects on Cf-252 irradiated diamond.
Vazquez-Lopez, C., Espinosa, G., Golzarri, J.I., Jimenez-Sandoval, S., Rev. Mex. Fis. 54(1): 54-6 (2008).

Study on time-resolved fluorescence dynamics of cyanine dye sensitizing AgBr.
Peng, Y.-S., Shan, F.-S., Lei, L.-C., Zhi, F.-G., Tao, M., Wei, L.-X., Sheng, F.-G., Cheng, A.-X., Hui, Z.-X., Ping, Y.-J., Xuan, W.-L., Sci. China, Ser. G: Phys., Mech., Astron. 51(3): 243-50 (2008).

Synthesis and characterization of photoswitchable fluorescent silica nanoparticles.
Folling, J., Polyakova, S., Belov, V., van Blaaderen, A., Bossi, M.L., Hell, S.W., Small 4(1): 134-42 (2008).

Interactions of water cluster ion beams with solid surfaces.
Takaoka, G.H., Kawashita, M., Synth. React. Inorg., Met.-Org., Nano-Met. Chem. 38(1): 111-7 (2008).

Polymers

Multicolor polymer nanocomposites: In situ synthesis and fabrication of 3D microstructures.
Sun, Z.B., Dong, X.Z., Chen, W.Q., Nakanishi, S., Duan, X.M., Kawata, S., Adv. Mater. (Weinheim, Ger.) 20(5): 914-9 (2008).

Density characterization of femtosecond laser modification in polymers - art. no. 091120.
Mochizuki, H., Watanabe, W., Ezoe, R., Tamaki, T., Ozeki, Y., Itoh, K., Kasuya, M., Matsuda, K., Hirono, S., Appl. Phys. Lett. 92: 091120 (2008).

Oligothiophene dendrimers as new building blocks for optical applications.
Ramakrishna, G., Bhaskar, A., Bauerle, P., Goodson, T., J. Phys. Chem. A 112(10): 2018-26 (2008).

Penultimate effect in radical copolymerization of 2-trifluoromethylacrylates.
Ito, H., Trinque, B.C., Kasai, P., Willson, C.G., J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 46(5): 1559-65 (2008).

Nanometer-scale surface modification by polymerization of tetrafluoroethylene on polymer substrates in supercritical fluoroform.
Mori, T., Imai, K., Hasegawa, M., Okahata, Y., J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 46(5): 1577-85 (2008).

Synthesis and dielectric properties of photoreactive polystyrene containing [1-(3-isopropeny -phenyl)-1-methyl-ethyl]-carbamate in the side chain.
Kim, J.H., Kim, K.H., Cho, M.J., Jin, J.I., Choi, D.H., Hyung, G.W., Kim, Y.K., J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 46(5): 1710-8 (2008).

Photochromic soft materials: Flavylium compounds incorporated into pluronic F-127 hydrogel matrixes.
Pina, F., Hatton, T.A., Langmuir 24(6): 2356-64 (2008).

Polymers for in vivo tuning of refractive properties in intraocular lenses.
Trager, J., Heinzer, J., Kim, H.C., Hampp, N., Macromol. Biosci. 8(2): 177-83 (2008).

Immobilization of oligoquinoline chains on single-wall carbon nanotubes and their optical behavior.
Chochos, C.L., Stefopoulos, A.A., Campidelli, S., Prato, M., Gregoriou, V.G., Kalitsis, J.K., Macromolecules 41(5): 1825-30 (2008).

Mechanically tunable thin films of photosensitive artificial proteins: Preparation and characterization by nanoindentation.
Nowatzki, P.J., Franck, C., Maskarinec, S.A., Ravichandran, G., Tirrell, D.A., Macromolecules 41(5): 1839-45 (2008).

Direct spectroscopic evidence of energy transfer from photo-excited semiconducting polymers to single-walled carbon nanotubes - art. no. 095603.
Nish, A., Hwang, J.Y., Doig, J., Nicholas, R.J., Nanotechnology 19: 095603 (2008).

A fluorescent guest encapsulated by a photoreactive azobenzene dendrimer.
Puntoriero, F., Bergamini, G., Ceroni, P., Balzania, V., Vogtle, F., New J. Chem. 32(3): 401-6 (2008).

Photopolymerization kinetics, photorheology and photoplasticity of thiol-ene-allylic sulfide networks.
Cook, W.D., Chausson, S., Chen, F., Le Pluart, L., Bowman, C.N., Scott, T.F., Polym. Int. 57(3): 469-78 (2008).

Ionic liquids as catalytic additives for the acceleration of the photopolymerization of poly(ethylene glycol dimethacrylate)s.
Chesnokov, S.A., Zakharina, M.Y., Shaplov, A.S., Chechet, Y.V., Lozinskaya, E.I., Melnik, O.A., Vygodskii, Y.S., Abakurnov, G.A., Polym. Int. 57(3): 538-45 (2008).

Polymer liquid crystalline composite for optical irradiation control.
Sonin, A.S., Churochkina, N.A., Kaznacheev, A.V., Polym. Sci., Ser. B 50(1-2): 30-4 (2008).

Opto-structural characterization of proton (3 MeV) irradiated polycarbonate and polystyrene.
Singh, L., Samra, K.S., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 77(3): 252-8 (2008).

Preparation of fast response superabsorbent hydrogels by radiation polymerization and crosslinking of N-isopropylacrylamide in solution.
El-Mohdy, H.L.A., Safrany, A., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 77(3): 273-9 (2008).

Plasma surface modification of poly (L-lactic acid) and poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) films for improvement of nerve cells adhesion.
Khorasani, M.T., Mirzadeh, H., Irani, S., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 77(3): 280-7 (2008).

Grafting acrylic acid onto polypropylene by reactive extrusion with pre-irradiated PP as initiator.
Cai, C.H., Shi, Q., Li, L.L., Zhu, L.C., Yin, J.H., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 77(3): 370-2 (2008).

Synthesis of a cation-exchange fabric with sulfonate groups by radiation-induced graft copolymerization from binary monomer mixtures.
Lee, S.W., Bondar, Y., Han, D.H., React. Funct. Polym. 68(2): 474-82 (2008).

A study of UV-curable epoxide resins containing thermal accelerator - Tertiary amines.
Chiang, T.H., Hsieh, T.E., React. Funct. Polym. 68(2): 601-12 (2008).

Biological & Medical Aspects

Geminate recombinations in photolysis of carboxy-hemoglobin studied by photoacoustic calorimetry.
Qu, M., Zhang, S.Y., Yang, N.L., Shui, X.J., Fang, J.W., Eur. Phys. J. Special Topics 153: 455-8 (2008).

Photoacoustic study of the photostability of sunscreens.
da Cruz, V.M.F.R., Acosta-Avalos, D., Barja, P.R., Eur. Phys. J. Special Topics 153: 483-6 (2008).

Protein dynamics control of electron transfer in photosynthetic reaction centers from Rps. sulfoviridis.
Medvedev, E.S., Kotelnikov, A., Barinov, A.V., Psikha, B.L., Ortega, J.M., Popovic, D.M., Stuchebrukhov, A.A., J. Phys. Chem. B 112(10): 3208-16 (2008).

Dithiaporphyrin derivatives as photosensitizers in membranes and cells.
Minnes, R., Weitman, H., You, Y.J., Detty, M.R., Ehrenberg, B., J. Phys. Chem. B 112(10): 3268-76 (2008).

Spectral changes in the fluorescence of chlorophyll during photosynthesis induction.
Borisov, B.A., Bykov, O.D., Opt. Spectrosc. (Transl. of Opt. Spektrosk.) 104(2): 186-9 (2008).

Dipeptide formation from amino acid monomer induced by keV ion irradiation: An implication for physicochemical repair by radiation itself.
Wei, W., Hang, Y., Wang, X.Q., Yu, Z.L., Plasma Sci. Technol. (Hefei, China) 10(1): 126-30 (2008).

Solar Energy

Synthesis of TiO₂ nanowires and their photocatalytic activity for hydrogen evolution.
Jitputti, J., Suzuki, Y., Yoshikawa, S., Catal. Commun. 9(6): 1265-71 (2008).

Photocatalytic hydrogen production enhanced by laser ablation in water-methanol mixture containing titanium(IV) oxide and graphite silica.
Ikeda, M., Kusumoto, Y., Yang, H., Somekawa, S., Uenjyo, H., Abdulla-Al-Mamun, M., Horie, Y., Catal. Commun. 9(6): 1329-33 (2008).

Two step water splitting into H₂ and O₂ under visible light by ATaO₂N (A = Ca, Sr, Ba) and WO₃ with IO₃^-/I^- shuttle redox mediator.
Higashi, M., Abe, R., Teramura, K., Takata, T., Ohtani, B., Domen, K., Chem. Phys. Lett. 452(1-3): 120-3 (2008).

Synthesis and characterization of ZnO and ZnO:Ga films and their application in dye-sensitized solar cells.
Goncalves, A.D., Davolos, M.R., Masaki, N., Yanagida, S., Morandeira, A., Durrant, J.R., Freitas, J.N., Nogueira, A.F., Dalton Trans. (11): 1487-91 (2008).

Kinetics of creation and of thermal annealing of light-induced defects in microcrystalline silicon solar cells - art. no. 054504.
Meillaud, F., Vallat-Sauvain, E., Shah, A., Ballif, C., J. Appl. Phys. 103: 054504 (2008).

A CdS-modified TiO₂ nanocrystalline photoanode for efficient hydrogen generation by visible light - art. no. 125704.
Chi, C.F., Lee, Y.L., Weng, H.S., Nanotechnology 19: 125704 (2008).

Industrial & Environmental Applications

A comparison of the performance characteristics of four film dosimeters in a 10-MeV electron beam.
Pelmel-Stuglik, Z., Fabislak, S., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 66(3): 346-52 (2008).

Clinical application of GAFCHROMIC^® EBT film for in vivo dose measurements of total body irradiation radiotherapy.
Su, F.C., Shi, C.Y., Papanikolaou, N., Appl. Radiat. Isot. 66(3): 389-94 (2008).

Oligomers formed through in-cloud methylglyoxal reactions: Chemical composition, properties, and mechanisms investigated by ultra-high resolution FT-ICR mass spectrometry.
Altieri, K.E., Seitzinger, S.P., Carlton, A.G., Turpin, B.J., Klein, G.C., Marshall, A.G., Atmos. Environ. 42(7): 1476-90 (2008).

Photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue in a sparged tube reactor with TiO₂ fibers prepared by a properly two-step method.
Zhang, S., Chen, Z., Li, Y., Wang, Q., Wan, L., Catal. Commun. 9(6): 1178-83 (2008).

One-step preparation of silver and indium oxide co-doped TiO₂ photocatalyst for the degradation of rhodamine B.
Yang, X., Xu, L.L., Yu, X.D., Guo, Y.H., Catal. Commun. 9(6): 1224-9 (2008).

Photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue over Co₃O₄/Bi₂WO₆ composite under visible light irradiation.
Xiao, Q., Zhang, J., Xiao, C., Tan, X.K., Catal. Commun. 9(6): 1247-53 (2008).

Promotion effect of CuO co-catalyst on WO₃-catalyzed photo degradation of organic substances.
Arai, T., Yanagida, M., Konishi, Y., Iwasaki, Y., Sugihara, H., Sayama, K., Catal. Commun. 9(6): 1254-8 (2008).

Environmentally harmonized CF₃I plasma for low-damage and highly selective low-k etching - art. no. 053310.
Samukawa, S., Ichihashi, Y., Ohtake, H., Soda, E., Saito, S., J. Appl. Phys. 103: 053310 (2008).

Investigating the presence of pesticide transformation products in water by using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry with different mass analyzers.
Hernandez, F., Ibanez, M., Pozo, O.J., Sancho, J.V., J. Mass Spectrom. 43(2): 173-84 (2008).

Three-dimensional high-aspect-ratio recording in resist.
Kondo, T., Juodkazis, S., Mizeikis, V., Misawa, H., J. Non-Cryst. Solids 354(12-13): 1194-7 (2008).

Glasses for lithography.
Jain, H., Vlcek, M., J. Non-Cryst. Solids 354(12-13): 1401-6 (2008).

Development of multifunctional photoactive self-cleaning glasses.
Zhao, X.J., Zhao, Q.N., Yu, H.G., Liu, B.S., J. Non-Cryst. Solids 354(12-13): 1424-30 (2008).

Control of photobleaching in photodynamic therapy using the photodecarbonylation reaction of ruthenium phthalocyanine complexes via stepwise two-photon excitation.
Ishii, K., Shiine, M., Shimizu, Y., Hoshino, S., Abe, H., Sogawa, K., Kobayashi, N., J. Phys. Chem. B 112(10): 3138-43 (2008).

Radiation effects on space-based stellar photometry: theoretical models and empirical results for CoRoT Space Telescope.
da Silva, L.P., Rolland, G., Lapeyrere, V., Auvergne, M., Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. 384(4): 1337-43 (2008).

Dielectric barrier discharge plasma-induced photocatalysis and ozonation for the treatment of wastewater.
Mok, Y.S., Jo, J.O., Lee, H.J., Plasma Sci. Technol. 10(1): 100-5 (2008).

The effects of irradiation on controlled drug delivery/controlled drug release systems.
Razem, D., Katusin-Razem, B., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 77(3): 288-344 (2008).

Effect of gamma irradiation on viscosity reduction of cereal porridges for improving energy density.
Lee, J.W., Kim, J.H., Oh, S.H., Byun, E.H., Yook, H.S., Kim, M.R., Kim, K.S., Byun, M.W., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 77(3): 352-6 (2008).

The effects of food irradiation on quality of pine nut kernels.
Golge, E., Ova, G., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 77(3): 365-9 (2008).

Theoretical Studies

Effect of anomalously slow motions of particles with spins of 1/2 on the shape of the magnetic resonance line of pairs of particles.
Shushin, A.I., Sakun, V.P., Russ. J. Phys. Chem., B 1(1): 15-9 (2007).

Kinetic equations for exactly solvable models of geminate reactions in the presence of scavengers.
Kipriyanov, A.A., Doktorov, A.B., Russ. J. Phys. Chem., B 1(2): 120-9 (2007).

An exact solution to the problem of geminate recombination in the presence of volume acceptors.
Fedorenko, S.G., Kipriyanov, A.A., Russ. J. Phys. Chem., B 1(3): 222-31 (2007).

The influence of intramolecular charge redistribution at the photoexcitation stage on the rate of subsequent electron transfer.
Khokhlova, S.S., Mikhailova, V.A., Ivanov, A.I., Russ. J. Phys. Chem., B 1(5): 443-51 (2007).

A theoretical description of geminal recombination and radiation-pulse-induced electric conduction in polymers in the approximation of probability of survival of ionic pairs.
Tyutnev, A.P., Ikhsanov, R.S., Saenko, V.S., Pozhidaev, E.D., Russ. J. Phys. Chem., B 1(6): 661-9 (2007).

Structure and ESR features of a radiation-induced radical in [alpha]-glycine crystals.
Barone, V., Causa, M., Chem. Phys. Lett. 452(1-3): 89-93 (2008).

A combined theoretical treatment of T₁ → S₀ intersystem crossing and intramolecular vibrational redistribution in thiophosgene - art. no. 091101.
Rashev, S., Moule, D.C., J. Chem. Phys. 128: 091101 (2008).

Photostability of electronically excited polyacenes: A case study of vibronic coupling in the naphthalene radical cation - art. no. 091104.
Reddy, V.S., Mahapatra, S., J. Chem. Phys. 128: 091104 (2008).

Time dependent density functional approach to photo-induced dynamics in carbon nanotubes.
Miyamoto, Y., J. Comput. Theor. Nanosci. 5(3): 269-76 (2008).

Extension of a temperature-dependent aqueous solvation model to compounds containing nitrogen, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, and sulfur.
Chamberlin, A.C., Cramer, C.J., Truhlar, D.G., J. Phys. Chem. B 112(10): 3024-39 (2008).

A flexible atomic and polarizable potential for water application to small clusters.
Lussetti, E., Pastore, G., Smargiassi, E., Mol. Phys. 106(1): 9-21 (2008).

Regioselectivity of the coupling between radicals and ambident nucleophiles. A theoretical study.
Baumgartner, M.T., Blanco, G.A., Pierini, A.B., New J. Chem. 32(3): 464-71 (2008).

Acceleration of the recombination of photoexcited donor-acceptor complexes with a high-frequency vibrational mode.
Ivanov, A.I., Ionkin, V.N., Feskov, S.V., Russ. J. Phys. Chem. A 82(2): 303-9 (2008).

Quantum chemical and electrostatic studies of anionic water clusters (H₂O)_n^-.
Kulkarni, A.D., Gadre, S.R., Nagase, S., THEOCHEM 851(1-3): 213-9 (2008).

Photophysical and photochemical properties of anthraquinones: A DFT study.
Shen, L., Ji, H.F., Zhang, H.Y., THEOCHEM 851(1-3): 220-4 (2008).

Hydroxyl radical reactions with 4-chlorophenol as a model for heterogeneous photocatalysis.
Kilic, M., Cinar, Z., THEOCHEM 851(1-3): 263-70 (2008).

Computational study on the mechanism for the reaction of OH with 2-methylfuran.
Zhang, W.C., Du, B.N., Mu, L.L., Feng, C.J., THEOCHEM 851(1-3): 353-7 (2008).

Reviews

Irradiation treatment of azo dye containing wastewater: An overview.
Wojnarovits, L., Takacs, E., Radiat. Phys. Chem. 77(3): 225-44 (2008).

Radical addition of dialkyl phosphites: Application in organic synthesis.
Rakhimov, A.I., Russ. J. Gen. Chem. 78(1): 37-46 (2008).

Doped nanocrystals.
Norris, D.J., Efros, A.L., Erwin, S.C., Science (Washington, D. C.) 319(5871): 1776-9 (2008).