Papanikolas Group
Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Ultrafast Microscopy
Papanikolas Group
Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Ultrafast Microscopy
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Collection of papers on selected topics. PDF files are book-marked for easy navigation
Ultrafast Microscopy
Visualization of Carrier Dynamcis in Silicon Nanowires
ZnO - Carrier Dynamics and Optical Resonator Modes
Solar Fuels
Light-Harvesting Polymers and Peptides
Interfacial Dynamics
Molecular Excited States (ILET, Light-switch, etc.)
Publications
37. Ralph L. House, Brian P. Mehl, Chuan Zhang, Justin R. Kirschbrown, Scott C. Barnes and John M.
Papanikolas, "Investigation of Ultrafast Carrier Dynamics in ZnO Rods Using Two-Photon Emission and
Second-Harmonic Generation Microscopy" in Physical Chemistry of Interfaces and Nanomaterials VIII,
edited by Oliver L.A. Monti and Oleg V. Prezhdo (Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 7396, SPIE, Bellingham, WA)
2009, 7396-0G. [Conference Proceedings]
36. Cavan N. Fleming, M. Kyle Brennaman, John M. Papanikolas and Thomas J. Meyer, "Ef?cient, Long- Range Energy Migration in RuII Polypyridyl Derivatized Polystyrenes in Rigid Media. Antennae for Arti?cial Photosynthesis", Dalton Transactions, 2009, 2009, 3903-3910.
35. Chrystal D. Bruce, Carribeth L. Bliem, and John M. Papanikolas , "Partial Derivatives: Are you kidding? Teaching thermodynamics using Virtual Substance" in Advances in Teaching Physical Chemistry, edited by M.D. Ellison and T.A. Schoolcraft (ACS Symposium Series 973, ACS Publications) 2008, 194-206. [Book Chapter]
34. David J. Styers-Barnett, Stephen P. Ellison, Brian P. Mehl, Brittany C. Westlake, Ralph L. House, Cheol Park, Kristopher E. Wise, and John M. Papanikolas, "Exciton Dynamics and Biexciton Formation in Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Studied with Femtosecond Transient Absorption Spectroscopy", J. Phys. Chem. C, 112, 2008, 4507-4516.
33. Thomas J. Meyer and John M. Papanikolas, "Ultrafast Energy Transport in Ru(II) and Os(II) Loaded Polymers" in Polymer Preprints (234th ACS National Meeting, ACS Publications) 2007, Online. [Conference Proceedings]
32. Javier J. Concepcion, Mathew K. Brennaman, Jeremy R. Deyton, Nadia. V. Lebedeva, Malcolm D. E. Forbes, John. M. Papanikolas, Thomas J.Meyer, "Excited State Quenching by Coupled Electron Proton Transfer (EPT)", J. Am. Chem. Soc, 129, 2007, 6968-6969.
31. Dana M Dattelbaum, Edward M Kober, John M Papanikolas, and Thomas J. Meyer, "Application of Time-resolved Near-infrared Spectroscopy (TRNIR) to the Metal-to-Ligand ChargeTransfer (MLCT) Excited State(s) of Os(phen)32+", Chem. Phys., 326, 2006, 71-78.
30. Jon R. Schoonover, Dana M. Dattelbaum, Anton Malko, Victor I. Klimov, Thomas J. Meyer, David J. Styers- Barnett, Erika Z. Gannon, Jeremy C. Granger, W. Steven Aldridge III, and John M. Papanikolas, "Ultrafast Energy Transfer Between the 3MLCT State of [RuII(dmb)2(bpy an)]2+ and the Covalently Appended Anthracene", J. Phys. Chem. A, 109, 2005, 2472-2475.
29. James H. Alstrum-Acevedo, Joseph M. DeSimone, Cynthia K. Schauer, and John M. Papanikolas, "The Synthesis and Characterization of Energy-Conducting Polymers with Pendant Inorganic Chromophores" in Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Materials, edited by Clément Sanchez, Ulrich Schubert, Richard M. Laine, and Yoshiki Chujo (Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 847, MRS, Warrendale, PA) 2005, EE8.10.1. [Conference Proceedings]
28. David Styers-Barnett, Stephen Ellison, Cheol Park, Kristopher Wise and John Papanikolas, "Ultrafast Transient Absorption Spectroscopy Investigations of Excited State Dynamics in SWNT/Polymer Composites" in Functional Carbon Nanotubes, edited by D.L. Carroll, B. Weisman, S. Roth, and A. Rubio (Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 858E, MRS, Warrendale, PA) 2005, HH.5. [Conference Proceedings]
27. David J. Styers-Barnett, Stephen P. Ellison, Cheol Park, Kristopher E. Wise, and John M. Papanikolas, "Ultrafast Dynamics of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Dispersed in Polymer Films", J. Phys. Chem. A, 109, 2005, 289-292.
26. Wilhelm Glomm, Selina J. Moses, Matthew K. Brennaman, John M. Papanikolas, and Stefan Franzen, "Detection of Adsorption of Ru(II) and Os(II) Polypyridyl Complexes on Gold and Silver Nanoparticles by Single Photon Counting Emission Measurements", J. Phys. Chem. B, 109, 2005, 804- 810.
25. Matthew K. Brennaman, Thomas J. Meyer, and John M. Papanikolas, "[Ru(bpy)2dppz]2+ Light-Switch Mechanism in Protic Solvents as Studied Through Temperature-Dependent Lifetime Measurements", J. Phys. Chem. A, 108, 2004, 9938-9944.
24. Cavan N. Fleming, Paul Jang, Thomas J. Meyer, and John M. Papanikolas, "Energy Migration Dynamics in a Ru(II) and Os(II) Based Antenna Polymer Embedded in a Disordered, Rigid Medium", J. Phys. Chem. B, 108, 2004, 2205-2209.
23. George B. Shaw, David J. Styers-Barnett, Erika Z. Gannon, Jeremy C. Granger, and John M. Papanikolas, "Interligand Electron Transfer Dynamics in Os(bpy)32+: Exploring the Excited State Potential Surfaces Using Femtosecond Spectroscopy", J. Phys. Chem. A, 108, 2004, 4998- 5006.
22. Huan Xie, Alexander Tkachenko, Wilhelm R. Glomm, Joseph A. Ryan, Matthew K. Brennaman, John M. Papanikolas, Stefan Franzen, and Daniel L. Feldheim, "Characterization of Peptide-modified Gold Nanoparticles by Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Time-correlated Single Photon Counting", Anal. Chem., 75, 2003, 5797-5805.
21. Anthony M. Leone, Matthew K. Brennaman, Jennifer D. Tibodeau, John M. Papanikolas, Royce W. Murray, H. Holden Thorp, "Photoinduced Electron Transfer in Nucleic Acid Molten Salts", J. Phys. Chem. B, 107, 2003, 6469-6473.
20. Matthew K. Brennaman, James H. Alstrum-Acevedo, Paul Jang, Cavan N. Fleming, Thomas J. Meyer, and John M. Papanikolas, "Turning the [Ru(bpy)2(dppz)]2+ Light-Switch On and Off with Temperature", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 124, 2002, 15094-15098.
19. George B. Shaw and John M. Papanikolas, "Triplet-Triplet Annihilation of Excited States of Polypyridyl Ru(II) Complexes Bound to Polystyrene", J. Phys. Chem. B, 106, 2002, 6156- 6162.
18. Cavan N. Fleming, Laurence M. Dupray, John M. Papanikolas, and Thomas J. Meyer, "Energy Transfer Between Ru(II) and Os(II) Polypyridyl Complexes Linked to Polystyrene", J. Phys. Chem. A, 106, 2002, 2328-2334.
17. George B. Shaw, Carter L. Brown, and John M. Papanikolas, "Investigation of Interligand Electron Transfer in Polypyridyl Complexes of Os(II) Using Femtosecond Polarization Anisotropy Methods: Examination of Os(bpy)32+ and Os(bpy)2(mab)2+", J. Phys. Chem. A, 106, 2002, 1483-1495.
16. Cavan N. Fleming, Kimberly A. Maxwell, Joseph M. DeSimone, Thomas J. Meyer, and John M. Papanikolas, "Ultrafast Excited-State Energy Migration Dynamics in an Efficient Light-Harvesting Antenna Polymer Based on Ru(II) and Os(II) Polypyridyl Complexes", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 123, 2001, 10336-10347.
15. Tanya Kikteva, Dmitry Star, Anthony M. D. Lee, Gary W. Leach, and John M. Papanikolas, "Five Wave Mixing: Surface-Specific Transient Grating Spectroscopy as a Probe of Low Frequency Intermolecular Adsorbate Motion", Phys. Rev. Lett., 85, 2000, 1906-1909.
36. Cavan N. Fleming, M. Kyle Brennaman, John M. Papanikolas and Thomas J. Meyer, "Ef?cient, Long- Range Energy Migration in RuII Polypyridyl Derivatized Polystyrenes in Rigid Media. Antennae for Arti?cial Photosynthesis", Dalton Transactions, 2009, 2009, 3903-3910.
35. Chrystal D. Bruce, Carribeth L. Bliem, and John M. Papanikolas , "Partial Derivatives: Are you kidding? Teaching thermodynamics using Virtual Substance" in Advances in Teaching Physical Chemistry, edited by M.D. Ellison and T.A. Schoolcraft (ACS Symposium Series 973, ACS Publications) 2008, 194-206. [Book Chapter]
34. David J. Styers-Barnett, Stephen P. Ellison, Brian P. Mehl, Brittany C. Westlake, Ralph L. House, Cheol Park, Kristopher E. Wise, and John M. Papanikolas, "Exciton Dynamics and Biexciton Formation in Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Studied with Femtosecond Transient Absorption Spectroscopy", J. Phys. Chem. C, 112, 2008, 4507-4516.
33. Thomas J. Meyer and John M. Papanikolas, "Ultrafast Energy Transport in Ru(II) and Os(II) Loaded Polymers" in Polymer Preprints (234th ACS National Meeting, ACS Publications) 2007, Online. [Conference Proceedings]
32. Javier J. Concepcion, Mathew K. Brennaman, Jeremy R. Deyton, Nadia. V. Lebedeva, Malcolm D. E. Forbes, John. M. Papanikolas, Thomas J.Meyer, "Excited State Quenching by Coupled Electron Proton Transfer (EPT)", J. Am. Chem. Soc, 129, 2007, 6968-6969.
31. Dana M Dattelbaum, Edward M Kober, John M Papanikolas, and Thomas J. Meyer, "Application of Time-resolved Near-infrared Spectroscopy (TRNIR) to the Metal-to-Ligand ChargeTransfer (MLCT) Excited State(s) of Os(phen)32+", Chem. Phys., 326, 2006, 71-78.
30. Jon R. Schoonover, Dana M. Dattelbaum, Anton Malko, Victor I. Klimov, Thomas J. Meyer, David J. Styers- Barnett, Erika Z. Gannon, Jeremy C. Granger, W. Steven Aldridge III, and John M. Papanikolas, "Ultrafast Energy Transfer Between the 3MLCT State of [RuII(dmb)2(bpy an)]2+ and the Covalently Appended Anthracene", J. Phys. Chem. A, 109, 2005, 2472-2475.
29. James H. Alstrum-Acevedo, Joseph M. DeSimone, Cynthia K. Schauer, and John M. Papanikolas, "The Synthesis and Characterization of Energy-Conducting Polymers with Pendant Inorganic Chromophores" in Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Materials, edited by Clément Sanchez, Ulrich Schubert, Richard M. Laine, and Yoshiki Chujo (Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 847, MRS, Warrendale, PA) 2005, EE8.10.1. [Conference Proceedings]
28. David Styers-Barnett, Stephen Ellison, Cheol Park, Kristopher Wise and John Papanikolas, "Ultrafast Transient Absorption Spectroscopy Investigations of Excited State Dynamics in SWNT/Polymer Composites" in Functional Carbon Nanotubes, edited by D.L. Carroll, B. Weisman, S. Roth, and A. Rubio (Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 858E, MRS, Warrendale, PA) 2005, HH.5. [Conference Proceedings]
27. David J. Styers-Barnett, Stephen P. Ellison, Cheol Park, Kristopher E. Wise, and John M. Papanikolas, "Ultrafast Dynamics of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Dispersed in Polymer Films", J. Phys. Chem. A, 109, 2005, 289-292.
26. Wilhelm Glomm, Selina J. Moses, Matthew K. Brennaman, John M. Papanikolas, and Stefan Franzen, "Detection of Adsorption of Ru(II) and Os(II) Polypyridyl Complexes on Gold and Silver Nanoparticles by Single Photon Counting Emission Measurements", J. Phys. Chem. B, 109, 2005, 804- 810.
25. Matthew K. Brennaman, Thomas J. Meyer, and John M. Papanikolas, "[Ru(bpy)2dppz]2+ Light-Switch Mechanism in Protic Solvents as Studied Through Temperature-Dependent Lifetime Measurements", J. Phys. Chem. A, 108, 2004, 9938-9944.
24. Cavan N. Fleming, Paul Jang, Thomas J. Meyer, and John M. Papanikolas, "Energy Migration Dynamics in a Ru(II) and Os(II) Based Antenna Polymer Embedded in a Disordered, Rigid Medium", J. Phys. Chem. B, 108, 2004, 2205-2209.
23. George B. Shaw, David J. Styers-Barnett, Erika Z. Gannon, Jeremy C. Granger, and John M. Papanikolas, "Interligand Electron Transfer Dynamics in Os(bpy)32+: Exploring the Excited State Potential Surfaces Using Femtosecond Spectroscopy", J. Phys. Chem. A, 108, 2004, 4998- 5006.
22. Huan Xie, Alexander Tkachenko, Wilhelm R. Glomm, Joseph A. Ryan, Matthew K. Brennaman, John M. Papanikolas, Stefan Franzen, and Daniel L. Feldheim, "Characterization of Peptide-modified Gold Nanoparticles by Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Time-correlated Single Photon Counting", Anal. Chem., 75, 2003, 5797-5805.
21. Anthony M. Leone, Matthew K. Brennaman, Jennifer D. Tibodeau, John M. Papanikolas, Royce W. Murray, H. Holden Thorp, "Photoinduced Electron Transfer in Nucleic Acid Molten Salts", J. Phys. Chem. B, 107, 2003, 6469-6473.
20. Matthew K. Brennaman, James H. Alstrum-Acevedo, Paul Jang, Cavan N. Fleming, Thomas J. Meyer, and John M. Papanikolas, "Turning the [Ru(bpy)2(dppz)]2+ Light-Switch On and Off with Temperature", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 124, 2002, 15094-15098.
19. George B. Shaw and John M. Papanikolas, "Triplet-Triplet Annihilation of Excited States of Polypyridyl Ru(II) Complexes Bound to Polystyrene", J. Phys. Chem. B, 106, 2002, 6156- 6162.
18. Cavan N. Fleming, Laurence M. Dupray, John M. Papanikolas, and Thomas J. Meyer, "Energy Transfer Between Ru(II) and Os(II) Polypyridyl Complexes Linked to Polystyrene", J. Phys. Chem. A, 106, 2002, 2328-2334.
17. George B. Shaw, Carter L. Brown, and John M. Papanikolas, "Investigation of Interligand Electron Transfer in Polypyridyl Complexes of Os(II) Using Femtosecond Polarization Anisotropy Methods: Examination of Os(bpy)32+ and Os(bpy)2(mab)2+", J. Phys. Chem. A, 106, 2002, 1483-1495.
16. Cavan N. Fleming, Kimberly A. Maxwell, Joseph M. DeSimone, Thomas J. Meyer, and John M. Papanikolas, "Ultrafast Excited-State Energy Migration Dynamics in an Efficient Light-Harvesting Antenna Polymer Based on Ru(II) and Os(II) Polypyridyl Complexes", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 123, 2001, 10336-10347.
15. Tanya Kikteva, Dmitry Star, Anthony M. D. Lee, Gary W. Leach, and John M. Papanikolas, "Five Wave Mixing: Surface-Specific Transient Grating Spectroscopy as a Probe of Low Frequency Intermolecular Adsorbate Motion", Phys. Rev. Lett., 85, 2000, 1906-1909.
Papanikolas Group
Department of Chemistry
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill