Publications

Synthesis, Characterization, and Electron‐Transfer Properties of Ferrocene–BODIPY–Fullerene Near‐Infrared‐Absorbing Triads: Are Catecholopyrrolidine‐Linked Fullerenes a Good Architecture to Facilitate Electron‐Transfer?

Zatsikha, Y.V.; Swedin, R.K.; Healy, A.T.; Goff, P.C.; Didukh, N.O.; Blesener, T.S.; Kayser, M.; Kotvun, Y.P.; Blank, D.A.; Nemykin, V.N.  Chem. Eur. J., 2019, 25, 8401-8414. 

10.1002/chem.201901225 Triads Graphic
Effect of extending conjugation via thiophene-based oligomers on the excited state electron transfer rates to ZnO nanocrystals

Oehrlein, A.N.; Sanchez-Diaz, A.; Goff, P.C.; Planells, M.; Robertson, N.; Blank, D.A.; Gladfelter, W.L. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2019, 21, 6991-6998. 

10.1039/c9cp00420c TOC
Rapid Excited-State Deactivation of BODIPY Derivatives by a Boron-Bound Catechol

Swedin, R.K.; Zatsikha, Y.V. Healy, A.T.; Didukh, N.O.; Blesener, T.S.; Fathi-Rasekh, M.; Wang, T.; King, A.J.; Nemykin, V.N.; Blank, D.A.  The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2019, 10, 1828–1832. 

10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b00751 Catechol deactivation of BODIPY
Ultrafast electron-transfer in a fully conjugated coumarin-ferrocene donor-acceptor dyads

King, A.J.; Zatisikha, Y.V.; Blessener, T.; Dalbec, F.; Goff, P.C.; Kayser, M.; Blank, D.A.; Kovtun, Y.P.; Nemykin, V.N.  Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2019

10.1016/j.jorganchem.2019.03.004 Graphical Abstract
Evaluating Large-Scale STEM Outreach Efficacy with a Consistent Theme: Thermodynamics for Elementary School Students

DeWilde, J.F.; Rangnekar, E.P.; Ting, J.M.; Franek J.E.; Bates, F. S.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Blank, D.A. ACS Omega, 20194, 2, 2661–2668. 

10.1021/acsomega.8b03156 Energy and U Statistics and Show
Effect of the Polymer Chain Arrangement on Exciton and Polaron Dynamics in P3HT and P3HT:PCBM Films

Dimitriev, Oleg P.; Blank, David A. ; Gasner, Christian.; Teichert,  Christian. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2018122(30), 17096-17109. 

10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b05155 Disordered and ordered P3HT to PCBM
1,7-Dipyrene-Containing Aza-BODIPYs: Are Pyrene Groups Effective as Ligands To Promote and Direct Complex Formation with Common Nanocarbon Materials?

Yuriy V. Zatsikha, Tanner S. Blesener, Philip C. Goff, Andrew T. Healy, Rachel K. Swedin, David E. Herbert, Gregory T. Rohde, Kullapa Chanawanno, Christopher J. Ziegler , Rodion V. Belosludov, David A. Blank, and Victor N. Nemykin  Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2018, 122, 27893-27916. 

10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b09504 Aza-BDP and Pyrene C60 interactions
Effects of a phosphonate anchoring group on the excited state electron transfer rates from a terthiophene chromophore to a ZnO nanocrystal

Amanda N. Oehrlein, Antonio Sanchez-Diaz, Philip C. Goff,
Gretchen M. Ziegler, Ted M. Pappenfus, Kent R. Mann, David A. Blank and
Wayne L. Gladfelter.  Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.,
2017, 19, 24294-24303.

10.1039/c7cp03784h ZnO and terthiophene chromophore
Preparation, Characterization, Redox, and Photoinduced Electron-Transfer Properties of the NIR-Absorbing N-Ferrocenyl- 2-pyridone BODIPYs

Yuriy V. Zatsikha, Natalia O. Didukh, Tanner Blesener, Mathew P. Kayser, Yuriy P. Kovtun, David A. Blank, and Victor N. Nemykin. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2017, , 318–324. 

10.1002/ejic.201600855 toceurjinorg
6-Bromo-7-hydroxy-3-methylcoumarin (mBhc) is an efficient multi-photon labile protecting group for thiol caging and three-dimensional chemical patterning

M. Mohsen Mahmoodi, Stephanie A. Fisher, Roger Y. Tam, Philip C. Goff, Reid B. Anderson, Jane E. Wissinger, David A. Blank, Molly S. Shoichet and Mark D. Distefano.  Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 201614, 8289–8300. 

10.1039/c6ob01045h toc