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Cooperative Binary Ionic (CBI) Solids

"Morphological Families of Self-assembled Porphyrin Structures and their Photosensitization of Hydrogen Generation" Tian, Y., et al., Chem. Commun. 2011, 47, 6069-6071.
(Invited communication for themed issue on "Supramolecular Chemistry")
"Donor-Acceptor Biomorphs from the Ionic Self-assembly of Porphyrins" Martin, K. E., et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 8194-8201.
"Molecular Organization in Self-Assembled Binary Porphyrin Nanotubes Revealed by Resonance Raman Spectroscopy" Franco, R., et al., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2010, 12, 4072–4077.
More papers available here.
Fundamentals of Vibronic Spectroscopy, Part A, Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 (Buy a copy at LuLu.com)
Copyright © 2008 by John A. Shelnutt. All rights reserved.

"Self-assembled Porphyrin Nanostructures" Feature Article:  Medforth, C. J., et al., Chem. Commun. 2009, 7261-7277	Shelnutt Festschrift (May-June issues, available on JPP website)	"Templated growth of platinum nanowheels using the inhomogeneous reaction environment of bicelles" Garcia, R. M., et al. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2010, 13, 4846–4852.  (Themed Issue:  Materials innovation through interfacial physics and chemistry)

2009 R&D 100 Award
NanoCoral: Dendritic Platinum Nanostructures for Renewable Energy Applications (pdf)

Left to right: (back) Sivakumar Challa, John Shelnutt, Yujiang Song, Frank van Swol, (front) James Miller, Craig Medforth
(2009 Federal Laboratories Consortium Award and 2009 Videographers Award)
R&D100  Award Video

John A. Shelnutt