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Publications

1.  “Energy transfer and photodegradation of Perylene Red with DTTC and HITC acceptor dyes in PMMA”, Chaevia Clendinen, Chaevien Clendinen, W. N. Sisk, H. Nishikiori, N. Tanaka, and T. Fuji  Dyes and Pigments, 2008, 77 92-97.

2.      “Energy transfer and photodegradation of Perylene Orange:LDS821 system in PMMA”, W. N. Sisk  and N. Tanaka, Applied Optics, 2006, 45 5385-5390.

3.      “Photodegradation of Polymer-dispersed perylene diimide dyes”, N. Tanaka, N. Barashkov, J. Heath, and W. N. Sisk, Applied Optics, 2006, 45 3846-3851. 

4.      “The photodegradation of Pyrromethene 567 and Pyrromethene 597 by Pyrromethene 546” N. Tanaka and W. N. Sisk, J. Photochem. Photobio. A: Chem., 2005, 172 109-114.

5.      “The concentration dependence of the normalized photostability of 1,3,5,7,8-pentamethyl-2,6-di-t-butylpyrromethene-difluoroborate            complex (PM597) methanol solutions” W. N. Sisk and W. Sanders, J. Photochem. Photobio. A: Chem. , 2004, 167 185-189.

6.       “Singlet oxygen quenching  of Tris(8-hydroxyquinoline)aluminum (Alq3) and N,N'-diphenyl-N,N'-bis(3-methylphenyl) -[1,1-biphenyl]- 4,     4-diamine (TPD)” W. N. Sisk and W. L. Lawrence, J. Photochem. Photobio. A: Chem. , 2004, 163 439-443.

7.      “Photostability studies of three new bicyclo-boron dipyrromethene dyes” W. N. Sisk, N. Ono, T. Yano, and M. Wada, Dyes and Pigments,   2002, 55, pp. 143-150.

8.       "Influence of large magnetic fields on nonradiative transitions from the A state of thiophosgene" N. Sarkar, W. N. Sisk, S. Ikeda, H. Hayashi, Molecular Physics, 2002, 100 1271-1279.

9.      "Photostability of Pyrromethene 567 laser dye solutions via Photoluminescence Measurements" M. Mackey, W. N. Sisk, Dyes and Pigments,  2001, 51, pp. 79-85.

10.       Sisk, W. N.; Bader, M., “Photostability of 1-diphenylamino-4-tricyanoethenylbenzene /poly(methyl methacrylate) thin films” American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Diego April, 2001, Polym. Materials Science and Engineering.2001, 84.

11.  "Nitric Oxide Chemiluminescence Enhancement by Substituted Benzenes” S. N. Henegar, H. Bui, S. F. Bush, and W. N. Sisk, J. of Photochem. and Photobiol. A: Chemistry, 2000, 135, 91-102.

12.  “Influence of Large Magnetic Fields on Fluorescence of Gaseous CS2  Excited through Several V Bands” W. N. Sisk, N. Sarkar, S. Ikeda, and H. Hayashi,  J. of Phys. Chem. A, 1999, 103, 7179-7185.

13.  "Field-enhanced Photodegradation of Pyrromethene Dye Films” K. Kang, W. N. Sisk, M. Y. A. Raja, and F. Farahi, J. of Photochem. and Photobiol. A: Chemistry,1999, 121, 133-140.      

14.  “Electric Field Induced Photodegradation of Pyrromethene Dye Films” W. N. Sisk, K. Kang, F. Farahi, and M.Y.A. Raja, Polym. Prepr., 1998, 39, 1061.  

15.  "Photocurrent and Optical Limiting Studies of C60 Films and Solutions " W. N. Sisk, D. Kang, M. Y. A. Raja, and F. Farahi, Int. J. Optoelectronics, 1997, 11, 325-331.

16.   “ Photoresponse of Tb+3 Doped Phosphosilicate Thin Films ", Z. Cao, B. Lee, W. Sisk, W. Samuels, and G. J. Exharhos Materials Research Bulletin, 1997, 32, 1285-1292.

17.  “Photodegradation Studies of Fullerene-Doped Polymer Films " D. Kang, W. N. Sisk, F. Farahi, and M. Y. A. Raja, Proc. International Symosium on the Science and Technology of Atomically Engineered Materials Nov. 1995.

18.   " Matrix and Donor/Acceptor Dependence of Polymer-Dispersed Dye Photoconductivity “ W. Sisk, K. Kang, M. Y. A. Raja, and F. Farahi,  Int. J. Optoelectronics, 1995, 10, 95-103.

19.   Photocarrier Generation Efficiency of Pyrromethene-Doped Polymers " K. Kang, W. Sisk, F. Farahi, and M. Y. A. Raja, Proc. Organic Thin   Films  Photonic Appl. Topical Meeting, Sept. 1995, MD12-1.

20.  17.  " Room Temperature Inverse Faraday Effect in Terbium Gallium Garnet " M. Y. A. Raja, D. Allen, and W. Sisk, Applied Physics Letters., 1995, 67, 2123-2125.

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21.  " Internal Energy Distributions from Nitrogen Dioxide Fluorescence. 1. Cumulative Sum Method " H. S. Johnston, C. E. Miller, B. T. Oh, K. O. Patten, Jr., and W. N. Sisk J. Phys. Chem. 1993, 97, 9890-9903.

22.   " Internal Energy Distributions from Nitrogen Dioxide Fluorescence. 3. Photolysis of Jet-Cooled N2O4 " W. N. Sisk, C. E. Miller, and H. S. Johnston J. Phys. Chem. 1993, 97, 9916-9923.

23.  " Photocarrier Generation Processes of Phthalocyanines Studied by Photocurrent and Electroabsorption Measurements " T. Saito, W. Sisk, T. Kobayashi, S. Suzuki, and T. Iwayanagi J. Phys. Chem. 1993, 97, 8026-8031.

24.   " NO A2S+-X2P Chemiluminescence Produced from the Reaction of Excited NO2 with Acetylene and Its Derivatives in Their Triplet States" W. Sisk, H. Endo, K. Shibuya, and K. Obi J. Phys. Chem. 1992, 96, 6668-6674.

25.  " NO2 Fluorescence from N2O5 Photolysis " B. Y. Oh, W. N. Sisk, A. Young, H. S. Johnston, J. Chem. Phys. 1986, 85, 7146-7158.