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Arrays of nanoscale magnetic dots: Fabrication by x-ray interference lithography and characterization (2004)
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Heyderman, L., Solak, H., David, C., Atkinson, D., Cowburn, R., & Nolting, F. (2004). Arrays of nanoscale magnetic dots: Fabrication by x-ray interference lithography and characterization. Applied Physics Letters, 85(21), 4989-4991. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1821649

X-ray interference lithography (XIL) was employed in combination with electrodeposition to fabricate arrays of nanoscale nickel dots which are uniform over 40 µm and have periods down to 71 nm. Using extreme-ultraviolet light, XIL has the potential t... Read More about Arrays of nanoscale magnetic dots: Fabrication by x-ray interference lithography and characterization.

Calculation of flexoelectric coefficients for a nematic liquid crystal by atomistic simulation (2004)
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Cheung, D., Clark, S., & Wilson, M. (2004). Calculation of flexoelectric coefficients for a nematic liquid crystal by atomistic simulation. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 121(18), 9131-9139. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1802231

Equilibrium molecular dynamics calculations have been performed for the liquid crystal molecule n-4-(trans-4-n-pentylcyclohexyl)benzonitrile (PCH5) using a fully atomistic model. Simulation data have been obtained for a series of temperatures in the... Read More about Calculation of flexoelectric coefficients for a nematic liquid crystal by atomistic simulation.

Variable temperature neutron powder diffraction study to determine the magnetic interactions in Sr(2)LnRuO(6) (Ln = Ho and Tb) (2004)
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Parkinson, N., Hatton, P., Howard, J., Ritter, C., Ibberson, R., & Wu, M. (2004). Variable temperature neutron powder diffraction study to determine the magnetic interactions in Sr(2)LnRuO(6) (Ln = Ho and Tb). Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 16(43), 7611-7624. https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/16/43/005

Neutron powder diffraction has been used to study the two title compounds, Sr2HoRuO6 and Sr2TbRuO6, in order to determine the crystal and magnetic structures of the materials. Both materials have a distorted double perovskite structure and at tempera... Read More about Variable temperature neutron powder diffraction study to determine the magnetic interactions in Sr(2)LnRuO(6) (Ln = Ho and Tb).

Transition metal complexes with pyrazole-based ligands. XIX. Diaquabis(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-1-carboxamidine-kappa N-2,N `)metal(II) dinitrate, with metal = Co and Ni (2004)
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Jacimovic, Z., Leovac, V., Szecsenyi, K., Howard, J., & Evans, I. (2004). Transition metal complexes with pyrazole-based ligands. XIX. Diaquabis(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-1-carboxamidine-kappa N-2,N `)metal(II) dinitrate, with metal = Co and Ni. Acta crystallographica. Section C, Crystal structure communications, 60(10), M467-M470. https://doi.org/10.1107/s0108270104017433

Mo2P4O15 - the most complex oxide structure solved by single crystal methods? (2004)
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Lister, S., Evans, I., Howard, J., Coelho, A., & Evans, J. (2004). Mo2P4O15 - the most complex oxide structure solved by single crystal methods?. Chemical Communications, 2540-2541. https://doi.org/10.1039/B408413F

We report the crystal structure and phase transitions of Mo2P4O15 which, despite a simple chemical formula, has 441 crystallographically unique atoms in its asymmetric unit and thus has the most complex structure of any extended oxide reported to dat... Read More about Mo2P4O15 - the most complex oxide structure solved by single crystal methods?.

A highly efficient, preorganized macrobicyclic receptor for halides based on CH··· and NH···anion interactions (2004)
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Ilioudis, C., Tocher, D., & Steed, J. (2004). A highly efficient, preorganized macrobicyclic receptor for halides based on CH··· and NH···anion interactions. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 126(39), 12395-12402. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja047070g

The preorganized, macrobicyclic azaphane (1) exhibits remarkable strong, selective fluoride binding comparable to the most effective bis(tren) cryptands despite binding anions via only three NH groups coupled with three CH hydrogen bond donors. The l... Read More about A highly efficient, preorganized macrobicyclic receptor for halides based on CH··· and NH···anion interactions.

Isogentisin (1,3-dihydroxy-7-methoxyxanthone) (2004)
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Evans, I., Howard, J., Savikin-Fodulovic, K., & Menkovic, N. (2004). Isogentisin (1,3-dihydroxy-7-methoxyxanthone). Acta crystallographica. Section B, Structural science, 60, O1557-O1559

The crystal structure of isogentisin, C14H10O5, a natural product isolated from Gentiana lutea, has been determined. The phenolic ring system is essentially planar and the displacement of the methoxy substituent from the mean molecular plane is very... Read More about Isogentisin (1,3-dihydroxy-7-methoxyxanthone).

Solid-state Ag-109 CP/MAS NMR spectroscopy of some diammine silver(I) complexes (2004)
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Bowmaker, G., Harris, R., Assadollahzadeh, B., Apperley, D., Hodgkinson, P., & Amornsakchai, P. (2004). Solid-state Ag-109 CP/MAS NMR spectroscopy of some diammine silver(I) complexes. Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry, 42(9), 819-826

Solid-state cross-polarization magic-angle spinning (CP/MAS) NMR spectra were recorded for the compounds [Ag(NH3)(2)](2)SO4, [Ag(NH3)(2)](2)SeO4 and [Ag(NH3)(2)]NO3, all of which contain the linear or nearly linear two-coordinate [Ag(NH3)(2)](+) ion.... Read More about Solid-state Ag-109 CP/MAS NMR spectroscopy of some diammine silver(I) complexes.

Dielectric and vibrational properties of amino acids (2004)
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Tulip, P., & Clark, S. (2004). Dielectric and vibrational properties of amino acids. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 121(11), 5201-5210. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1781615

We calculate polarizabilitytensors and normal mode frequencies for the amino acids alanine, leucine, isoleucine, and valine using density functionalperturbation theory implemented within the plane wave pseudopotential framework. It is found that the... Read More about Dielectric and vibrational properties of amino acids.

Generation of shape functions for rectangular plate elements (2004)
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Augarde, C. (2004). Generation of shape functions for rectangular plate elements. Communications in numerical methods in engineering, 20(8), 655-663. https://doi.org/10.1002/cnm.703

This paper describes a procedure for the generation of shape functions for a family of rectangular plate elements from Lagrangian polynomials. A novel generation procedure is developed from previous work for straight beam elements, where level one He... Read More about Generation of shape functions for rectangular plate elements.

Synthesis of meta- and paracyclophanes containing unsaturated amino acid residues (2004)
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Gibson, S., Jones, J., Kalindjian, S., Knight, J., Mainolfi, N., Rudd, M., …Wright, P. (2004). Synthesis of meta- and paracyclophanes containing unsaturated amino acid residues. Tetrahedron, 60(32), 6945-6958

[7.7], [8.8], [9.9] and [13.13] Paracyclophanes and [9.9] and [13.13] metacyclophanes containing two unsaturated amino acid residues have been synthesised. An X-ray crystallographic study of three of the paracyclophanes and molecular modelling of two... Read More about Synthesis of meta- and paracyclophanes containing unsaturated amino acid residues.

Exo-π-bonding to an ortho-carborane hypercarbon atom: systematic icosahedral cage distortions reflected in the structures of the fluoro-, hydroxy- and amino-carboranes, 1-X-2-Ph-1,2-C2B10H10 (X = F, OH or NH2) and related anions (2004)
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Boyd, L., Clegg, W., Copley, R., Davidson, M., Fox, M., Hibbert, T., …Wade, K. (2004). Exo-π-bonding to an ortho-carborane hypercarbon atom: systematic icosahedral cage distortions reflected in the structures of the fluoro-, hydroxy- and amino-carboranes, 1-X-2-Ph-1,2-C2B10H10 (X = F, OH or NH2) and related anions. Dalton Transactions, 2004(17), 2786-2799. https://doi.org/10.1039/b406422d

The structures of derivatives of phenyl-ortho-carborane bearing on the second cage hypercarbon atom a pi-donor substituent (F, OH, O-, NH2, NH- and CH2-) were investigated by NMR, X-ray crystallography and computational studies. The molecular structu... Read More about Exo-π-bonding to an ortho-carborane hypercarbon atom: systematic icosahedral cage distortions reflected in the structures of the fluoro-, hydroxy- and amino-carboranes, 1-X-2-Ph-1,2-C2B10H10 (X = F, OH or NH2) and related anions.

Mechanistic studies on the formal aza-Diels-Alder reactions of N-aryl imines: evidence for the non-concertedness under Lewis-acid catalysed conditions (2004)
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Hermitage, S., Howard, J., Jay, D., Pritchard, R., Probert, M., & Whiting, A. (2004). Mechanistic studies on the formal aza-Diels-Alder reactions of N-aryl imines: evidence for the non-concertedness under Lewis-acid catalysed conditions. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 2(17), 2451-2460. https://doi.org/10.1039/b407293f

The reaction of a para-methoxyaniline, ethyl glyoxalate-derived imine with a series of dienes has resulted in products, which initially suggest the operation of different modes of aza-Diels-Alder reaction. However, a more likely explanation is that a... Read More about Mechanistic studies on the formal aza-Diels-Alder reactions of N-aryl imines: evidence for the non-concertedness under Lewis-acid catalysed conditions.

Effects of elevated CO2 on the vasculature and phenolic secondary metabolism of Plantago maritima (2004)
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Davey, M. P., Bryant, D. N., Cummins, I., Ashenden, T. W., Gates, P., Baxter, R., & Edwards, R. (2004). Effects of elevated CO2 on the vasculature and phenolic secondary metabolism of Plantago maritima. Phytochemistry, 65(15), 2197-2204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2004.06.016

We have examined the effect of elevated CO2 on the vasculature and phenolic secondary metabolism on clones of the maritime plant Plantago maritima (L.). Plants were exposed to either ambient (360 μmol CO2 mol−1) or elevated (600 μmol CO2 mol−1) atmos... Read More about Effects of elevated CO2 on the vasculature and phenolic secondary metabolism of Plantago maritima.

Complexation of I-4(2-) and I-8(2-) by protonated azacyclophanes (2004)
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Ilioudis, C., & Steed, J. (2004). Complexation of I-4(2-) and I-8(2-) by protonated azacyclophanes. CrystEngComm, 6, 239-242

A macrocyclic azacyclophane (1) includes two iodide anions within its macrocyclic cavity. The resulting 1 . 2I(-) complex ( in two polymorphic modifications) sandwiches I-2 in the solid state to give a 'complex of complexes' effectively stabilising t... Read More about Complexation of I-4(2-) and I-8(2-) by protonated azacyclophanes.

Nitrogen ion irradiation of Au(110) : Photoemission spectroscopy and possible crystal structures of gold nitride (2004)
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Krishnamurthy, S., Montalti, M., Wardle, M., Shaw, M., Briddon, P., Svensson, K., …Šiller, L. (2004). Nitrogen ion irradiation of Au(110) : Photoemission spectroscopy and possible crystal structures of gold nitride. Physical review B, 70(4), https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.70.045414

Photoemission spectroscopy demonstrates the formation of a surface gold nitride upon irradiation of a Au(110) surface with 500 eV nitrogen ions at room temperature. After irradiation two N1s peaks are observed at binding energies of 396.7±0.2 eV and... Read More about Nitrogen ion irradiation of Au(110) : Photoemission spectroscopy and possible crystal structures of gold nitride.

Room temperature magnetic order in an organic magnet derived from polyaniline (2004)
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Zaidi, N., Giblin, S., Terry, I., & Monkman, A. (2004). Room temperature magnetic order in an organic magnet derived from polyaniline. Polymer, 45(16), 5683-5689. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2004.06.002

We report on the synthesis and characterisation of a new type of polymer, PANiCNQ produced from polyaniline (PANi) and an acceptor molecule, tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ). PANiCNQ combines a fully conjugated nitrogen containing backbone with molecu... Read More about Room temperature magnetic order in an organic magnet derived from polyaniline.

Conformational Flexibility in Recombinant Measles Virus Nucleocapsids Visualised by Cryo-negative Stain Electron Microscopy and Real-space Helical Reconstruction (2004)
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Yeo, R., Bhella, D., & Ralph, A. (2004). Conformational Flexibility in Recombinant Measles Virus Nucleocapsids Visualised by Cryo-negative Stain Electron Microscopy and Real-space Helical Reconstruction. Journal of Molecular Biology, 340(2), 319-331. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2004.05.015

Measles virus is a highly contagious virus that, despite the existence of an effective vaccine, is a major cause of illness and mortality worldwide. The virus has a negative-sense, single-stranded RNA genome that is encapsidated by the nucleocapsid p... Read More about Conformational Flexibility in Recombinant Measles Virus Nucleocapsids Visualised by Cryo-negative Stain Electron Microscopy and Real-space Helical Reconstruction.

Holliday Junction Binding and Resolution by the Rap Structure-specific Endonuclease of Phage lambda (2004)
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Sharples, G., Curtis, F., McGlynn, P., & Bolt, E. (2004). Holliday Junction Binding and Resolution by the Rap Structure-specific Endonuclease of Phage lambda. Journal of Molecular Biology, 340(4), 739-751. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2004.05.030

Rap endonuclease targets recombinant joint molecules arising from phage lambda Red-mediated genetic exchange. Previous studies revealed that Rap nicks DNA at the branch point of synthetic Holliday junctions and other DNA structures with a branched co... Read More about Holliday Junction Binding and Resolution by the Rap Structure-specific Endonuclease of Phage lambda.