Publications

2011

• S. Smolarek, A. Vdovin, A. Rijs, C.A. van Walree, M.Z. Zgierski & W.J. Buma (2011). High-resolution spectroscopy of jet-cooled 1,1 '-diphenylethylene: electronically excited and ionic states of a prototypical cross-conjugated system. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. A, 115(34), 9399-9410.
• A.M. Rijs, E.R. Kay, D.A. Leigh & W.J. Buma (2011). IR spectroscopy on jet-cooled isolated two-station rotaxanes. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. A, 115(34), 9669-9675.
• R.H. Bremmer, D.M. de Bruin, M. de Joode, W.J. Buma, T.G. van Leeuwen & M.C.G. Aalders (2011). Biphasic Oxidation of Oxy-Hemoglobin in Bloodstains. PLoS One, 6(7), e21845-e21845.
• N.B. Brauer, S.D. Smolarek, X. Zhang, W.J. Buma & M. Drabbels (2011). Electronic spectroscopy of aniline ions embedded in helium nanodroplets. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2(13), 1563-1566.
• S. Smolarek, A. Vdovin, E.M.M. Tan & W.J. Buma (2011). Vibrational and electronic spectroscopy of the 4-hydroxystyrene-CO2 cluster and its hydrate: a para-coumaric acid impostor. The journal of physical chemistry. B, 115(5), 1275-1281.
• S. Smolarek, A. Vdovin, E.M.M. Tan, M. de Groot & W.J. Buma (2011). Spectroscopy and dynamics of methyl-4-hydroxycinnamate: the influence of isotopic substitution and water complexation. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 13(10), 4393-4399.
• P. Bodis, S. Yeremenko, J. Berna, W.J. Buma, D.A. Leigh & S. Woutersen (2011). Bimodal dynamics of mechanically constrained hydrogen bonds revealed by vibrational photon echoes. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 134(13), 134504.
• Y. Wang, K. Liu, X. Liu, K. Dohnalova, T. Gregorkiewicz, X. Kong, M.C.G. Aalders, W.J. Buma & H. Zhang (2011). Critical shell thickness of core/shell upconversion luminescence nanoplatform for FRET application. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2(17), 2083-2088.

2010

• S. Smolarek, A. Vdovin, D.L. Perrier, J.P. Smit, M. Drabbels & W.J. Buma (2010). High-resolution excitation and absorption spectroscopy of gas-phase p-coumaric acid: unveiling an elusive chromophore. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 132(18), 6315-6317.
• W.D.A.M. de Boer, D. Timmerman, K. Dohnalová, I.N. Yassievich, H. Zhang, W.J. Buma & T. Gregorkiewicz (2010). Red spectral shift and enhanced quantum efficiency in phonon-free photoluminescence from silicon nanocrystals. Nature Nanotechnology, 5(12), 878-884.
• S. Smolarek, A.M. Rijs, W.J. Buma & M. Drabbels (2010). Absorption spectroscopy of adenine, 9-methyladenine, and 2-aminopurine in helium nanodroplets. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 12(48), 15600-15606.
• Y. Wang, S. Smolarek, X. Kong, W.J. Buma, A.M. Brouwer & H. Zhang (2010). Effect of surface related organic vibrational modes in luminescent upconversion dynamics of rare earth ions doped nanoparticles. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 10(11), 7149-7153.
• Y. Zhang, Q. Zeng, Y. Sun, X. Liu, L. Tu, X. Kong, W.J. Buma & H. Zhang (2010). Multi-targeting single fiber-optic biosensor based on evanescent wave and quantum dots. Biosensors & Bioelectronics, 26(1), 149-154.
• E. Schwartz, S.R. Domingos, A. Vdovin, M. Koepf, W.J. Buma, J.J.L.M. Cornelissen, A.E. Rowan, R.J.M. Nolte & S. Woutersen (2010). Direct access to polyisocyanide screw sense using vibrational circular dichroism. Macromolecules, 43(19), 7931-7935.
• S. Smolarek, N.B. Brauer, W.J. Buma & M. Drabbels (2010). IR spectroscopy of molecular ions by nonthermal ion ejection from helium nanodroplets. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 132(40), 14086-14091.
• J. de Klerk, I.H.M. van Stokkum, A. Szemik-Hojniak, I. Deperasińska, C. Gooijer, H. Zhang, W.J. Buma & F. Ariese (2010). Excited state processes of 2-butylamino-6-methyl-4-nitropyridine N-oxide in nonpolar solvents. A transient absorption spectroscopy study. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. A, 114(12), 4045-4050.
• A.M. Rijs, N. Sändig, M.N. Blom, J. Oomens, J.S. Hannam, D.A. Leigh, F. Zerbetto & W.J. Buma (2010). Controlled hydrogen-bond breaking in a rotaxane by discrete solvation. Angewandte Chemie, International Edition, 49(23), 3896-3900.
• L. Tu, Y. Wang, Y. Yang, B.H. Bakker, X. Kong, A.M. Brouwer, W.J. Buma & H. Zhang (2010). Spectroscopic study of the authentic emitter of AMPPD chemiluminescence in alkaline aqueous solution. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 12(25), 6789-6794.
• M.R. Panman, P. Bodis, D.J. Shaw, B.H. Bakker, A.C. Newton, E.R. Kay, A.M. Brouwer, W.J. Buma, D.A. Leigh & S. Woutersen (2010). Operation mechanism of a molecular machine revealed using time-resolved vibrational spectroscopy. Science, 328(5983), 1255-1258.

2009

• A.A. Prokofiev, A.S. Moskalenko, I.N. Yassievich, W.D.A.M. de Boer, D. Timmerman, H. Zhang, W.J. Buma & T. Gregorkiewicz (2009). Direct bandgap optical transitions in Si nanocrystals. JETP Letters, 90(12), 758-762.
• A.M. Rijs, I. Compagnon, J. Oomens, J.S. Hannam, D.A. Leigh & W.J. Buma (2009). Stiff, and sticky in the right places: Binding interactions in isolated mechanically interlocked molecules probed by mid-infrared spectroscopy. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 131(7), 2428-2429.
• P. Bodis, M.R. Panman, B.H. Bakker, A. Mateo-Alonso, M. Prato, W.J. Buma, A.M. Brouwer, E.R. Kay, D.A. Leigh & S. Woutersen (2009). Two-dimensional vibrational spectroscopy of rotaxane-based molecular machines. Accounts of Chemical Research, 42, 1462-1469.
• P. Altoè, N. Haraszkiewicz, F.G. Gatti, P.G. Wiering, C. Frochot, A.M. Brouwer, G. Balkowski, D. Shaw, S. Woutersen, W.J. Buma, F. Zerbetto, G. Orlandi, D.A. Leigh & M. Garavelli (2009). Multistate photo-induced relaxation and photoisomerization ability of fumaramide threads: A computational and experimental study. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 131(1), 104-117.
• S. Smolarek, A.M. Rijs, J.S. Hannam, D.A. Leigh, M. Drabbels & W.J. Buma (2009). Conformational flexibility of a rotaxane thread probed by electronic spectroscopy in helium nanodroplets. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 131(36), 12902-12903.
• M. de Groot, R.W. Field & W.J. Buma (2009). Interference in acetylene intersystem crossing acts as the molecular analog of Young's double-slit experiment. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 106(8), 2510-2514.

2008

• A.M. Rijs, B.O. Crews, M.S. de Vries, J.S. Hannam, D.A. Leigh, M. Fanti, F. Zerbetto & W.J. Buma (2008). Shaping of a conformationally flexible molecular structure for spectroscopy. Angewandte Chemie, International Edition, 47(17), 3174-3179.
• Y. Nosenko, G. Wiosna-Sałyga, M. Kunitski, I. Petkova, A. Singh, W.J. Buma, R.P. Thummel, B. Brutschy & J. Waluk (2008). Proton transfer with a twist? Femtosecond dynamics of 7-(2-pyridyl)indole in condensed phase and in supersonic jets. Angewandte Chemie, International Edition, 47(32), 6037-6040.
• M. de Groot, E.V. Gromov, H. Köppel & W.J. Buma (2008). High-resolution spectroscopy of methyl 4-hydroxycinnamate and its hydrogen-bonded water complex. The journal of physical chemistry. B, 112(14), 4427-4434.
• D.C. Jagesar, F. Hartl, W.J. Buma & A.M. Brouwer (2008). Infrared study of intercomponent interactions in a switchable hydrogen-bonded rotaxane. Chemistry - A European Journal, 14(6), 1935-1946.
• L. Koopman, N. Brouwer, A. Heck & W.J. Buma (2008). Remedial mathematics for quantum chemistry. Journal of Chemical Education, 85(9), 1233-1236.

2009

• M. de Groot & W.J. Buma (2009). Molecular vivisection, Young's double-slit experiment, and a schizophrenic molecule. Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Natuurkunde, 75(7), 286-290.