Oleg Poluektov

Chemist, Photosynthesis Group
Argonne National Laboratory
Chemistry Division, E117
9700 South Cass Ave.
Argonne, IL 60439
Phone: 630-252-3546
Fax: 630-252-9289
E-mail: oleg@anl.gov

Career Summary

20 years of research work in the field of chemical physics.
Specialization in EPR spectroscopy, mainly, very high frequency EPR
(95GHz, 140 GHz; CW, pulsed, ODMR, ENDOR, ESEEM, imaging,
multifrequency EPR). Development of new EPR techniques. Experienced
in the spin label technique, study of the molecular motion and the structure
of glass, crystal, liquid crystal, polymer and biopolymer systems,
mechanisms and kinetics of the chemical reactions in liquid phase.
Teaching experience. More than 60 scientific publications.

Education

1964-1974 - High School
1974-1980 - Moscow Inst.of Physics and Technology, Dept. of Chem. Physics
1980-1983 - Postgraduate study at Moscow Inst. of Physics and Technology
1983 - Ph.D. in Physics

Positions Held

2000-present - Chemist, Argonne National Lab., Chem. Div., Argonne, IL
1983-2000 - Research Scientist, Inst. of Chem. Phys., Russian Academy of
Science, Moscow, Russia
1997-1998 - Visiting Scientist, Argonne National Lab., Chem. Div., Argonne, IL
1991-1996 - Research Scientist, University of Lieden, The Netherlands

Research Interest and Experience

1980-1991 - Institute of Chemical Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences,
laboratory of Prof. Ya. S. Lebedev, Ph.D student then research scientist

• Development and application of the very high frequency (140 GHz)
  EPR technique.
• Investigation of the details of the molecular mobility, such as models
  and anisotropy of the molecular reorientational motion in the glass, liquid
  crystal, biomembrane and spin labeled polymer systems. Good experience
  in spin probe and spin label technique.
• Study of the polyconjugated systems, irradiated polymers and high
  temperature superconductors.
• Development of new methods of the high field EPR: EPR imaging and
  pulsed EPR, multifrequency EPR.
• Correlation between the molecular mobility and the kinetic of the
  chemical reactions.

1991-1996 - Research scientist in the group of Prof. J. Schmidt,
Huygens Laboratory, University of Leiden, The Netherlands

• ODMR (Zero-field, 95 GHz), pulsed, time-resolved very high frequency
  (95 GHz) EPR technique, pulsed (95 GHz) ENDOR-technique.
• Time-resolved EPR and ENDOR (95 GHz) study of the dynamical
  properties and structure of the self-trapped exciton and the shallow
  donor center in AgCl-single crystal. Shallow and deep B-acceptor centers
  in SiC-single crystal.
• Structure and triplet excitations in the C60, C70- single crystals.
  ENDOR (95 GHz) and ESEEM (X-Band) study of the triplet states in C60.
• EPR (95 HGz), ESEEM (95 GHz, X-Band) and ENDOR (95 GHz)
  study of the single crystal of the blue copper protein azurin and its mutants.

• Time resolved, pulsed EPR study of the photosynthetic reaction
  centres, instrumentational development of the pulsed EPR systems.

Teaching Experience

1983-1991 - Hold lectures, seminars and laboratories in General
Physics in the Moscow Institute of Communication.

Publications (Journals and Book Chapters)

1. Investigations of Anisotropic Motions of Nitroxide Radicals by
   2mm Band EPR, Dubinskii A.A., Grinberg O.Ya., Kurochkin V.I.,
   Oranski L.G., Poluektov O.G., Lebedev Ya.S., Teor. i Exper.
   Chim. (in Russian), 1981, 17, N2, p.231-236.
2. Study of Peroxide Radicals in Teflon by 2mm Band EPR,
   Grinberg O.Ya., Dubinskii A.A., Poluektov O.G., Lebedev Ya.S.,
   Teor. i Exper. Chim. (in Russian), 1981, 17, N6, p.806-813.
3. Intermolecular Interactions in the Aqueous Solutions of
   Glycerol as Studied by Spin Label Technique, Khudajberdyev V.N.,
   Khabibulaev P.K., Poluektov O.G., Pulatova L.F., Ergashev U.U.,
   Doklady AN Uz.SSR, (in Russian), 1982, N8, p.24-26.
4. The Use of 2-mm Range Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy
   for Investigating Rotational Motions by Spin Prob Technique,
   Poluectov O.G., Dubinskii A.A., Grinberg O.Ya., Lebedev Ya.S.,
   Sov. Jour. of Chem. Phys., 1984, 1, N 11, p.2500-2516.
5. Intermolecular Iteractions in the Ethers of Glycerol, Reznik E.K.,
   Zhulina T.V., Poluektov O.G., Pulatova L.F., Khudajberdyev V.N.,
   Izvestiya AN Uz.SSR, (in Russian), 1984, N1, p.66-70.
6. A Study of the Dynamics of Spin-labeled Macromolecules by
   Electron Spin Resonance in the 2-mm Band, Poluectov O.G.,
   Dubinskii A.A., Grinberg O.Ya., Lebedev Ya.S. Sov. Jour. of
   Chem. Phys., 1985, 2, N 2, p.30.
7. Study of the Structure of Glycerol Solutions, Hudiberdiev V.N.,
   Habibulaev P.K., Ergashev U.U., Poluektov O.G., Pulatova L.F.,
   Jorn. Phisich. Chimi. (in Russian), 1985, 59, N8, p.1957-1959.
8. Study of the Structure of Glycerol Ethers, Habibulaev P.K.,
   Hudiberdiev V.N., Burhonov S.A. Poluektov O.G., Pulatova L.F.,
   Ergashev U.U. Chim. Physika (in Russian), 1986, 5, N5,
   p.659-663.
9. Study of the Flax Fibers by Spin Label Technique, Grican V.N.,
   Poluektov O.G., Fazlyev F.K., Izvestiya VUZOV. Texnologiya
   tekstil'noj promyshlennosti, (in Russian), 1986, 172, N.4, p.10-13.
10. High Resolution EPR Spectroscopy in Investigation of
    Molecular Motion, Grinberg O.Ya., Dubinskii A.A., Krimov V.N.,
    Poluektov O.G., Lebedev Ya.S., Chim. Physika (in Russian),
    1988, 7, N8, p.1011-1017.
11. Model of Molecular Motion as Studied by 3cm and 2mm
    Band EPR, Poluektov O.G., Grinberg O.Ya., Dubinskii A.A.,
    Luk'yanenko L.V., Sidorov O.Yu., Lebedev Ya.S., Zhurnal
    Fizicheskoi Khimii (in Russian), 1988, 62, N8, p.2079-2084.
12. Determination of the Model of Isotropic Rotational Motion from
    2 mm Band ESR Spectra, Poluektov O.G., Lubashevskaya E.V.,
    Dubinskii A.A., Grinberg O.Ya., Antsiferova L.I., Lebedev Ya.S.,
    Sov. Jour. of Chem. Phys., 1989, 4, N12, p.2683.
13. Absorption of Magnetic and Electric Components of
    Microwave Field in High Temperature Superconductors,
    Smirnov A.I., Poluektov O.G., Grinberg O.Ya., Dubinskii A.A.,
    Krimov V.N., Kaul A.R., Graboi I.E., Lebedev Ya.S., Chim.
    Physika (in Russian), 1989, 8, N2, p.221-224.
14. Study of Dynamics of Spin Labeled Polymers by 3cm and
    2mm Band EPR, Poluektov O.G., Grinberg O.Ya., Dubinskii A.A.,
    Sidorov O.Yu., Lebedev Ya.S. Teor. i Exper. Chim. (in Russian),
    1989, 26, N4, p.459-466.
15. Propan Oxidation in the Presence of Metal's
    Polyphtalocianites, Moshkina R.I., Poluektov O.G., Polyak S.S.,
    Romanovich L.B., Sherle A.I., Epshtein B.P., Kinetika i kataliz
    (in Russian), 1990, 31, N2, p.381-388.
16. EPR Imaging in 2mm Band, Poluektov O.G., Smirnov A.I.,
    Lebedev Ya.S. Jorn. Phisich. Chimi. (in Russian), 1990, 64,
    N10, p.2867-2870.
17. Perchloride-3-phenylmethyl Radical as a New Spin Probe
    without SHI Structure, Grinberg O.Ya., Dubinskii A.A.,
    Poluektov O.G., Lebedev Ya.S., Zhurnal Fizicheskoi Khimii
    (in Russian), 1990, 64, N6, p.1586-1591.
18. Dynamic Characteristics and Intermolecular Interactions of
    Nitroxyl Radicals in Polar Solvents, Poluectov O.G.,
    Grinberg O.Ya., Dubinskii A.A., Sidorov O.Yu., Lebedev Ya.S.,
    Sov. Jour. of Chem. Phys., 1990, 5, N 6, p.1375.
19. Investigation of Models for Anisotropic Molecular Motion
    in Vitrified Matrices Using ESR in the Two-millimetre Range,
    Lubashevskaya E.V., Poluektov O.G., Dubinskii A.A.,
    Grinberg O.Ya., Antsiferova L.I., Lebedev Ya.S., Sov. Jour.
    of Chem. Phys., 1990, 5, N8, p.1857-1867.
20. Study of Orientational Order in Liquid Crystals by the Spin
    Label Technique in the 2-mm EPR Range, Grinberg O.Ya.,
    Dubinskii A.A., Poluektov O.G., Lebedev Ya.S., Sov. Jorn.
    of Chem. Phys., 1990, 6, N10, p.2685-2704.
21. A Motion Model for an Analysis of Molecular Mobility
    of Spin Probes, Lubashevskaya E.V., Antsiferova L.I.,
    Poluektov O.G., Grinberg O.Ya.,Dubinskii A.A., Lebedev Ya.S.,
    Sov. Jour. of Chem. Phys., 1990, 7, N4, p.940-945.
22. EPR of Coals: New Approach to an Old Problem with
    Multifrequency EPR and Spin Echo, Bresgunov A.Yu.,
    Dubinsky A.A., Poluektov O.G., Vorob'eva G.A., Lebedev Ya.S.,
    J. Chem. Soc. (Faraday Transactions), 1990, 86, N19,
    p.3185-3189.
23. Very High Field and Multifrequency ESR Study of a Coal
    Sample, Bresgunov A.Yu., Poluektov O.G., Lebedev Ya.S.,
    Barra A.L., Brunel L.C., Robert J.B., Chem. Phys. Letters,
    1990, 175, p.621-623.
24. Pulsed EPR in 2mm Band, Bresgunov A.Yu., Dubinskii A.A.,
    Krimov V.N., Poluektov O.G., Lebedev Ya.S., J. Appl. Magn.
    Res., 1991, 2, N3, p.715-728.
25. Brezgunov A.Yu., Vorob'eva G.A., Dubinskii A.A.,
    Pluektov O.G., Lebedev Ya.S. Russ. J. Phys. Chem., 1991,
    65, p.313-318.
26. Brezgunov A.Yu., Dubinskii A.A., Poluektov O.G.,
    Prokof'ev A.I., Chemerisov S.D., Lebedev Ya.S., Zhurnal
    Structurnoj Khimii, (in Russian), 1992, 33, p.69-77.
27. High-Field EPR Imaging, Smirnov A.I., Poluektov O.G.,
    Lebedev Ya.S., J.Magn. Res., 1992, 97, p. 1-12.
28. Molecular Mobility and Oxidation Rate of Nitroxyl Radicals
    in Micellar and Homogeneous Systems, Todorov G.P.,
    Poluektov O.G., Petrov A.N., Grinberg O.Ya.,
    Lebedev Ya.S., Zhurnal Fizicheskoi Khimii, (in Russian),
    1992, 66, N3, p.651-655.
29. Shear Strain Effect on Molecular Orientation and
    Rotational Mobility of the Spin Probe in Aromatic Polyesters,
    Dadali A.A., Lushchik A.N, Poluektov O.G., Vysokomol.
    Soedineniya, (in Russian), 1992, 34, N1, p.35-41.
30. On the Nature of Manganese Ions in the beta-Ca₂SiO₄
    Structure Detected by High Field ESR, Luck R., Stosser R.,
    Poluektov O. G., Grinberg O.Ya., Lebedev Ya.S., Z. Anorg.
    Allg. Chem., 1992, 607, p.183-187.
31. The Structure of Phenoxyl Radicals as Studied by 2mm
    Band ESR, Brezgunov A.Yu., Dubinsky A.A., Poluektov O.G.,
    Lebedev Ya.S., Prokof'ev A.I., Molecular Physics, 1992,
    75, N5, p.1123-1131.
32. Kuzina S.I., Demidov S.V., Brezgunov A.Yu., Poluektov O.G.,
    Grinberg O.Ya., Dubinskii A.A., Mikhailov A.I., Lebedev Ya.S.,
    Vysokomol. Soedineniya, (in Russian), 1993, 35A, p.798-802.
33. 2mm EPR of Nitroxide Spin Probes, Grinberg O.Ya.,
    Dubinsky A.A., Poluektov O.G., Lebedev Ya.S., in "Bioactive
    Spin Labels", ed., Zhdanov R.I., Springer Verlag, 1992,
    p.227-278.
34. Exchange Splitting of Self-Trapped Excitons in AgCI from
    Optically Detected EPR at 95 GHz, Donckers M.C.J.M.,
    Poluektov O.G., Schmidt J., Phys. Rev. B, 1992, 45,
    N22, p.13061-13063.
35. Triplet excitation of C₆₀ and the Structure of the Crystal
    at 1.2 K, Groenen E.J.J., Poluektov O.G., Matsushita M.,
    Schmidt J., van der Waals J.H., Meijer G., Chem. Phys. Lett.,
    1992, 197, N3, p.314-318.
36. Dynamical Properties of the Self-trapped Exciton in AgCl
    as Studied by Time-resolved EPR at 95 GHz, Poluektov O.G.,
    Donckers M.C.J.M., Baranov P.G., Schmidt J., Phys.
    Rev. B, 1993, 47, N16, p.10226-10234.
37. ESE-detected EPR of Triplet Radical Pairs Produced by
    Mechano-chemical Treatment of 2,6-di-t-butylquinone Diazide
    Mixed with 3,5-di-t-butylpyrocathechon, Tipikin D.S.,
    Lebedev Ya.S., Poluektov O.G., Schmidt J., Chem. Phys.
    Lett., 1993, 215, N1,2,3, p.199-202.
38. A W-Band Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Study of a
    Single Crystal of Azurin, Coremans J.W.A., Poluektov O.G.,
    Groenen E.J.J., Canters G.W., Nar H., Messerschmidt A.,
    J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1994, 116, p.3097-3101.
39. Triplet Excitations of Crystalline C₆₀: An Optically-
    Detected Magnetic Resonance Study in Zero-Field,
    Matsushita M., Frens A.M., Groenen E.J.J., Poluektov O.G.,
    Schmidt J., Chem. Phys. Lett., 1994, 214, N3,4,
    p.349-352.
40. An ENDOR and ESEEM Study of the Blue Copper
    Protein Azurin, Coremans J.W.A., van Gastel M.,
    Poluektov O.G., Groenen E.J.J., den Blaauwen T.,
    van Pouderoyen G., Canters G.W., Nar H., Hammann C.,
    Messerschmidt A., J. Chem. Phys., 1995, 235, p.202-210.
41. Structure of the Intrinsic Shallow Electron Center in
    AgCl Studied by Pulsed Electron Nuclear Double Resonance
    Spectroscopy at 95 GHz, Bennebroek M.T., Poluektov O.G.,
    Zakrzewski A.J., Baranov P.G., Schmidt J., Phys. Rev.
    Lett., 1995, 74, p.442-445.
42. A Pulsed EPR and ENDOR Spectrometer Operating at 95
    GHz, Disselhorst J.A.J.M., van der Meer H., Poluektov O.G.,
    Schmidt J., J. Mag. Res., 1995, A115, p.183-188.
43. Studies of Framework Iron in Ziolites by Pulsed ENDOR
    at 95 GHz, Goldfarb D., Strohmaier K.G., Vaughan D.E.W.,
    Thomann H., Poluektov O.G., Schmidt J., J. Am. Chem.
    Soc., 1996, 118, p.4665-4671.
44. Magnetic Properties of Metal-Quinone High-Spin
    Complexes Prepared by Solid-State Mechano-Activation
    and by Chemical Synthesis in Solution, Chemerisov S.D.,
    Perekhodtsev G.D., Tipikin D.S., Lebedev Ya.S.,
    Prokof'ev A.I., Aleksandrov A.I., Dubinskii A.A., Mobius K.,
    Poluektov O.G., Schmidt J., J. Chem. Soc., Faraday
    Trans., 1996, 92, p.1959-1968.
45. Spatial Distribution of the Wave Function of the
    Self-Trapped Exciton in AgCl, Bennebroek M.T., Arnold A.,
    Poluektov O.G., Baranov P.G., Schmidt J., Phys. Rev
    B, 1996, 53, p.15607-15616.
46. The Azurin Mutant Met121Gln: a Blue-Copper Protein
    with a Strong Axial Ligand, Coremans J.W.A., Poluektov O.G.,
    Groenen E.J.J., Warmerdam G., Canters G.W., Nar. H.,
    Messerschmidt A., J. Phys. Chem., 1996, 100, #50,
    p.19706-19713.
47. Pulsed EPR and ENDOR Spectroscopy at 95 GHz,
    Poluektov O.G., Schmidt J., Bruker Report, 1996, 143,
    p.34-37.
48. Shallow Electron Centers in Silver Halides, Bennebroek M.T.,
    Arnold A., Poluektov O.G., Baranov P.G., Schmidt J., Phys.
    Rev. B, 1996, 54, #16, p.11276-11289.
49. W-Band Electron Nuclear Double Resonance Study of
    Single Crystals of 14N and 15N Azurin, Coremans J.W.A.,
    Poluektov O.G., Groenen E.J.J., Canters G.W., Nar. H.,
    Messerschmidt A., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1996, 118, #48,
    p.12141-12153.
50. W-Band Electron Spin Echo Envelope Modulation Study
    of a Single Crystal of Azurin, Coremans J.W.A., Poluektov O.G.,
    Groenen E.J.J., Canters G.W., Nar. H., Messerschmidt A.,
    J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1997, 119, #20, p.4726-4731.
51. Electronic Structure of the Shallow Boron Acceptor in
    6H-SiC: A Pulsed EPR/ENDOR Study at 95 GHz,
    Matsumoto T., Poluektov O.G., Schmidt J., Mokhov E.N.,
    Baranov P.G., Phys. Rev. B, 1997, 55, #4, p.2219-2229.
52. Spin-Spin Coupling in Complexes of Diamagnetic Metals
    with Semiquinone Radicals, Gal'tseva E.V., Vorob'eva G.A.,
    Dubinskii A.A., Perekhodtsev G.D., Poluektov O.G.,
    Chemerisov S.D., Aleksandrov A.I., Prokofev A.I.,
    Lebedev Ya.S., Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry,
    71, No. 11, 1997, pp. 1826-1831. [Translated from
    Zhurnal Fizicheskoi Khimii, 71, No. 11, 1997,
    pp. 2021 - 2026.]
53. Electronic Structure of the Deep Boron Acceptor in Boron-
    Doped 6H-SiC, van Duijn-Arnold A., Ikoma T., Poluektov O.G.,
    Baranov P.G., Mokhov E.N., Schmidt J. Phys. Rev. B, 1998,
    57, #3, p.1607-1619.
54. Pulsed ENDOR Studies at 95 GHz of the Triplet State of
    ¹³C₆₀, van den Berg G.J.B., van den Heuvel D.J.,
    Poluektov O.G., Holleman I., Meijer G., Groenen E.J.J.,
    J. Mag. Res., 1998, 131, p.39-45.
55. Triplet-State Dynamics of C₇₀, Dauw X.L.R., Poluektov O.G.,
    Warntjes J.B.M., Bronsveld M.V., Groenen E.J.J., J. Phys.
    Chem., 1998, 102, #18, p.3078-3082.
56. Two-Dimensional High-Field Electron Spin Echo
    Spectroscopy of Nitroxide Spin Probes, Poluektov O.G.,
    Doubinski A.A. Chem. Phys. Lett., 1998, 288, p.841-846.
57. Improving Optical and Charge Separation Properties of
    Nanocrystalline TiO₂ by Surface Modification with Vitamin C,
    Rajh T., Nedeljkovic J.M., Chen L.X., Poluektov O.,
    Thurnauer M.C., J. Phys. Chem. B, 1999, 103, #18,
    p. 3515-3519.
58. Magnetic Field Induced Orientation of Photosynthetic
    Reaction Centers as Revealed by Time-Resolved W-Band
    EPR of Spin-Correlated Radical Pairs, Berthold, T., Bechtold,
    M., Heinen, U., Link, G., Poluektov, O., Utschig, L., Tang, J.,
    Thurnauer, M. C., Kothe, G., J. Phys. Chem. B, 1999, 103,
    p. 10733-10736.
59. Transient W-Band EPR Study of Sequential Electron
    Transfer in Photosynthetic Bacterial Reaction Centers,
    Tang J., Utschig L.M., Poluektov O., Thurnauer M.,
    J. Phys. Chem. B, 1999, 103, 5145-5150.
60. Spectroscopic and Computational Studies of [OsCl₅(NO)]^3-
    and [RuCl₅(NO)]^3- Donors in AgCl, Eachus R.S.,
    Baetzold R.C., Pawlik Th.D., Poluektov O.G., Schmidt J.,
    Phys. Rev. B., 1999, 59, p. 8560-8571.
61. EPR Spectroscopy of Polydiphenyldiacetylene Derivatives,
    Kokorin, A.I., Poluektov, O.G., Kholuiskaya, S.N.,
    Rudakova, L.N. and Misin, V.M., Russian Journ. Phys.
    Chem., 1999, 73, p. 1046-1050.
62. Electronic Structure of the Be Acceptor Center in 6H-SiC,
    v.Duijn-Arnold, A., Schmidt, J., Poluektov, O.G.,
    Baranov, P.G. and Mokhov, E.N., Phys. Rev. B, 1999,
    60, p. 15799-15809.
63. The Triplet Wavefunction of C₆₀ from W-band Electron
    Nuclear Double Resonance Spectroscopy, Dauw, X.L.R.,
    van de Berg, G.J.B., van den Heuvel, D.J., Poluektov, O.G.
    and Groenen, E.J.J., J. Chem. Phys., 2000, 112, p. 7102-7110.
    
64. EPR Investigation of Cu²⁺ -Substituted Photosynthetic
    Bacterial Reaction Centers: Evidence for Histidine Ligation
    at the Surface Metal Site, Utschig L.M., Poluektov O.
    Tiede D.M. and Thurnauer M.C., Biochem., 2000, 39,
    p. 2961-2969.
    
65. The G-Factor Anisotropy of Plant Chlorophyll a^+., Bratt P.J.,
    Poluektov O., Thurnauer M., Knzystek J., Brunel L-C.,
    Xchrier J., Hsiao Y-W., Zerner M., Angerhofer A., J. Phys.
    Chem., 2000, 104, p. 6973-6977.
    
66. High-Field EPR Study of Carotenoid and Chlorophyll Cation
    Radicals in Photosystem II, Lakshmi, K. V., Reifler, M. J.,
    Brudvig, G. W., Poleuktov, O. G., Wagner, A. M. and
    Thurnauer, M. C., J. Phys. Chem. B, 2000, 104, p. 10445-10448.
67. Structure of the P⁺₇₀₀A^-₁ Radical Pair Intermediate in
    Photosystem I by High Time Resolution Multifrequency Electron
    Paramagnetic Resonance - Analysis of Quantum Beat
    Oscillations, Link, G., Berthold, T., Bechtold, M., Weidner, J.-U.,
    Ohmes, E., Tang, J., Poluektov, O.G., Utschig, L., Schlesselman,
    S., Thurnauer, M.C. and Kothe, G., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2001,
    123, p. 4211-4222.
68. A Cu²⁺ Site in Photosynthetic Bacterial Reaction Centers from
    Rb. sphaeroides, Rb. capsulatus, and Rps. viridis, Utschig, L.M.,
    Poluektov, O.G., Schlesselman, S.L., Thurnauer, M.C. and
    Tiede, D.M., Biochem., 2001, 40, p. 6132-6141.
69. Spin Polarization Mechanisms in Early Stages of Photoinduced
    Charge Separation in Surface-Modified TiO₂ Nanoparticles,
    Rajh, T., Poluektov, O., Dubinski, A. A., Wiederrecht, G.,
    Thurnauer, M. C., and Trifunac, A. D., Chem. Phys. Lett.,
    2001, 344, p. 31-39.
70. High-Frequency EPR Approach to the Electron Spin-
    Polarization Effects Observed in the Photosynthetic Reaction
    Centers, Poluektov, O.G., Utschig, L.M., Tang, J., Dubinski, A.A.,
    Schlesselman, S. and Thurnauer, M.C., Appl. Magn. Reson., 2001,
    21, 311-323.
71. Exploring the Structure of Radical Pair Intermediates by Quantum
    Beat Oscillations and High-Field EPR, Link, G., Poluektov, O.,
    Thurnauer, M.C. and Kothe, G., RIKEN Review, 2001, No. 44.
72. The G-Factor Anisotropy of Bacteriochlorophyll a•^-, Poluektov, O.,
    Thurnauer, M., Brunel, L.-C., Zvyagin, S., Boyce, C., Walker, L.,
    and Angerhofer, A., NHMFL 2000 Annual Research Review, p. 42,
    2001 (Published on website
    www.nhmfl.gov/publications/2000annualreview/pdfs/NHMFL2000AR-Biology.pdf).
73. Analytical Treatment of EPR Spectra of Weakly Coupled Spin
    Correlated Radical Pairs in Disordered Solids: Applications to the
    Charge Separated State in TiO₂ Nanoparticles, Dubinski, A.A.,
    Perekhotsev, G.D., Poluektov, O.G., Rajh, T. and Thurnauer, M.C.,
    J. Phys. Chem. B, 2002, 106 (5), 938-944.
74. Electron and Hole Adducts Formed in Illuminated InP Colloidal
    Quantum Dots Studied by Electron Paramagnetic Resonance,
    O. I. Micic, A. J. Nozik, E. Lifschitz, T. Rajh, O. G. Poluektov,
    and M. C. Thurnauer, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2002, 106 (17), 4390-4395.
75. Pulsed High-Frequency EPR Study on the Location of Carotenoid
    and Chlorophyll Cation Radicals in Photosystem II, K. V. Lakshmi,
    O. G. Poluektov, M. J. Reifler, A. M. Wagner, M. C. Thurnauer,
    and G. W. Brudvig, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2003, 125 (17), 5005-5014.
76. Probing Local Dynamics of the Photosynthetic Bacterial Reaction
    Center with a Cysteine Specific Spin Label, O. G. Poluektov,
    L. M. Utschig, S. Dalosto, and M. C. Thurnauer, J. Phys. Chem. B.,
    2003, 107 (25), 6239-6244.
77. Charge Separation in Titanium Oxide Nanocrystalline Semiconductors
    Revealed by Magnetic Resonance, Rajh, T., Poluektov, O. G., and
    Thurnauer, M. C., Chemical Physics of Nanostructured Semiconductors,
    Chapter 1, 2003, Ed., A. I. Kokorin, NOVA Science Publ., Inc., New York
78. Substrate-Supported Lipid Nanotube Arrays, Smirnov, A. I. and
    Poluektov, O. G., J. Am. Chem. Soc. Comm., 2003, 125 (28),
    8434-8435.
79. ENDOR of Spin-Correlated Radical Pairs in Photosynthesis at High
    Magnetic Field: A Tool for Mapping Electron Transfer Pathways,
    Poluektov, O. G., Utschig, L. M., Dubinskij, A. A. and Thurnauer, M. C.,
    J. Am. Chem. Soc. Comm., 2004, 126 (6), 1644-1645.
80. Photoinitiated Charge Separation: From Photosynthesis to Nanoparticles,
    M. C. Thurnauer, N. M. Dimitrijevic, O. G. Poluektov, and T. Rajh,
    The Spectrum, 2004, 17 (1), 10-15.
81. Magnetic-Field-Induced Orientation of Photosynthetic Reaction Centers,
    as Revealed by Time-Resolved D-Band Electron Paramagnetic
    Resonance of Spin-Correlated Radical Pairs. II. Field Dependence
    of the Alignment, U. Heinen, O. Poluektov, E. Stavitski, T. Berthold,
    E. Ohmes, S. L. Schlesselman, J. R. Golecki, G. J. Moro, H. Levanon,
    M. C. Thurnauer, and G. Kothe, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2004, 108 (27), 9498-9504.
82. Pulsed EPR/ENDOR Characterization of the Cu²⁺ Surface Site in
    Photosynthetic Bacterial Reaction Centers, Utschig, L. M.,
    Astashkin, A. V., Raitsimring, A. M., Thurnauer, M. C., and
    Poluektov, O. G., J. Phys. Chem. B, 2004, 108, 11150-11156.
83. Magnetic Field Induced Orientation of Photosynthetic Reaction Centers
    as Revealed by Time-Resolved W-Band EPR of Spin-Correlated
    Radical Pairs. III. Development of a Molecular Model, U. Heinen,
    J. R. Goleski, O. Poluektov, T. Berthold, S. L. Schlesselman, D. Frezzato,
    E. Ohmes, G. J. Moro, M. C. Thurnauer, and G. Kothe, Appl. Magn.
    Res., 2004, 26 (1-2).
84. Time-Resolved High-Frequency and Multifrequency EPR Studies of
    Spin-Correlated Radical Pairs in Photosynthetic Reaction Center Proteins,
    M. C. Thurnauer, O. G. Poluektov, and G. Kothe Chapter 6 in Biological
    Magnetic Resonance, Vol. 22, Very High Frequency (VHF) ESR/EPR,
    O. Y. Grinberg and L. J. Berliner, Eds., Kluwer Academic/Plenum
    Publishers, New York, 2004, pp 165-206.
85. Electron Transfer Pathways and Protein Response to Charge
    Separation in Photosynthetic Reaction Centers: Time-Resolved
    High-Field ENDOR of the Spin-Correlated Radical Pair P₈₆₅⁺Q_A^-,
    O. G. Poluektov, L. M. Utschig, A. A. Dubinskij, and M. C. Thurnauer,
    J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2005, 127 (11), 4049-4059.
86. High-Field Pulsed EPR and ENDOR of Gd³⁺ Complexes in Glassy
    Solutions, A. M. Raitsimring, A. V. Astashkin, O. G. Poluektov, and
    P. Caravan, Appl. Magn. Reson., 2005, 28, 281-295.
87. Bidirectional Electron Transfer in Photosystem I: Direct Evidence from
    High-Frequency Time-Resolved EPR, O. G. Poluektov, S. V. Paschenko,
    L. M. Utschig, K. V. Lakshmi, and M. C. Thurnauer, J. Am. Chem. Soc.,
    2005, 127 (34), 11910-11911.
88. Structural Organization in Photosynthetic Proteins as Studied by High-Field
    EPR of Spin-Correlated Radical Pair States, G. Link, O. G. Poluektov,
    L. M. Utschig, J. Lalevee, T. Yago, J-U. Weidner, M. C. Thurnauer,
    and G. Kothe, Magn. Res. In Chem., 2005, 43, S103-S109.
89. Low Temperature Interquinone Electron Transfer in Photosynthetic
    Reaction Centers from Rb. sphaeroides and Blc. viridis: Characterization
    of Q_B^- States by High-Frequency EPR and ENDOR, L. M. Utschig,
    M. C. Thurnauer, D. M. Tiede, and O. G. Poluektov, Biochemistry, 2005,
    44 (43), 14131-14142.
90. Determination of the Hydration Number of Gadolinium(III) Complexes
    by High-Field Pulsed ¹⁷O ENDOR Spectroscopy, A. M. Raitsimring,
    A. V. Astashkin, D. Baute, D. Goldfarb, O. G. Poluektov, M. P. Lowe,
    S. G. Zech, and P. Caravan, ChemPhysChem, 2006, 7, 1590-1597.
91. The Chemistry of Phospholipid Binding by the Saccharomyces cerevisiae
    Phosphatidylinositol Transfer Protein Sec14p as Determined by Electron
    Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, T. I. Smirnova, T. G. Chadwick,
    R. MacArthur, O. Poluektov, L. Song, M. Ryan, and V. A. Bankaitis,
    J. Biol. Chem., 2006, 281 (46), 34897-34908.
92. Spin-Correlated Radical Pairs: Differential Effect in High-Field ENDOR
    Spectra, A. A. Dubinskij, L. M. Utschig, and O. G. Poluektov, Appl. Magn.
    Reson., 2006, 30, 269-286.
93. Charge Separation and Surface Reconstruction: A Mn²⁺ Doping Study,
    Z. V. Saponjic, N. M. Dimitrijevic, O. Poluektov, L. X. Chen, E. Wasinger,
    U. Welp, D. Tiede, X. Zuo, and T. Rajh, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2006, 110 (50),
    25441-25450.
94. Complex and Charge Transfer between TiO₂ and Pyrroloquinoline Quinone,
    N. M. Dimitrijevic, O. G. Poluektov, Z. Saponjic, and T. Rajh, J. Phys. Chem.
    B, 2006, 110 (50), 25392-25398.
95. Exploring Hyperfine Interactions in Spin-Correlated Radical Pairs from
    Photosynthetic Proteins: High-Frequency ENDOR and Quantum Beat
    Oscillations, O. G. Poluektov, L. M. Utschig, M. C. Thurnauer, and G. Kothe,
    Appl. Magn. Reson., 2007, 31 (1-2), 123-143.
96. Geometry of Hydrogen Bonds Formed by Lipid Bilayer Nitroxide Probes:
    A High Frequency Pulsed ENDOR/EPR Study, T. I. Smirnova, A. I. Smirnov,
    S. Pachtchenko, and O. G. Poluektov, J. Am. Chem. Soc. Commun., 2007,
    129 (12), 3476-3477.
97. Geometry of Hydrogen Bonds Formed by Lipid Bilayer Nitroxide Probes:
    A High Frequency Pulsed ENDOR/EPR Study, T. I. Smirnova, A. I. Smirnov,
    S. Pachtchenko, and O. G. Poluektov, J. Am. Chem. Soc. (Communication),
    2007, 129 (12), 3476-3477.
98. High-Field EPR Studies of Electron Transfer Intermediates in Photosystem
    I, M. C. Thurnauer, O. G. Poluektov, and G. Kothe, Chapter 20 in
    Photosystem I: The Plastocyanin:Ferrdoxin Oxidoreductase in
    Photosynthesis, Govindjee et al., Eds., Kluwer Academic Press,
    Dordrecht, in press.
99. Local Polarity and Hydrogen Bonding inside Sec14p Lipid-binding Cavity:
    High-Field Multifrequency EPR Studies, T. I. Smirnova, T. G. Chadwick,
    M. A. Voinov, O. Poluektov, J. van Tol, A. Ozarowski, G. Schaaf, M. M.
    Ryan, and V. A. Bankaitis, Biophys. J., 2007, 92 (10), 3686-3695.
100. Effect of Size and Shape of Nanocrystalline TiO₂ on Photogenerated Charges.
     An EPR Study, N. M. Dimitrijevic, Z. V. Saponjic, B. M. Rabatic,
     O. G. Poluektov, and T. Rajh, J. Phys. Chem. C Lett., 2007, 111 (40),
     14597-14601.
101. High-Time Resolution Electron Paramagnetic Resonance - Study of Quantum
     Beat Oscillations Obsserved in Photosynthetic Reaction Center Proteins,
     G. Kothe, J. R. Norris, O. G. Poluektov, and M. C. Thurnauer, Chapter 18 in
     Biophysical Techniques on Photosynthesis, J. Matysik and T. J. Aartsma,
     Eds., Springer, 2007, in press.
102. Protein Environments and Electron Transfer Processes Probed with
     High-Frequency ENDOR, O. G. Poluektov and L. M. Utschig, in The
     Purple Photosynthetic Bacteria, L. M. C. N. Hunter, F. Daldal,
     M. C. Thurnauer, and J. T. Beatty, Eds., Kluwer Publishers, in press 2007
     
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