Dr. Nikles publication list: 1979-2002

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1. "Spectral and redox behavior of some copper(II) complexes with tetradentate bis(pyridyl)-dithioether ligands." Nikles, D. E.; Powers, M. J.; Urbach, F. L. Inorg. Chim. Acta 37, L499-L501 (1979).

2. "Copper(II) complexes with tetradentate bis(pyridyl)-dithioether and bis(pyridyl)-diamine ligands. Effect of thio ether donors on the electronic absorption spectra, redox behavior, and EPR parameters of copper(II) complexes." Nikles, D. E.; Powers, M. J.; Urbach, F. L. Inorg. Chem. 22, 3210-17 (1983).

3. "Media for optical information storage comprising an organic macrocyclic chromophore substituted with a film conferring organic substituent," Jones, R. S., Jr.; Nikles, D. E.; Kenney, M. E., Eur. Pat. Appl. EP 191215, 1986.

4. "Optical data storage medium having organometallic chromophore/polymer coordinated information layer," Nikles, D. E.; Jones, R. S., Jr.; Kuder, J. E., US Patent 4,605,607, 1986.

5. "Coating a polycarbonate- or polymethylmethacrylate-containing base, especially for manufacture of an optical recording medium," Kalyanaraman, P. S.; Nikles, D. E., US Patent 4,997,744, 1991.

6. "Storage of optical information using photochiroptical effect," Nikles, D. E., US Patent 5,011,756, 1991.

7. "High temperature, high humidity stabilization process for optical information storage media containing polycarbonate substrates," Nikles, D. E.; Forbes, C. E., PCT Int. Appl. WO 9110993, 1991.

8. "Soluble naphthalocyanines as near-infrared photoconductors." Nikles, D. E.; Kuder, J. E.; Jasuta, J. A. J. Imag. Sci. Techn. 36, 131-4 (1992).

9. "Low temperature, aqueous ammonia treatment for polycarbonate substrates and optical information media employing same," Onorato, F. J.; Nikles, D. E.; McKenzie, L.; Schneider, J. A., US Patent 5,102,739, 1992.

10. "Studies into the chemical and physical processes limiting the archival lifetime of metal particle tape. I. Use of electron paramagnetic resonance spin probe techniques." Chacko, A.; Kispert, L. D.; Nikles, D. E. Polym. Mat. Sci. Eng. 69, 335-6 (1993).

11. "Thin film optical medium of a multiple amphiphilic bilayer composite," Gillberg-laforce, G. E.; Nikles, D. E.; McKenzie, L.; Bonsall, B. E., US Patent 5,246,748, 1993.

12. "Dispersion quality of magnetic tapes prepared from a waterborne formulation." Cheng, S.; Fan, H.; Harrell, J. W., Jr.; Lane, A. M.; Nikles, D. E. IEEE Trans. Magn. 30, 4071-3 (1994).

13. "Protection of Fe pigments with amine-quinone polymers." Nikles, D. E.; Cain, J. L.; Chacko, A. P.; Webb, R. I. IEEE Trans. Magn. 30, 4068-70 (1994).

14. "Coercivity enhancement in γ-Fe₂O₃ by surface treatment with phosphate ions." Nikles, D. E.; Parker, M. R.; Crook, E. M.; Self, T. M. J. Appl. Phys. 75, 5565-7 (1994).

15. "Effect of pigment loading on the rheological behavior of metal particle magnetic tape coating formulations." Chacko, A. P.; Nikles, D. E. Polym. Mat. Sci. Eng. 73, 443-4 (1995).

16. "Amine-quinone polymers as binders for metal particle tape formulations: Effect of polymer structure on dispersion quality and corrosion protection." Chacko, A. P.; Webb, R. I.; Nikles, D. E. Polym. Mat. Sci. Eng. 73, 243-4 (1995).

17. "Pollution prevention in the magnetic tape industry: waterborne coating formulations for video tape manufacture." Cheng, S.; Fan, H.; Gogineni, N.; Jacobs, B.; Harrell, J. W.; Jefcoat, I. A.; Lane, A. M.; Nikles, D. E. Waste Manag. 15, 257-64 (1995).

18. "Waterborne coatings for videotape." Cheng, S.; Fan, H.; Gogineni, N.; Jacobs, B.; Harrell, J. W.; Jefcoat, I. A.; Lane, A. M.; Nikles, D. E. Chemtech 25, 35-41 (1995).

19. "Reactive amino-quinones, their copolymers and corrosion-resistant information storage devices," Nikles, D. E.; Liang, J. L., US Patent 5,475,066, 1995.

20. "Amine-quinone polyurethanes. I. Preparation of polyurethane block copolymers containing 2,5-bis(N-2-hydroxyethyl-N-methylamino)-1,4-benzoquinone diol monomer." Nikles, D. E.; Liang, J.-L.; Cain, J. L.; Chacko, A. P.; Webb, R. I.; Belmore, K. J. Polym. Sci., Part A 33, 2881-6 (1995).

21. "Preparation of acicular α-Fe nanoparticles in tubular lecithin colloids." Cain, J. L.; Nikles, D. E. IEEE Trans. Magn. 32, 4490-4492 (1996).

22. "Preparation of a-Fe particles by reduction of ferrous ion in lecithin/cyclohexane/water association colloids." Cain, J. L.; Harrison, S. R.; Nikles, J. A.; Nikles, D. E. J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 155, 67-69 (1996).

23. "Preparation of acicular iron nanoparticles by the reduction of ferrous salt in the presence of tabular lecithin assemblies." Cain, J. L.; Nikles, D. E. J. Appl. Phys. 79, 4860-4862 (1996).

24. "Correlations Between the Interactions in Magnetic Dispersions and Interparticle Interaction Fields in Pigmented Films." Chacko, A. P.; Nikles, D. E. IEEE Trans. Magn. 32, 4043-4045 (1996).

25. "Amine-quinone polymers as binders for metal-particle-tape formulation. Effect of polymer structure on dispersion quality and corrosion protection." Chacko, A. P.; Webb, R. I.; Nikles, D. E. ACS Symposium Series 648, 525-534 (1996).

26. "Iron particle surface chemistry and corrosion protection by amine-quinone polyurethanes." Chacko, A. P.; Nikles, D. E. J. Appl. Phys. 79, 4863-4865 (1996).

27. "Acicular α-Fe nanoparticles were prepd. by sodium borohydride redn. of ferrous chloride in the presence of the liq. cryst. system, C₁₂EO₄/water." Chen, J.; Nikles, D. E. IEEE Trans. Magn. 32, 4478-4480 (1996).

28. "Binders for solventless electron beam-cured magnetic tape coating formulations." Parakka, J. P.; Nikles, D. E. Polym. Mat. Sci. Eng. 75, 297-298 (1996).

29. "Synthesis and Properties of Two Regular Thienylpyrrole Polymers." Parakka, J. P.; Chacko, A. P.; Nikles, D. E.; Wang, P.; Hasegawa, S.; Maruyama, Y.; Metzger, R. M.; Cava, M. P. Macromolecules 29, 1928-33 (1996).

30. "The evolution of the particle shape distribution during the formation of iron nanoparticles in the presence of tubular lecithin assemblies." Cain, J. L.; Nikles, D. E. IEEE Trans. Magn. 33, 3718-3720 (1997).

31. "Acrylate formulations for a solventless magnetic tape manufacturing process." Ellison, M. M.; Huh, J.-Y.; Power, A. M.; Purse, J. B.; Nikles, D. E. Polym. Mat. Sci. Eng. 76, 115-116 (1997).

32. "Calculating orientation distributions in magnetic tapes." Harrell, J. W.; Yu, Y.; Ye, Y.; Parakka, J. P.; Nikles, D. E.; Zolla, H. G. J. Appl. Phys. 81, 3800-3802 (1997).

33. "Aminoquinones and their use in providing corrosion resistance to metals," Nikles, D. E.; Liang, J.-l., US Patent 5,596,098, 1997.

34. "Preparation of iron nanoparticles by reduction of acicular β-FeOOH particles." Chen, M.; Tang, B.; Nikles, D. E. IEEE Trans. Magn. 34, 1141-1143 (1998).

35. "Methacrylate-functionalized silane coupling agents covalently linked to iron particles. Effect of surface treatment on the rheol. behavior of magnetic dispersions in acrylates." Hun, J. Y.; Jeon, K. S.; Parakka, J. P.; Nikles, D. E. Polym. Mat. Sci. Eng. 79, 58-59 (1998).

36. "Amine-quinone polyurethanes and the corrosion protection of iron." Nikles, D. E.; Arroyo, J. C.; Chacko, A. P.; Hu, Y.; Nikles, J. A.; Sharma, R.; Street, S. C.; Warren, G. W. Polym. Mat. Sci. Eng. 79, 78-79 (1998).

37. "The corrosion protection of iron by amine-quinone polyurethanes." Nikles, D. E.; Warren, G. W. Polymer News 23, 223-231 (1998).

38. "Chain-of-cubes iron nanoparticles prepared by borohydride reduction of acicular akaganeite particles." Chen, M.; Nikles, D. E. J. Appl. Phys. 85, 5504-5506 (1999).

39. "Amine-quinone polymers and the protection of iron particles against corrosion." Han, M.; Helms, A. B.; Hu, Y.; Nikles, D. E.; Nikles, J. A.; Sharma, R.; Street, S. C.; Warren, G. W. IEEE Trans. Magn. 35, 2763-2765 (1999).

40. "Amine-quinone polyurethanes: preparation of polyurethane segmented block copolymers containing 2,5-bis(N-2-hydroxyethyl-N-methylamino)-1,4-benzoquinone, toluene diisocyanate, and an oligomeric polyether diol." Nikles, D. E.; Chacko, A. P.; Liang, J.-L.; Webb, R. I. J. Polym. Sci., Part A 37, 2339-2345 (1999).

41. "Quinone-amine polyurethanes. Novel corrosion-inhibiting coupling agents for bonding epoxy to steel." Vaideeswaran, K.; Bell, J. P.; Nikles, D. E. J. Adhes. Sci. Techn. 13, 477-499 (1999).

42. "Amine quinone polyurethane polymers for improved performance in advanced particulate media." Warren, G. W.; Sharma, R.; Nikles, D. E.; Hu, Y.; Street, S. C. J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 193, 276-278 (1999).

43. "Amine-quinone polyurethanes containing N-alkylated amine-quinone monomers." Han, M.; Nikles, D. E. J. Polym. Sci., Part A 38, 3284-3292 (2000).

44. "Amine-quinone polyimide: a new high-temperature polymer and its use to protect iron against corrosion." Han, M.; Bie, H.; Nikles, D. E.; Warren, G. W. J. Polym. Sci., Part A 38, 2893-2899 (2000).

45. "Preparation of sulfur-quinone polyurethanes and their use to inhibit the corrosion of iron particles." Hu, Y.; Nikles, D. E. J. Polym. Sci., Part A 38, 3278-3283 (2000).

46. "Quinone-amine polyurethanes: new coupling agents for the steel-epoxy system." Vaideeswaran, K.; Bell, J. P.; Nikles, D. E. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 76, 1338-1350 (2000).

47. "Effects of substrates on the self-assembling of FePt nanocrystals." Chen, M.; Nikles, D. E. Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 674, U4.8.1-U4.8.6 (2001).

48. "Synthesis and self-assembly of films containing FeCoPt nanoparticles." Chen, M.; Nikles, D. E. Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 674, U4.7.1-U4.7.5 (2001).

49. "Surface characterization of iron particles treated with a polyvinylchloride wetting binder." Chen, M.; Nikles, D. E. IEEE Trans. Magn. 37, 1637-1639 (2001).

50. "On the UV curability and mechanical properties of novel binder systems derived from poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) waste for solventless magnetic tape manufacturing, 1 Acrylated oligoesters." Farahat, M. S.; Nikles, D. E. Macromol. Mater. Eng. 286, 695-704 (2001).

51. "Amine-quinone polyimides." Han, M.; Nikles, D. E. J. Polym. Sci., Part A 39, 4044-4049 (2001).

52. "Amine-quinone polyimides as coatings that protect iron against corrosion." Han, M.; Bie, H.; Warren, G. W.; Nikles, D. E. Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 629, FF5.17.1-FF5.17.6 (2001).

53. "Thermal effects in self-assembled FePt nanoparticles with partial chemical ordering." Harrell, J. W.; Wang, S.; Nikles, D. E.; Chen, M. Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 4393-4395 (2001).

54. "Effect of silane coupling agents on rheological properties of solventless magnetic ink." Huh, J. Y.; Woo, T.; Nikles, D. E. Polym. Mat. Sci. Eng. 85, 387-388 (2001).

55. "Fluorescence quenching by electron transfer in dendritic porphyrin chromophores." Kim, M. J.; Tang, H.; Nikles, D. E. Polym. Mat. Sci. Eng. 84, 854-855 (2001).

56. "Materials science in general chemistry for freshman engineering majors." Nikles, D. E. J. Mater. Ed. 22, 71-76 (2001).

57. "Ethyl lactate: a green solvent for magnetic tape coating." Nikles, S. M.; Piao, M.; Lane, A. M.; Nikles, D. E. Green Chem. 3, 109-113 (2001).

58. "Pollution prevention in the magnetic tape industry: solventless coating formulations for magnetic tape manufacture." Nikles, D. E.; Ellison, M. M.; Huh, J. Y.; Parakka, J. P.; Power, A. ACS Symposium Series 766, 18-28 (2001).

59. "Surface chemistry and dispersion of magnetic pigment for a solventless process." Woo, T.; Huh, J. Y.; Nikles, D. E. IEEE Trans. Magn. 37, 1634-1636 (2001).

60. "Synthesis of spherical FePd and CoPt nanoparticles." Chen, M.; Nikles, D. E. J. Appl. Phys. 91, 8477-8479 (2002).

61. "Synthesis, self-assembly, and magnetic properties of Fe_xCo_yPt_100-x-y nanoparticles." Chen, M.; Nikles, D. E. Nano Letters 2, 211-214 (2002).

62. "On the UV curability and mechanical properties of novel binder systems derived from poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) waste for solventless magnetic tape manufacturing, 2 methacrylated oligoesters." Farahat, M. S.; Nikles, D. E. Macromol. Mater. Eng. 287, 353-362 (2002).

63. "Reduction of the fcc. to L10 ordering temperature for self-assembled FePt nanoparticles containing Ag." Kang, S.; Harrell, J. W.; Nikles, D. E. Nano Letters 2, 1033-1036 (2002).

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