Curriculum Vitae

MOHAMMAD A. OMARY

 

Assistant Professor of Chemistry                                                                                     Telephone:(940) 565-2443

Department of Chemistry                                                                                                   FAX: (940) 565-4318

University of North Texas                                                                                                   E-mail: omary@unt.edu

Denton, TX 76203                                                                                                               http://www.chem.unt.edu/faculty/omary.htm

 

EDUCATION

Postdoctoral/ Inorganic chemistry

Texas A&M University, 1999-2001 (Advisor: John P. Fackler)

Ph.D./ Physical Inorganic chemistry

University of Maine, 1997 (Advisor: Howard H. Patterson)

M.S./ Electrochemistry

Yarmouk University, 1992 

B.S./ Chemistry

Yarmouk University, 1990

 

EXPERIENCE

July, 2001-present    Assistant Professor of Chemistry,University of North Texas

Research projects include:

1- Photophysics and photochemistry of late transition metal complexes.

2- Development of new types of solar cells based on wide band gap semiconductors tethered with inorganic dyes.

3- Development of electroluminescent display devices based on phosphorescent coordination compounds.

1999- June, 2001      Research Associate, Texas A&M University

Projects included:

1- Homogeneous catalysis in supercritical CO2 using Rh(I) catalysts.

2- Synthesis of luminescent gold rings and supramolecular chains.

3- Optoelectronic properties of group 11 complexes. 

1997-1999     Faculty Fellow, Colby College

Teaching and curriculum development of lecture and laboratory courses in instrumental analysis and general chemistry.Research included modeling the use of Ag+-doped ZSM-5 zeolites as catalysts for the photodecomposition of nitric oxide.

Summer, 1998          Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Maine

Teaching a summer course in general chemistry.Conducting and supervising research in spectroscopy, modeling, and synthesis of Ag(I) materials.

 

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Sigma Xi,             American Chemical Society,           Alpha Chi Sigma

 

DEPARTMENT COMMITTEES

Recruiting Committee

Fall 2001-present

Graduate Affairs Committee 

Fall 2001-present


PUBLICATIONS

34. Elbjeirami, O.; Omary, M. A.; Stender, M.; Balch, A. L. “Anomalous structure-luminescence relationship in phosphorescent gold(I) isonitrile neutral complexes” Dalton Trans. 2004, 3173 - 3175.

33. Omary, M. A.; Rawashdeh-Omary, M. A.; Diyabalanage, H. V. K.; Dias, H. V. R. “Blue Phosphors of Dinculear and Mononuclear Copper (I) and Silver(I) Complexes with Fluorinated Pyrazolate Ligands” Inorg. Chem. 2003, 42, 8612-8614.

32. Hettiarachchi, S. R.; Patterson, H. H.; Omary, M. A. “"Write/Read/Erase" with Laser Irradiation of Dicyanoargentate(I) Doped and Pure Crystals” J. Phys. Chem. B 2003, 107, 14249-14254.

31. Dunbar, K. R.; Schelter, E. J.;  Palii, A. V.; Ostrovsky, S. M.; Mirovitskii, V. Y.; Hudson, J. M.; Omary, M. A.; Klokishner, S. I.; Tsukerblat, B. S. “Unusual Magnetic Behavior of Six-Coordinate, Mixed-Ligand Re(II) Complexes: Origin of a Strong Temperature Independent Paramagnetism” J. Phys. Chem. A 2003, 107, 11102-11111.

30. Barakat, K. A.; Cundari, T. R.; Omary, M. A. “Jahn-Teller Distortion in the Phosphorescent Excited State of Three-coordinate Au(I) Phosphine Complexes” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 14228-14229.

29. White-Morris, R. L.; Olmstead, M. M.; Balch, A. L.; Elbjeirami, O.; Omary, M. A. “Orange Luminescence and Structural Properties of Three Isostructural Halocyclohexylisonitrilegold(I) Complexes”, Inorg. Chem. 2003, 42, 6741-6748.

28. Dias, H. V. R.; Diyabalanage, H. V. K.; Rawashdeh-Omary, M. A.; Franzman, M. A.; Omary, M. A. “Bright, Tunable Phosphorescence of a Trinuclear Copper (I) Complex: Luminescence Thermochromism, Solvatochromism, and Self-Tuning” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 12072-12073.

27. Maspero, A.; Kani, I.; Mohamed, A. A.; Omary, M. A.; Staples, R. J.; Fackler, J. P., Jr. "Syntheses and Structures of Dinuclear Gold(I) Dithiophosphonate Complexes and the Reaction of the Dithiophosphonate Complexes with Phosphines: Diverse Coordination Types", Inorg. Chem. 2003, 42, 5311-5319.

26. Smucker, B. W.; Hudson, J. M.; Omary, M. A.; Dunbar, K. R. “Structural, Magnetic, and Optoelectronic Properties of Diimine-dithiolato Pt(II) and Pd(II) Complexes and their Charge-Transfer Adducts with Nitrile Acceptors”, Inorg. Chem. 2003, 42, 4714-4723.

25. Omary, M. A.; Kassab, R. M.; Haneline, M. R.; Elbjeirami, O.; Gabbaï, F. P.; “Enhancement of the Phosphorescence of Organic Luminophores Upon Interaction with a Mercury Trifunctional Lewis Acid”, Inorg. Chem. 2003, 42, 2176-2178.

24. Assefa, Z.; Omary, M. A.; McBurnett, B. G.;  Mohamed, A. A.; Patterson, H. H.; Staples, R. J.; Fackler, J. P., Jr. "Syntheses, Structure and Photoluminescence Properties of the 1-Dimensional Chain Compounds [(TPA)2Au][Au(CN)2] and (TPA)AuCl (TPA = 1,3,5-Triaza-7-phosphaadamantane)"Inorg. Chem.2002, 41, 6274-6280.

23. Hettiarachchi, S. R.; Rawashdeh, M. A. -O.; Kanan, S. M.; Omary, M. A.; Patterson, H. H.; Tripp, C. P. “Spectroscopic Studies on “Exciplex Tuning” for Dicyanoaurate(I) Ions Doped in Potassium Chloride Crystals” J. Phys. Chem. B. 2002, 106, 10058-10064.

22. Fischer, P.; Lucas, B.; Omary, M. A.; Larochelle, C. L.; Patterson, H. H. “Reversible Luminescence Thermochromism in Dipotassiumsodium Tris[dicyanoargentate(I)] and the Role of Structural Phase Transitions” J. Solid State Chem.2002, 168, 267–274.

21. Kani, I.; Omary, M. A.; Rawashdeh, M. A. -O.; Lopez-Castillo, Z.; Flores, R.; Akgerman, A.; Fackler, J. P., Jr. “Homogeneous catalysis in supercritical carbon dioxide with rhodium catalysts tethering fluoroacrylate polymer ligands”, Tetrahedron 2002, 58, 3923-3928. 

20. Rawashdeh, M. A. -O.; Omary, M. A.; Fackler, J. P., Jr. "Argento-aurophilic Bonding in Organosulfur Complexes.  The Molecular and Electronic Structures of the Heterobimetallic Complex AgAu(MTP)2" Inorg. Chim. Acta (special issue) 2002, 334, 376-384. 

19. Burini, A.; Fackler, J. P., Jr.; Galassi, R.; Macchioni, A.; Omary, M. A.; Rawashdeh, M. A. -O.; Pietroni, B. R.; Sabatini, S.; Zuccaccia, C.  “19F, 1H-HOESY and PGSE NMR Studies of Neutral Trinuclear Complexes of AuI and HgII: Evidence for Acid-Base Stacking in Solution”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 4570-4571.

18. Guzel, B.; Omary, M. A.; Fackler, J. P., Jr.; Akgerman,A. “Synthesis and Characterization of {[(COD)Rh(bis-(2R,3R)-2,5-diethylphospholanobenzene)]BARF} for Use in Homogeneous Catalysis in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide”, Inorg. Chim. Acta 2001, 325, 45–50.

17. Rawashdeh-Omary, M. A.; Omary, M. A.; Patterson, H. H.; Fackler, J. P., Jr. “Excited-State Interactions for [Au(CN)2-]n and [Ag(CN)2-]n Oligomers in Solution. Formation of Luminescent Gold-Gold Bonded Excimers and Exciplexes" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 11237-11247.

16. Rawashdeh-Omary, M. A.; Omary, M. A.; Fackler, J. P., Jr.; Galassi, R.; Pietroni, B. R.; Burini, A. “Chemistry and Optoelectronic Properties of Stacked Supramolecular Entities of Trinuclear Gold(I) Complexes Sandwiching Small Organic Acids" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 9689-9691.

15. Omary. M. A.;Rawashdeh-Omary, M. A.; Chusuei, C. C.; Fackler, J. P., Jr.; Bagus, P. S. "Electronic Structure Studies of Six-atom Gold Clusters" J. Chem. Phys. 2001, 114, 10695-10701.

14. Burini, A.; Fackler, J. P., Jr.; Galassi, R., Grant, T. A.; Omary, M. A.; Rawashdeh-Omary, M. A.; Pietroni, B. R.; Staples, R. J. “Supramolecular Chain Assemblies Formed by Interaction of a p Molecular Acid Complex of Mercury with p-Base Trinuclear Gold Complexes " J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 11264-11265.

13. Rawashdeh-Omary, M. A.; Omary, M. A.; Patterson, H. H. “Oligomerization of Au(CN)2- and Ag(CN)2- Ions in Solution via Ground-State Aurophilic and Argentophilic Bonding", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000,122, 10371-10380.

12. Patterson, H. H.; Kanan, S. M.; Omary, M. A. “Luminescent Homoatomic Exciplexes in Dicyanoargenate(I) Ions Doped in Alkali Halide Crystals. “Exciplex Tuning” by Site–Selective Excitation and Variation of the Dopant Concentration”: Coord. Chem. Rev. 2000, 208, 227-241.

11. Burini, A.; Bravi, R.; Fackler, J. P., Jr.; Galassi, R.; Grant, T. A.; Omary. M. A.; Pietroni, B. R.; Staples, R. J. “Luminescent Chains Formed from Neutral, Triangular Gold Complexes Sandwiching Tl(I) and Ag(I)” Inorg. Chem. 2000, 39, 3158-3165.

10. Rawashdeh-Omary, M. A.; Omary, M. A.; Shankle, G. E.; Patterson, H. H. “Luminescence Thermochromismin Dicyanoargentate(I) Ions Doped in Alkali Halide Crystals”: J. Phys. Chem. B. 2000, 104, 6143-6151.

9. Kanan, S. M.; Omary, M. A.; Patterson, H. H., Matsuoka, M. Anpo, M. "Characterization of the Excited States Responsible for the Action of Silver(I)-Doped ZSM-5 Zeolites as Photocatalysts for Nitric Oxide Decomposition":J. Phys. Chem. B. 2000, 104,  3507-3517.

8. Larochelle, C. L.; Omary, M. A.; Patterson, H. H.; Fischer, P.; Fauth, F.; Allenspach, P.; Lucas, B.; Pattison, P. “Optical, Synchroton X-Ray, and Neutron Diffraction Investigations of Structural Changes in the Layered Compound K2Na[Ag(CN)2]3”: Solid State Commun.2000, 114, 155-160.

7. Omary, M. A.; Patterson, H. H., "Electronic Spectroscopy: Luminescence Theory": Encyclopedia of Spectroscopy & Spectrometry. Academic Press, London, UK, 2000, pp. 1186-1207.

6. Omary, M. A.; Hall, D. R.; Shankle, G. E.; Siemiarczuck, A.; Patterson, H. H.“Luminescent Homoatomic Exciplexes in Dicyanoargentate(I) Ions Doped in Alkali Halide Crystals: 2. "Exciplex Tuning" by Varying the Dopant Concentration” J. Phys. Chem. B. 1999, 103, 3845-3853.

5. Omary, M. A.; Patterson, H. H. “Luminescent Homoatomic Exciplexes in Dicyanoargentate(I) Ions Doped in Alkali Halide Crystals: 1. "Exciplex Tuning" by Site Selective Excitation” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1998, 120, 7696-7705.

4. Omary, M. A.; Webb, T. R.; Assefa, Z.; Shankle, G. E.; Patterson, H. H. “Crystal Structure, Electronic Structure, and Temperature-Dependent Raman Spectra of Tl[Ag(CN)2]: Evidence for Ligand-Unsupported Argentophilic Interactions” Inorg. Chem. 1998, 37, 1380-1386.

3. Omary, M. A.; Patterson, H. H. “Temperature-Dependent Photoluminescence Properties of Tl[Ag(CN)2]. Formation of Luminescent Metal-Metal-Bonded Inorganic Exciplexes in the Solid State” Inorg. Chem. 1998, 37, 1060-1066.

2. Omary, M. A.; Patterson, H. H.; Shankle, G. “Photoluminescence and Electronic Structure Studies to Probe Metal-Metal Interactions in Thallium Dicyanoargenate (I): A New Low Dimensional Solid State Class”: Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst.1996, 284, 399-409.

1. Al-Abdallah, M. M.; Omary, M. A., “Anodic behavior of cobalt in methanol-, ethanol- and acetonitrile-water in the presence of hydrochloric acid and sodium perchlorate”:Anticorrosion Methods Mater. 1990, 37, 4-5.

 
SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS IN PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS

46. Omary, M. A.; Rawashdeh-Omary, M. A.; Dias, H. V. R.; Diyabalanage, H. V. K. “Phosphorescent trinuclear, dinuclear, and mononuclear complexes of Cu(I), Ag(I), and Au(I) with fluorinated pyrazolate ligands” 226th ACS National Meeting, New York, NY, September, 2003, INOR-637.

45. Omary, M. A. “Structure-luminescence relationship in luminescent Au(I) compounds” 226th ACS National Meeting, New York, NY, September, 2003, INOR-633.

44. Patterson, H. H.; Hettiarachchi, S. R.; Colis, J. C. F.; Omary, M. A. “"Write/Read/Erase" with laser irradiation of dicyanoargentate(I) doped and pure crystals” 226th ACS National Meeting, New York, NY, September, 2003, INOR-631.

43. Omary, M. A.; Larkin, S. A.; Elbjeirami, O.; Bruce, A. E.; Bruce, M. R. M. “Unusual luminescence and liquid crystalline properties of CyNCAuCl” 226th ACS National Meeting, New York, NY, September, 2003, INOR-454.

42. Barakat, K. A.; Cundari, T. R.; Omary, M. A. “Trigonal to T-Shaped Jahn-Teller distortion upon photoexcitation of luminescent 3-coordinate Au(I) complexes”, 226th ACS National Meeting, New York, NY, September, 2003, INOR-208.

41. Omary, M. A. “Coinage Metal Complexes with Bright, Tunable Phosphorescence”, 2003 Gordon Research Conference – Inorganic Chemistry, New Port, Rhode Island, July, 2003.

40. Omary, M. A.; Hudson, J. M.; Smucker, B. W.; Dunbar, K. R.“Pt(II) and Pd(II) Imine Complexes and Their Adducts with Nitrile Acceptors: Optoelectronic Properties and Potential Use as Solar Cell Dyes”, 225th American Chemical Society National Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, March, 2003, INOR-860.

39. Hudson, J. M.; Dowling, S. M.; Hines, K. D.; Omary, M. A. “Photophysical properties of square planar platinum(II) thiocyanate complexes”, 225th American Chemical Society National Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, March, 2003, INOR-859.

38. Haneline, M. R.; Gabbaï, F. P.; Kassab, R. M.; Omary, M. A. “Luminescent Gold Rings and Their Supramolecular p Stacks with Organic Molecules”, 225th American Chemical Society National Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, March, 2003, INOR-807.

37. Omary, M. A. “Phosphorescent Trinuclear Ring Complexes of d10 Transition Metals”, 225th American Chemical Society National Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, March, 2003, INOR-803.

36. Elbjeirami, O.; White-Morris, R. L.; Rawashdeh, M.A. –O.; Doyal, M. F.; Balch, A. L.; Omary, M. A. “Luminescent neutral isonitrile gold(I) complexes”, 225th American Chemical Society National Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, March, 2003, INOR-802.

35. Arvapally, R. K.; Coker, N. L.; Hettiarachchi, S. R.; Elder, R. C.; Patterson, H. H.; Omary, M. A. “Temperature-dependent and Time-resolved Luminescence Studies of Bis(thiocyanato)gold(I) Complexes”, 225th American Chemical Society National Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, March, 2003, INOR-570.

34. Rawashdeh, M.A. –O.; Omary, M. A.; Diyabalanage, H. V. K.; Dias, H. V. R. “New Classes of Luminescent Dinuclear and Trinuclear Clusters of Cu(I) and Ag(I) with Fluorinated Pyrazolate Ligands”, 225th American Chemical Society National Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, March, 2003, INOR-569.

33. Mohamed, A. A.; Fackler, J. P., Jr., Rawashdeh, M. A. –O.; Omary, M. A. “Luminescent Gold Rings and Their Supramolecular p Stacks with Organic Molecules”, 225th American Chemical Society National Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, March, 2003, INOR-568.

32. Hudson, J. M.; Hines, K. D.; Omary, M. A. “Photophysics of Square Planar Platinum(II) and Palladium(II) Complexes with p-donor Ligands” 58th American Chemical Society Southwest Regional Meeting, Austin, Texas, November, 2002.

31. El-Bjeirami, O.; Doyal, M. F.; Omary, M. A. “Aurochromism: A New Optical Phenomenon in Luminescent Isonitrile Gold(I) Complexes” 58th American Chemical Society Southwest Regional Meeting, Austin, Texas, November, 2002.

30. Arvapallly, R. A.; Omary, M. A. “Luminescence Studies for Trivalent Lanthanide Adducts with Anionic Complexes of Closed-Shell Transition Metals”, Industry-University Cooperative Chemistry Program, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, September, 2002.

29. Kassab, R. M.; Haneline, M. R.; Omary, M. A.; Gabbaï, F. P. “Phosphorescence Enhancement In Organic Luminophores Upon Interaction With Inorganic Lewis Acids” Industry-University Cooperative Chemistry Program, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, September, 2002.

28. Hudson, J. M.; Omary, M. A. “Excited-State Rearrangement to Form Metal-Metal Bonds in Square Planar Platinum(II) and Palladium(II) Complexes” Industry-University Cooperative Chemistry Program, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, September, 2002.

27. El-Bjeirami, O.; Omary, M. A. “Discovery of Aurochromism in the Luminescence of Isonitrile Gold(I) Complexes” Industry-University Cooperative Chemistry Program, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, September, 2002.

26. Smucker, B. W.; Omary, M. A.; Dunbar, K. R. “Solar Cell Dyes Based on Diimine-Dithiolato Platinum(II) and Palladium(II) Complexes” Industry-University Cooperative Chemistry Program, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, September, 2002.

25. Omary, M. A. “Mercury excimers and exciplexes”, 223rd American Chemical Society National Meeting, Orlando, Florida, April, 2002, INOR-295.

24. Dowling, S. M.; Hines, K. D.; Omary, M. A. “Optical studies of association of simple Pd(II) and Pt(II) complexes”, 223rd American Chemical Society National Meeting, Orlando, Florida, April, 2002, INOR-106.

23. Fackler, J. P., Jr.; Kani, I.; Omary, M. A.;Rawashdeh, M. A. -O.; Ramirez, A. O."Synthesis and characterization of gold(I)-sulfur complexes223rd American Chemical Society National Meeting, Orlando, Florida, April, 2002, CHED-557.

22. Fackler, J. P., Jr.; Omary, M. A.; Liu, C. W.; Rawashdeh, M. A. -O.; Burini, A.; Galassi, R.; Pietroni, B. R."Group 11 metal ions as ligands in multidentate coordination” 222nd American Chemical Society National Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, August, 2001, INOR-253.

21. Akgerman, A.; Fackler, J. P., Jr.; Lopez-Castillo, Z.; Omary, M. A. "Homogeneous Catalysis in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide with Fluoroacrylate Copolymer Supported Catalysts" Engineering Foundation Meeting on Chemical Reactor Engineering, June, 2001, Barga, Italy.

20. Kani, I.; Omary, M. A.; Rawashdeh, M. A. -O.; Flores, R.; Lopez-Castillo, Z.; Akgerman, A.; Fackler, J. P., Jr. "Homogeneous Catalytic Hydrogenation of 1-Octene in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Using Neutral Rhodium Catalysts with Fluoroalkyl Polymer Support", Symposium on Oxidation Catalysis, Spring Meeting of the Southwest Catalysis Society, May, 2001, College Station, TX. 

19. Fackler, J. P., Jr.; Omary, M. A.; Burini, A.; Staples, R. J.; Grant, T. A.; Van Zyl, W."Gold, a quarter century of exciting chemistry" 221st American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Diego, California, April, 2001, INOR-294.

18. Rawashdeh, M. A. -O.; Omary, M. A.; Fackler, J. P., Jr. “Environmentally-Friendly Homogeneous Catalysis in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Using Novel Rhodium(I) Complexes”, Industry-University Cooperative Chemistry Program, September 2000, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.

17. Omary, M. A.; Rawashdeh, M. A. -O.; Fackler, J. P., Jr. “Supramolecular Chains of Gold Rings: Chemistry and Potential Applications”, Industry-University Cooperative Chemistry Program, September 2000, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.

16. Rawashdeh, M. A. -O.; Omary, M. A.; Fackler, J. P., Jr. “Extended Chains of Coinage Metal Ion Complexes: Structural and Optical Properties”, Industry-University Cooperative Chemistry Program, September 2000, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.

15. Omary, M. A.;Rawashdeh, M. A. -O.; Fackler, J. P., Jr., Burini, A.; Galassi, R., Pietroni, B. R. "Molecular and Electronic Structures of Luminescent Sandwich Intercalates of Trinuclear Gold(I) Complexes" 220th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Washington, D.C., August, 2000, INOR-495.

14. Omary, M. A.; Lopez, Z.; Lin, B.; Fackler, J. P., Jr.; Akgerman, A. "Novel Rhodium(I) Catalysts for Ecologically Benign Homogeneous Catalysis in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide" 220th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Washington, D.C., August, 2000, INOR-176.

13. Chusuei, C. C.; Lai, X.; Davis, K. A.; Bowers, E. K.; Goodman, D. W.; Omary, M. A.; Rawashdeh, M. A. –O.; Fackler, J. P., Jr.; Bagus, P. S. "Six-Atom Gold Cluster Deposition on Titania" 220th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Washington, D.C., August, 2000, COLL-081.

12. Omary, M. A.;Rawashdeh, M. A. -O.; Fackler, J. P., Jr. "Glowing Gold Rings and Chains Assembled by Electrostatic and Metallophilic Interactions" 17th Southwest Theoretical Chemistry Conference, College Station, Texas, November, 2000.

11. Chusuei, C. C.; Goodman, D. W.; Omary, M. A.; Fackler, J. P., Jr., et al. "Solution Deposition and Surface Characterization of Supported Gold" 47th American Vacuum Society International Symposium, Boston, Massachusetts, October, 2000.

10. Rawashdeh, M. A. -O.; Omary, M. A.; Patterson, H. H. "Ligand-unassisted Argentophilic and Aurophilic Attractions in Solution" 220th American Chemical Society National Meeting, August, 2000, Washington, D.C.

9. Rawashdeh, M. A. -O.; Omary, M. A.; Larochelle, C. L.; Patterson, H. H. "Luminescence Thermochromism in Pure and Doped Crystals of the Dicyanoargentates(I)" 220th American Chemical Society National Meeting, August, 2000, Washington, D.C.

8. Omary, M. A. “Exciplex Tuning: A New Optical Phenomenon with Potential Applications in Photocatalysis and Solid-State Photonic Devices”, Industry-University Cooperative Chemistry Program, September 1999, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.

7. Patterson, H. H.; Omary, M. A.; Srisook, N.; Larochelle, C. L. “Luminescent Homoatomic Exciplexes in Dicyanoargenate(I) Ions Doped in Alkali Halide Crystals. “Exciplex Tuning” by Site–Selective Excitation and Variation of the Dopant Concentration”: ThirteenthInternational Symposium on the Photochemistry and Photophysics of Coordination Compounds, June 1999, Cicely. 

6. Omary, M. A.; Patterson, H. H. “Luminescent Silver-Silver Bonded Excimers and Exciplexes in Dicyanoargentate (I) Ions Doped in Alkali Halide Crystals": 216th American Chemical Society National Meeting, August 1998, Boston, Massachusetts.

5. Patterson, H. H.; Omary, M. A.; Hall, D. R.; Shankle, G. E. “Luminescent Homoatomic Exciplexes in Dicyanoargentate (I) Ions Doped in Alkali Halide Crystals": 217th American Chemical Society National Meeting, March 1998, Anaheim, California.

4. Omary, M. A.; Patterson, H. H., “Discovery of Exciplex Tuning in Ag(CN)2- Ions Doped in Alkali Halide Crystals”: Twelfth International Symposium on the Photochemistry and Photophysics of Coordination Compounds, June 1997, Saint Michael’s College, Vermont.

3. Patterson, H. H.; Omary, M. A.; Shankle, G. E.; Assefa, Z.; Webb, T. R. “Photophysical Properties of Tl[Ag(CN)2]: A New Class of Luminescent Metal-Metal Bonded Exciplex”: Twelfth International Symposium on the Photochemistry and Photophysics of Coordination Compounds, June 1997, Saint Michael’s College, Vermont.

2. Patterson, H. H.; Omary, M. A.; Shankle, G. E., “Photoluminescence and Electronic Structure Studies to Probe Metal-Metal Interactions and Optical Memory in Thallium Dicyanosilver (I)”: 212th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Orlando, Florida, August 1996.

1. Patterson, H. H.; Omary, M. A., M. A.; Assefa, Z.; Shankle, G. E., “Metal-Metal Interactions and Tunable Radiationless Energy Transfer in Gold (I) and Silver (I) Dicyanide and Lanthanide Solids: A New Low-Dimensional Solid-State Class for Nonradiative Excited-State Energy Transfer”:1995 International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies, December 1995, Honolulu, Hawaii.


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