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Publications

2009

63. Zahran, E.; Hua, Y.; Li, Y.; Flood, A. H.; Bachas , L. G., Triazolophanes: A new class of halide-selective ionophores for potentiometric sensors, Anal. Chem. 2009, in press.

62. Li, G.; Parimal, K.; Vyas, S.; Hadad, C. M.; Flood, A. H.; Glusac, K. D., Pinpointing the extent of electronic delocalization in the Re(I)-to-tetrazine charge-separated excited state using time-resolved infrared spectroscopy, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 11656-11657. DOI

61. Witlicki, E. H.; Hansen, S.; Christensen, M.; Hansen, T.; Nygaard, S.; Jeppesen, J. O.; Wong, E. W.; Jensen, L.; Flood, A. H., Determination of binding strengths of a host-guest complex using resonance Raman scattering, J. Phys. Chem. A 2009, 113, 9450-9457. DOI

60. Bandyopadhyay, I.; Raghavachari, K.; Flood, A. H., Strong CH•••halide hydrogen bonds from 1,2,3-triazoles quantified using pre-organized and shape-persistent triazolophanes, ChemPhysChem. 2009, 10, 2535-2540. DOI

59. Li, Y.; Vander Griend, D. A.; Flood, A. H., Modelling triazolophane-halide binding equilibria using Sivvu analysis of UV-vis titration data recorded under medium binding conditions, Supramolec. Chem. 2009, 21, 111-117. (Special Issue for the III International Symposium on Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry, Las Vegas 2008), DOI

58. Juluri, B. K.; Kumar, A. S.; Liu, Y.; Ye, T.; Yang, Y.-W.; Flood, A. H.; Fang, L.; Stoddart, J. F.; Weiss, P. S.; Huang, T. J., A mechanical actuator driven electrochemically by artificial molecular muscles, ACS Nano 2009, 3, 291-300. DOI

57. McNitt, K. A.; Parimal, K.; Share, A. I.; Fahrenbach, A. C.; Witlicki, E. H.; Pink, M.; Bediako, D. K.; Plaisier, C. L.; Le, N.; Heeringa, L. P.; Vander Griend, D. A.; Flood, A. H., Reduction of a redox-active ligand drives switching in a Cu(I) pseudorotaxane by a bimolecular mechanism, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 1305-1313. DOI

56. Zheng, Y. B.; Yang, Y-W.; Jensen, L.; Fang, L.; Juluri, B. K.; Flood, A. H.; Weiss, P. S.; Stoddart, J. F.; Huang, T. J., Active molecular plasmonics: Controlling plasmon resonances with molecular switches, Nano Lett. 2009, 9, 819-825. DOI

 

2008

55. Li, Y.; Pink, M.; Karty, J. A.; Flood, A. H., Dipole-Promoted and Size-Dependent Cooperativity between Pyridyl-Containing Triazolophanes and Halides Leads to Persistent Sandwich Complexes with Iodide, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2008, 130, 17293-17295. DOI

54. Koshkakaryan, G.; Parimal, K.; He, J.; Zhang, X.; Abliz, Z.; Flood, A. H.; Liu, Y., pi-Stacking enhanced dynamic and redox-switchable self-assembly of donor-acceptor metallo-[2]catenanes from diimide derivatives and crown ethers, Chem. Eur. J. 2008, 14, 10211-10218. DOI

53. Li, Y.; Flood, A. H., “Strong, size-selective, and electronically-tunable C–H•••halide binding with steric control over aggregation from synthetically modular, shape-persistent [34]triazolophanes, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 12111-12122. DOI

52.   Li, Y.; Flood, A. H., "Pure CH hydrogen bonding to chloride ions: A pre-organized and rigid macrocyclic receptor," Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 2649-2652. DOI.

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2007

51.   Saha, S.; Flood, A. H.; Stoddart, J. F.; Impellizzeri, S.; Silvi, S.; Venturi, M.; Credi, A., “A redox-driven multicomponent molecular shuttle,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 12159-12171.

50.   Ikeda, T.; Saha, S.; Aprahamian, I.; Leung, K. C.-F.; Williams, A.; Deng, W. Q.; Flood, A.H.; Goddard, W. A.; Stoddart, J.F., “Toward electrochemically controllable tristable three-station [2]catenanes,” Chem. Asian J. 2007, 2, 76-93.

49.   Nygaard, S.; Laursen, B. W.; Hansen, T. S.; Bond, A. D.; Flood, A. H.; Jeppesen, J. O., “Preparation of cyclobis(paraquat-p-phenylene)-based [2]rotaxanes without flexible glycol chains”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 6093-6097. DOI

48.    Nygaard, S.; Hansen, S. W.; Huffman, J. C.; Jensen, F.; Flood, A. H.; Jeppesen, J. O. “Two Classes of Alongside Charge-Transfer Interactions Defined in One [2]Catenane,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 7354-7363. DOI

47.     Li, Y.; Huffman, J. C.; Flood, A. H. “Can Terdentate 2,6-Bis(1,2,3-Triazol-4-yl)Pyridines form Stable Coordination Compounds?” Chem. Commun. 2007, 2692-2694. DOI

46.    Nygaard, S.; Liu, Y.; Stein, P. C.; Flood, A. H.; Jeppesen, J. O. “Using Molecular Force to Overcome Steric Barriers in a Spring-Like Molecular Ouroborous,” Adv. Funct. Mat. 2007, 17, 751-762.

45.    Nygaard, S.; Leung, K. C.-F.; Aprahamian, I.; Ikeda, T.; Saha, S.; Laursen, B. W.; Kim, S.-Y.; Hansen, S. W.; Stein, P. C.; Flood, A. H.; Stoddart, J. F.; Jeppesen, J. O., “Functionally Rigid Bistable [2]Rotaxanes,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 960-970.

44.    Bunker, B. C.; Huber, D. L.; Kushmerick, J. G.; Dunbar, T.; Kelly, M.; Matzke, C.; Cao, J.; Jeppesen, J. O.; Perkins, J.; Flood, A. H.; Stoddart, J. F. “Switching Surface Chemistry with Supramolecular Machines,” Langmuir 2007, 23, 31-34.

43.    Flood, A. H.; McAdam, C. J.; Gordon, K. C.; Kjaergaard, H. G.; Manning, A. M.; Robinson, B. H.; Simpson, J. “Electronic Stucture and Near-IR Transitions of FcC2R and FcC4R Dyads,” Polyhedron 2007, 26, 448-455.


2006


42.    Nygaard, S.; Flood, A. H.; Jeppesen, J. O.; Bond, A. D. “Cis- and Trans-Bis(2-cyanoethylsulfanyl)(decane-1,10-diyldithio)Tetrathiafulvalene,” Acta. Cryst. C 2006, 62, 677-680.

41.    Leung, K. C. F.; Mendes, P. M.; Magonov, S. N.; Northrop, B. H.; Kim, S.; Patel, K.; Flood, A. H.; Tseng, H.-R.; Stoddart, J. F. “Supramolecular Self-Assembly of Dendronized Polymers: Reversible Control of the Polymer Architectures through Acid-Base Reactions” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 129, 10707-10715.

40.     Huang, T.-J.; Flood, A. H.; Brough, B.; Liu, Y.; Bonvallet, P. A.; Kang, S.; Chu, C.-W.; Guo, T.-Z.; Lu, W.; Yang, Y.; Stoddart, J. F.; Ho, C.-H., “Understanding and Harnessing Biomimetic Molecular Machines for NEMS Actuation Materials,” IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering 2006, 3, 254-259.

39.     Arico, F.; Badjic, J. D.; Cantrill, S. J.; Flood, A. H.; Leung, K. C. F.; Liu, Y.; Stoddart J. F. “Templated Synthesis of Interlocked Molecules,” in Templates in Chemistry Top. Curr. Chem. Eds: Dötz, F. Vogtle, K. Schalley, Springer Verlag, 2005, 249, 203–259.

38.     Flood, A. H.; Nygaard, S.; Laursen, B. W.; Hansen, C.; Jeppesen, J. O.; Stoddart, J. F., “Locking Down the Electronic Structure of (Monopyrrolo)tetrathiafulvalene in [2]Rotaxanes,” Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 2205–2208.

37.     Moonen, N. N. P.; Flood, A. H,; Fernandez, J. M.; Stoddart, J. F., “Towards a Rational Design of Molecular Switches and Sensors from their Basic Building Blocks,” Top. Curr. Chem. 2006, 262, 99–132.

36.     Balzani, V.; Clemente-León, M.; Credi, A.; Ferrer, B.; Venturi, M.; Flood, A. H.; Stoddart J. F., “An Autonomous Artificial Nanomotor Powered by Sunlight,” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2006, 103, 1178–1183.

35.     Flood, A. H.; Wong, E. W.; Stoddart, J. F., “Models of charge transport and transfer in molecular switch tunnel junctions of bistable catenanes and rotaxanes” Chem. Phys. 2006, 324, 280–290. (Special Issue dedicated to Professor Noel S Hush, February 28, 2006)

34.     Nygaard, S.; Laursen, B. W.; Flood, A. H; Hansen, C.; Jeppesen, J. O.; Stoddart, J. F., “Quantifying the Working Stroke of Tetrathiafulvalene Based Electrochemically Driven Linear Motor-Molecules,” Chem. Commun. 2006, 144–146.

33.     Choi, J. W.; Flood, A. H.; Steuerman, D. W.; Nygaard, S.; Braunschweig, A.; Moonen, N. N. P.; Laursen, B. W.; Luo, Y.; DeIonno, E.; Peters, A. J.; Jeppesen, J. O.; Xu, K.; Stoddart, J. F.; Heath, J. R., “Ground State Equilibrium Thermodynamics and Switching Kinetics of Bistable [2]Rotaxane Switched in Solution, Polymer Gels, and Molecular Electronic Devices,” Chem. Eur. J. 2006, 12, 261–279.

2005

32.     Jang, S. S.; Jang, Y. H.; Kim, Y.-H.; Goddard, W. A.; Choi, J. W.; Heath, J. R.; Laursen, B. W.; Flood, A. H.; Stoddart, J. F., “Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Amphiphilic Bistable [2]Rotaxane Langmuir Monolayer at Air/Water Interface,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 14804-14816.

31.     Huang, T.-J.; Liu, Liu, Y.; Brough, B.; Flood, A,. H.; Bonvallet, P. A.; Tseng, H.-R.; Baller, M.; Magonov, S.; Stoddart, J. F.; Ho, C.-H. “A nano-chemo-mechanical actuator based on artificial molecular machines,” Tech. Dig. - IEEE Int. Conf. Micro Electro Mech. Syst., 18th, 2005, 871-874.

30.     Liu, Y.; Saha, S.; Vignon, S. A.; Flood, A. H.; Stoddart, J. F., “Template-Directed Syntheses of Configurable and Reconfigurable Molecular Switches,” Synthesis-Stuttgart 2005, 3437–3445.

29.     Norgaard, K.; Laursen, B. W.; Nygaard, S.; Kjaer, K.; Tseng, H.-R.; Flood, A. H.; Stoddart, J. F.; Bjornholm, T., “Structural Evidence for Redox-Controlled Mechanical Switching in Condensed Monolayers of Amphiphilic Bistable Rotaxane Molecules,” Angew Chem. Int. Ed. 2005, 44, 7035–7039.

28.     Garaudée, S.; Silvi, S.; Venturi, M.; Credi, A.; Flood, A. H.; Stoddart, J. F., “Shuttling Dynamics in an Acid-Base-Switchable [2]Rotaxane”, ChemPhysChem 2005, 6, 2145–2152.

27.     Saha, S.; Johanson, L. E.; Flood, A. H.; Bonvallet, P.; Tseng, H.-R.; Shen, C.; Rubin, Y.; Zink, J. I.; Stoddart, J. F., “A Nanoscale Power Supply Utilizing a Photoactive Molecular Triad to Generate a Photo-Voltage and Operate a Supramolecular Machine,” Chem. Eur. J. 2005, 11, 6846–6858.

26.     Nguyen, T; Tseng, H.-R.; Celestre, P. C.; Flood, A. H.; Liu, Y.; Zink, J. I.; Stoddart, J. F. “A Reversible Molecular Valve” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2005, 102, 10029–10034.

25.     Liu, Y., Flood, A. H. Bonvallet, P. A.; Vignon A. S.; Northrup, B.; Tseng. H.-R.; Jeppesen, J. O.; Huang, T. J.; Brough, B.; Baller, M.; Magonov, S.; Solares, S.; Goddard, W. A.; Ho, C.-M.; Stoddart, J. F., “Linear Artificial Molecular Muscles,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 9745–9759.

24.     Deng, W.-Q.; Flood, A. H.; Stoddart, J. F.; Goddard III, W. A., “Electronic Paper Display Based on a Tristable [2]Catenane,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 15994–15995.

23.     Howell, S. L.; Scott, S. M.; Flood, A. H.; Gordon, K. C., “The Effect of Reduction on Rhenium(I) Complexes with Binaphthyridine and Biquinoline Ligands: A Spectroscopic and Computational Study,” J. Phys. Chem. A 2005, 109, 3745–3753

22.     Mendes, P. M.; Flood, A. H.; Stoddart, J. F., “Molecular Electronic Devices from Langmuir-Blodgett Monolayers” Appl. Phys. A, 2005, 80, 1197–1209.

21.     Saha, S.; Johanson, L. E.; Flood, A. H.; Tseng, H.-R.; Zink, J. I.; Stoddart, J. F. “Powering a Supramolecular Machine with a Photoactive Molecular Triad,” Small 2005, 1, 87–90.

20.     Jang, S. S.; Jang, Y.H.; Kim. Y.-H.; Goddard, W. A.; Flood, A. H.; Laursen, B. W.; Tseng, H.-R.; Stoddart, J. F.; Jeppesen, J. O.; Choi, J. W.; Steuerman, D. W.; DeIonno, E.; Heath, J. R., “Self-Assembled Monolayer of the Heath-Stoddart Type Bistable [2]Rotaxane on Au(111) Surface: Molecular Dynamics Simulation Approach,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005 127, 1563–1575.

19.     Liu, Y.; Muscovitz, R.; Flood, A. H.; Stoddart, J. F. Chem. Eur. J. 2005, 11, 369–385.

2004

18.     Flood, A. H.; Stoddart, J. F.; Steuerman, D. W.; Heath, J. R., “Whence Molecular Electronics” Science 2004, 306, 2055–2056.

17.     Flood, A. H.; Peters, A. J.; Vignon, S. A.; Steuerman, D. W.; Tseng, H.-R.; Kang, S.; Heath, J. R.; Stoddart, J. F., “The Role of Physical Environment on Molecular Electromechanical Switching”, Chem. Eur. J. 2004, 10, 6558–6561.


16.     Steuerman, D. W.; Tseng, H.-R.; Peters, A. J.; Flood, A. H.; Jeppesen, J. O.; Nielsen, K. A.; Stoddart, J. F.; Heath, J. R., “Molecular Mechanical Switch-Based Solid-State Electrochromic Devices” Angew Chem. Int. Ed. 2004, 43, 6486–6491.

15.     Huang, T. J.; Brough, B.; Ho, C.-M.; Liu, Y.; Flood A, H.; Bonvallet, P.; Tseng, H.-R.; Stoddart, J. F.; Baller, M.; Magonov, S., “From Artificial Molecular Motors to Functional Nanomechanical Devices,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 2004, 85, 5391–5393.

14.     Huang, T. J.; Tseng, H.-R.; Sha, L.; Lu, W.; Brough, B.; Flood, A. H.; Yu, B.-D.; Celestre, P. C.; Chang, J. P.; Stoddart, J. F.; Ho, C.-M. “Mechanical Shuttling of Linear Motor-Molecules in Condensed Phases on Solid Substrates,” Nano Lett. 2004, 4, 2065–2071.

13.     Lee, I. C.; Frank, C. W.; Yamamoto, T.; Tseng, H.-R.; Flood, A. H.; Stoddart, J. F.; Jeppesen, J. O., “Langmuir and Langmuir-Blodgett Films of Amphiphilic Bistable Rotaxanes,” Langmuir 2004, 20, 5809–5828.

12.     Liu, Y.; Flood, A. H.; Stoddart, J. F., “Thermally- and Electrochemically-Controllable Self-Complexing Molecular Switches,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 9150–9151.

11.     Polson, M. I. J.; Howell, S. L.; Flood, A. H.; Burrell, A. K.; Blackman, A. G.; Gordon, K. C., “Synthesis and Electronic Properties of Mononuclear Osmium(II) and Rhenium(I) Complexes Containing Ligands Derived from [2,3-a:3’,2’-c]dipyridophenazine (ppb),” Polyhedron 2004, 23, 1427–1439.

10.     Flood, A. H.; Ramirez, R. J. A.; Deng, W.-Q.; Muller, R. P.; Goddard, W. A.; Stoddart, J. F., “Meccano on the Nanoscale – A Blueprint for making Some of the World’s Tiniest Machines,” Aust. J. Chem. 2004, 57, 301–322.


2003

9.     Morgan, J. L.; Flood, A. H.; Gordon, K. C.; Robinson, B. H.; Simpson, J., “Rhenium Carbonyl Complexes of 2,6-Diazaanthracene-9,10-dione(daad): Spectroelectrochemistry of BrRe(CO)(4)daad,” J. Organomet. Chem. 2003, 675, 57–64.

8.     Morgan, J. L.; Flood, A.; Gordon, K. C.; Kjaergaard, H. G.; Robinson, B. H.; Simpson, J., “2,6-Diazaanthracene-9,10-dione and its Radical Anion—A Structural and Spectroscopic Investigation,” Aust. J. Chem. 2003, 56, 607–614.


2002

7.     Sherbourne, J. R.; Page, S. E.; Flood, A.; Polson, M. I. J.; Gordon, K. C., “Resonance Raman Spectroelectrochemistry, using a Raman OTTLE Cell, of Molybdenum Tetracarbonyl Complexes with Polypyridine Ligands,” Asian J. Spectros. 2002, 6, 169–177.

6.     Gordon, K. C.; Burrell, A. K.; Simpson, T. J.; Page, S. E.; Kelso, G.; Polson, M. I. J.; Flood, A., “Probing the Nature of the Redox Products and Lowest Excited State of [(bpy)2Ru(m-bptz)Ru(bpy)2]4+: A Resonance Raman Study,” Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2002, 554–563.

5.     Page, S. E.; Flood, A.; Gordon, K. C., “Electron Localisation in Electrochemically Reduced Mono- and Bi-Nuclear Rhenium(I) Complexes with Bridged Polypyridyl Ligands,”  J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. 2002, 1180–1187.

4.     Matthewson, B. J.; Flood, A.; Polson, M. I. J.; Armstrong, C.; Phillips, D. L.; Gordon, K. C., “Vibrational Spectra of Dipyrido[3,2-a : 2 ',3 '-c]phenazine and its Radical Anion Analyzed by Ab Initio Calculations and Deuteration Studies,” Bull. Chem. Soc. Japan 2002, 75, 933–942.

3.     Flood, A.; Girling, R.; Hester, R.; Moore, J.; Gordon, K. C.; Polson, M. I. J., “Revealing the Chromophoric Composition of Multichromophoric Polypyridyl Complexes of Re(I) and Os(II): A Resonance Raman Study,” J. Raman Spectrosc. 2002, 33, 434–442.


2000


2.     Waterland, M. R.; Flood, A.; Gordon, K. C., “Metal-to-Ligand Charge-Transfer Excited-States in Binuclear Copper(I) Complexes. Tuning MLCT Excited-States through Structural Modification of Bridging Ligands. A Resonance Raman Study,” J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. 2000, 2, 121–127.

1.     Babaei, A.; Brooksby, P. A.; Flood, A.; McQuillan, A. J., “ATR Infrared Spectroelectrochemistry of the Reduction Products of Anthraquinonesulfonates in Aqueous Solutions,” Appl. Spectrosc. 2000, 54, 496–501.

 

 

Book Chapters

  1. Flood, A. H.; Liu, Y.; Stoddart, J.F. "From Cyclophanes to Molecular Machines" Chapter 19 in Modern Cyclophane Chemistry, Eds: Rolf Gleiter, Henning Hopf, Wiley-VCH: Weinheim, pp 485-518, 2004.
  2. Arico, F.; Badjic, J. D.; Cantrill, S. J.; Flood, A. H.; Leung, K. C. F.; Liu, Y.; Stoddart J. F. "Templated Synthesis of Interlocked Molecules," in Templates in Chemistry Top. Curr. Chem. Eds: Dtz, F. Vogtle, K. Schalley, Springer Verlag, 2005, 249, 203-259.
  3. Eshaghian-Wilner, M. M.; Flood, A. H.; Khitun, A.; Roychowdhury, V.; Stoddart, J. F.; Wang, K., "Molecular and Nanoscle Computing and Technology," in Handbook on Innovative Computing Zomaya, A. (Ed) Spinger-Verlag (USA), Submitted, anticipated publication date September 2005.

Invited Seminar Presentations

  1. The Statics and Dynamics of Anion Supramolecular Chemistry: Artificial Anion-Binding Motifs and Mechanistic Studies of Motion, US-China Workshop on Supramolecular Chemistry, Beijing, China, 26-29 October, 2009
  2. The Statics and Dynamics of Anion Supramolecular Chemistry: Artificial Anion-Binding Motifs and Mechanistic Studies of Motion, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, China, 26 October, 2009
  3. From Molecular Machines to Switching Mechanisms and Back Again, US/Brazil Workshop and Short Course on Functional and Nanomaterials, UNICAMP, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 8 - 11 August, 2009
  4. Anions: In a Bind and In Motion, Gordon Research Conference on the Chemistry of Supramolecules and Assemblies, Colby College, ME, 29 June, 2009
  5. Molecular Switches, Triazolophane Receptors and their Anion Interactions, University of Kentucky, KY, Mar 6, 2009
  6. Molecular Switches, Triazolophane Receptors and their Anion Interactions, Bowling Green State University, OH, Mar 4, 2009
  7. Molecular Switches, Triazolophane Receptors and their Anion Interactions, Purdue University, IN, Feb 24, 2009
  8. Anion supramolecular chemistry: Making hosts and molecular switches, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, San Juan, PR, Nov 24, 2008
  9. Anion supramolecular chemistry: Making hosts and molecular switches, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, Nov 21, 2008
  10. Organic Building Blocks for Anion-Binding Triazolophanes, Central Regional Meeting of the ACS, Columbus, OH, 14 June 2008
  11. Anion-binding triazolophanes, NSF Physical Organic Workshop, Lake Champlain, Vermont, Sept 16-21, 2007
  12. Exploiting Click Triazoles for Coordination, Stability and Structure, Invited, Edinburgh, UK, Youngish Giants of Chemistry, June 6-10, 2007
  13. Single Power Strokes and Brownian Ratchet Steps from one Family of Molecular Machines, Invited, Carmona, Sevilla, Spain, Ratchets-2007, Feb 5-7, 2007
  14. Molecular Machines and Motors, University of Oregon, Eugene, 2006
  15. Artificial Molecular Machines Invited, MRS, San Francisco, Spring, 2006
  16. Artificial Molecular Machines Invited, APS, Baltimore, Spring, 2006
  17. Molecular Machines—from Electronics to Mechanical Systems University of Tokyo May 30, 2005, Japan
  18. Nanobots and Nanotronics Rutherford Lecture Series, Otago Museum, Dunedin, New Zealand, 2000.

Contributed Seminar Presentations

  1. Triazolophane Receptors: The Largest Halide Binding From the Weak CH Hydrogen Bond Donors, SERMACS, Puerto Rico, 23 October 2009
  2. Coupling molecular recognition with surface-enhanced resonance Raman scattering for quantitative TNT sensing, Fall ACS Meeting, Washington DC, 17 August, 2009
  3. Triazolophane receptors: The largest halide binding from the weak CH hydrogen bond donors, Fall ACS Meeting, Washington DC, 16 August, 2009
  4. Stereochemical control in molecular machine prototypes driven by ligand reduction, Fall ACS Meeting, Washington DC, 16 August, 2009
  5. Capitalizing on the Nano Hook for Teaching about Nanoscience, Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE), 30 July 2008
  6. Using Blogs to Facilitate Collaborations with Undergraduate Researchers, Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE), 29 July 2008
  7. Building molecular devices, Indiana State University, Terra Haute, 17 February 2008
  8. Mixed-valent copper(I) pseudorotaxanes, Special session on Mixed Valency in Chemistry Spring ACS, Boston, August 2007
  9. Exploiting Click Triazoles for Coordination, Stability and Structure, 12th International Symposium on Novel Aromatic Compounds, July 22-27, Awaji Island, Japan, 2007
  10. Facile synthesis of terdentate ligands using click chemistry and the physical properties of homochelated iron(II), ruthenium(II) and europium(II) complexes, Fall ACS, Chicago, 2007
  11. Molecular Electronics – From Coordination Compounds to Single-Molecule Raman Spectroscopy, Hope College, Holland, MI, Feb 2 2007
  12. Molecular Electronics – From Coordination Compounds to Single-Molecule Raman Spectroscopy, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI, Feb 1 2007
  13. Towards Switchable Molecular Interconnects for Nanoelectronics University of North Carolina, Charlotte, Spring 2006
  14. Artificial Molecular Devices, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, 2006
  15. Molecular Machines—from Electronics to Mechanical Systems Indiana University, Condensed Matter Physics Seminar Series, 9 September 2005
  16. Models of Charge Transport and Transfer in Molecular Devices of Bistable Catenanes and Rotaxanes NASA INAC Molecular Conductivity and Sensors, Purdue University, 2005
  17. Active Molecular Electronic Devices CNID, Riverside CA, 2005
  18. Thermodynamic Signatures of Bistable Molecules from Devices to the Solution Phase Foundations of Nanoscience (FNANO), April 24–28, 2005, Snowbird, UT
  19. Thermodynamic Signatures of Bistable Molecules 7th Engineering International Conference on Molecular-Scale Electronics January 23–26, 2005, San Diego, CA
  20. Molecular Machines—from Electronics to Mechanical Systems Emory University, Atlanta, GA, December 13, 2004
  21. Molecular Machines—from Electronics to Mechanical Systems University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, December 9, 2004
  22. Molecular Machines—from Electronics to Mechanical Systems Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, December 1, 2004
  23. Putting Artificial Molecular Machines to Work 1st Symposium on Molecular Machines Systems, October 22, 2004, Washington DC.
  24. Molecular Electronics with Molecular Machines N. S. Memorial Symposium, 2004, UCLA
  25. Electrochemical Switching of Interlocked Molecules in Dynamic Equilibrium ACS Spring 2004, Anaheim, CA (Organic Division—Materials, Devices and Switches)
  26. Ferrocenium as the Acceptor Unit in Conjugated Donor-Acceptor Complexes ACS Spring 2004, Anaheim, CA (Inorganic Division, Organometallic General)
  27. Biomimetic Molecules as Building Blocks for Synthetic Muscles – A Proposal for Enhanced Human Ability Nanotech 2004, March 7–11, 2004, Boston, MA.
  28. Functional Molecular Nanostructures on Si/SiO2 Surfaces – Applications for Nanoelectronics, Nanosensing and Microfluidics DARPA Workshop on the Integration of Scalable CMOS Systems with Novel Nanostructures, Invitation only, January 2004, MITRE Corp., VA
  29. An Integrated Systems-Oriented Approach to Molecular Electronics Nanostructured Organic Materials Symposium, MRS Fall Meeting 2003, Boston, MA.
  30. Molecular Spectroscopy of Nanoelectronics International Conference on Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology (AMN-1), Wellington, New Zealand, 2003.
  31. Nanotechnology: Solar Energy Harvesting (Seminar) 7th National (New Zealand) Post-Graduate Student Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand, 2000.
  32. Molecular Electronics (Departmental Seminar) Dunedin, New Zealand, 1999.

Conference Proceedings

  1. Khitun, A.; Flood, A. H.; Wang, K. L., "Interconnects for Nanoelectronics" Proceedings of the International Interconnect Technology Conference, June 6,7 2005, San Francisco
  2. Huang, T.-J.; Liu, Y.; Brough, B.; Flood, A. H.; Bonvallet, P. A.; Tseng, H.-R.; Baller, M.; Magonov, S.; Stoddart, J. F; Ho, C.-M., "A Nano-Chemo-Mechanical Actuator Based on Artificial Molecular Machines," MEMS Conference Proceedings 2005
  3. Flood, A. H.; Badjic, J.; Han, J.-Y.; Pentecost, C.; Northrop, B. H.; Cantrill, S. J.; Houk, K. N.; Stoddart, J.F., "Biomimetic Molecules as Building Blocks for Synthetic Muscles - A Proposal" Nanotech 2004 Conference Proceedings, March 7-11, 2004, Boston, MA.
  4. Huang, T. J.; Flood, A.; Chu, C.-W.; Kang, S.; Guo, T.-F.; Yamamoto, T.; Tseng, H.-R.; Yu, B.-D.; Yang, Y.; Stoddart, J. F.; Ho, C.-M., "In Situ Infrared Spectroscopic Studies of Molecular Behavior in Nanoelectronic Devices," IEEE-NANO 2003, 2, 698-701.
  5. Stoddart, J. F.; Flood, A. H., "Molecular Meccano and Nanoelectronics," Polym. Mater.: Sci. Eng. ACS Spring, 2004.

Poster Presentations

  1. Triazolophane Receptors: The "Largest" Halide Binding from "Weak" CH Hydrogen Bond Donors, International Symposium on Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry (IV ISMSC), Maastricht, 21–25 June, 2009
  2. Stereochemical Control in Molecular Machine Prototypes Driven by Ligand Reduction, International Symposium on Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry (IV ISMSC), Maastricht, 21–25 June, 2009
  3. Triazolophanes, Third Joint International Symposium on Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry (III ISMSC), Las Vegas, 13–18 July, 2008
  4. Molecular Electronics - A Blueprint for Harnessing the Next Generations of Smart Molecules International Symposium on Molecular Smart System AIST Tsukuba, Japan, March 16,17 2005.
  5. Artificial Molecular Machines International Symposium on Molecular Smart System AIST Tsukuba, japan, March 16,17 2005.
  6. Energetics Jason Belitsky, Francois Bonet, Zai Chang, Jeffrey Chiang, Kelly Chichak, Peiyu Eric Chiou, Li Fan, Amar Flood, Esther Lan, Jimmy Lim, Mark Luo, Sourav Saha, Ricky Soong, Jeff Xi, Jing Zhou, Bruce Dunn, Chih-Ming Ho, Carlo Montemagno, J Fraser Stoddart, Ming Wu, NASA University Research, Engineering and Technology Institute (URETI), Annual Meeting, Washington DC, 12-15 October, 2004.
  7. Programmable Molecular Self-Assembling Sensor Arrays J. Fraser Stoddart, Yong Chen Puru Parthasarathy, Mike Tomcsi, Paula Mendes, Amar H. Flood, Yi Liu, Sourav Saha, Adam Braunschweig; NSF-NSE Center for Scalable and Integrated NAnoManufacturing (SINAM) 8 September, 2004, UCLA.
  8. An Integrated Oriented-Systems Oriented Approach to NanoElectronics Amar H Flood, Hsian-Rong Tseng, Scott A Vignon, Paul C Celestre, Seogshin Kang, Jan O Jeppesen, Kent A Nielsen, J Fraser Stoddart, David Steuerman, Mike Diehl, Y Luo, James R Heath, Duncan R Stewart, Dave A A Ohlberg, Patricia A Beck, Yong Chen, R Stanley Williams; Foundations of Nanoscience: Self-Assembled Architectures and Devices (FNANO), Snowbird, UT, April 21-23, 2004.
  9. Molecular NanoArchitectonics and Molecular Transistors, Ken Leung, Amar H Flood, J Fraser Stoddart, Mei Xue, Kang Wang; Functional Engineered NanoArchitectonics (FENA) Kick-Off Meeting, March 8, 2004, UCLA.
  10. Phenomenal Diversity of NanoElectronics Molecules, Electrodes and Devices Amar H Flood, Hsian-Rong Tseng, Scott A Vignon, Paul C Celestre, Seogshin Kang, Jan O Jeppesen, Kent A Nielsen, J Fraser Stoddart, David Steuerman, Mike Diehl, Y Luo, James R Heath, Duncan R Stewart, Dave A A Ohlberg, Patricia A Beck, Yong Chen, R Stanley Williams; Center for Nanoscience Innovation for Defense (CNID), Santa Barbara, 4 March, 2004.
  11. CNSI Outreach: Bringing Nanotechnology to LA High Schools Sarah Tolbert, Jason Belitsky, Paul Bonvallet, Adam Braunschweig, Branden Brough, Erica DeIonno, Tanya Faltens, Amar Flood, Robin Hayes, Bob Jost, Will Molenkamp, Al Nelson, Rob Ramirez, Shabnam Virji; First International Nanosystems Symposium at UCLA, Los Angeles, 2003
  12. Synthesis, Characterization and Applications of Linear Motor Molecular for NanoElectroMechanical Applications First International Nanosystems Symposium at UCLA, Los Angeles, 2003
  13. Molecular Spectroscopy of Electronic Devices (Poster) Center for Nanoscience Innovation for Defense, Review Meeting, Riverside, CA, 2003
  14. Linear Motor-Molecule Biomimetic Muscles (Poster) Biomolecular Motors (DARPA) PI Meeting, San Francisco, 2003
  15. Spectroscopic Studies of the Polypyridyl Bridging Ligand ppb: A Structurally Rigid Analogue of dpq (Poster) 13th International Symposium on Photochemistry and Photophysics of Coordination Compounds (ISPPCC), 1999, Lipari, Italy.