Claudia E. Avalos

Topology-enforced synthesis of atomically precise silver nanoclusters in 3D DNA lattices

DNA nanotechnology leverages the molecular design resolution of the DNA double helix to fold and tile matter into designer architectures. Recent advances in bioinorganic chemistry have exploited DNA/Ag + affinity to carry out the templated reduction of silver nanoclusters. Here,...

Structural Characterization of the Forensic Sodium Rhodizonate Test for Lead

Abstract The forensic sodium rhodizonate test is used to detect lead in gunshot debris. Areas of interest are sprayed with a sodium rhodizonate solution followed by a tartrate buffer solution of pH 2.8, producing a deep red compound indicative of lead and other metals. A confirma...

NAST 2.0: Magnetic Field Effects and Marcus–Levich–Jortner Theory for Complex Open-Shell Systems

Abstract We present a new version of the nast software package for predicting the kinetics of unimolecular spin-dependent processes, including intersystem crossings, spin-forbidden reactions, and spin crossovers with nonadiabatic statistical theory. With substantial extensions an...