Gavin Reid
Research section: Physical Chemistry
G.D.Reid@leeds.ac.uk+44 (0)113 3436405
| KEYWORDS
Femtosecond Spectroscopy |
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Our recent work has concentrated on electron transfer reactions in DNA. Owing to the unique properties of DNA i.e. recognition, stability, optical characteristics and adapatability, it is set to become perhaps the most important molecule in molecular electronics. For this reason it is useful to know whether DNA can be used as a 'molecular wire' joining parts of nano-scale electrical circuits together. Our work uses short (femtosecond) pulses of laser light to initiate these electron transfer reactions. Development of femtosecond laser instrumentation for uv, visible & infra-red applications is always on-going. This work is funded by JIF, SRIF and the Royal Society.
Other work involves femtosecond and nanosecond infrared spectroscopies of proteins (funded by EPSRC) and DNAs (with Julie Fisher funded by SRIF).
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
G.D. Reid & K. Wynne Time Resolved Spectroscopy to appear in Handbook of Laser Technology and Applications Eds: C. Webb & J. Jones (Institute of Physics Publishing), 2002
G.D. Reid*, D.J. Whittaker, M.A. Day , D.A. Turton, V. Kayser, J.M. Kelly & G.S. Beddard Femtosecond Electron-Transfer Reactions in Mono- andPolynucleotides and in DNA J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002
G.D. Reid*, D.J. Whittaker, M.A. Day, C.M. Creeley, E.M. Tuite, J.M. Kelly & G.S. Beddard Ultrafast Electron-Transfer Reactions between Thionine andGuanosine Bases, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 123 (28), 6953, 2001.
G.D. Reid & K. Wynne Ultrafast Laser Technology and Spectroscopy in Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry Ed: R.A. Meyers pp. 13644-13670 (John Wiley & Sons, Chichester), 2000.