DAVID E. NIKLES Professor  INORGANIC/MATERIALS CHEMISTRY materials for information technology, polymer coatings for magnetic tape, porphyrin synthesis and porphyrin-based dendrimers as optical devices B.S., 1977, The University of Akron; Ph.D., 1982, Case Western Reserve University. Staff Chemist, 1982-1990, Hoechst Celanese Research Division. office: 229 Bevill Research Building, 343D Shelby Hall Telephone: (205) 348-8445 or (205) 348-9267 fax (205) 348-9104 PDF version of Dr. Nikle's research interests affiliations: Materials Science Program, Center for Materials for Information Technology

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Research Interests

Dr. Nikles' research interests lie in the area of materials for information technology. Materials are designed at the molecular level so that the desired materials properties are achieved by tailoring the structure. In turn, the materials properties determine the ability of the material to carry out the desired function. The theme of this research is a fundamental understanding of the relationship between structure, properties and function. The scope of this research encompasses the synthesis of organic, polymeric, organometallic, and inorganic coordination compounds; characterization of materials properties, determination of how the materials would be used in information storage devices.

Specific areas of interest include new concepts for optical data storage, photochemical hole-burning for optical data storage, holography, electrophotography, near-infrared chromophores, porphyrin photochemistry, new magnetic nanoparticles for magnetic tape, new binders for magnetic tape, new processes for magnetic tape manufacture, pollution prevention in the magnetic tape industry and the reliability of archival data storage media.

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Representative Publications

"Microstructures and magnetic alignment of L10 FePt nanoparticles." Kang, S.; Shi, S.; Jia, Z.; Thompson, G. B.; Nikles, D. E.; Harrell, J. W.; Li, D.; Poudyal, N.; Nandwana, V.; Liu, J. P. J. Appl. Phys. 101, 09J113/1-09J113/3 (2007).

"Synthesis and magnetic properties of FePt nanoparticles with hard nonmagnetic shells." Kang, S.; Shi, S.; Miao, G. X.; Jia, Z.; Nikles, D. E.; Harrell, J. W. J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol 7, 350-355 (2007).

"Pt₃Sn Nanoparticles with Controlled Size: High-Temperature Synthesis and Room-Temperature Catalytic Activation for Electrochemical Methanol Oxidation." Liu, Z.; Reed, D.; Kwon, G.; Shamsuzzoha, M.; Nikles, D. E. J. Phys. Chem. C 111, 14223-14229 (2007).

"Synthesis and activation of Pt nanoparticles with controlled size for fuel cell electrocatalysts." Liu, Z.; Shamsuzzoha, M.; Ada, E. T.; Reichert, W. M.; Nikles, D. E. J. Power Sources 164, 472-480 (2007).

"Size effect ordering in [FePt]_100-xCr_x nanoparticles." Srivastava, C.; Thompson, G. B.; Harrell, J. W.; Nikles, D. E. J. Appl. Phys. 99, 054304/1-054304/6 (2006).

"Enhanced Magnetic Properties of Self-Assembled FePt Nanoparticles with MnO Shell." Kang, S.; Miao, G. X.; Shi, S.; Jia, Z.; Nikles, D. E.; Harrell, J. W. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128, 1042-1043 (2006).

"Covalently Linked Au Nanoparticles to a Viral Vector: Potential for Combined Photothermal and Gene Cancer Therapy." Everts, M.; Saini, V.; Leddon, J. L.; Kok, R. J.; Stoff-Khalili, M.; Preuss, M. A.; Millican, C. L.; Perkins, G.; Brown, J. M.; Bagaria, H.; Nikles, D. E.; Johnson, D. T.; Zharov, V. P.; Curiel, D. T. Nano Letters 6, 587-591 (2006).

"Direct synthesis and easy axis alignment of L1₀-FePt nanoparticles." Kang, S.; Jia, Z.; Shi, S.; Nikles, D. E.; Harrell, J. W. J. Appl. Phys. 97, 10J318/1-10J318/3 (2005).

"Superparamagnetic nanocomposites based on poly(styrene-b-ethylene/butylene-b-styrene)/cobalt ferrite compositions." Rajan, G. S.; Stromeyer, S. L.; Mauritz, K. A.; Miao, G.; Mani, P.; Shamsuzzoha, M.; Nikles, D. E.; Gupta, A. J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 299, 211-218 (2005).

"Synthesis and phase transition of self-assembled FePd and FePdPt nanoparticles." Kang, Shishou; Jia, Zhiyong; Nikles, David E.; Harrell, J. W., J. Appl. Phys., 95, 6744-6746 (2004).

Book Chapter:

"Quinone-Amine Polyurethanes," David E. Nikles, Jason L. Cain, Antony P. Chacko, Jeng-Li Liang, and Russell I. Webb, In "The Polymeric Materials Encyclopedia: Synthesis, Properties and Applications," Joseph C. Salamone, Ed., Vol 10, CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL, pp 7303-7311.

Complete list of Dr. Nikles's publications (1/29/07) The University of Alabama Department of Chemistry Faculty