Thymine dimers are premutagenic lesions that form via ultraviolet irradiation of DNA. While the distribution of thymine dimers is non-random, it is also not yet predictable. Thymine dimer accumulation is likely to be controlled by both its formation and reversion. Formation of
Diamond is an important material in many industrial applications (e.g., machining of hard materials, bio-electronics, optics, electronics, etc.) because of its exceptional properties such as hardness, tolerance to aggressive environments, compatibility with human tissues, and high carrier mobility. However, a highly controlled
The work presented in this thesis concerns the dynamics in π-conjugated hydrocarbon systems. Due to the molecular bonding structure of these systems there exists a coupling between the electronic system and the phonons of the lattice. If this interaction, which is referred