Anton Trifonov
Northwestern University
2190 Campus Drive
Evanston, IL 60208-3113
E-mail: a-trifonov@nortwerstern.edu
Phone: (847) 467-6696
Office: Ryan Hall 1030
Research Interests | Publications | Group Page
Education
2001-2005, PhD in Physical Chemistry, TUM Munich, Germany
1991-1966, BS in Applied Physics, Sofia University, Bulgaria
Research
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Publications
"Broadband femtosecond circular dichroism spectrometer with white-light polarization
control", A. Trifonov, T. Fiebig, and I. Buchvarov, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 81, 1 (2010),
“Structure and Photoinduced Electron Transfer in DNA Hairpin Conjugates Possessing a
Tethered 5'-Pyrenecarboxamide”, K. Siegmund, P. Daublain, Q. Wang, A. Trifonov, T.
Fiebig and F.D. Lewis, J. Phys. Chem. B, 113, 16276–16284 (2009).
"Dynamics of Photochemical Electron Injection and Efficiency of Electron Transport in
DNA", P. Daublain, A. Thazhathveetil, Q. Wang, A. Trifonov, T. Fiebig, and F. Lewis, J.
Am. Chem. Soc., 131 (46), pp 16790–16797 (2009).
"Femtosecond Probing of Optical Phonon Dynamics in Quantum-Confined CdTe
Nanocrystals" S. D. Dimitrov, C. J. Dooley, A. A. Trifonov, and T. Fiebig, J. Phys. Chem.
C 113, 4198-4201 (2009).
"Toward an understanding of white-light generation in cubic media - polarization
properties across the entire spectral range", I. Buchvarov, A. Trifonov, and T. Fiebig, Opt.
Letters 32, 1539-1541 (2007).
"Electronic energy delocalization and dissipation in single- and double-stranded DNA", I.
Buchvarov, Q. Wang, M. Raytchev, A. Trifonov, and T. Fiebig, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA
104, 4794-4797 (2007).
"Ultrafast energy transfer and structural dynamics in DNA" A. Trifonov, M. Raytchev, I.
Buchvarov, M. Rist, J. Barbaric, H. A. Wagenknecht, and T. Fiebig, J. Phys. Chem. B 109,
19490-19495 (2005).
"Photoinduced charge transfer processes along triarylamine redox cascades", C. Lambert,
J. Schelter, T. Fiebig, D. Mank, and A. Trifonov, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 127, 10600-10610
(2005).
"Real-time observation of hydrogen bond-assisted electron transfer to a DNA base"
Chem. Phys. Lett. 409, 277-280 (2005), A. Trifonov, I. Buchvarov, H. A. Wagenknecht, and
T. Fiebig,.
"Real-time spectroscopic and chemical probing of reductive electron transfer in DNA", P.
Kaden, E. Mayer-Enthart, A. Trifonov, T. Fiebig, and H. A. Wagenknecht, Angew.
Chem.-Int. Edit. 44, 1637-1639 (2005).
"Photoionization dynamics of an aqueous iodide solution: the temperature dependence",
H. Iglev, A. Trifonov, A. Thaller, I. Buchvarov, T. Fiebig, and A. Laubereau, Chem. Phys.
Lett. 403, 198-204 (2005).
"Triplet-vs.singlet-state imposed photochemistry. The role of substituent effects on the
photo-Fries and photodissociation reaction of triphenylmethyl silanes", A. K. Zarkadis, V.
Georgakilas, G. P. Perdikomatis, A. Trifonov, G. G. Gurzadyan, S. Skoulika, and M. G.
Siskos, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 4, 469-480 (2005).
"Real-time spectroscopic and chemical probing of reductive electron transfer in DNA" P.
Kaden, E. Mayer-Enthart, A. Trifonov, T. Fiebig, and H.-A. Wagenknecht,
Chem. Intl. Ed. 44, 1636-1639 (2005).
Angew.