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IV. CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS<br />
A. VEGA Project No 1/3572/06 Molecular modelling of the structural fragments containing the<br />
transition element atoms in the crystal structures of metalloproteins (Fedor Valach)<br />
Methods development for the structure solution of fragments involved in the crystal structures of metalloproteins.<br />
Molecular modelling of the structural fragments and quantification of their basicity properties. Structural<br />
correlations determination of hydrogen bonds and their structural interpretation for the crystal structures of<br />
organic, organometallic and coordination compounds. Prediction of valence-bond structure of anionic fragments in<br />
the crystals of proteins. Determination and interpretation of the correlations between the metal-ligand bond<br />
lengths in the structures of metalloproteins. The criteria development for reliability testing of the protein crystal<br />
structures solved from the X-ray and synchrotron diffraction data.<br />
Project duration: from 01.01.<strong>2006</strong> to 31.12.2008<br />
B. VEGA Project No 1/3036/06 Research of elektro-optical properties of novel organic<br />
materials as precursors with potential application in electronic and nanotechnology (Vladimír<br />
Lukeš)<br />
Quantum-chemical study (at the ab initio, DFT and semiempirical levels) of the electronic structure and properties<br />
of benzenoid and heterocyclic compounds of furane, thiophene, pyrrole, imidazole and pyrazine derivatives with<br />
potential electro- and photoactive properties will be performed. The basic relations between structure (e.g.<br />
conformations, effective conjugation length, effect of substitutents), microscopic quantities (dipole moments,<br />
polarizabilities, hyperpolarizabilies, HOMO-LUMO separation) and absorption and luminescence spectral<br />
characteristics will be investigated. A selection of new molecules which are perspective candidates for electrooptical<br />
applications and nano-technique will be proposed on the basis of this research.<br />
Project duration: from 01.01.<strong>2006</strong> to 31.12.2008<br />
C. VEGA Project No 1/2021/05 Physical properties of conducting polymers, conducting<br />
polymer nanocomposites and new conjugated systems (Pavol Fedorko)<br />
The project deals with two representatives of the conducting polymers, doped polyaniline and doped substituted<br />
polythiophene gels, in which the effect of the structural disorder on the electrical properties is studied. In doped<br />
polyaniline, disorder is created by thermal and irradiation aging of the material and by adding plasticizers. This<br />
also gives information useful from the application point of view. In the frame of this part of the project, the metallic<br />
character of the conductivity of doped polyaniline is investigated more in detail. In substituted polythiophene gels,<br />
the conformational state of the polymer network and thus the degree of the structural disorder is varied by<br />
swelling in solvents and the dependence of the conductivity of the gel on its swelling ratio is studied. Preparation<br />
and properties of conducting polymer nanocomposites as materials enlarging the application potential of the<br />
conducting conjugated systems are also studied, using polypyrrole covered nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes<br />
as conducting fillers. Theoretical modeling and design of new aromatic and heteroaromatic conjugated systems<br />
with properties interesting from the point of view of applications in molecular electronics are also part of the<br />
project.<br />
Project duration: from 01.01.2005 to 31.12.2007<br />
D. VEGA Project No 1/1376/04 Nonlinear optical spectroscopy of molecules and systems with<br />
energy transfer (Tibor Palszegi)<br />
The influence of the intermolecular electronic and vibrational coupling on the energy transfer between the<br />
electronic states of molecules and molecular systems is studied by theoretical methods of nonlinear optical<br />
spectroscopy (photon-echo, pump-probe, time-dependent fluorescence). The nonlinear optical signals are<br />
analysed to get information on the electronic coupling, vibrational coherence and inhomogeneous with of spectral<br />
lines. The 2D signal analysis is applied also for the identification of molecular conformations.<br />
Project duration: from 1.1.2004 to 31.12.<strong>2006</strong><br />
E. APVT Project No 20-005004 Study of stabilisers in polymer matrices – relation between<br />
their structure and stabilising effects (Vladimír Lukeš)<br />
Project is oriented on finding suitable (environment-friendly and non-toxic) antioxidants and their concentration<br />
relations which are necessary for effective stabilization of polymers (e.g. polyisoprene, PVC, polyurethane, etc.).<br />
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