Non-adiabatic excited-state molecular dynamics: Theory and applications for modeling photophysics in extended molecular materials

TR Nelson, AJ White, JA Bjorgaard, AE Sifain… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Optically active molecular materials, such as organic conjugated polymers and biological
systems, are characterized by strong coupling between electronic and vibrational degrees of …

Computational approaches for organic semiconductors: from chemical and physical understanding to predicting new materials

V Bhat, CP Callaway, C Risko - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
While a complete understanding of organic semiconductor (OSC) design principles remains
elusive, computational methods─ ranging from techniques based in classical and quantum …

NEXMD software package for nonadiabatic excited state molecular dynamics simulations

W Malone, B Nebgen, A White, Y Zhang… - Journal of Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
We present a versatile new code released for open community use, the nonadiabatic excited
state molecular dynamics (NEXMD) package. This software aims to simulate nonadiabatic …

Either accurate singlet–triplet gaps or excited-state structures: Testing and understanding the performance of td-dft for tadf emitters

T Froitzheim, S Grimme, JM Mewes - Journal of Chemical Theory …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The energy gap between the lowest singlet and triplet excited states (Δ E ST) is a key
property of thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) emitters, where these states are …

Solid state solvation: a fresh view

B Bardi, D Giavazzi, E Ferrari, A Iagatti… - Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The design of efficient organic electronic devices, including OLEDs, OPVs, luminescent
solar concentrators, etc., relies on the optimization of relevant materials, often constituted by …

Quantum and semiclassical dynamical studies of nonadiabatic processes in solution: achievements and perspectives

F Santoro, JA Green, L Martinez-Fernandez… - Physical Chemistry …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
We concisely review the main methodological approaches to model nonadiabatic dynamics
in isotropic solutions and their applications. Three general classes of models are identified …

Modeling nonadiabatic dynamics in condensed matter materials: some recent advances and applications

B Smith, AV Akimov - Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
This review focuses on recent developments in the field of nonadiabatic molecular dynamics
(NA-MD), with particular attention given to condensed-matter systems. NA-MD simulations …

Strong Solvent Effects on the Nonlinear Optical Properties of Z and E Isomers from Azo-Enaminone Derivatives

DFS Machado, TO Lopes, IT Lima… - The Journal of …, 2016 - ACS Publications
We calculated the nonlinear optical properties of 24 azo-enaminone derivatives,
incorporating solvent effects on their geometric and electronic structure, to assess the impact …

Photoexcited nonadiabatic dynamics of solvated push–pull π-conjugated oligomers with the NEXMD software

AE Sifain, JA Bjorgaard, TR Nelson… - Journal of chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Solvation can be modeled implicitly by embedding the solute in a dielectric cavity. This
approach models the induced surface charge density at the solute–solvent boundary, giving …

Constructing the Mechanism of Dinoflagellate Luciferin Bioluminescence Using Computation

GS Phun, D Rappoport, F Furche… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Dinoflagellate luciferin bioluminescence is unique since it does not rely on decarboxylation
but is poorly understood compared to that of firefly, bacteria, and coelenterata luciferins …