Polarons in materials

C Franchini, M Reticcioli, M Setvin… - Nature Reviews Materials, 2021 - nature.com
Polarons are quasiparticles that easily form in polarizable materials due to the coupling of
excess electrons or holes with ionic vibrations. These quasiparticles manifest themselves in …

Molecular excited states through a machine learning lens

PO Dral, M Barbatti - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2021 - nature.com
Theoretical simulations of electronic excitations and associated processes in molecules are
indispensable for fundamental research and technological innovations. However, such …

Decoding chemical information from vibrational spectroscopy data: Local vibrational mode theory

E Kraka, W Zou, Y Tao - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Modern vibrational spectroscopy is more than just an analytical tool. Information about the
electronic structure of a molecule, the strength of its bonds, and its conformational flexibility …

Deep dive into machine learning density functional theory for materials science and chemistry

L Fiedler, K Shah, M Bussmann, A Cangi - Physical Review Materials, 2022 - APS
With the growth of computational resources, the scope of electronic structure simulations has
increased greatly. Artificial intelligence and robust data analysis hold the promise to …

Molecular insights and concepts to engineer singlet fission energy conversion devices

R Casillas, I Papadopoulos, T Ullrich, D Thiel… - Energy & …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
In this Review, we showcase the fundamental processes of intermolecular and
intramolecular singlet fission (SF). Furthermore we prioritize the information, which is …

On–off conduction photoswitching in modelled spiropyran-based metal-organic frameworks

M Mostaghimi, H Pacheco Hernandez… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Materials with photoswitchable electronic properties and conductance values that can be
reversibly changed over many orders of magnitude are highly desirable. Metal-organic …

Coarse-graining organic semiconductors: the path to multiscale design

NE Jackson - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2020 - ACS Publications
Four decades of molecular theory and computation have helped form the modern
understanding of the physical chemistry of organic semiconductors. Whereas these efforts …

Bringing quantum mechanics to coarse-grained soft materials modeling

CI Wang, NE Jackson - Chemistry of Materials, 2023 - ACS Publications
Fundamental knowledge gaps are endemic in our understanding of how emergent
properties of soft materials are linked to the quantum mechanical (QM) world. The limitations …

Electro-enzyme coupling systems for selective reduction of CO2

Y Guo, X Hong, Z Chen, Y Lv - Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
To address the energy crisis and alleviate the rising level of CO 2 in the atmosphere, various
CO 2 capture and utilization (CCU) technologies have been developed. The use of electro …

Protein engineering for electrochemical biosensors

Z Zhu, H Song, Y Wang, YHPJ Zhang - Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•Protein engineering has been widely used to improve biosensor performance.•
Enzymatic catalysis and electron transfer both play essential roles.•Oriented enzyme …