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 …

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 …

Nexmd v2. 0 software package for nonadiabatic excited state molecular dynamics simulations

VM Freixas, W Malone, X Li, H Song… - Journal of Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
We present NEXMD version 2.0, the second release of the NEXMD (Nonadiabatic EXcited-
state Molecular Dynamics) software package. Across a variety of new features, NEXMD v2. 0 …

Power of sulfur–Chemistry, properties, laser ignition and theoretical studies of energetic perchlorate-free 1, 3, 4-thiadiazole nitramines

J Das, D Shem-Tov, S Zhang, CZ Gao, L Zhang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
The chemistry of lead-, azide-and perchlorate-free photosensitive energetic materials
suitable for laser-ignition systems is an emerging field of research with a broad range of …

First-principles treatment of photoluminescence in semiconductors

DJ Vogel, DS Kilin - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2015 - ACS Publications
A comparison of two first-principles methodologies,(1) molecular dynamics (MD) sampling
and (2) time integration along progression of subsequently occupied excited states for …

Ultrafast photodissociation dynamics of nitromethane

T Nelson, J Bjorgaard, M Greenfield… - The Journal of …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Nitromethane (NM), a high explosive (HE) with low sensitivity, is known to undergo
photolysis upon ultraviolet (UV) irradiation. The optical transparency, homogeneity, and …

Photoflash and laser ignition of select high-nitrogen materials

NN De, NR Cummock, IE Gunduz, BC Tappan… - Combustion and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Gas-producing energetic materials that can be readily ignited with a photoflash are typically
opaque sensitive primary explosives. In this study, we explore the photoactivity of select high …

[HTML][HTML] Non-adiabatic molecular dynamics of molecules in the presence of strong light-matter interactions

Y Zhang, T Nelson, S Tretiak - The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
When the interaction between a molecular system and confined light modes in an optical or
plasmonic cavity is strong enough to overcome the dissipative process, hybrid light-matter …

2-Methyl-substituted monotetrazoles in copper (II) perchlorate complexes: manipulating coordination chemistry and derived energetic properties

L Zeisel, N Szimhardt, MHH Wurzenberger… - New Journal of …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
A proposed correlation between coordination chemistry and deduced energetic properties
(thermal behaviour, and sensitivities towards mechanical and optical stimuli) of copper (II) …

Laser-induced explosion of nitrated carbon nanotubes: nonadiabatic and reactive molecular dynamics simulations

VV Chaban, S Pal, OV Prezhdo - Journal of the American …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Laser-initiated decomposition of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) can lead to medical, military, and
other applications. In medicine, CNTs give rise to efficient remedies against diseases and …