Automated exploration of the low-energy chemical space with fast quantum chemical methods

P Pracht, F Bohle, S Grimme - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
We propose and discuss an efficient scheme for the in silico sampling for parts of the
molecular chemical space by semiempirical tight-binding methods combined with a meta …

A molecular perspective on lithium–ammonia solutions

E Zurek, PP Edwards… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
A detailed molecular orbital (MO) analysis of the structure and electronic properties of the
great variety of species in lithium–ammonia solutions is provided. In the odd‐electron …

Conceptual density functional theory: status, prospects, issues

P Geerlings, E Chamorro, PK Chattaraj… - Theoretical Chemistry …, 2020 - Springer
This paper results from a round table discussion at the CCTC2018 Conference in Changsha
City, Hunan, China, in December 2018. It presents a report on the status, prospects, and …

Up-conversion intersystem crossing rates in organic emitters for thermally activated delayed fluorescence: impact of the nature of singlet vs triplet excited states

PK Samanta, D Kim, V Coropceanu… - Journal of the American …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The rates for up-conversion intersystem crossing (UISC) from the T1 state to the S1 state are
calculated for a series of organic emitters with an emphasis on thermally activated delayed …

Understanding band gaps of solids in generalized Kohn–Sham theory

JP Perdew, W Yang, K Burke, Z Yang… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
The fundamental energy gap of a periodic solid distinguishes insulators from metals and
characterizes low-energy single-electron excitations. However, the gap in the band structure …

Hybridization of short-range and long-range charge transfer excited states in multiple resonance emitter

HL Lee, J Kang, J Lim, SC Kim, SO Jeon… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Multiple resonance (MR) thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitters have been
actively studied as pure blue dopants for organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) because of …

Geometry of charge density as a reporter on the role of the protein scaffold in enzymatic catalysis: Electrostatic preorganization and beyond

ME Eberhart, TR Wilson, NW Johnston… - Journal of Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Enzymes host active sites inside protein macromolecules, which have diverse, often
incredibly complex, and atom-expensive structures. It is an outstanding question what the …

QUANTUM ESPRESSO: a modular and open-source software project for quantum simulations of materials

P Giannozzi, S Baroni, N Bonini… - Journal of physics …, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
QUANTUM ESPRESSO is an integrated suite of computer codes for electronic-structure
calculations and materials modeling, based on density-functional theory, plane waves, and …

Actinide inverse trans influence versus cooperative pushing from below and multi-center bonding

LC Motta, J Autschbach - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Actinide-ligand bonds with high multiplicities remain poorly understood. Decades ago, an
effect known as 6p pushing from below (PFB) was proposed to enhance actinide covalency …

Combustion of an Illinois No. 6 coal char simulated using an atomistic char representation and the ReaxFF reactive force field

F Castro-Marcano, AM Kamat, MF Russo Jr… - Combustion and …, 2012 - Elsevier
Coal or biomass chars are complex carbonaceous materials that are important energy
sources for electricity production. Reactive molecular dynamics simulations are a useful tool …