Electrochemistry in sensing of molecular interactions of proteins and their behavior in an electric field

J Vacek, M Zatloukalová, V Dorčák, M Cifra, Z Futera… - Microchimica Acta, 2023 - Springer
Electrochemical methods can be used not only for the sensitive analysis of proteins but also
for deeper research into their structure, transport functions (transfer of electrons and …

Transiently delocalized states enhance hole mobility in organic molecular semiconductors

S Giannini, L Di Virgilio, M Bardini, J Hausch… - Nature materials, 2023 - nature.com
Evidence shows that charge carriers in organic semiconductors self-localize because of
dynamic disorder. Nevertheless, some organic semiconductors feature reduced mobility at …

Nonadiabatic molecular dynamics with extended density functional tight-binding: Application to nanocrystals and periodic solids

M Shakiba, E Stippell, W Li… - Journal of Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
In this work, we report a new methodology for nonadiabatic molecular dynamics calculations
within the extended tight-binding (xTB) framework. We demonstrate the applicability of the …

Molecular Geometry Impact on Deep Learning Predictions of Inverted Singlet–Triplet Gaps

L Barneschi, L Rotondi, D Padula - The Journal of Physical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
We present a deep learning model able to predict excited singlet–triplet gaps with a mean
absolute error (MAE) of≈ 20 meV to obtain potential inverted singlet–triplet (IST) …

Towards a fast machine-learning-assisted prediction of the mechanoelectric response in organic crystals

D Padula, L Barneschi, A Peluso, T Cinaglia… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Organic semiconductors can improve the performance of wearable electronics, e-skins, and
pressure sensors by exploiting their mechanoelectric response. However, identifying new …

Ultrafast electronic coupling estimators: Neural networks versus physics-based approaches

R Hafizi, J Elsner, J Blumberger - Journal of Chemical Theory and …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Fast and accurate estimation of electronic coupling matrix elements between molecules is
essential for the simulation of charge transfer phenomena in chemistry, materials science …

Thermoelectric transport in molecular crystals driven by gradients of thermal electronic disorder

J Elsner, Y Xu, ED Goldberg, F Ivanovic, A Dines… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Thermoelectric materials convert a temperature gradient into a voltage. This phenomenon is
relatively well understood for inorganic materials but much less so for organic …

Bridging the monomer to polymer gap in radical polymer design

Y Tan, BW Boudouris, BM Savoie - ACS Macro Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Radical polymers bearing open-shell moieties at pendant sites exhibit unique redox and
optoelectronic properties that are promising for many organic electronic applications …

Disorder-Induced Transition from Transient Quantum Delocalization to Charge Carrier Hopping Conduction in a Nonfullerene Acceptor Material

L Stojanović, J Coker, S Giannini, G Londi, AS Gertsen… - Physical Review X, 2024 - APS
Nonfullerene acceptors have caused a step change in organic optoelectronics research but
little is known about the mechanism and factors limiting charge transport in these molecular …

Machine-learned dynamic disorder of electron transfer coupling

YS Wang, CI Wang, CH Yang, CP Hsu - The Journal of Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Electron transfer (ET) is a fundamental process in chemistry and biochemistry, and
electronic coupling is an important determinant of the rate of ET. However, the electronic …