A perspective on the investigation of spectroscopy and kinetics of complex molecular systems with semiclassical approaches

R Conte, C Aieta, M Cazzaniga… - The Journal of Physical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
In this Perspective we show that semiclassical methods provide a rigorous hierarchical way
to study the vibrational spectroscopy and kinetics of complex molecular systems. The time …

Thermodynamics and structure of macromolecules from flat-histogram Monte Carlo simulations

W Janke, W Paul - Soft matter, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Over the last decade flat-histogram Monte Carlo simulations, especially multi-canonical and
Wang–Landau simulations, have emerged as a strong tool to study the statistical mechanics …

Differential Effects of Sequence-Local versus Nonlocal Charge Patterns on Phase Separation and Conformational Dimensions of Polyampholytes as Model …

T Pal, J Wessén, S Das, HS Chan - The Journal of Physical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Conformational properties of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) are governed by a
sequence-ensemble relationship. To differentiate the impact of sequence-local versus …

Scalable replica-exchange framework for Wang-Landau sampling

T Vogel, YW Li, T Wüst, DP Landau - Physical Review E, 2014 - APS
We investigate a generic, parallel replica-exchange framework for Monte Carlo simulations
based on the Wang-Landau method. To demonstrate its advantages and general …

Role of atomic-scale thermal fluctuations in the coercivity

Y Toga, S Miyashita, A Sakuma, T Miyake - npj Computational Materials, 2020 - nature.com
The microscopic mechanism of coercivity at finite temperature is a crucial issue for
permanent magnets. Here we present the temperature dependence of the coercivity of an …

Simulating replica exchange: Markov state models, proposal schemes, and the infinite swapping limit

BW Zhang, W Dai, E Gallicchio, P He… - The Journal of …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Replica exchange molecular dynamics is a multicanonical simulation technique commonly
used to enhance the sampling of solvated biomolecules on rugged free energy landscapes …

Implications of Occupational Disorder on Ion Mobility in Li4Ti5O12 Battery Materials

HH Heenen, C Scheurer, K Reuter - Nano letters, 2017 - ACS Publications
Lithium–titanium-oxide (Li4Ti5O12, LTO) is unique among battery materials due to its
exceptional cyclability and high rate capability. This performance is believed to derive at …

Semiflexible oligomers crystallize via a cooperative phase transition

P Kawak, DS Banks, DR Tree - The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Semicrystalline polymers are ubiquitous, yet despite their fundamental and industrial
importance, the theory of homogeneous nucleation from a melt remains a subject of debate …

Density of states approach to dense quantum systems

K Langfeld, B Lucini - Physical Review D, 2014 - APS
We develop a first-principle generalized density-of-states method for numerically studying
quantum field theories with a complex action. As a proof of concept, we show that with our …

Solubility prediction from first principles: a density of states approach

S Boothroyd, A Kerridge, A Broo, D Buttar… - Physical Chemistry …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Solubility is a fundamental property of widespread significance. Despite its importance, its
efficient and accurate prediction from first principles remains a major challenge. Here we …