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Selected applications performed by the authors

(Bacterio)Chlorophylls - effect of chromophore distortion on optical properties

Chlorophyl

Daoud, R. E., Orlando, A., Rampino, A., Tretti, M., Desando, M., Padula, D., Hansen, T., De Vico, L. "Computational Design of (B)Chl Models: Structural and Chemical Modifications toward Enriched Properties", J. Phys. Chem. B, XXXX, XXX, XXX-XXX (2024). https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.4c06914

Organic Semiconductors in Condensed Phases - effect of morphology on fundamental electronic processes

Harmonic

Padula, D., Barneschi, L., Landi, A. "Multiscale Modeling of Charge Transport in Organic Semiconductors: Assessing the Validity of the Harmonic Approximation for Low-Frequency Vibrations", J. Phys. Chem. C, XXXX, XXX, XXX-XXX (2024). https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jpcc.4c06790

Padula, D., Barneschi, L., Peluso, A., Cinaglia, T., Landi, A. "Towards a fast machine-learning-assisted prediction of the mechanoelectric response in organic crystals", J. Mater. Chem. C, 11, 12297-12306 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1039/D3TC02235H

Padula, D., Landi, A., Prampolini G. "Assessing alkyl side chain effects on electron transport properties of Y6-derived non-fullerene acceptors", Energy Adv., 2, 1215-1224 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1039/D3YA00149K

Landi, A., Padula, D., Peluso, A. "Fast Nonradiative Decay Paths in Organic Solar Cells: Implications for Designing More Efficient Photovoltaic Systems", ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 7, 707-714 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.3c02790

Landi, A., Padula, D. "Multiple charge separation pathways in new-generation non-fullerene acceptors: a computational study", J. Mater. Chem. A., 9, 24849-24856 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1039/D1TA05664F

Polymer aggregation - chirality transfer from stereocentres to supramolecular structures

Polythiophene

Romagnoli, N., Padula, D. "Genesis of the Chirality of Polythiophene Aggregates from Classical Molecular Dynamics", J. Phys. Chem. C, XXXX, XXX, XXX-XXX (2024). https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.4c06076

Organic dyes in solution – non phenomenological prediction of absorption spectral shapes

Phenolate

Cerezo, J., Garcìa-Iriepa, C., Santoro, F., Navizet, I., Prampolini, G. “Unraveling the contributions to the spectral shape of flexible dyes in solution: insights on the absorption spectrum of an oxyluciferin analogue.”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 23, 5007 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1039/D2CP05701H

Intramolecular H-bond in solution : solvents effects on catechol binding affinity

Catechol

Ferretti, A., Campetella, M., Prampolini, G. “Solvent effects on catechol’s binding affinity: investigating the role of the intra-molecular hydrogen bond through a computational multi-level approach.”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 25, 2523 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1039/D2CP04500A

Poly-pyrene – single molecule mechanical lifting

Poly-pyrine

Pawlak, R., et al. “Sequential Bending and Twisting around C–C Single Bonds by Mechanical Lifting of a Pre-Adsorbed Polymer.” Nano Lett., 20, 652 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b04418

Z907 – heteroleptic transition compound for DSSC: dynamical and environmental effects

Z907

Prampolini, G., Ingrosso, F., Cerezo, J., Iagatti, A., Foggi, P and Pastore, M. “Short- and Long-Range Solvation Effects on the Transient UV–Vis Absorption Spectra of a Ru(II)–Polypyridine Complex Disentangled by Nonequilibrium Molecular Dynamics.” J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 10, 2885 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b00944

Prampolini, G., Ingrosso, F., Segalina, A., Caramori, S., Foggi, P. and Pastore, M. “Dynamical and Environmental Effects on the Optical Properties of an Heteroleptic Ru(II)–Polypyridine Complex: A Multilevel Approach Combining Accurate Ground and Excited State QM-Derived Force Fields, MD and TD-DFT.” J. Chem. Theor. and Comput., 15, 529 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jctc.8b01031

Anthocyanidines – absorption properties and solvatochromism

Anthocyanidines

Cacelli, I., Ferretti, A., and Prampolini, G.. “Predicting light absorption properties of anthocyanidins in solution: a multi-level computational approach.” Theor. Chem. Acc., 135, 156 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00214-016-1911-z

Fe-cyanides ions – 2D-IR spectroscopy for ions in solution

Fe-cyanides

G. Prampolini, P. Yu, S. Pizzanelli, I. Cacelli, F. Yang, J. Zhao, and J. Wang “Structure and Dynamics of Ferrocyanide and Ferricyanide Anions in Water and Heavy Water: An Insight by MD Simulations and 2D IR Spectroscopy” J. Phys. Chem. B, 118 14899 (2014). http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp511391b

Nfo-TEMPO – organic dye, solvated and grafted onto polymer matrices

Nfo-TEMPO

N. De Mitri, S. Monti, G. Prampolini and V. Barone “Absorption and Emission Spectra of a Flexible Dye in Solution: a Computational Time-Dependent Approach” Chem. Theory and Comput., 9, 4507 (2013). https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ct4005799

G. Prampolini, S. Monti, N. De Mitri and V. Barone “Evidences of long lived cages in functionalized polymers: Effects on chromophore dynamic and spectroscopic properties” Chem. Phys. Lett., 601, 134 (2014). http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0009261414002632

N. De Mitri, G. Prampolini, S. Monti and V. Barone “Structural, dynamic and photophysical properties of a fluorescent dye incorporated in an amorphous hydrophobic polymer bundle” Phys.Chem.Chem.Phys., 16, 16573 (2014). http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2014/cp/c4cp01828a

Tritc – organic dye, solvated and embedded in silica nanoparticles

Tritc

V. Barone, J. Bloino, S. Monti, A. Pedone and G. Prampolini “Theoretical Multilevel Approach for studying the Photophysical Properties of Organic Dyes in solution” Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 12, 10550 (2010). http://xlink.rsc.org/?DOI=c002722g

V. Barone, J. Bloino, S. Monti, A. Pedone and G. Prampolini “Fluorescence Spectra of Organic Dyes in Solution: A Time Dependent Multilevel Approach” Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 13, 2160 (2011). http://xlink.rsc.org/?DOI=C0CP01320J

A. Pedone, G. Prampolini, S. Monti, and V. Barone “Realistic modeling of fluorescent dye-doped silica nanoparticles: A step toward the understanding of their enhanced photophysical properties” Chem. Mater., 23, 5016 (2011). http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/cm202436b