2017
Charge Transport and Rectification in Donor–Acceptor Dyads
Hedström S, Matula A, Batista V. Charge Transport and Rectification in Donor–Acceptor Dyads. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry C 2017, 121: 19053-19062. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b05749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFrontier orbitalsConjugated donor–acceptor systemA systemDensity functional theory levelDonor-acceptor dyadsDonor-acceptor systemsAppropriate transport propertiesGold electrodeA dyadsMolecular conformationTransport propertiesMolecular junctionsTheory levelRational designPhotovoltaic devicesCharge transportStructure-function relationshipsChemical compositionLarge rectification ratioOrbitalsFundamental physical insightsMolecular levelRectification propertiesRectification ratioFermi level
2014
High-Conductance Conformers in Histograms of Single-Molecule Current–Voltage Characteristics
Ding W, Negre C, Vogt L, Batista V. High-Conductance Conformers in Histograms of Single-Molecule Current–Voltage Characteristics. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry C 2014, 118: 8316-8321. DOI: 10.1021/jp503193m.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOptimal charge transport propertiesFavorable electronic couplingSingle molecular junctionCharge transport propertiesBroadening of bandsBreak-junction experimentsMolecular assembliesMolecular conductanceChemical stabilityElectronic couplingMolecular conformationTransport propertiesMolecular junctionsSingle moleculesRational designMolecular orientationExperimental transport propertiesCharge transportElectronic statesMinimum energy configurationNonequilibrium Green's function methodConformationMoleculesEnergy configurationComputational methodology
2012
Orientation of a Series of CO2 Reduction Catalysts on Single Crystal TiO2 Probed by Phase-Sensitive Vibrational Sum Frequency Generation Spectroscopy (PS-VSFG)
Anfuso C, Xiao D, Ricks A, Negre C, Batista V, Lian T. Orientation of a Series of CO2 Reduction Catalysts on Single Crystal TiO2 Probed by Phase-Sensitive Vibrational Sum Frequency Generation Spectroscopy (PS-VSFG). The Journal Of Physical Chemistry C 2012, 116: 24107-24114. DOI: 10.1021/jp307406j.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVibrational sum frequency generation spectroscopySum frequency generation spectroscopyCO2 reduction catalystsFrequency generation spectroscopyReduction catalystGeneration spectroscopyTiO2 semiconductor surfaceMolecular tilt angleSingle crystal surfacesAverage molecular orientationHeterogeneous electrocatalystsAnchoring groupOverall catalytic efficiencyElectrode surfaceRe centerΣ-bondMolecular linkersCO2 moleculesMolecular conformationMethylene groupMolecular orientationSuch complexesCatalytic efficiencyCatalystCrystal surface
2010
Single-Molecule Interfacial Electron Transfer in Donor-Bridge-Nanoparticle Acceptor Complexes
Jin S, Snoeberger R, Issac A, Stockwell D, Batista V, Lian T. Single-Molecule Interfacial Electron Transfer in Donor-Bridge-Nanoparticle Acceptor Complexes. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry B 2010, 114: 14309-14319. PMID: 20225886, DOI: 10.1021/jp911662g.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInterfacial electron transferElectron transferAcceptor complexesSingle moleculesSingle-molecule conditionsSingle-molecule levelET ratesElectronic coupling strengthEnsemble average levelFluorescence lifetimeDonor–BridgeShort fluorescence lifetimeMolecular conformationMolecule levelMolecule conditionsDifferent moleculesMoleculesFluorescence decayComplexesSulforhodamine BConformationComplete samplingSRHBComputational modelingTransfer