Advances and applications in the FIREBALL ab initio tight‐binding molecular‐dynamics formalism

JP Lewis, P Jelínek, J Ortega, AA Demkov… - … status solidi (b), 2011 - Wiley Online Library
One of the outstanding advancements in electronic‐structure density‐functional methods is
the Sankey–Niklewski (SN) approach [Sankey and Niklewski, Phys. Rev. B 40, 3979 (1989)]; …

Modelling energy level alignment at organic interfaces and density functional theory

F Flores, J Ortega, H Vázquez - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2009 - pubs.rsc.org
A review of our theoretical understanding of the band alignment at organic interfaces is
presented with particular emphasis on the metal/organic (MO) case. The unified IDIS …

Self-consistent-charge density-functional tight-binding method for simulations of complex materials properties

M Elstner, D Porezag, G Jungnickel, J Elsner, M Haugk… - Physical Review B, 1998 - APS
We outline details about an extension of the tight-binding (TB) approach to improve total
energies, forces, and transferability. The method is based on a second-order expansion of …

Numerical atomic basis orbitals from H to Kr

T Ozaki, H Kino - Physical Review B, 2004 - APS
We present a systematic study for numerical atomic basis orbitals ranging from H to Kr,
which could be used in large scale O (N) electronic structure calculations based on density …

Reproducible measurement of single-molecule conductivity

XD Cui, A Primak, X Zarate, J Tomfohr, OF Sankey… - science, 2001 - science.org
A reliable method has been developed for making through-bond electrical contacts to
molecules. Current-voltage curves are quantized as integer multiples of one fundamental …

A self‐consistent charge density‐functional based tight‐binding method for predictive materials simulations in physics, chemistry and biology

T Frauenheim, G Seifert, M Elsterner… - … status solidi (b), 2000 - Wiley Online Library
We outline recent developments in quantum mechanical atomistic modelling of complex
materials properties that combine the efficiency of semi-empirical quantum-chemistry and …

Second-generation photocatalytic materials: anion-doped TiO2

H Wang, JP Lewis - Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2005 - iopscience.iop.org
Previous experimental studies describe an efficient photoresponse in the visible-light region
for anion-doped TiO 2. Do** with carbon, nitrogen, as well as sulfur, yields promising …

Tuning the conductance of single-walled carbon nanotubes by ion irradiation in the Anderson localization regime

C Gómez-Navarro, PJD Pablo, J Gómez-Herrero… - Nature materials, 2005 - nature.com
Carbon nanotubes, are a good realization of one-dimensional crystals where basic science
and potential nanodevice applications merge. Defects are known to modify the electrical …

Atomistic theory of transport in organic and inorganic nanostructures

A Pecchia, A Di Carlo - Reports on Progress in Physics, 2004 - iopscience.iop.org
As the size of modern electronic and optoelectronic devices is scaling down at a steady
pace, atomistic simulations become necessary for an accurate modelling of their structural …

Making electrical contacts to molecular monolayers

XD Cui, X Zarate, J Tomfohr, OF Sankey… - …, 2001 - iopscience.iop.org
Electrical contacts between a metal probe and molecular monolayers have been
characterized using conducting atomic force microscopy in an inert environment and in a …