Thirty years of density functional theory in computational chemistry: an overview and extensive assessment of 200 density functionals

N Mardirossian, M Head-Gordon - Molecular physics, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
In the past 30 years, Kohn–Sham density functional theory has emerged as the most popular
electronic structure method in computational chemistry. To assess the ever-increasing …

The necessary nitrogen atom: a versatile high-impact design element for multiparameter optimization

LD Pennington, DT Moustakas - Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2017 - ACS Publications
There is a continued desire in biomedical research to reduce the number and duration of
design cycles required to optimize lead compounds into high-quality chemical probes or …

[HTML][HTML] ωB97M-V: A combinatorially optimized, range-separated hybrid, meta-GGA density functional with VV10 nonlocal correlation

N Mardirossian, M Head-Gordon - The Journal of chemical physics, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
A combinatorially optimized, range-separated hybrid, meta-GGA density functional with
VV10 nonlocal correlation is presented. The final 12-parameter functional form is selected …

Bader's theory of atoms in molecules (AIM) and its applications to chemical bonding

PSV Kumar, V Raghavendra… - Journal of Chemical …, 2016 - Springer
In this perspective article, the basic theory and applications of the “Quantum Theory of Atoms
in Molecules” have been presented with examples from different categories of weak and …

How accurate are the Minnesota density functionals for noncovalent interactions, isomerization energies, thermochemistry, and barrier heights involving molecules …

N Mardirossian, M Head-Gordon - Journal of chemical theory and …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The 14 Minnesota density functionals published between the years 2005 and early 2016 are
benchmarked on a comprehensive database of 4986 data points (84 data sets) involving …

ωB97X-V: A 10-parameter, range-separated hybrid, generalized gradient approximation density functional with nonlocal correlation, designed by a survival-of-the …

N Mardirossian, M Head-Gordon - Physical Chemistry Chemical …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
A 10-parameter, range-separated hybrid (RSH), generalized gradient approximation (GGA)
density functional with nonlocal correlation (VV10) is presented. Instead of truncating the …

Rethinking the term “pi-stacking”

CR Martinez, BL Iverson - Chemical Science, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
It has become common to reference “pi-stacking” forces or “pi–pi interactions” when
describing the interactions between neighbouring aromatic rings. Here, we review …

Aromatic rings in chemical and biological recognition: energetics and structures

LM Salonen, M Ellermann… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
This review describes a multidimensional treatment of molecular recognition phenomena
involving aromatic rings in chemical and biological systems. It summarizes new results …

[HTML][HTML] Map** the genome of meta-generalized gradient approximation density functionals: The search for B97M-V

N Mardirossian, M Head-Gordon - The Journal of chemical physics, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
A meta-generalized gradient approximation density functional paired with the VV10 nonlocal
correlation functional is presented. The functional form is selected from more than 10 10 …

Development of high performance OLEDs for general lighting

H Sasabe, J Kido - Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Since the development of the first white organic light-emitting device (OLED) in 1993, twenty
years have passed. The power efficiency and lifetime of this white OLED were reportedly …