Highlights with ‘organic electronics’

Singlet-Triplet (S0 – T1) gap with spin-orbit qs-GW-Bethe−Salpeter Equation (video tip of the week)

In this video tip of the week we’ll show how you can now use spin-orbit in combination with GW-BSE calculations for most accurate excitation energies. See also our GW-BSE tutorial.

Large-Scale spin-orbit coupled GW-Bethe-Salpeter equation calculations in AMS

The GW method is a state-of-the-art approach for the calculation of the electronic structure of molecules and can be used to calculate ionization potentials (IP) and electron affinities (EA) with high accuracy. The presence of heavy...

AMS2023 Released: New universal ML potential, reaction discovery, kinetics, faster advanced TDDFT methods and much more!

The SCM team proudly announce our new AMS2023 release, with many new features and improvements! With the new M3GNet universal graph neural network potential, you can explore the potential energy surface (PES) and run molecular...

L-Edge X-Ray spectrum NEXAFS (video and new tutorial)

SCM’s expert Erik van Lenthe demonstrates how to calculate X-ray absorption spectra with ADF. Erik walks you through the simulation of core excitations with ADF, including spin-orbit coupling, TDDFT and the fast transition potential method....

XPS: Predicting core Ionization Potentials with ADF (video tip of the week, new tutorial)

In this video tip of the week, Ole demonstrates how to calculate core Ionization Potentials as probed in X-ray photoemission spectroscopy. The video is based on the new step-by-step tutorial Core Ionization Potentials (XPS) of...

Thermal Management: Conductivity of 2D Covalent Organic Frameworks with Nanopores

Managing temperatures is essential for the lifetime and performance of many materials and their devices. Two main applications include electronic devices and spacecraft. Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are crystalline porous polymers, with tunable properties such...

Spin Orbit Coupling in Charge Transfer States

Researchers from the University of Amsterdam investigated the effects of twisting an electron donor-acceptor molecule. The conformational dependence of the matrix element for spin–orbit coupling (SOCME) and of the electronic coupling for charge separation are...

SCM at WATOC

Going to WATOC 2020 in Vancouver, 3-7 July 2022? Come grab a stroopwafel at booth 116, and discuss collaboration options, research applications, or computational chemistry in general with our CEO Stan van Gisbergen and software...

Fundamental Insights in Novel Graphene-Glassy Carbon Hybrid Materials with ReaxFF

Using graphene (Gr) and glassy carbon (GC) as building blocks, recently a hybrid material with superior electrical and electrochemical properties was introduced. 2D monolayer graphene is considered as the gold-standard for electrical conductivity with its...

The BCL Method for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell: Basis and Applications

The BCL method is a theoretical framework to understand and predict dyes and their efficiency in solar cells. The method is comprehensively presented in a recent paper. It is based on a system of equations...