Recent Publications

  1.     Y. Kanai, P. G. Collins, and J. C. Grossman, J.-H. Lee, J. Wu, and J. C. Grossman, “Atomistic Oxidation of a Carbon Nanotube in Nitric Acid,” Physical Review Letters (in press, 2009).

  2.     “Enhancing thermoelectric power factor with highly mismatched isoelectronic doping,” submitted (2009).

  3.     P. A. Greaney, G. Lani, G. Cicero, and J. C. Grossman, “Anomalous Dissipation in Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Resonators,” NanoLetters Vol. 9, No. 11 3699-3703 (2009).

  4.     Z. Wu, M. D. Allendorf, and J. C. Grossman, ”Quantum Monte Carlo Simulation of Nanoscale MgH2 Cluster Thermodynamics,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 131, 13918–13919 (2009).

  5.     Y. Kanai, Z. Wu, and J. C. Grossman, “Charge Separation in Nanoscale Photovoltaic Materials: Recent Insights from First-Principles Electronic Structure Calculations,” Journal of Materials Chemistry, Feature Article, in press (2009).

  6.     Y. Kanai and J. C. Grossman, “Quantum Monte Carlo Determination of the Role of Exchange in Density Functional Theory for Weak Interactions,” Phys. Rev. A (2009).

  7.     Z. Wu, J. B. Neaton, and J. C. Grossman, “Charge Separation in Strained Silicon Nanowires,” Nano Lett., 9 (6), pp 2418–2422 (2009). [selected as a Nature Nanotechnology “Highlight”, Nat. Nano. (2009)].

  8.     J. C. Grossman, “It’s Time to Blur the Lines Between Basic and Applied Research,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, Volume 55, Issue 37, May 22, 2009.

  9.     J.-H. Lee and J. C. Grossman, “Thermoelectric Properties of Nanoporous Germanium,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 013106 (2009).

  10.     J. Cao, E. Ertekin, V. Srinivasan, W. Fan, S. Huang, H. Zheng, J. W. L. Yim, D. R. Khanal, D. F. Ogletree, J. C. Grossman, and J. Wu, “Strain engineering and one-dimensional organization of metal-insulator domains in single-crystal VO2 beams,” Nature Nanotechnology 4, 732 (2009).

  11.     C. Joyce, K. Jennings, J. Hey, T. Kalil, and J. C. Grossman, “Getting Down to Business: Using Speedstorming to Initiate Creative Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration,” Current Directions in Psychological Science (in press, 2009).

  12.     J. Hey, C. Joyce, T. Kalil, and J. C. Grossman, “Putting the discipline in interdisciplinary: using speed-dating to foster creativity," Journal of NanoEducation, Volume 1, p. 75 (2009).

  13.     Z. Wu, Y. Kanai, and J. C. Grossman, “Quantum Monte Carlo Calculations of the Energy Level Alignment at Hybrid Interfaces: Role of Many-Body Effects,” Physical Review B 79, 201309(R) (2009).

  14.     G. E. Begtrup, W. Gannett, J. C. Meyer, T. D. Yuzvinsky, B. M. Kessler, E. Ertekin, J. C. Grossman, and A. Zettl, “Influence of Facets in Nanotube Synthesis,” Phys. Rev. B 79, 205409 (2009).

  15.     J.-H. Lee, G. Galli, and J. C. Grossman, “Enhanced Figure of Merit in Nano-Porous Materials from Theoretical Predictions,” NanoLetters 8, 3750 (2008). [selected as a Nature Materials “Highlight”, Nat. Mat. 7, 925 (2008)].

  16.     Y. Kanai and J. C. Grossman, “Quantum Monte Carlo Determination of the Role of Exchange in Density Functional Theory for Weak Interactions,” submitted (2008).

  17.     L. Wagner and J. C. Grossman, “Microscopic Description of Light Induced Defects in Amorphous Silicon Solar Cells,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 265501 (2008).

  18.     V. Srinivasan, G. Cicero, and J. C. Grossman, “The origin of adsorption induced surface stresses in alkanethiol-Au self-assembled Monloyers,” Physical Review Letters 101, 185504 (2008).

  19.     Z. Wu and J. C. Grossman, “Prediction of Ultra-High Aspect Ratio Nanowires from Self-Assembly,” NanoLetters 8, 2697 (2008).

  20.     P. A. Greaney and J. C. Grossman, “Nanomechanical Resonance Spectroscopy: A Novel Route to Label-Free Ultra-Sensitive Detection,” NanoLetters 8, 2648 (2008).

  21.     Z. Wu, J. B. Neaton, and J. C. Grossman, “Quantum confinement and electronic properties of tapered silicon nanowires,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 246804 (2008).

  22.     Y. Kanai and J. C. Grossman, “Role of Semiconducting and Metallic Tubes in P3HT/Carbon-Nanotube Photovoltaic Heterojunctions: Density Functional Theory Calculations,” NanoLetters 8, 909 (2008).

  23.     G. Cicero, J. C. Grossman, E. Schwegler, F. Gygi, and G. Galli, “Water confined in nanotubes and between graphene sheets: a frist principles study,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 130, 1871 (2008).

  24.     J. C. Grossman, “A Little Bit About Nanotechnology,” Society of Petroleum Engineers (2007).

  25.     R. W. Friddle, M. C. LeMieux, G. Cicero, A. B. Artyukhin, V. V. Tsukruk, J. C. Grossman, G. Galli, and A. Noy, “Single functional group interactions with individual carbon nanotubes,” Nature Nanotechnology, Vol 2, p. 692 (2007).

  26.     J.-H. Lee, J. C. Grossman, J. Reed, and G. Galli, “Lattice thermal conductivity of nano-porous Si: a molecular dynamics study,” Applied Phys. Lett. 91, 223110 (2007).

  27.     Y. Kanai and J. C. Grossman, “Insights on interfacial charge transfer across P3HT/fullerene photovoltaic heterojunction from ab initio calculations,” NanoLetters 7, 1967 (2007).

  28.     P. A. Greaney and J. C. Grossman, “Nanomechanical energy transfer and resonance effects in single-walled carbon nanotubes,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 125503 (2007).

  29.     G. Cicero, J. C. Grossman, and G. Galli, “Adhesion of single functional groups to individual carbon nanotubes: electronic effects probed by ab initio calculations,” Phys. Rev. B 74, 035425 (2006).

  30.     Prendergast, J. C. Grossman, and G. Galli, “The electronic structure of liquid water within density-functional theory,” J. Chem. Phys. 123, 1 (2005).

  31.     G. Cicero, J. C. Grossman, A. Catellani, and G. Galli, “Water and a Hydrophobic Solid Surface Probed by Ab initio Molecular Dynamics: Inhomogeneous Thin Layers of Dense Fluid,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 127, 6830 (2005).

  32.     J. C. Grossman and L. Mitas, “Efficient Quantum Monte Carlo Energies for Molecular Dynamics Simulations,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 056403 (2005).

  33.     E. Draeger, J.C. Grossman, A. Williamson, and G. Galli, “Optical Properties of Passivated Silicon Nanoclusters: The Role of Synthesis,” J. Chem. Phys. 120, 10807 (2004).

  34.     O. El Akramine, A. Aspuru-Guzik,  J. C. Grossman,  and W.A. Lester, Jr., “Quantum Monte Carlo Study of Electronic Excitations of Free-Base Porphyrin,” J. Chem. Phys. 120, 3049 (2004).

  35.     J.C. Grossman, E. Schwegler, E.W. Draeger, F. Gygi, and G. Galli, “Towards an assessment of the accuracy of density functional theory for first principles simulations of water," J. Chem. Phys. 120, 300 (2004).

  36.     E. Schwegler, J. C. Grossman, F. Gygi, and G. Galli, “Towards an assessment of the accuracy of density functional theory for first principles simulations of water II,” J. Chem. Phys. 121, 5400 (2004).

  37.     J. C. Grossman, E. Schwegler, and G. Galli, “Quantum and classical molecular dynamics simulations of hydrophobic hydration structure around small solutes,” J. Phys. Chem. B 108, 15865 (2004).

  38.     Prendergast, J. C. Grossman, A. J. Williamson, J.-L. Fattebert, and G. Galli, “Optical properties of silicon clusters in the presence of water: A first principles theoretical analysis,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 126, 13827 (2004).

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