Institute of Solid State Physics


Egbert Zojer

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Publications

People in the Zojer group
 Simon Fernbach
 Lukas Legenstein
 Florian P. Lindner
 Tritthart Martin
 Klotz Martin
 Lukas Reicht
 Robbin Steentjes
 Nina Strasser
 Florian Unterkofler

News
   Tunneling Probability Increases with Distance in Junctions Comprising Self-assembled Monolayers of Oligothiophenes
   Embedded-dipole self-assembled monolayers tune contact resistances in p‐type and n‐type organic transistors
   Understanding the charge transfer between metals and molecules

Master projects available
   The electrostatic design of materials
   Understanding thermal transport in OSCs and MOFs using highly accurate machine-learned force-fields

Bachelor projects available
   Understanding electronic and vibrational properties of organic semiconductors and framework structures using density-functional theory in combination with machine-learned force fields

Projects
   New design strategies for tuning electrode properties by SAMs
   Tuning the electronic properties of SAMs by embedded molecular dipoles
   Reliably modeling the electronic structure of self-assembled monolayers
   FWF: Computational Nanotechnology
   FWF: Organic Thin Film Transistors as Chemical Sensors
   Marie-Curie ITN: THINFACE
   Thermal behavior of OLEDs: A holistic approach

Courses
   513.042 Optoelectronic Semiconductor Devices
   513.120 Solid State Physics Laboratory Exercises
   513.123 Bachelor Project
   513.127 513.128 Seminar Solid State Physics
   513.141 Organic Semiconductors - Fundamentals and Applications
   513.300 Introduction to Solid State Physics
   PHT.307 Advanced Solid State Physics

last updated: 9. August 2024

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Research

h-index: Web of Science (Google Scholar) = 53 (59); citations ~ 10200 (12900); ~230 peer reviewed publications

Research Interests

Phonons and heat transport in organic semiconductors and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs); identification of MOF thin-film structres; electrostatic design of materials. techniques: quantum-mechanical (band-structure) simulations and molecular dynamics simulations usingmachine-learned force fields

Recent publications:

Lukas Reicht, Lukas Legenstein, Sandro Wieser, and Egbert Zojer*, “ Designing Accurate Moment Tensor Potentials for Phonon-Related Properties of Crystalline Polymers”, Molecules 29, 3724 (2024); DOI: 10.3390/molecules29163724.

Mindaugas Gicevicius,* Ann Maria James, Lukas Reicht, Nemo McIntosh, Alessandro Greco, Lamiaa Fijahi, Felix Devaux, Marta Mas-Torrent, Jerrme Cornil, Yves Henri Geerts, Egbert Zojer, Roland Resel, Henning Sirringhaus*, “Impact of hydrophilic side chains on the thin film transistor performance of a benzothieno–benzothiophene derivative”, Mater. Adv., 5, 6285-6294 (2024); DOI: 10.1039/D4MA00594E

Jan C. Fischer, Robbin Steentjes, Dong-Hui Chen,* Bryce S. Richards, Egbert Zojer,* Christof Wöll, Ian A. Howard*, “Determining Structures of Layer-by-Layer Spin-Coated Zinc Dicarboxylate-Based Metal-Organic Thin Films”, Chemistry – A European Journal, 30, e202400565, (2024); DOI: 10.1002/chem.202400565.

Egbert Zojer,* “Tuning the electrostatic energy landscape within the pores of covalent organic frameworks: post-synthetic modification reactions and structural imperfections”, J. Mater. Chem. A (2024), Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 12, 10166-10184 (2024). DOI: 10.1039/D3TA06996F

Nina Strasser, Sandro Wieser, and Egbert Zojer*, “Predicting Spin-Dependent Phonon Band Structures of HKUST-1 Using Density Functional Theory and Machine-Learned Interatomic Potentials”, Int. J. Mol. Sci. 25(5), 3023 (2024); https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25053023

Sandro Wieser and Egbert Zojer, “Machine learned force-fields for an Ab-initio quality description of metal-organic frameworks”, npj Comput Mater 10, 18 (2024); DOI: 10.1038/s41524-024-01205-w

L. Legenstein, L. Reicht, T. Kamencek, and Egbert Zojer*, “Anisotropic Phonon Bands in H-Bonded Molecular Crystals: The Instructive Case of alpha-Quinacridone”, ACS Mater. Au 3, 371-385 (2023); DOI: 10.1021/acsmaterialsau.3c00011

E. Zojer*, “Electrostatic Design of the Nanoscale Internal Surfaces of Porous Covalent Organic Frameworks”, Nano Lett. 23, 3558–3564 (2023); DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c00722