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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Earle K. Plyler Prize for Molecular Spectroscopy, American Physical Society
  • 2015 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1989 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For uniting statistical, quantum, and classical dynamics to develop and apply accurate models for quantitative and mechanic understanding of individual molecule dynamics in vapor and condensed phases

Overview

Abraham Nitzan is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States and has an extensive research portfolio primarily in the fields of physics and engineering. Their scholarly work spans numerous publications focusing on atomic and molecular physics as well as optics, alongside significant contributions to electrical and electronic engineering and materials chemistry.

The core topics Nitzan explores include strong light-matter interactions, molecular junctions and nanostructures, and spectroscopy coupled with quantum chemical studies. Additional research areas encompass thermal radiation and cooling technologies, advanced thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, thermal properties of materials, and aspects of quantum electrodynamics and the Casimir effect.

Frequent publication venues for their work feature:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • Physical Review A
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  • Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation

Nitzan has collaborated extensively with several researchers, notably:

  • Joseph E. Subotnik
  • Maxim Sukharev
  • Hsing-Ta Chen
  • Tao E. Li
  • Zeyu Zhou

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Nitzan include:

  • Molecular Polaritonics: Chemical Dynamics Under Strong Light-Matter Coupling, 2021, Annual Review of Physical Chemistry
  • Cavity Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Liquid Water Under Vibrational Ultrastrong Coupling, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Quasiclassical Modeling of Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics, 2020, Physical Review A
  • Polariton Relaxation Under Vibrational Strong Coupling: Comparing Cavity Molecular Dynamics Simulations Against Fermi's Golden Rule Rate, 2022, The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • Wiedemann-Franz Law for Molecular Hopping Transport, 2020, Nano Letters

The scientist's work has received recognition through several awards, including election as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2015. Earlier honors include the Earle K. Plyler Prize for Molecular Spectroscopy from the American Physical Society in 2019, and fellowships from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Physical Society. The citation for the APS fellowship highlights contributions uniting statistical, quantum, and classical dynamics to develop models for understanding individual molecule dynamics in various phases.

Best Publications

  • Electron transport in molecular wire junctions.

    Abraham Nitzan;Mark A. Ratner;Mark A. Ratner

  • Electromagnetic theory of enhanced Raman scattering by molecules adsorbed on rough surfaces

    Joel Gersten;Abraham Nitzan

  • Chemical Dynamics in Condensed Phases: Relaxation, Transfer, and Reactions in Condensed Molecular Systems

    Abraham Nitzan

  • ELECTRON TRANSMISSION THROUGH MOLECULES AND MOLECULAR INTERFACES

    Abraham Nitzan

  • Molecular transport junctions: vibrational effects

    Michael Galperin;Mark A Ratner;Abraham Nitzan

  • Covalently bonded single-molecule junctions with stable and reversible photoswitched conductivity.

    Chuancheng Jia;Agostino Migliore;Na Xin;Shaoyun Huang

  • Spectroscopic properties of molecules interacting with small dielectric particles

    Joel Gersten;Abraham Nitzan

  • The enhancement of Raman scattering, resonance Raman scattering, and fluorescence from molecules adsorbed on a rough silver surface

    D. A. Weitz;S. Garoff;J. I. Gersten;Abraham Nitzan

  • Spin-boson thermal rectifier.

    Dvira Segal;Abraham Nitzan

  • Concepts in the design and engineering of single-molecule electronic devices

    Na Xin;Jianxin Guan;Chenguang Zhou;Xinjiani Chen

  • Inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopy in molecular junctions: peaks and dips.

    Michael Galperin;Mark A. Ratner;Abraham Nitzan

  • Hysteresis, switching, and negative differential resistance in molecular junctions: A polaron model

    Michael Galperin;Mark A. Ratner;Abraham Nitzan

  • The interaction between electromagnetic resonances and its role in spectroscopic studies of molecules adsorbed on colloidal particles or metal spheres

    P.K. Aravind;Abraham Nitzan;Horia Metiu

  • Thermal conductance through molecular wires

    Dvira Segal;Abraham Nitzan;Peter Hänggi

  • Electron Transfer Rates in Bridged Molecular Systems 2. A Steady-State Analysis of Coherent Tunneling and Thermal Transitions†

    Dvira Segal;Abraham Nitzan;William B. Davis;Michael R. Wasielewski

  • Dynamic bond percolation theory: A microscopic model for diffusion in dynamically disordered systems. I. Definition and one-dimensional case

    Stephen D. Druger;Abraham Nitzan;Abraham Nitzan;Mark A. Ratner

  • Nuclear Coupling and Polarization in Molecular Transport Junctions: Beyond Tunneling to Function

    Michael Galperin;Mark A. Ratner;Abraham Nitzan;Alessandro Troisi

  • A Lattice Relaxation Algorithm for Three-Dimensional Poisson-Nernst-Planck Theory with Application to Ion Transport through the Gramicidin A Channel

    Maria G. Kurnikova;Rob D. Coalson;Peter Graf;Abraham Nitzan

  • Theoretical model for enhanced photochemistry on rough surfaces

    Abraham Nitzan;L. E. Brus

  • Energy gap law for vibrational relaxation of a molecule in a dense medium

    Abraham Nitzan;Shaul Mukamel;Joshua Jortner

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark A. Ratner
Mark A. Ratner Northwestern University
Michael Y. Galperin
Michael Y. Galperin National Institutes of Health
Joshua Jortner
Joshua Jortner Tel Aviv University
Uzi Landman
Uzi Landman Georgia Institute of Technology
Bo N. J. Persson
Bo N. J. Persson Forschungszentrum Jülich
Ilan Benjamin
Ilan Benjamin University of California, Santa Cruz
Oded Hod
Oded Hod Tel Aviv University
Peter Hänggi
Peter Hänggi University of Augsburg
Duward F. Shriver
Duward F. Shriver Northwestern University
Rob D. Coalson
Rob D. Coalson University of Pittsburgh

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