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Sven Stafström

Sven Stafström

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Materials Science

D-Index
53
Citations
12091
World Ranking
9129
National Ranking
100

Chemistry

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53
Citations
12463
World Ranking
12948
National Ranking
192

Overview

Sven Stafström is affiliated with Linköping University in Sweden. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science, with specific contributions to Organic Chemistry and Materials Chemistry.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes
  • Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds
  • Photoreceptor and Optogenetics Research
  • Fullerene Chemistry and Applications
  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction

Sven Stafström's recent publications demonstrate an emphasis on aromaticity, photochemical processes, and molecular machinery. Notable papers include:

  • "HOMAc: A Parameterization of the Harmonic Oscillator Model of Aromaticity (HOMA) That Includes Antiaromaticity," 2025, The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • "Photochemical formation of the elusive Dewar isomers of aromatic systems: why are substituted azaborines different?" 2024, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • "A Proof-of-Principle Design for Through-Space Transmission of Unidirectional Rotary Motion by Molecular Photogears," 2023, Chemistry - A European Journal
  • "Cover Feature: A Proof-of-Principle Design for Through-Space Transmission of Unidirectional Rotary Motion by Molecular Photogears (Chem. Eur. J. 2/2024)," 2023, Chemistry - A European Journal

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

Collaborations are a consistent part of their research, with frequent coauthors including Enrique M. Arpa and Bo Durbeej.

Best Publications

  • Polaron lattice in highly conducting polyaniline: Theoretical and optical studies.

    S. Stafström;J. L. Brédas;A. J. Epstein;H. S. Woo

  • Negative Poisson's ratios as a common feature of cubic metals

    Ray H. Baughman;Justin M. Shacklette;Anvar A. Zakhidov;Sven Stafström

  • Superhard and elastic carbon nitride thin films having fullerenelike microstructure.

    H. Sjöström;S. Stafström;M. Boman;J. E. Sundgren

  • Effects of extrinsic and intrinsic perturbations on the electronic structure of graphene : Retaining an effective primitive cell band structure by band unfolding

    Paulo V. C. Medeiros;Sven Stafström;Jonas Björk

  • Materials with Negative Compressibilities in One or More Dimensions

    Ray H. Baughman;Sven Stafström;Sven Stafström;Sven Stafström;Changxing Cui;Changxing Cui;Changxing Cui;Socrates O. Dantas;Socrates O. Dantas;Socrates O. Dantas

  • Conjugated Polymer Surfaces and Interfaces: Electronic and Chemical Structure of Interfaces for Polymer Light Emitting Devices

    William R. Salaneck;Sven Stafström;Jean-Luc Brédas

  • Unfolding spinor wave functions and expectation values of general operators: Introducing the unfolding-density operator

    Paulo V. C. Medeiros;Stepan S. Tsirkin;Stepan S. Tsirkin;Stepan S. Tsirkin;Sven Stafström;Jonas Björk

  • Mechanisms of halogen-based covalent self-assembly on metal surfaces.

    Jonas Björk;Felix Hanke;Sven Stafström

  • Cross-linked nano-onions of carbon nitride in the solid phase: existence of a novel C(48)N(12) aza-fullerene.

    Lars Hultman;Sven Stafström;Zsolt Czigány;Jörg Neidhardt

  • Polaron dynamics in a system of coupled conjugated polymer chains

    Åsa Johansson;Sven Stafström

  • The chemical and electronic structure of the interface between aluminum and polythiophene semiconductors

    Per Dannetun;Magnus Boman;Sven Stafström;William R. Salaneck

  • Evolution of the electronic structure of polyacetylene and polythiophene as a function of doping level and lattice conformation.

    S Stafström;JL Brédas

  • Nonadiabatic simulations of polaron dynamics

    Anders A. Johansson;Sven Stafström

  • Electronic structure of tris(8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminum thin films in the pristine and reduced states

    N. Johansson;T. Osada;Sven Stafström;William R. Salaneck

  • Electron localization and the transition from adiabatic to nonadiabatic charge transport in organic conductors

    Sven Stafström

  • Optical absorption of poly(3-alkylthiophenes) at low temperatures

    M. Sundberg;O. Inganäs;S. Stafström;G. Gustafsson

  • Direct observation of charge-induced pi -electronic structural changes in a conjugated polymer.

    M. Lögdlund;R. Lazzaroni;S. Stafström;W. R. Salaneck

  • Zipping Up: Cooperativity Drives the Synthesis of Graphene Nanoribbons

    Jonas Björk;Sven Stafström;Felix Hanke

  • Band resonant tunneling in DNA molecules.

    Mattias Hjort;Sven Stafström

  • Effect of bending and vacancies on the conductance of carbon nanotubes

    Anders Hansson;Magnus Paulsson;Sven Stafström

  • Conjugated Polymer Surfaces and Interfaces

    W. R. Salaneck;S. Stafstrom;J. L. Brédas

Frequent Co-Authors

William R. Salaneck
William R. Salaneck Linköping University
Lars Hultman
Lars Hultman Linköping University
Gueorgui Kostov Gueorguiev
Gueorgui Kostov Gueorguiev Linköping University
Jean-Luc Brédas
Jean-Luc Brédas University of Arizona
Roberto Lazzaroni
Roberto Lazzaroni University of Mons
Richard H. Friend
Richard H. Friend University of Cambridge
Mats Fahlman
Mats Fahlman Linköping University
Olle Inganäs
Olle Inganäs Linköping University
Alan G. MacDiarmid
Alan G. MacDiarmid University of Pennsylvania
Thomas Hjertberg
Thomas Hjertberg Chalmers University of Technology

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