- 1961-1964 Hebrew University, Jerusalem Chemistry B.Sc.
- 1964-1965 Hebrew University, Jerusalem Chemistry M.Sc.
- 1970-1972 Tel-Aviv University Chemistry Ph.D.
- Energy transfer processes in molecular systems.
- Molecular dynamics in condensed phases.
- Ionic transport in complex environments.
- Optical properties and photochemistry of adsorbed molecules.
- Electron transport through molecular layers and wires.
- Classical and quantum thermodynamics of energy conversion processes.
Chemical Dynamics 526
Mathematics for Chemistry 721
BOOK
A. Nitzan
Chemical Dynamics in Condensed Phases
Oxford University Press, 2006 (744 pages)
PAPERS (Last 15 years)
M. Sukharev and A. Nitzan
Optics of exciton-plasmon nanomaterials
J. Phys.: Cond. Matt. 29, 443003 (2017)
G. T. Craven and A. Nitzan
Electron transfer across a thermal gradient
PNAS, 113, 9421–9429 (2016)
C. Jia, A. Migliore, N. Xin, S. Huang, J. Wang, Q. Yang, S. Wang, H. Chen, D. Wang, B. Feng, Z. Liu, G. Zhang, D. Qu, Z. Liu, H. Tian, M. A. Ratner, H. Xu, A. Nitzan*, and X Guo* (*Corresponding Authors)
Covalently bonded single-molecule junctions with stable and reversible photoswitched conductivity
Science, 352, 1443-45 (2016)
K. Kaasbjerg and A. Nitzan
Theory of light emission from quantum noise in plasmonic contacts: above-threshold
emission from higher-order electron-plasmon scattering
Phys. Rev. Letters, 114, 126803(1-5) (2015)
A. Migliore and A. Nitzan
Irreversibility and hysteresis in redox molecular conduction junctions
J.Am.Chem.Soc, 135, 9420-32 (2013)
K. Kaasbjerg, T. Novotny and A. Nitzan
Carrier-induced renormalization of vibrational frequencies in nanoscale junctions: Signatures of vibrational damping and heating
Phys. Rev. B (Rapid Communication), 88, 201405(R) (2013) (Editor Choice)
J. Gersten, K. Kaasbjerg and A. Nitzan
Induced spin filtering in electron transmission through chiral molecular layers adsorbed on metals with strong spin-orbit coupling
J. Chem. Phys. 139, 114111(1-20) (2013)
H. Nakanishi, K. J. M. Bishop, B. Kowalczyk, A. Nitzan, E. A. Weiss, K. V. Tretiakov, M. M. Apodaca, R. Klajn, J. F. Stoddart and B. A. Grzybowski
Photoconductance and inverse photoconductance in films of functionalized metal nanoparticles
Nature, 460, 371-375 (2009)
S. S. Skourtis, D. N. Beratan, R. Naaman, A. Nitzan and D. H. Waldeck
Chiral control of electron transmission through molecules
Phys. Rev. Letters, 101, 238103(1-4) (2008)
M. Galperin, M.A. Ratner, A. Nitzan and A. Troisi
Nuclear Coupling and Polarization in Molecular Transport Junctions: Beyond Tunneling to Function
Science, 319, 1056-1060 (2008)
M. Galperin, M.A. Ratner and A. Nitzan
Heat conduction in molecular transport junctions
Phys. Rev. B 75, 155312(1-14) (2007)
M. Galperin, A. Nitzan, and M. A. Ratner
Resonant inelastic tunneling in molecular junctions
Phys. Rev. B 73, 045314 (1-13) (2006)
M. Galperin, M. A. Ratner and A. Nitzan
Hysteresis, switching, and negative differential resistance in molecular junctions: A polaron Model
Nano Letters, 5, 125-130 (2005)
D. Segal and A. Nitzan
A spin boson thermal rectifier
Phys. Rev Letters. 94, 034301 (1-4) (2005)
M. Galperin, M. Ratner and A. Nitzan
Inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopy in molecular junctions: Peaks and dips
J. Chem. Phys. 121, 11965-11979 (2004)
D. Segal, A. Nitzan and P. Hänggi
Thermal conductance through molecular wires
J. Chem. Phys. 119, 6840-6855 (2003)
A. Nitzan and Mark Ratner
Electron transport in molecular wire junctions: Models and Mechanisms
Science, 300, 1384-1389 (2003)
School of Chemistry, Tel Aviv University, Israel