Background
Enrique Ortí obtained his Ph.D. degree in Chemistry with academic honors from the Univ. of Valencia in 1985 under the supervision of Profs. F. Tomás and J. Sánchez-Marín. In 1987, he did a postdoctoral stay with Prof. J.-L. Brédas (Laboratoire de Chimie Théorique Apliquée, Univ Namur, Belgium), where he worked on the calculation of periodic systems (conjugated polymers and aggregates). He became Assistant and Associate Professor in Physical Chemistry at the University of Valencia in 1986 and 1987, respectively. Since 2008, he is Full Professor of Physical Chemistry at this university.
E. Ortí is research member of the Institute of Molecular Science (ICMol) of the University of Valencia, which has been distinguished two times with the accreditation as a Unit of Excellence Maria de Maeztu", where he leads the Molecular Materials Theoretical Chemistry Group (MolMatTC, http://www.uv.es/qcmatmol/) since its foundation in 1988. His main interests concern the theoretical characterization of functional electroactive/photoactive molecular materials of special relevance in the field of Molecular Electronics. The MolMatTC group, under the leadership of Dr. E. Ortí, has collaborated with many Spanish and international research groups involved in the synthesis, characterization and device development of molecular materials. The results obtained have been of special relevance for: 1) optimizing the photophysical properties of luminescent materials used in light-emitting devices (LECs and OLEDs), 2) understanding the charge transfer processes of electron donor/acceptor systems used in solar cells, 3) disentangling the structural and energetic aspects of molecular aggregation phenomena and supramolecular polymer formation, and 4) predicting the charge and energy transport properties of new organic semiconductors. E. Ortí was one of pioneers of the scientific community working on molecular materials currently grouped in the multidisciplinary RSEQ/RSEF group of Nanoscience and Molecular Materials (Nanomatmol).
E. Ortí has published around 350 papers , has been involved in 37 research projects (24 as principal investigator, 3 excellence PROMETEO projects) and has given around 125 invited/plenary talks and seminars. He has been Visiting Professor of the Univ. of Mons (Belgium) and, in 2014, he was distinguished with the Award to the Research Excellence of the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry (RSEQ).
E. Ortí has supervised 17 Doctoral, one of them awarded with the 2011 IUPAC Prize for Young Chemists, 4 with the Premio Extraordinario de Doctorado en Química and 4 received the Nanomatmol Doctorate Award. 10 of these students have continued a scientific career in Universities or Research Centers (Universidad de Valencia, Technical University of Munich, Universidad de Zaragoza), 1 has obtained an ERC contract, and 3 of them enjoy excellence research contracts (Ramón y Cajal, Juan de la Cierva and CDEIGENT). He actively participates in the Erasmus Mundus Master on Theoretical Chemistry and Computational Modelling, and is the coordinator at the Universidad de Valencia of the Doctoral Program on Theoretical Chemistry and Computational Modelling."
Research interests
Theoretical chemist working on molecular materials: electronic excited states and luminescent properties, non-covalent interactions and supramolecular organization, organic semiconductors and charge-transport properties, hole-transporting materials and perovskite-based solar cells.
Publications
Aragó, J; Ortí, E; Sancho-García, JC
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Nonlocal van der Waals Approach Merged with Double-Hybrid Density Functionals: Toward the Accurate Treatment of Noncovalent Interactions"
J. Chem. Theory Comput. 9 2013
| 10.1021/ct4003527
Baranoff, E; Bolink, HJ; Constable, EC; Delgado, M; Häussinger, D; Housecroft, CE; Nazeeruddin, MK; Neuburger, M; Ortí, E; Schneider, GE; Tordera, D; Walliser, RM; Zampese, JA
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Tuning the photophysical properties of cationic iridium(III) complexes containing cyclometallated 1-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-1H-pyrazole through functionalized 2,2?-bipyridine ligands: blue but not blue enough"
Dalton Trans. 42 2013
| 10.1039/c2dt32160b
Bouit, PA; Infantes, L; Calbo, J; Viruela, R; Ortí, E; Delgado, JL; Martín, N
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Efficient Light Harvesters Based on the 10-(1,3-Dithiol-2-ylidene)anthracene Core"
Org. Lett. 15 2013
| 10.1021/ol401841u
Brunetti, FG; Isla, H; Aragó, J; Ortí, E; Pérez, EM; Martín, N
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Exploiting Multivalent Nanoparticles for the Supramolecular Functionalization of Graphene with a Nonplanar Recognition Motif"
Chem.-Eur. J. 19 2013
| 10.1002/chem.201301102
Calbo, J; Aragó, J; Ortí, E
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Theoretical study of the benzoquinone-tetrathiafulvalene-benzoquinone triad in neutral and oxidized/reduced states"
Theor. Chem. Acc. 132 1330 2013
| 10.1007/s00214-013-1330-3
Calbo, J; Aragó, J; Otón, F; Lloveras, V; Mas-Torrent, M; Vidal-Gancedo, J; Veciana, J; Rovira, C; Ortí, E
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Tetrathiafulvalene-Based Mixed-Valence Acceptor-Donor-Acceptor Triads: A Joint Theoretical and Experimental Approach"
Chem.-Eur. J. 19 2013
| 10.1002/chem.201302910
Constable, EC; Neuburger, M; Rösel, P; Schneider, GE; Zampese, JA; Housecroft, CE; Monti, F; Armaroli, N; Costa, RD; Orti, E
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Ligand-Based Charge-Transfer Luminescence in Ionic Cyclometalated Iridium(III) Complexes Bearing a Pyrene-Functionalized Bipyridine Ligand: A Joint Theoretical and Experimental Study"
Inorg. Chem. 52 2013
| 10.1021/ic302026f
Costa, RD; Aragó, J; Ortí, E; Pappenfus, TM; Mann, KR; Matczyszyn, K; Samoc, M; Zafra, JL; Navarrete, JTL; Casado, J
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Impact of the Synergistic Collaboration of Oligothiophene Bridges and Ruthenium Complexes on the Optical Properties of Dumbbell-Shaped Compounds"
Chem.-Eur. J. 19 2013
| 10.1002/chem.201202456
Dreyse, P; Loeb, B; Soto-Arriaza, M; Tordera, D; Ortí, E; Serrano-Pérez, JJ; Bolink, HJ
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Effect of free rotation in polypyridinic ligands of Ru(II) complexes applied in light-emitting electrochemical cells"
Dalton Trans. 42 2013
| 10.1039/c3dt52067f
García, F; Aragó, J; Viruela, R; Ortí, E; Sánchez, L
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A bis(triazole)benzamide receptor for the complexation of halide anions and neutral carboxylic acid guests. Guest-controlled topicity and self-assembly"
Org. Biomol. Chem. 11 2013
| 10.1039/c2ob26797g
Meier, SB; Sarfert, W; Junquera-Hernández, JM; Delgado, M; Tordera, D; Ortí, E; Bolink, HJ; Kessler, F; Scopelliti, R; Grätzel, M; Nazeeruddin, MK; Baranoff, E
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A deep-blue emitting charged bis-cyclometallated iridium(III) complex for light-emitting electrochemical cells"
J. Mater. Chem. C 1 2013
| 10.1039/c2tc00251e
Monti, F; Kessler, F; Delgado, M; Frey, J; Bazzanini, F; Accorsi, G; Armaroli, N; Bolink, HJ; Ortí, E; Scopelliti, R; Nazeeruddin, MK; Baranoff, E
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Charged Bis-Cyclometalated Iridium(III) Complexes with Carbene-Based Ancillary Ligands"
Inorg. Chem. 52 2013
| 10.1021/ic400600d
Pertegás, A; Tordera, D; Serrano-Pérez, JJ; Ortí, E; Bolink, HJ
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Light-Emitting Electrochemical Cells Using Cyanine Dyes as the Active Components"
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 135 2013
| 10.1021/ja407515w
Sancho-García, JC; Aragó, J; Ortí, E; Olivier, Y
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Obtaining the lattice energy of the anthracene crystal by modern yet affordable first-principles methods"
J. Chem. Phys. 138 204304 2013
| 10.1063/1.4806436
Tordera, D; Bünzli, AM; Pertegás, A; Junquera-Hernández, JM; Constable, EC; Zampese, JA; Housecroft, CE; Ortí, E; Bolink, HJ
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Efficient Green-Light-Emitting Electrochemical Cells Based on Ionic Iridium Complexes with Sulfone-Containing Cyclometalating Ligands"
Chem.-Eur. J. 19 2013
| 10.1002/chem.201300457
Tordera, D; Frey, J; Vonlanthen, D; Constable, E; Pertegás, A; Ortí, E; Bolink, HJ; Baranoff, E; Nazeeruddin, MK
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Low Current Density Driving Leads to Efficient, Bright, and Stable Green Electroluminescence"
Adv. Energy Mater. 3 2013
| 10.1002/aenm.201300284
Tordera, D; Serrano-Pérez, JJ; Pertegás, A; Ortí, E; Bolink, HJ; Baranoff, E; Nazeeruddin, MK; Frey, J
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Correlating the Lifetime and Fluorine Content of Iridium(III) Emitters in Green Light-Emitting Electrochemical Cells"
Chem. Mater. 25 2013
| 10.1021/cm402473j
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