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Scott Sayres
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Associate Professor of Chemistry interested in ultrafast dynamics and atomically precise materials at ASU. sites.google.com/asu.edu/sayreslab
Nonadiabatic molecular dynamics simulations (NA-MD) are now possible for metal oxide clusters! Our latest research combines ultrafast pump-probe spectroscopy with cutting-edge NAMD simulations in titanium oxide clusters. pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
Revealing Recombination and Ultrafast Relaxation Mechanisms in Atomically Precise Titania Nanoclusters
Understanding dynamics of excited electronic states is critical for optimizing photoactive nanomaterials in numerous technological applications, including those employing semiconducting nanoscale tran...
pubs.acs.org
October 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Excited to share our latest findings of what structural features affect the ultrafast dynamics of copper oxide clusters. This work is now highlighted as the front cover of Journal Physical Chemistry Letters! Check it out here: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
July 13, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Honored to be part of DEAMN25! dornsife.usc.edu/deamn25/
May 25, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Enjoying the beautiful city of Erice in Sicily for the DEAMN25 conference! dornsife.usc.edu/deamn25/
May 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
A great week for the Sayres group..thrilled to celebrate the accomplishments of my undergraduate force right before they graduate!! Congrats to Cameron, Hailey, and Sam on your well deserved awards!!!
April 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Thrilled to have our latest publication highlighted in a commentary in Science by @dereklowe.bsky.social
www.science.org/content/blog...

original paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Carbyne Remains Elusive
www.science.org
January 10, 2025 at 3:23 AM
New Paper Alert to start out 2025: Here, we report the the crystal structure of Au-pseudocarbyne(C6)- a new material composed of ‒C≡C– units and gold!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
January 6, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Reposted by Scott Sayres
We are ready to kick off the 2nd edition of the #materialz winter school at Biosphere 2. Grateful to our sponsors, @NSF, ASU, @uarizona.bsky.social. It's going to be a fun week! @scottgsayres.bsky.social @ph8iamnorth.bsky.social, Bruno and Marat.
#materialzwinterschool
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January 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM