Publications

2025

33. A. Chiesa, A. Privitera, E. Garlatti, G. Allodi, R. Bittl,* M. R. Wasielewski,* R. Sessoli,* S. Carretta, "Chirality-Induced Spin Selectivity at the Molecular Level: A Different Perspective to Understand and Exploit the Phenomenon", J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2025, 16, 21, 5358-5372, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.5c00755

32. A. Privitera,* A. Chiesa, F. Santanni, A. Carella, D. Ranieri, A. Caneschi, M. D. Krzyaniak, R. M. Young, M. R. Wasielewski,* S. Carretta,* R. Sessoli,* "Room-Temperature Optical Spin Polarization of an Electron Spin Qudit in a Vanadyl - Free Base Porphyrin Dimer", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 1, 331–341, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c10632

2024

31. A. Veneri, A. Privitera, A. Gabbani, B. Muzzi, M. Becucci, A. Caneschi, F. Di Benedetto, F. Pineider, L. Sorace, M. Mannini,* "Environmentally Friendly Pathway to Kesterite Nanoparticles with Controlled Sn Content: An In-Depth Study of Magnetic and Optical Properties", J. Phys. Chem. C 2024,  128, 26, 10903-10914; DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.4c02095

30. A. Jungbluth, E. Cho, A. Privitera, K. M. Yallum, P. Kaienburg, A. E. Lauritzen, T. Derrien, S. V. Kesava, I. Habib, S. Pratik, N. Banerji, J-L. Brédas, V. Coropceanu, M. Riede,* "Limiting factors for charge generation in low-offset fullerene-based organic solar cells", Nat. Comm. 2024,  15, 5488; DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49432-5 

29. F. Santanni, A. Privitera,* "Metalloporphyrins as building blocks for quantum information science", Adv. Opt. Mater. 2024, 2303036; DOI: 10.1002/adom.202303036

28. R-Z. An, Y. Sun, H-Y. Chen, Y. Liu*, A. Privitera, W. K. Myers, T. K. Ronson, A. J. Gillett*, N. C. Greenham, L-S. Cui*, "Excited-state engineering enables efficient deep-blue light-emitting diodes exhibiting BT.2020 color gamut", Adv. Mater. 2024, 2313602; DOI: 10.1002/adma.202313602

2023

27. D. Ranieri, A. Privitera, F. Santanni, K. Urbanska, G. J. Strachan, B. Twamley, E. Salvadori, Y.-K. Liao, M. Chiesa, M. O. Senge,* F. Totti, L. Sorace,* R. Sessoli,* "A Heterometallic Porphyrin Dimer as a Potential Quantum Gate: Magneto-Structural Correlations and Spin Coherence Properties", Angew. Chem. 2023, e202312936; DOI: 10.1002/anie.202312936

26. A. Privitera,* D. Faccio, D. Giuri, E. I. Latawiec, D. Genovese, F. Tassinari, L. Mummolo, M. Chiesa, C. Fontanesi, E. Salvadori, A. Cornia, M. R. Wasielewski, C. Tomasini,* R. Sessoli,* "Challenges in the direct detection of chirality-induced spin selectivity: investigation of foldamer-based donor/acceptor dyads", Chem. Eur. J. 2023, e202301005; DOI: 10.1002/chem.202301005

25. A. Chiesa, A. Privitera, E. Macaluso, M. Mannini, R. Bittl*, R. Naaman*, M. R. Wasielewski,* R. Sessoli,* S. Carretta,* "Chirality-induced spin selectivity: an enabling technology for quantum applications", Adv. Mater. 2023, 2300472, DOI: 10.1002/adma.202300472

24. Y. Wang, J. Luke, A. Privitera, N. Rolland, C. Labanti, G. Londi, V. Lemaur, D. T.W. Toolan, A. J. Sneyd, S. Jeong, D. Qian, Y. Olivier, L. Sorace, J.-S. Kim, D. Beljonne, Z. Li, A. Gillett,* "The critical role of the donor polymer in the stability of high-performance non-fullerene acceptor organic solar cells", Joule 2023, 7, 4, 810-829; DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2023.03.002

23. D. Ranieri, F. Santanni, A. Privitera, A. Albino, E. Salvadori, M. Chiesa, F. Totti, L. Sorace,* R. Sessoli,* "An exchange coupled meso-meso linked vanadyl porphyrin dimer for quantum information processing", Chem. Sci. 2023, 14, 61-69; DOI: 10.1039/D2SC04969D (inside front cover)

2022

22. A. Privitera, E. Macaluso, A. Chiesa, A. Gabbani, D. Faccio, D. Giuri, M. Briganti, N. Giaconi, F. Santanni, N. Jarmouni, L. Poggini, M. Mannini, M. Chiesa, C. Tomasini, F. Pineider, E. Salvadori,* S. Carretta,* R. Sessoli,* "Direct detection of spin polarization in photoinduced charge transfer through a chiral bridge", Chem. Sci. 2022, 13, 12208-12218; DOI: 10.1039/D2SC03712B (Primo Levi prize – silver medal)

21. A. Privitera, J. Grüne, A. Karki, W. K. Myers, V. Dyakonov, T.-Q. Nguyen, M. K. Riede, R. H. Friend, A. Sperlich,* A. Gillett,* "Geminate and non-geminate pathways for triplet exciton formation in organic solar cells", Adv. Energy Mater. 2022, 12, 2103944; DOI: 10.1002/aenm.202103944

20. L. Conti, G. E. Giacomazzo, B. Valtancoli, M. Perfetti, A. Privitera, C. Giorgi, P. S. Sfragano, I. Palchetti, S. Pecchioli, P. Bruni, F. Cencetti,* "Highly charged Ru(II) polypyridyl complexes as photosensitizer agents in photodynamic therapy of epithelial ovarian cancer cells", Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 23, 13302; DOI: 10.3390/ijms232113302

19. E. Cerrato, A. Privitera, M Chiesa, E. Salvadori,* M. C. Paganini,* "Nitrogen-Doped Zinc Oxide for Photo-Driven Molecular Hydrogen Production", Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 23, 5222; DOI: 10.3390/ijms23095222

2021

18. A. Gillett,* A. Privitera, R. Dilmurat, A. Karki, D. Qian, A. Pershin, G. Londi, W. K. Myers, J. Lee, J. Yuan, S.-J. Ko, M. K. Riede, F. Gao, G. C. Bazan, A. Rao, T.-Q. Nguyen,* D. Beljonne,* R. H. Friend,* "The role of charge recombination to spin-triplet excitons in non-fullerene acceptor organic solar cells", Nature 2021, 597, 666–671; DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-03840-5

17. A. Privitera, M. Righetto, F. Cacialli, M. Riede,* "Perspectives of organic and perovskite-based spintronics", Adv. Optical Mater. 2021, 2100215; DOI: 10.1002/adom.202100215 (inside front cover)

16. A. Privitera,* R. Warren, G. Londi, P. Kaienburg, J. Liu, A. Sperlich, A. E. Lauritzen, O. Thimm, A. Ardavan, D. Beljonne, M. Riede,* "Electron spin as fingerprint for charge generation and transport in doped organic semiconductors", J. Mater. Chem. C 2021, 9, 2944 - 2954; DOI: 10.1039/D0TC06097F

15. I. Ramirez, A. Privitera, S. Karuthedath, A. Jungbluth, J. Benduhn, A. Sperlich, D. Spoltore, K. Vandewal, F. Laquai, M. Riede,* "The role of spin in the degradation of organic photovoltaics", Nat. Commun. 2021, 12, 471;DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20601-6

2020

14. M. Righetto,* F. Carraro, A. Privitera, G. Marafon, A. Moretto, C. Ferrante,* "The Elusive Nature of Carbon Nanodot Fluorescence: An Unconventional Perspective", J. Phys. Chem. C 2020, 124, 40, 22314 - 22320; DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c06996

13. A. Privitera, G. Londi, M. Riede, G. D'Avino, D. Beljonne,* "Molecular quadrupole moments facilitate ground-state charge generation in doped organic semiconductors", Adv. Funct. Mater. 2020, 30, 2004600; DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202004600

12. M. S. Kotova, G. Londi, J. Junker, S. Dietz, A. Privitera, K. Tvingstedt, D. Beljonne, A. Sperlich,* V. Dyakonov, "On the Absence of Triplet Exciton Loss Pathways in Non-Fullerene Acceptor based Organic Solar Cells", Mater. Horiz. 2020, 7, 1641 - 1649; DOI: 10.1039/D0MH00286K

11. A. H. Balawi, Z. Kan, J. Gorenflot, P. Guarracino, N. Chaturvedi, A. Privitera, S. Liu, Y. Gao, L. Franco, P. Beaujuge, F. Laquai,* "Efficiency-limiting Processes in All-Polymer Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells: Quantification of the Yield of Individual Photophysical Processes", Solar RRL 2020, 4, 2000181; DOI: 10.1002/solr.202000181

10. N. Sharma, M. Y. Wong, D. Hall, E. Spuling, F. T. Carmona, A. Privitera, G. Copley, D. B. Cordes, A. M. Z. Slawin, C. Murawski, M. C. Gather, D. Beljonne, Y. Olivier,* D. W. Samuel,* E. Zysman-Colman,* "Exciton efficiency beyond the spin statistical limit in organic light-emitting diodes based on anthracene derivatives", J. Mater. Chem. C 2020, 8, 3773-3783; DOI: 10.1039/C9TC06356K

9. S. V. Kesava,* Y. Hassan, A. Privitera, A. Varambhia, H. J. Snaith, M. K. Riede,* "Azetidinium as Cation in Lead Mixed Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals of Optoelectronic Quality", AIP Adv. 2020, 10, 025001; DOI: 10.1063/1.5133042 (selected as Editor’s Pick)

2018 & 2019

8. R. Warren, A. Privitera, P. Kaienburg, A. E. Lauritzen, O. Thimm, J. Nelson, M. K. Riede,* "Controlling energy levels and Fermi level en route to fully tailored energetics in organic semiconductors", Nat. Commun. 2019, 10, 5538; DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-13563-x (PE-CDT Paper of the Year)

7. M. Righetto, A. Privitera, F. Carraro, Luca Bolzonello, C. Ferrante, L. Franco, R. Bozio,* "Engineering interactions in QDs–PCBM blends: a surface chemistry approach", Nanoscale 2018, 10, 11913-11922; DOI:  10.1039/C8NR03520B

2017

6. A. Privitera,* M. Righetto, M. De Bastiani, F. Carraro, M. Rancan, L. Armelao, G. Granozzi, R. Bozio, L. Franco, "Hybrid Organic/Inorganic Perovskite−Polymer Nanocomposites: Toward the Enhancement of Structural and Electrical Properties", J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2017, 8, 5981−5986; DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.7b03077

5. M. Righetto, A. Privitera, I. Fortunati, D. Mosconi, M. Zerbetto, M. L. Curri, M. Corricelli, A. Moretto, S. Agnoli, L. Franco, R. Bozio, C. Ferrante,* "Spectroscopic Insights into Carbon Dot Systems", J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2017, 8, 2236−2242; DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.7b00794

4. A. Privitera,* M. Righetto, R. Bozio, L. Franco, "The central role of ligands in electron transfer from perovskite nanocrystals", MRS Adv. 2017, 1-9; DOI: 10.1557/adv.2017.302

2015 & 2016

3. M. Righetto, A. Privitera, L. Franco, R. Bozio,* "Optical Excitation Dynamics at Hetero-Interfaces Fullerene/Quantum Dots", Organic, Hybrid, and Perovskite Photovoltaics XVIII, 2017, 10363, 103632D (Conference proceeding); DOI: 10.1117/12.2273369

2. A. Privitera, M. Righetto, D. Mosconi, F. Lorandi, A. A. Isse, A. Moretto, R Bozio, C. Ferrante, L. Franco,* "Boosting Carbon Quantum Dots/Fullerene electron transfer via surface group engineering", Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2016,18, 31286-31295; DOI: 10.1039/C6CP05981C

1. D. Mosconi, D. Mazzier, S. Silvestrini, A. Privitera, C. Marega, L. Franco, A. Moretto,* "Synthesis and Photochemical Applications of Processable Polymers Enclosing Photoluminescent Carbon Quantum Dots", ACS Nano 2015, 9, 4156-4164; DOI:10.1021/acsnano.5b00319