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2025

34.  A Robust Crystal Structure Prediction Method to Support Small Molecule Drug Development with Large Scale Validation and Prospective Studies

D. Zhou, I. Bier, B. Santra, L. Jacobson, C. Wu, A. Suarez, B. Almaguer, P. Skrdla, P. Devine, H. Yu, R. Abel, R. Friesner, L. Wang

Nature Communications 16, 2210 (2025) [ChemRxiv] 

2021

33.  Self-Interaction Correction in Water-Ion Clusters

K. Wagle, B. Santra*, P. Bhattarai, C. Shahi, M. R. Pederson, K. A. Jackson, and J. P. Perdew

The Journal of Chemical Physics 154, 094302 (2021) [arxiv]

32.  Exploring and enhancing the accuracy of interior-scaled Perdew-Zunger self-interaction correction

P. Bhattarai, B. Santra, K. Wagle, Y. Yamamoto, R. R. Zope, A. Ruzsinszky, K. A. Jackson, and J. P. Perdew

The Journal of Chemical Physics 154, 094105 (2021) [arxiv]

31.  Enabling Large-Scale Condensed-Phase Hybrid Density Functional Theory Based Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics II: Extensions to the Isobaric-Isoenthalpic and Isobaric-Isothermal Ensembles

H.-Y. Ko, B. Santra​, and R. A. DiStasio, Jr.

Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation 17, 7789 (2021) [arxiv]

2020

30.  Isotope effects on molecular structures and electronic properties of liquid water via deep potential molecular dynamics based on SCAN functional

J. Xu, C. Zhang, L. Zhang, M. Chen, B. Santra, and X. Wu

Physical Review B 102, 214113 (2020) [arxiv]

29.  The Fermi-Löwdin self-interaction correction for ionization energies of organic molecules

S. Adhikari, B. Santra, S. Ruan, P. Bhattarai, N.K. Nepal, K.A. Jackson, and A. Ruzsinszky

The Journal of Chemical Physics 153, 184303 (2020) [arXiv]

28.  Ab Initio Theories of Isotope Effects in X-ray Absorption Spectra of Liquid Water

C. Zhang, L. Zhang, J. Xu, F. Tang, B. Santra, and X. Wu

Physical Review B 102, 115155 (2020)

27.  Self-interaction error overbinds water clusters but cancels in structural energy differences

K. Sharkas, K. Wagle, B. Santra*, S. Akter, R.R. Zope, T. Baruah, K. A. Jackson, J.P. Perdew, and J.E. Peralta

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 117, 11283 (2020)

26.   Simple hydrogenic estimates for the exchange and correlation energies of atoms and atomic ions, with implications for density functional theory

A.D. Kaplan, B. Santra, P. Bhattarai, K. Wagle, S.T. R. Chowdhury, P. Bhetwal, J. Yu, H. Tang, K. Burke, M. Levy, J. P. Perdew 

The Journal of Chemical Physics 153, 074114 (2020) [arXiv]

25. A Step in the Direction of Resolving the Paradox of Perdew-Zunger Self-interaction Correction. II. Gauge Consistency of the Energy Density at Three Levels of Approximation

P. Bhattarai, K. Wagle, C. Shahi, Y. Yamamoto, S. Romero, B. Santra, R.R. Zope, J.E. Peralta, K.A. Jackson, and J. P. Perdew

The Journal of Chemical Physics 152, 214109 (2020) [arXiv]

24. ​ Enabling Large-Scale Condensed-Phase Hybrid Density Functional Theory Based Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics I: Theory, Algorithm, and Performance

H.-Y. Ko, J. Jia, ​B. Santra​, X. Wu, R. Car, and R. A. DiStasio, Jr.

Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation 16, 3757 (2020) [arXiv]

2019

23. ​ A step in the direction of resolving the paradox of Perdew-Zunger self-interaction correction

R. R. Zope, Y. Yamamoto, C. Diaz, T. Baruah, J. E. Peralta, K. A. Jackson, ​ B. Santra​, and J. P. Perdew

The Journal of Chemical Physics 151, 214108 (2019) [arXiv]

22. Isotope Effects in Liquid Water via Deep Potential Molecular Dynamics

H.-Y. Ko, L. Zhang, B. Santra, H. Wang, W. E., R. A. DiStasio, Jr., and R. Car

Molecular Physics 117, 3269 (2019) [arXiv]

21. Perdew-Zunger self-interaction correction: How wrong for uniform densities and large-Z atoms?

B. Santra* and J. P. Perdew

The Journal of Chemical Physics 150, 174106 (2019) [arXiv]

20. Stretched or noded orbital densities and self-interaction correction in density functional theory

C. Shahi, P. Bhattarai, K. Wagle, B. Santra, S. Schwalbe, T. Hahn, J. Kortus, K. A. Jackson, J. E. Peralta, K. Trepte, S. Lehtola, N. K. Nepal, H. Myneni, B. Neupane, S. Adhikari, A. Ruzsinszky, Y. Yamamoto, T. Baruah, R. R. Zope, and J. P. Perdew

The Journal of Chemical Physics 150, 174102 (2019) [arXiv]

2018

19. Root-Growth of Boron Nitride Nanotubes: Experiments and ​Ab Initio Simulations

B. Santra*, H.-Y. Ko, Y.-W Yeh, F. Martelli, I. Kaganovich, Y. Raitses, and R. Car 

Nanoscale 10, 22223 (2018) [Fulltext] [Supplementary]

18. Thermal Expansion in Dispersion-Bound Molecular Crystals 

H.-Y. Ko, R. A. DiStasio, Jr., B. Santra, and R. Car

Physical Review Materials 2, 055603 (2018) [Fulltext]

17. Hydroxide diffuses slower than hydronium in water because its solvated structure inhibits correlated proton transfer 

M. Chen, L. Zheng, B. Santra, H.-Y. Ko, R. A. DiStasio, Jr., M. L. Klein, R. Car, and X. Wu. 

Nature Chemistry 10, 413 (2018) [Fulltext]; News & Views of Nature Chemistry 

16. Structural, Electronic, and Dynamical Properties of Liquid Water by ab initio Molecular Dynamics based on SCAN Functional within the Canonical Ensemble 

L. Zheng, M. Chen, Z. Sun, H.-Y. Ko, B. Santra, P. Dhuvad, and X. Wu.

The Journal of Chemical Physics 148, 164505 (2018) [Fulltext]

2017

15. In situ characterization of nanoparticles using Rayleigh scattering

B. Santra*, M. N. Shneider, and R. Car 

Scientific Reports (Nature Group) 7, 40230 (2017) [Fulltext]

14. Ab initio theory and modeling of water

M. Chen, H.-Y. Ko, R. Remsing, M. Andrade, B. Santra, Z. Sun, A. Selloni, R. Car, M. L. Klein, J. P. Perdew, and X. Wu 

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA 114, 10846 (2017) [Fulltext]

13. Advanced capabilities for materials modelling with Quantum ESPRESSO 

P. Giannozzi, O Andreussi, T Brumme, O Bunau, M Buongiorno Nardelli, M Calandra, R Car, C Cavazzoni, D Ceresoli, M Cococcioni, N Colonna, I Carnimeo, A Dal Corso, S de Gironcoli, P Delugas, R A DiStasio Jr, A Ferretti, A Floris, G Fratesi, G Fugallo, R Gebauer, U Gerstmann, F Giustino, T Gorni, J Jia, M Kawamura, H-Y Ko, A Kokalj, E Küçükbenli, M Lazzeri, M Marsili, N Marzari, F Mauri, N L Nguyen, H-V Nguyen, A Otero-de-la-Roza, L Paulatto, S Poncé, D Rocca, R Sabatini, B Santra, M Schlipf, A P Seitsonen, A Smogunov, I Timrov, T Thonhauser, P Umari, N Vast, X Wu, and S Baroni

Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 29, 465901 (2017) [Fulltext]

12. X-ray absorption of liquid water by advanced ab initio methods 

Z. Sun, M. Chen, L. Zheng, J. Wang, B. Santra, H. Shen, L. Xu, W. Kang, M. L. Klein, and X. Wu 

Physical Review B 96, 104202 (2017) [Fulltext]

2016-2012

11. Local structure analysis in ab initio liquid water 

B. Santra, R. A. DiStasio Jr., F. Martelli, and R. Car 

Molecular Physics 113, 2829 (2015); Special issue of Jean-Pierre Hansen [Fulltext]

10. Systematic study of chloride ion solvation in water using van der Waals inclusive hybrid density functional theory 

A. Bankura, B. Santra, R. A. DiStasio Jr., C. W. Swartz, M. L. Klein, and X. Wu 

Molecular Physics 113, 2842 (2015); Special issue of Jean-Pierre Hansen [Fulltext]

9. The individual and collective effects of exact exchange and dispersion interactions on the ab initio structure of liquid water 

R. A. DiStasio Jr., B. Santra, Z. Li, X. Wu, and R. Car

The Journal of Chemical Physics 141, 084502 (2014) [Fulltext]

8. On the accuracy of van der Waals inclusive density-functional theory exchange-correlation functionals for ice at ambient and high pressures 

B. Santra, J. Klimeš, A. Tkatchenko, D. Alfè, B. Slater, A. Michaelides, R. Car, and M. Scheffler 

The Journal of Chemical Physics 139, 154702 (2013) [Fulltext]

7. Structure and energetics of benzene adsorbed on transition-metal surfaces: density-functional theory with van der Waals interactions including collective substrate response 

W. Liu, V. G. Ruiz, G.-X. Zhang, B. Santra, X. Ren, M. Scheffler, and A. Tkatchenko 

New Journal of Physics 15, 053046 (2013) [Fulltext]

6. Benzene adsorbed on Metals: Concerted effect of covalency and van der Waals bonding 

W. Liu, J. Carrasco, B. Santra, A. Michaelides, M. Scheffler, and A. Tkatchenko 

Physical Review B 86, 245405 (2012) [Fulltext]

2011-2007

5. Hydrogen bonds and van der Waals forces in ice at ambient and high pressures

B. Santra, J. Klimeš, D. Alfè, A. Tkatchenko, B. Slater, A. Michaelides, R. Car, and M. Scheffler

Physical Review Letters 107, 185701 (2011) [Fulltext]

4. To wet or not to wet? Dispersion forces tip the balance for water-ice on metals 

J. Carrasco, B. Santra, J. Klimeš, and A. Michaelides 

Physical Review Letters 106, 026101 (2011) [Fulltext]


Ph.D. Thesis: Density-Functional Theory Exchange-Correlation Functionals for Hydrogen Bonds in Water

B. Santra

Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Berlin [Fulltext]

3. Coupled cluster benchmarks of water monomers and dimers extracted from density-functional theory liquid water: The importance of monomer deformations 

B. Santra, A. Michaelides, and M. Scheffler

The Journal of Chemical Physics 131, 124509 (2009) [Fulltext]

2. On the accuracy of density-functional theory exchange-correlation functionals for H bonds in small water clusters. II. The water hexamer and van der Waals interactions 

B. Santra, A. Michaelides, M. Fuchs, A. Tkatchenko, C. Filippi, and M. Scheffler 

The Journal of Chemical Physics 129, 194111 (2008) [Fulltext] [SI]

1. On the accuracy of density-functional theory exchange-correlation functionals for H bonds in small water clusters: Benchmarks approaching the complete basis set limit 

B. Santra, A. Michaelides, and M. Scheffler 

The Journal of Chemical Physics 127, 184104 (2007) [Fulltext] [Supporting Information]

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