Eli Espinoza

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0134-2833

Charge transfer, Photochemistry, Energetics, Chromophore, Copper chemistry, Sugar chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Self-immolative linkers, Inorganic photochemistry, Ultrafast Spectroscopy

Works (52)

Updated: April 11th, 2023 10:13

2023 journal article

Employing Long-Range Inductive Effects to Modulate Metal-to- Ligand Charge Transfer Photoluminescence in Homoleptic Cu(I) Complexes

INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 62(7), 3248–3259.

By: M. Rosko, E. Espinoza, S. Arteta, S. Kromer, J. Wheeler & F. Castellano

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: February 8, 2023

2022 journal article

A self-immolative linker that releases thiols detects penicillin amidase and nitroreductase with high sensitivity via absorption spectroscopy

Chemical Communications.

By: E. Espinoza, J. Røise*, M. He*, I. Li*, A. Agatep*, P. Udenyi*, H. Han*, N. Jackson* ...

Source: ORCID
Added: February 17, 2022

2022 journal article

Acid-Sensitive Surfactants Enhance the Delivery of Nucleic Acids

Molecular Pharmaceutics, 12.

By: J. Røise*, H. Han*, J. Li*, D. Kerr*, C. Taing*, K. Behrouzi*, M. He*, E. Ruan* ...

author keywords: drug delivery; endosomal disruption; nucleic acids; surfactants; transfection
Source: ORCID
Added: January 16, 2022

2022 journal article

Charge transfer vs. proton transfer in the excited-state dynamics of biomimetic pyranoflavylium cations

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology, 10, 100110.

By: E. Espinoza, J. Clark*, C. Pacheco da Silva, J. Derr*, G. Thalmer de Medeiros Silva, M. Bilones, M. Morales*, F. Quina*, V. Vullev*

Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: November 23, 2022

2022 journal article

Photophysics and Electrochemistry of Biomimetic Pyranoflavyliums: What Can Bioinspiration from Red Wines Offer

Photochem, 2(1), 9–31.

By: E. Espinoza, J. Clark*, M. Billones*, G. Medeiros Silva, C. Silva*, F. Quina*, V. Vullev*

Source: ORCID
Added: January 16, 2022

2021 journal article

Advances in Imaging Reactive Oxygen Species

Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 62(4), 457–461.

By: E. Espinoza, J. Røise*, I. Li*, R. Das* & N. Murthy*

author keywords: animal imaging; molecular imaging; ROS; chromophores; imaging; radicals
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 16, 2022

2021 journal article

Correction: Multifaceted aspects of charge transfer

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics.

By: J. Derr*, J. Tamayo*, J. Clark*, M. Morales*, M. Mayther*, E. Espinoza, K. Rybicka-Jasińska*, V. Vullev*

Source: ORCID
Added: January 16, 2022

2021 journal article

How does tautomerization affect the excited-state dynamics of an amino acid-derivatized corrole?

Photosynthesis Research, 148(1-2), 67–76.

By: J. Clark*, R. Orłowski*, J. Derr*, E. Espinoza, D. Gryko & V. Vullev*

author keywords: Porphyrinoids; Corroles; Tautomers; Hydrogen bonding; Kinetic isotope effect; Transient-absorption spectroscopy
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 17, 2022

2021 journal article

Making Nitronaphthalene Fluoresce

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 10, 10295–10303.

By: K. Rybicka-Jasińska*, E. Espinoza, J. Clark*, J. Derr*, G. Carlos*, M. Morales*, M. Billones*, O. Omar* ...

Source: ORCID
Added: January 16, 2022

2021 journal article

On the Search of a Silver Bullet for the Preparation of Bioinspired Molecular Electrets with Propensity to Transfer Holes at High Potentials

Biomolecules, 11(3), 429.

author keywords: Purdie-Irvine alkylation; etherification; molecular electrets; dipoles
Source: ORCID
Added: January 16, 2022

2021 journal article

Role of intramolecular hydrogen bonds in promoting electron flow through amino acid and oligopeptide conjugates

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(11).

By: R. Orłowski*, J. Clark*, J. Derr*, E. Espinoza, M. Mayther*, O. Staszewska-Krajewska*, J. Winkler, H. Jędrzejewska* ...

author keywords: charge transfer; hydrogen bonding; corrole; folding; perylene diimide
Source: ORCID
Added: January 16, 2022

2020 journal article

Biomimetic and bioinspired molecular electrets. How to make them and why does the established peptide chemistry not always work?

Pure and Applied Chemistry, 92(2), 275–299.

By: K. Skonieczny*, E. Espinoza, J. Derr*, M. Morales*, J. Clinton*, B. Xia*, V. Vullev*

author keywords: bioinspired; biomimetic; electrets; NICE-2018; peptide synthesis; selective reduction
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 18, 2022

2020 journal article

Chromophores inspired by the colors of fruit, flowers and wine

Pure and Applied Chemistry, 92(2), 255–263.

By: C. Silva*, G. Silva*, T. Costa*, V. Carneiro*, F. Siddique*, A. Aquino*, A. Freitas*, J. Clark* ...

author keywords: anthocyanins; fluorescence; NICE-2018; phosphorescence; pyranoanthocyanins; pyranoflavylium cations
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 18, 2022

2020 journal article

Deciphering the unusual fluorescence in weakly coupled bis-nitro-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrroles

Communications Chemistry.

By: Y. Poronik*, G. Baryshnikov*, I. Deperasińska*, E. Espinoza, J. Clark*, H. Ågren*, D. Gryko, V. Vullev*

Source: ORCID
Added: January 16, 2022

2020 speech

Extending the Lifetime of Nitrated Poliaromatic Hydrocarbons for Photoinduced Hole Transfer Systems

Espinoza, E. (2020, November). Presented at the Workshop on Renewable Energy Sources and Nanotechnology, (Virtual).

By: E. Espinoza

Event: Workshop on Renewable Energy Sources and Nanotechnology at (Virtual)

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: February 5, 2022

2020 journal article

Multifaceted aspects of charge transfer

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 22(38), 21583–21629.

By: J. Derr*, J. Tamayo*, J. Clark*, M. Morales*, M. Mayther*, E. Espinoza, K. Rybicka-Jasińska*, V. Vullev*

Source: ORCID
Added: January 16, 2022

2020 journal article

Solvent-induced selectivity of Williamson etherification in the pursuit of amides resistant against oxidative degradation

RSC Advances.

Source: ORCID
Added: January 16, 2022

2019 journal article

Is it common for charge recombination to be faster than charge separation?

International Journal of Chemical Kinetics, 51(9), 657–668.

By: E. Espinoza, D. Bao*, M. Krzeszewski*, D. Gryko & V. Vullev*

author keywords: charge recombination; charge separation; charge transfer; electrets; electronic coupling; singlet-triplet mixing
Source: ORCID
Added: January 16, 2022

2019 journal article

Practical Aspects of Cyclic Voltammetry: How to Estimate Reduction Potentials When Irreversibility Prevails

Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 166(5), H3175–H3187.

By: E. Espinoza, J. Clark*, J. Soliman*, J. Derr*, M. Morales* & V. Vullev*

Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 17, 2022

2018 journal article

Bidirectional Solvatofluorochromism of a Pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrrole–Diketopyrrolopyrrole Hybrid

The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 122(25), 13424–13434.

By: H. Ryu*, M. Mayther*, J. Tamayo*, C. Azarias*, E. Espinoza, M. Banasiewicz*, Ł. Łukasiewicz*, Y. Poronik* ...

Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 17, 2022

2018 speech

Bioinspired Design for Inducing Charge Transfer in Molecular Electrets

Espinoza, E. (2018, May). Presented at the California State University Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.

By: E. Espinoza

Event: California State University Los Angeles at Los Angeles, CA

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: February 5, 2022

2018 journal article

Cover Picture: Dipole Effects on Electron Transfer are Enormous (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 38/2018)

Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 57(38), 12179–12179.

Source: ORCID
Added: January 16, 2022

2018 conference paper

Design of Electron Deficient Chromophores for Charge Transfer Systems

Espinoza, E. (2018, August). Presented at the Electron Donor-Acceptor Interactions Gordon Research Conference, Newport, RI.

By: E. Espinoza

Event: Electron Donor-Acceptor Interactions Gordon Research Conference at Newport, RI

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: February 5, 2022

2018 journal article

Dipole Effects on Electron Transfer are Enormous

Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 57(38), 12365–12369.

By: M. Krzeszewski*, E. Espinoza, C. Červinka*, J. Derr*, J. Clark*, D. Borchardt*, G. Beran*, D. Gryko, V. Vullev*

author keywords: charge transfer; dipoles; electron transfer; kinetics; Rehm-Weller equation
Sources: ORCID, Crossref
Added: January 16, 2022

2018 journal article

Dipole Effects on Electron Transfer are Enormous

Angewandte Chemie, 130(38), 12545–12549.

By: M. Krzeszewski*, E. Espinoza, C. Červinka*, J. Derr*, J. Clark*, D. Borchardt*, G. Beran*, D. Gryko, V. Vullev*

Source: ORCID
Added: January 16, 2022

2018 speech

Dipole Modulation of Charge Transfer

Espinoza, E. (2018, June). Presented at the 19th Annual University of California Systemwide Bioengineering Symposium, Riverside, California.

By: E. Espinoza

Event: 19th Annual University of California Systemwide Bioengineering Symposium at Riverside, California

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: February 5, 2022

2018 speech

Dipole Modulation of Charge Transfer in Anthranilamides

Espinoza, E. (2018, February). Presented at the Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CINESTAV-IPN), Unidad Merida, Merida, Yucatan., Mexico.

By: E. Espinoza

Event: Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CINESTAV-IPN) at Unidad Merida, Merida, Yucatan., Mexico

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: February 5, 2022

2018 conference paper

Dipole Modulation of Charge Transfer in Anthranilamides

Espinoza, E. (2018, February). Presented at the Frontiers in Photochemistry Conference, Cancun, Mexico.

By: E. Espinoza

Event: Frontiers in Photochemistry Conference at Cancun, Mexico

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: February 5, 2022

2018 journal article

Dipole-induced effects on charge transfer and charge transport. Why do molecular electrets matter?

Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 96(9), 843–858.

By: J. Derr*, J. Tamayo*, E. Espinoza, J. Clark* & V. Vullev*

author keywords: charge transfer; electron donors and acceptors; bioinspired; electric dipoles; electrets
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 18, 2022

2018 journal article

How Do Amides Affect the Electronic Properties of Pyrene?

ACS Omega, 3(10), 12857–12867.

By: E. Espinoza, J. Clark*, J. Derr*, D. Bao*, B. Georgieva*, F. Quina*, V. Vullev*

Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 18, 2022

2018 speech

Photoinitiating Hole Transfer for Harvesting Energy From the Sun

Espinoza, E. (2018, December). Presented at the Workshop on Renewable Energy Sources and Nanotechnology, Belem, Brazil.

By: E. Espinoza

Event: Workshop on Renewable Energy Sources and Nanotechnology at Belem, Brazil

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: February 5, 2022

2018 journal article

Titelbild: Dipole Effects on Electron Transfer are Enormous (Angew. Chem. 38/2018)

Angewandte Chemie, 130(38), 12357–12357.

By: M. Krzeszewski*, E. Espinoza, C. Červinka*, J. Derr*, J. Clark*, D. Borchardt*, G. Beran*, D. Gryko, V. Vullev*

Source: ORCID
Added: January 16, 2022

2017 journal article

Bioinspired Molecular Electrets: Bringing Proteomic Approaches to Charge-Transfer Systems

ECS Transactions, 77(11), 1517–1523.

By: E. Espinoza & V. Vullev*

Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 18, 2022

2017 journal article

Bioinspired approach toward molecular electrets: synthetic proteome for materials

Pure and Applied Chemistry, 89(12), 1777–1797.

By: E. Espinoza, J. Larsen-Clinton*, M. Krzeszewski*, N. Darabedian*, D. Gryko & V. Vullev*

author keywords: anthranilamides; anthranilic acid; bioinspired; biomimetic; electric dipole; electron transfer; energy conversion; NICE-2016; organic electronics
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 18, 2022

2017 journal article

Fluorinated aminoanthranilamides: non-native amino acids for bringing proteomic approaches to charge-transfer systems

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 19(11), 7871–7876.

By: J. Larsen-Clinton*, E. Espinoza, M. F. Mayther*, J. Clark*, C. Tao*, D. Bao*, C. Larino*, M. Wurch*, S. Lara*, V. Vullev*

Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 17, 2022

2017 speech

Inducing Charge Transfer in Molecular Electrets

Espinoza, E. (2017, March). Presented at the Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA.

By: E. Espinoza

Event: Azusa Pacific University at Azusa, CA

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: February 5, 2022

2017 speech

Making Nitropyrene Fluoresce: Electron deficient sensitizers that are good electron acceptors

Espinoza, E. (2017, December). Presented at the Workshop on Renewable Energy Sources and Nanotechnology, Belem, Brazil.

By: E. Espinoza

Event: Workshop on Renewable Energy Sources and Nanotechnology at Belem, Brazil

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: February 5, 2022

2017 conference paper

Making Nitropyrenes Fluoresce: Electron-Deficient Sensitizers for Bioinspired Charge Transfer Systems

Espinoza, E. (2017, July). Presented at the Photochemistry Gordon Conference, Lewiston, ME.

By: E. Espinoza

Event: Photochemistry Gordon Conference at Lewiston, ME

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: February 5, 2022

2016 journal article

Gating That Suppresses Charge Recombination–The Role of Mono-N-Arylated Diketopyrrolopyrrole

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 138(39), 12826–12832.

By: A. Purc*, E. Espinoza, R. Nazir*, J. Romero, K. Skonieczny*, A. Jeżewski*, J. Larsen, D. Gryko, V. Vullev

Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 17, 2022

2016 journal article

How To Reach Intense Luminescence for Compounds Capable of Excited‐State Intramolecular Proton Transfer?

Chemistry – A European Journal, 22(22), 7485–7496.

By: K. Skonieczny*, J. Yoo*, J. Larsen*, E. Espinoza, M. Barbasiewicz*, V. Vullev*, C. Lee*, D. Gryko

author keywords: dyes/pigments; fluorescence; fused-ring systems; heterocycles; photochemistry
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 18, 2022

2016 conference paper

Inducing Charge Transfer in Molecular Electrets

Espinoza, E. (2016, October). Presented at the Nature Inspired Creativity Engineers: 3rd international conference on Bioinspired and Bio-based Chemistry and Materials, Nice, France.

By: E. Espinoza

Event: Nature Inspired Creativity Engineers: 3rd international conference on Bioinspired and Bio-based Chemistry and Materials at Nice, France

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: February 5, 2022

2016 conference paper

Modulating Charge Transfer at Nanomaterials Interfaces Using Molecular Electrets

Espinoza, E. (2016, July). Presented at the 5th International Conference from Nanoparticles and Nanomaterials to Nanodevices and Nanosystems (IC4N), Peloponnese, Greece.

By: E. Espinoza

Event: 5th International Conference from Nanoparticles and Nanomaterials to Nanodevices and Nanosystems (IC4N) at Peloponnese, Greece

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: February 5, 2022

2016 journal article

Nitropyrene Photoprobes: Making Them, and What Are They Good for?

European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2016(2), 343–356.

By: E. Espinoza, B. Xia*, N. Darabedian*, J. Larsen*, V. Nuñez*, D. Bao*, J. Mac*, F. Botero* ...

author keywords: Sensitizers; Triplet sensitizer; Fluorecent probes; Electron acceptor; Nitration; Conformational dynamics
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 17, 2022

2016 journal article

Nonplanar Butterfly-Shaped π-Expanded Pyrrolopyrroles

Chemistry - A European Journal, 22(46), 16478–16488.

By: M. Krzeszewski*, T. Kodama*, E. Espinoza, V. Vullev*, T. Kubo* & D. Gryko

author keywords: chromophores; computer chemistry; fluorescence; fused-ring systems; solvatochromism
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 17, 2022

2016 journal article

What Makes Oxidized N-Acylanthranilamides Stable?

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 7(5), 758–764.

By: E. Espinoza, J. Larsen* & V. Vullev*

Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 18, 2022

2015 conference paper

Bifunctional Nitropyrene: Synthetic Challenges, Photophysics and Electrochemical Features

Espinoza, E. (2015, July). Presented at the Photochemistry Gordon Conference, Easton, MA.

By: E. Espinoza

Event: Photochemistry Gordon Conference at Easton, MA

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: February 5, 2022

2015 journal article

Bioinspired molecular electrets: bottom-up approach to energy materials and applications

Journal of Photonics for Energy, 5(1), 055598.

By: J. Larsen*, E. Espinoza & V. Vullev*

author keywords: dipole; photoinduced; charge transfer; ionization energy; solar; anthranilic
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 18, 2022

2015 journal article

Building blocks for bioinspired electrets: molecular-level approach to materials for energy and electronics

Pure and Applied Chemistry, 87(8), 779–792.

By: J. Larsen*, E. Espinoza, J. Hartman*, C. Lin*, M. Wurch*, P. Maheshwari*, R. Kaushal*, M. Marsella*, G. Beran*, V. Vullev

author keywords: amino acids; biomimetic synthesis; dipole; electrets; electrochemistry; electronic structures; microwave synthesis; NICE-2014; photophysics; reduction potentials
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 18, 2022

2015 journal article

Electrochemical Properties of Residues for Bioinspired Molecular Electrets

ECS Transactions, 66(23), 1–9.

By: E. Espinoza, J. Larsen* & V. Vullev*

Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 18, 2022

2015 conference paper

Nitropyrene derivatives for bioinspired charge-transfer system

Espinoza, E. (2015, August). Presented at the 250th American Chemical Society (ACS) national meeting, Boston, MA.

By: E. Espinoza

Event: 250th American Chemical Society (ACS) national meeting at Boston, MA

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: February 5, 2022

2015 journal article

Photoinduced dynamics of a cyanine dye: parallel pathways of non-radiative deactivation involving multiple excited-state twisted transients

Chemical Science, 6(4), 2237–2251.

By: S. Upadhyayula*, V. Nuñez*, E. Espinoza, J. Larsen*, D. Bao*, D. Shi*, J. Mac*, B. Anvari*, V. Vullev*

Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 17, 2022

2014 journal article

Dipole-Mediated Rectification of Intramolecular Photoinduced Charge Separation and Charge Recombination

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 136(37), 12966–12973.

By: D. Bao*, S. Upadhyayula*, J. Larsen*, B. Xia*, B. Georgieva*, V. Nuñez*, E. Espinoza, J. Hartman* ...

Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 17, 2022

Employment

Updated: December 23rd, 2021 19:35

2021 - present

North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina, US
Postdoctoral scholar Chemistry

2021 - 2021

Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division China Lake Acres, California, US
Postdoctoral fellow Chemistry

2019 - 2021

University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California, US
Postdoctoral scholar Bioengineering

Education

Updated: December 23rd, 2021 19:32

2013 - 2019

University of California Riverside Riverside, CA, US
PhD Chemistry Chemistry