Prof. Dr. Silvana Botti


Fon: +49 234 32 28773
E-Mail: silvana.botti@rub.de

Universitätsstr. 150
44801 Bochum

Silvana Botti holds the professorship for the computational design of functional interfaces in Bochum; in this role, she’s also a member of the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy. She took up the same post at her previous station, the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena. Silvana Botti, who has Italian and Portuguese citizenship, studied physics in Pavia. She’s been working in close collaboration with experimental groups on groundbreaking topics in condensed matter physics and optics for some time, in addition to having a considerable track record in developing theories, methods and scientific software.

www.icams.de/institute/departments-groups/computational-design-of-functional-interfaces/

Publications

  • 2022
2022
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article2022Ghada BadawyBomin ZhangTomáš RauchJamo MomandSebastian KoellingJason JungSasa GazibegovicOussama MoutanabbirBart J. KooiSilvana BottiMarcel A. VerheijenSergey M. FrolovErik P. A. M. Bakkers

Electronic Structure and Epitaxy of CdTe Shells on InSb Nanowires

Ghada Badawy, Bomin Zhang, Tomáš Rauch, Jamo Momand, Sebastian Koelling, Jason Jung, Sasa Gazibegovic, Oussama Moutanabbir, Bart J. Kooi, Silvana Botti, Marcel A. Verheijen, Sergey M. Frolov, Erik P. A. M. Bakkers:
Advanced Science (2022)

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85124757045&doi=10.1002%2fadvs.202105722&partnerID=40&md5=dc74d5c62e2c2b13661fa837ad75ba30https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/advs.202105722
2022
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article2022Abderrezak BelabbesFriedhelm BechstedtSilvana Botti

Giant Optical Oscillator Strengths in Perturbed Hexagonal Germanium

Abderrezak Belabbes, Friedhelm Bechstedt, Silvana Botti:
Physica Status Solidi - Rapid Research Letters (2022)

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85122706091&doi=10.1002%2fpssr.202100555&partnerID=40&md5=adaf6ea1ee75dfad0b0363cb54bad2c5https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pssr.202100555
2022
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article2022Robert HusseinJonathan SchmidtTomás BarrosMiguel A. L. MarquesSilvana Botti

Machine-learning correction to density-functional crystal structure optimization

Robert Hussein, Jonathan Schmidt, Tomás Barros, Miguel A. L. Marques, Silvana Botti:
MRS Bulletin (2022)

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85129521855&doi=10.1557%2fs43577-022-00310-9&partnerID=40&md5=509ecf4ffe1956c51071442826e46dd5https://dx.doi.org/10.1557/s43577-022-00310-9
2022
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article2022Lin SunMiguel A. L. MarquesSilvana Botti

Prediction and Characterization of Graphitic Structures at Diamond Grain Boundaries

Lin Sun, Miguel A. L. Marques, Silvana Botti:
Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2022)

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85137879107&doi=10.1021%2facs.jpcc.2c03788&partnerID=40&md5=ee877f91726e773fca48152a8fb25eb3https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c03788
2022
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article2022H.J. KulikT. HammerschmidtJ. SchmidtS. BottiM.A.L. MarquesM. BoleyM. SchefflerM. TodorovićP. RinkeC. OsesA. SmolyanyukS. CurtaroloA. TkatchenkoA.P. BartókS. ManzhosM. IharaT. CarringtonJ. BehlerO. IsayevM. VeitA. GrisafiJ. NigamM. CeriottiK.T. SchüttJ. WestermayrM. GasteggerR.J. MaurerB. KalitaK. BurkeR. NagaiR. AkashiO. SuginoJ. HermannF. NoéS. PilatiC. DraxlM. KubanS. RigamontiM. ScheidgenM. EstersD. HicksC. ToherP.V. BalachandranI. TamblynS. WhitelamC. BellingerL.M. Ghiringhelli

Roadmap on Machine learning in electronic structure

H.J. Kulik, T. Hammerschmidt, J. Schmidt, S. Botti, M.A.L. Marques, M. Boley, M. Scheffler, M. Todorović, P. Rinke, C. Oses, A. Smolyanyuk, S. Curtarolo, A. Tkatchenko, A.P. Bartók, S. Manzhos, M. Ihara, T. Carrington, J. Behler, O. Isayev, M. Veit, A. Grisafi, J. Nigam, M. Ceriotti, K.T. Schütt, J. Westermayr, M. Gastegger, R.J. Maurer, B. Kalita, K. Burke, R. Nagai, R. Akashi, O. Sugino, J. Hermann, F. Noé, S. Pilati, C. Draxl, M. Kuban, S. Rigamonti, M. Scheidgen, M. Esters, D. Hicks, C. Toher, P.V. Balachandran, I. Tamblyn, S. Whitelam, C. Bellinger, L.M. Ghiringhelli:
Electronic Structure (2022)

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85137133076&doi=10.1088%2f2516-1075%2fac572f&partnerID=40&md5=f94d398f57f7fc1ccb95af673bf413a1https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/2516-1075/ac572f
2022
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article2022Kun GaoWenwen CuiQinfang WangJian HaoJingming ShiSilvana BottiMiguel A. L. MarquesYinwei Li

Superconductivity in S-rich phases of lanthanum sulfide under high pressure

Kun Gao, Wenwen Cui, Qinfang Wang, Jian Hao, Jingming Shi, Silvana Botti, Miguel A. L. Marques, Yinwei Li:
Physical Review Materials (2022)

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85132943534&doi=10.1103%2fPhysRevMaterials.6.064801&partnerID=40&md5=21270420682fc65d69acf743d812e07bhttps://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.6.064801
  • 2021
2021
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article2021Pedro BorlidoMiguel A. L. MarquesSilvana Botti

A Global-Optimization Study of the Phase Diagram of Free-Standing Hydrogenated Two-Dimensional Silicon

Pedro Borlido, Miguel A. L. Marques, Silvana Botti:
Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2021)

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85103771523&doi=10.1021%2facs.jpcc.0c10753&partnerID=40&md5=1bc132d850d872e0484106db94cf4dd1https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c10753
2021
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article2021Hai-Chen WangJonathan SchmidtSilvana BottiMiguel A. L. Marques

A high-throughput study of oxynitride, oxyfluoride and nitrofluoride perovskites

Hai-Chen Wang, Jonathan Schmidt, Silvana Botti, Miguel A. L. Marques:
Journal of Materials Chemistry A (2021)

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85103741743&doi=10.1039%2fd0ta10781f&partnerID=40&md5=7504372de90d859009dccfed7fd52729https://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d0ta10781f
2021
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article2021Costanza RonchiFederico A. SoriaLorenzo FerraroSilvana BottiCristiana Di Valentin

Absorption mechanism of dopamine/DOPAC-modified TiO2 nanoparticles by time-dependent density functional theory calculations

Costanza Ronchi, Federico A. Soria, Lorenzo Ferraro, Silvana Botti, Cristiana Di Valentin:
Materials Today Energy (2021)

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85097155940&doi=10.1016%2fj.mtener.2020.100571&partnerID=40&md5=f8380544f61fd392a2c9aa6238882cfahttps://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mtener.2020.100571
2021
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article2021Fabien TranJan DoumontLeila KalantariPeter BlahaTomáš RauchPedro BorlidoSilvana BottiMiguel A. L. MarquesAbhilash PatraSubrata JanaPrasanjit Samal

Bandgap of two-dimensional materials: Thorough assessment of modern exchange-correlation functionals

Fabien Tran, Jan Doumont, Leila Kalantari, Peter Blaha, Tomáš Rauch, Pedro Borlido, Silvana Botti, Miguel A. L. Marques, Abhilash Patra, Subrata Jana, Prasanjit Samal:
Journal of Chemical Physics (2021)

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85114752275&doi=10.1063%2f5.0059036&partnerID=40&md5=16a3d28ff35a086b9b8212a0eb28d430https://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0059036
2021
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article2021Pedro BorlidoMiguel A. L. MarquesSilvana Botti

Bishop's hat silicene: A planar square silicon bilayer decorated with adatoms

Pedro Borlido, Miguel A. L. Marques, Silvana Botti:
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (2021)

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85112696755&doi=10.1039%2fd1cp01316e&partnerID=40&md5=ec69b84e9e148641be1f5632ff314e6dhttps://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d1cp01316e
2021
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article2021Jonathan SchmidtLove PetterssonClaudio VerdozziSilvana BottiMiguel A.L. Marques

Crystal graph attention networks for the prediction of stable materials

Jonathan Schmidt, Love Pettersson, Claudio Verdozzi, Silvana Botti, Miguel A.L. Marques:
Science Advances (2021)

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85120707749&doi=10.1126%2fsciadv.abi7948&partnerID=40&md5=c76266c130990a838cad54e8258d667chttps://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abi7948
2021
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article2021Tomáš RauchFrancisco MunozMiguel A. L. MarquesSilvana Botti

Defect levels from SCAN and MBJ meta-GGA exchange-correlation potentials

Tomáš Rauch, Francisco Munoz, Miguel A. L. Marques, Silvana Botti:
Physical Review B (2021)

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85113180538&doi=10.1103%2fPhysRevB.104.064105&partnerID=40&md5=616d30871eef92db6b63e2caf9832082https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.104.064105
2021
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article2021Lin SunMiguel A. L. MarquesSilvana Botti

Direct insight into the structure-property relation of interfaces from constrained crystal structure prediction

Lin Sun, Miguel A. L. Marques, Silvana Botti:
Nature Communications (2021)

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85100611925&doi=10.1038%2fs41467-020-20855-0&partnerID=40&md5=77ecc6798b7a2d8812fa97b2d381cdbchttps://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20855-0
2021
  • conference
conference2021E.M.T. FadalyA. DijkstaJ.R. SuckertD. ZissM.A.J.V. TilburgC. MaoY. RenV.T.V. LangeS. KöllingM.A. VerheijenD. BusseC. RödlJ. FurthmüllerF. BechstedtJ. StanglJ.J. FinleyS. BottiJ.E.M. HaverkortE.P.A.M. Bakkers

Efficient Light Emission from Hexagonal SiGe

E.M.T. Fadaly, A. Dijksta, J.R. Suckert, D. Ziss, M.A.J.V. Tilburg, C. Mao, Y. Ren, V.T.V. Lange, S. Kölling, M.A. Verheijen, D. Busse, C. Rödl, J. Furthmüller, F. Bechstedt, J. Stangl, J.J. Finley, S. Botti, J.E.M. Haverkort, E.P.A.M. Bakkers:
2021 Silicon Nanoelectronics Workshop, SNW 2021 (2021)

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85124909091&doi=10.1109%2fSNW51795.2021.00024&partnerID=40&md5=51e082e505f3e2245db7eb880c23e560https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/SNW51795.2021.00024
2021
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article2021Jens Renè SuckertClaudia RödlJürgen FurthmüllerFriedhelm BechstedtSilvana Botti

Efficient strain-induced light emission in lonsdaleite germanium

Jens Renè Suckert, Claudia Rödl, Jürgen Furthmüller, Friedhelm Bechstedt, Silvana Botti:
Physical Review Materials (2021)

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85101165084&doi=10.1103%2fPhysRevMaterials.5.024602&partnerID=40&md5=c34a866ceb71165c5237aa27dbdf6934https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.5.024602
2021
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article2021Tomáš RauchMiguel A. L. MarquesSilvana Botti

Electronic Structure of Molecules, Surfaces, and Molecules on Surfaces with the Local Modified Becke-Johnson Exchange-Correlation Potential

Tomáš Rauch, Miguel A. L. Marques, Silvana Botti:
Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation (2021)

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85111178727&doi=10.1021%2facs.jctc.1c00255&partnerID=40&md5=31d3fa71848e505b90b5324edf2f6b77https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jctc.1c00255
2021
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article2021Cesar JaraTomáš RauchSilvana BottiMiguel A. L. MarquesAriel NorambuenaRaul CotoJ.E. Castellanos-AguilaJeronimo R. MazeFrancisco Munoz

First-principles identification of single photon emitters based on carbon clusters in hexagonal boron nitride

Cesar Jara, Tomáš Rauch, Silvana Botti, Miguel A. L. Marques, Ariel Norambuena, Raul Coto, J.E. Castellanos-Aguila, Jeronimo R. Maze, Francisco Munoz:
Journal of Physical Chemistry A (2021)

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85101554082&doi=10.1021%2facs.jpca.0c07339&partnerID=40&md5=929269de11e0fd175bb0528522637d5dhttps://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.0c07339
2021
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article2021Pedro BorlidoJens Renè SuckertJürgen FurthmüllerFriedhelm BechstedtSilvana BottiClaudia Rödl

From pseudo-direct hexagonal germanium to direct silicon-germanium alloys

Pedro Borlido, Jens Renè Suckert, Jürgen Furthmüller, Friedhelm Bechstedt, Silvana Botti, Claudia Rödl:
Physical Review Materials (2021)

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85120372034&doi=10.1103%2fPhysRevMaterials.5.114604&partnerID=40&md5=c89b695f67bba08ae32d7760926bf78dhttps://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.5.114604
2021
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article2021Jingming ShiEmiliano FondaSilvana BottiMiguel A. L. MarquesToru ShinmeiTetsuo IrifuneAnne-Marie FlankPierre LagardeAlain PolianJean-Paul ItiéAlfonso San-Miguel

Halogen molecular modifications at high pressure: The case of iodine

Jingming Shi, Emiliano Fonda, Silvana Botti, Miguel A. L. Marques, Toru Shinmei, Tetsuo Irifune, Anne-Marie Flank, Pierre Lagarde, Alain Polian, Jean-Paul Itié, Alfonso San-Miguel:
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (2021)

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85100833574&doi=10.1039%2fd0cp05942k&partnerID=40&md5=cddc9b3abd793c2d77d00124a2f0d89chttps://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d0cp05942k
2021
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article2021Michael SeifertMoemi KawashimaClaudia RödlSilvana Botti

Layered CuI: a path to 2D p-type transparent conducting materials

Michael Seifert, Moemi Kawashima, Claudia Rödl, Silvana Botti:
Journal of Materials Chemistry C (2021)

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85114273129&doi=10.1039%2fd1tc02554f&partnerID=40&md5=e91bed315e5a44b167a01d82d3a8494fhttps://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d1tc02554f
2021
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article2021Lin SunMário R. G. MarquesMiguel A. L. MarquesSilvana Botti
2021
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article2021Hai-Chen WangSilvana BottiMiguel A. L. Marques

Predicting stable crystalline compounds using chemical similarity

Hai-Chen Wang, Silvana Botti, Miguel A. L. Marques:
npj Computational Materials (2021)

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85099775532&doi=10.1038%2fs41524-020-00481-6&partnerID=40&md5=69ff295f61e9d54ede3a4be7eb4a5d2bhttps://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41524-020-00481-6
2021
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article2021Kun GaoWenwen CuiJu ChenQinfang WangJian HaoJingming ShiCailong LiuSilvana BottiMiguel A. L. MarquesYinwei Li

Superconducting hydrogen tubes in hafnium hydrides at high pressure

Kun Gao, Wenwen Cui, Ju Chen, Qinfang Wang, Jian Hao, Jingming Shi, Cailong Liu, Silvana Botti, Miguel A. L. Marques, Yinwei Li:
Physical Review B (2021)

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85122028269&doi=10.1103%2fPhysRevB.104.214511&partnerID=40&md5=927f55e18d0c81b20b61d7233c05428chttps://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.104.214511
2021
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article2021Elham M. T. FadalyAnna MarzegalliYizhen RenLin SunAlain DijkstraDiego De MatteisEmilio ScaliseAndrey SarikovMarta De LucaRiccardo RuraliIlaria ZardoJos E. M. HaverkortSilvana BottiLeo MiglioErik P. A. M. BakkersMarcel A. Verheijen

Unveiling Planar Defects in Hexagonal Group IV Materials

Elham M. T. Fadaly, Anna Marzegalli, Yizhen Ren, Lin Sun, Alain Dijkstra, Diego De Matteis, Emilio Scalise, Andrey Sarikov, Marta De Luca, Riccardo Rurali, Ilaria Zardo, Jos E. M. Haverkort, Silvana Botti, Leo Miglio, Erik P. A. M. Bakkers, Marcel A. Verheijen:
Nano Letters (2021)

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85105048468&doi=10.1021%2facs.nanolett.1c00683&partnerID=40&md5=5bad0db755074c64b6293abb4dc621d8https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c00683