Prof. Dr. Mario Piris

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsTheoretical Chemistry: Electron Structure, Dynamics, Simulation,Physical Chemistry of Molecules, Liquids and Interfaces, Biophysical Chemistry
KeywordsDensity Matrix Mechanics, Nanomaterials, Natural Orbital Functional Theory, Quantum Chemistry, Reduced Density Matrix Functional Theory

Current contact address

CountrySpain
CityDonostia- San Sebastian
InstitutionUniversidad del Pais Vasco
InstituteKimika Fakultatea
Homepagehttp://www.ehu.es/mario.piris

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Peter OttoInstitut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen
Start of initial sponsorship01/02/2001

Programme(s)

2000Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme

Publications (partial selection)

2016M. Piris, N. H. March: Chemical and Ionization Potentials: Relation via the Pauli Potential and NOF Theory. In: Int. J. Quantum Chem., 2016, 805-818
2016I. Mitxelena, M. Piris: Molecular Electric Moments calculated by using Natural Orbital Functional Theory. In: J. Chem. Phys., 2016, 204108
2016 M. Piris, N. H. March: Potential energy curves for P2 and P2+ constructed from a strictly N-representable natural orbital functional. In: Physics and Chemistry of Liquids, 2016, 797
2016 M. Piris, X. Lopez, J. M. Ugalde: The Bond Order of C2 from an Strictly N-Representable Natural Orbital Energy Functional Perspective. In: Chemistry -­ A European Journal, 2016, 4109
2016A. Deveson, D. Cremer, G. Frenking, M. Piris, S. Shaik: Why Does C2 Cause so Many Problems?. In: ChemistryViews, 2016,
2015E. Ramos-Cordoba, X. Lopez, M. Piris, E. Matito: H4: A Challenging System For Natural Orbital Functional Approximations. In: J. Chem. Phys., 2015, 164112
2015Prof. Dr. Mario Piris, Prof. Dr. Norman H. March: Is the Hartree-Fock prediction that the chemical potential μ of non-relativistic neutral atoms is equal to minus the ionization potential I sensitive to electron correlation?. In: Physics and Chemistry of Liquids, 2015, 696-705
2015M. Piris, N. H. March: Low-lying Isomers of Free-space Halogen Clusters with Tetrahedral and Octahedral Symmetry in Relation to Stable Molecules Such as SF6. In: J. Phys. Chem. A, 2015, 10190
2015X. Lopez, M. Piris: PNOF5 Calculations Based on the “Thermodynamic Fragment Energy Method”: CnH2n+2 (n=1,10) and (FH)n (n=1,8) as test cases. In: Theor. Chem. Acc. , 2015, 151
2015X. Lopez, M. Piris, F. Ruipérez, J. M. Ugalde: Performance of PNOF6 for Hydrogen Abstraction Reactions. In: J. Phys. Chem. A, 2015, 6981-6988
2015J. Cioslowski, M. Piris, E. Matito: Robust validation of approximate 1-matrix functionals with few-electron Harmonium atoms. In: J. Chem. Phys., 2015, 214101
2014M. Piris, F. Ruipérez, J. M. Matxain: Assessment of the second-order perturbative corrections to PNOF5. In: Molecular Physics, 2014, 711-718
2014Prof. Dr. Mario Piris: Interacting pairs in natural orbital functional theory. In: J. Chem. Phys., 2014, 044107
2014 X. Lopez, M. Piris, M. Nakano, B. Champagne: Natural Orbital Functional Calculations of Molecular Polarizabilities and Second Hyperpolarizabilities. Hydrogen Molecule as a Test Case. In: Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical PhysicsEmail alert RSS feed, 2014, 015101
2014Prof. Dr. Mario Piris, Prof. Dr. Jesus Ugalde: Perspective on Natural Orbital Functional Theory. 2014, 1169-1175
2014E. Ramos-Cordoba, P. Salvador, M. Piris, E. Matito: Two new constraints for the cumulant matrix. In: J. Chem. Phys., 2014, 234101
2014Prof. Dr. Mario Piris, Prof. Dr. Norman H. March: Weizsäcker inhomogeneity kinetic energy term for the inhomogeneous electron liquid characterizing some thirty homonuclear diatomic molecules at equilibrium and insight into Teller’s theorem in Thomas-Fermi statistical theory. In: Physics and Chemistry of Liquids 52, 804 (2014) , 2014, 804-814
2013Prof. Dr. Mario Piris: A natural orbital functional based on an explicit approach of the two-electron cumulant. In: International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, 2013, 620-630
2013Prof. Dr. Mario Piris: Bounds on the PNOF5 natural geminal occupation numbers. In: Computational and Theoretical Chemistry, 2013, 123-126
2013J. M. Matxain, F. Ruipérez, I. Infante, X. Lopez, J. M. Ugalde, G. Merino, M. Piris: Chemical bonding in carbon dimer isovalent series from the natural orbital functional theory perspective. In: The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2013, 151102
2013J. M. Matxain, F. Ruipérez, M. Piris: Computational Study of Be2 using Piris Natural Orbital Functionals. In: Journal of Molecular Modelling, 2013, 1967-1972
2013Prof. Dr. Mario Piris: Interpair electron correlation by second-order perturbative corrections to PNOF5. In: The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2013, 064111
2013E. Jimenez-Izal, J. M. Matxain, M. Piris, J. M. Ugalde: Second-row Transition-Metal Doping of (ZnS)i, i=12,16, Nanoclusters. Structural and Magnetic Properties. In: Computation, 2013, 31-45
2013M. Piris, J. M. Matxain, X. Lopez: The intrapair electron correlation in natural orbital functional theory. In: The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2013, 234109
2013F. Ruipérez, M. Piris, J. M. Ugalde, J. M. Matxain: The natural orbital functional theory of the bonding in Cr2, Mo2 and W2. In: Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2013, 2055-2062
2013M. Piris, J. M. Matxain, X. Lopez, J. M. Ugalde: The one-electron picture in the Piris Natural Orbital Functional 5 (PNOF5). In: Theoretical Chemistry Accounts, 2013, 1298
2012X. Lopez, F. Ruipérez, M. Piris, J. M. Matxain, E. Matito, J. M. Ugalde: Performance of PNOF5 for radical formation reactions: Hydrogen atom abstraction, C-C and O-O homolytic bond cleavage in selected molecules. In: Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation, 2012, 2646-2652
2012E. Jimenez-Izal, J. M. Matxain, M. Piris, J. M. Ugalde: Self-assembling endohedrally doped CdS nanoclusters: new porous solid phases of CdS. In: Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2012, 9676-9682
2012J. M. Matxain, M. Piris, J. Uranga, X. Lopez, G. Merino, J. M. Ugalde: The Nature of the Chemical Bonds from PNOF5 calculations. In: ChemPhysChem, 2012, 2297-2303
2012M. Piris, J. M. Matxain, X. Lopez, J. M. Ugalde: The extended Koopmans’ theorem: vertical ionization potentials from Natural Orbital Functional Theory. In: The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2012, 174116
2012J. M. Matxain, M. Piris, J. M. Mercero, X. Lopez, J. M. Ugalde: sp3 hybrid orbitals and ionization energies of methane from PNOF5. In: Chem. Phys. Lett., 2012, 272-274
2011M. Piris, X. Lopez, F. Ruipérez, J. M. Matxain, J.M. Ugalde: A natural orbital functional for multiconfigurational states. In: The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2011, 164102
2011X. Lopez, F. Ruipérez, M. Piris, J. M. Matxain, J. M. Ugalde: Diradicals and diradicaloids in Natural Orbital Functional Theory. In: ChemPhysChem, 2011, 1061-1065
2011J. M. Matxain, M. Piris, F. Ruipérez, X. Lopez, J. M. Ugalde: Homolytic molecular dissociation in natural orbital functional theory. In: Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2011, 20129-20135
2011 X. Lopez, M. Piris, J. M. Matxain, F. Ruipérez, J. M. Ugalde: Natural orbital functional theory and reactivity studies of diradical rearrangements: ethylene torsion as a case study. In: ChemPhysChem, 2011, 1673-1676
2011E. Jimenez-Izal, J. M. Matxain, M. Piris, J. M. Ugalde: Thermal stability of endohedral first-row transition-metal TM@ZniSi structures, i=12, 16. In: Journal of Physical Chemistry C , 2011, 7829-7835
2010Mario Piris, Jon M. Matxain, Xabier Lopez, Jesus M. Ugalde: Accurate description of atoms and molecules by natural orbital functional theory. In: Journal of Chemical Physics, 2010, 031103-031106
2010Jon M. Matxain, Mario Piris, Xabier Lopez, Jesus M. Ugalde: Complete Basis Set Calculations by PNOF3. In: Chemical Physics Letters, 2010, 164-167
2010Xabier Lopez, Mario Piris, Jon M. Matxain, Jesus M. Ugalde: Performance of PNOF3 for reactivity studies: X[BO] and X[CN] isomerization reactions (X=H,Li) as a case study. In: Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2010, 12931-12934
2010Elisa Jimenez, Jon M. Matxain, Mario Piris, Jesus M. Ugalde: Structure and stability of the endohedrally doped (X@CdS), X= Na, K, Cl, Br, nanoclusters. In: Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2010, 2476-2483
2010Mario Piris, Jon M. Matxain, Xabier Lopez, Jesus M. Ugalde: The role of the positivity N-representability conditions in Natural Orbital Functional Theory. In: The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2010, 111101-111104
2009Mario Piris, Jesus M. Ugalde: Iterative diagonalization for orbital optimization in the Natural Orbital Functional Theory. In: Journal of Computational Chemistry, 2009, 2078-2086
2009Jose M. Mercero, Mario Piris, Jon M. Matxain, Xabier Lopez, Jesus M. Ugalde: Sandwich Complexes of the Metalloaromatic eta3­Al3R3 Ligand. In: Journal of American Chemical Society, 2009, 6949-6951
2009Mario Piris, Jon M. Matxain, Xabier Lopez, Jesus M. Ugalde: Spin conserving natural orbital functional theory. In: Journal of Chemical Physics, 2009, 021102-021105
2009Jon M. Matxain, Mario Piris, Jesus M. Ugalde: Thermally Stable Solids Based on Endohedrally Doped Inorganic Fullerenes. In: Chemistry ­- A European Journal, 2009, 5138-5144
2008Mario Piris, Xabier Lopez and Jesus M. Ugalde: Correlation holes for the helium dimer. In: Journal of Chemical Physics, 2008, 134102-134108
2008Mario Piris, Xabier Lopez, Jesus M. Ugalde: Electron-pair density relaxation holes. In: Journal of Chemical Physics, 2008, 214105-214111
2008Jon M. Matxain, Elena Formoso, Jose M. Mercero, Mario Piris, Xabier Lopez, Jesus M. Ugalde : Magnetic Endohedral Transition-Metal-Doped Semiconduncting-Nanoclusters . In: Chemistry - A European Journal, 2008, 8547-8554
2008Mario Piris, Xabier Lopez, Jesus M. Ugalde: Natural orbital functional description of van der Waals interactions: A case study of the effect of the basis set for the helium dimer. In: International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, 2008, 1660-1663
2008Mario Piris, Jon M. Matxain, Jesus M. Ugalde: Piris natural orbital functional study of the dissociation of the radical helium dimer . In: Journal of Chemical Physics, 2008, 14108-14113
2007Mario Piris, Xabier Lopez, Jesus M. Ugalde: Dispersion interactions within the Piris natural orbital functional theory: The helium dimer. In: Journal of Chemical Physics, 2007, 214103-214107
2007Jon M. Matxain, Leif A. Eriksson, Elena Formoso, Mario Piris, Jesus M. Ugalde Endohedral (X@ZniSi)i=4-160,± Nanoclusters, X = Li, Na, K, Cl, Br. In: Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2007, 3560-3565
2007Jon M. Matxain, Mario Piris, Elena Formoso, Jose M. Mercero, Xabier Lopez, Jesus M. Ugalde,: Endohedral Stannaspherenes Mn@Sn12 and its Dimer: Ferromagnetic or Antiferromagnetic?. In: ChemPhysChem, 2007, 2096-2099
2007Mario Piris: Natural Orbital Functional Theory. In: David A. Mazziotti, Reduced-Density-Matrix Mechanics: With Application to Many-Electron Atoms and Molecules. John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2007. 385-427
2007J. M. Matxain, J. M. Mercero, X. Lopez, M. Piris, J. M. Ugalde, J. Poater, E. Matito, M. Solà New Solids Based on B12N12 Fullerenes. In: Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2007, 13354-13360
2006Mario Piris: A new approach for the two-electron cumulant in Natural Orbital Functional Theory. In: International Journal of Quantum Chemnistry, 2006, 1093-1104
2006Pavel Leiva, Mario Piris: Calculation of vertical ionization potentials with the Piris Natural Orbital Functional. In: Journal of Molecular Structure: THEOCHEM, 2006, 45-49
2006Pavel Leiva, Mario Piris: Description of high-spin restricted open-shells with the Piris Natural Orbital Functional. In: International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, 2006, 1-11
2005Pavel Leiva, Mario Piris: A natural orbital functional study for the electric response properties of molecules. In: Journal of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, 2005, 1165-1173
2005Pavel Leiva, Mario Piris: Assessment of a new approach for the two-electron cumulant in natural orbital functional theory. In: Journal of Chemical Physics, 2005, 214102-214108
2005Mario Piris, Peter Otto: Natural Orbital Functional for correlation in Polymers. In: International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, 2005, 90-97
2005Pavel Leiva, Mario Piris: Natural orbital functional theory: Ionization Potentials, Equilibrium Geometries and Vibrational Frequencies. In: Journal of Molecular Structure: THEOCHEM, 2005, 63-67
2004Peter Otto, Mario Piris, Alberto Martinez, Janos Ladik: Dynamic (hyper)polarizability calculations for polymers with linear and cyclic pi-conjugated elementary cells. In: Synthetic Methals, 2004, 277-280
2004Mario Piris, Alberto Martinez, Peter Otto: Natural Orbital Functional Approach: Calculation of Dielectric Properties in Molecules. In: International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, 2004, 827-831
2004Mario Piris: Natural orbital functional theory: Molecules and Polymers. In: Recent Research Developments in Quantum Chemistry, ISBN: 81-7895-139-8, Transworld Research Network., 2004, 43-69
2003Mario Piris, Peter Otto: One-Particle Density Matrix Functional for Correlation in Molecular Systems. In: International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, 2003, 317-323