Publications

Research prior to the University of Chicago

  1. “Reversible regulation of thermal conductivity through spin-crossover transitions.” Song, Q.; Ukani, R.; Dev, V.; Kim, H. K.; Shin, J.; Seo, J.; Stamper, C.; Laorenza, D. W.; McGillicuddy, R. D.; Calvin, J.; Moon, Y.; Thai, C.; Braun, J. D.; Yu, D.; Chen, G.; Mason, J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2026.
  2. “Tunable thermal phase-change materials from common detergents.” Laorenza, D. W.; Dev, V.; Casaday, C. E.; Mason, J. A. Chem 2025, 12, 102820.
  3. “Coherent spin-control of S = 1 vanadium and molybdenum complexes.” Laorenza, D. W.; Mullin, K. R.; Bayliss, S. L.; Weiss, L. R.; Deb, P.; Awschalom, D. D.; Rondinelli, J.; Freedman, D. E. Chem. Sci. 2024, 15, 14016–14026.
  4. “Quantum sensing of magnetic fields with molecular color centers.” Mullin, K. R.; Laorenza, D. W.; Freedman, D. E.; Rondinelli, J. M. Phys. Rev. Research 2023, 5, L042023.
  5. “Broad Electronic Modulation of 2D Metal-Organic Frameworks Over Four Distinct Redox States.” Wang, L.; Sarkar, A.; Grocke, G. L.; Laorenza, D. W.; Cheng, B.; Ritchhart, A.; Filatov, A. S.; Patel, S. N.; Park, J.; Gagliardi, L.; Anderson, J. S. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 8486–8497.
  6. “Could the quantum internet be comprised of molecular spins with tunable optical interfaces?” Laorenza, D. W.; Freedman, D. E. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 21810–21825.
  7. “Enhancing Spin Coherence in Optically Addressable Molecular Qubits through Host-Matrix Control.” Bayliss, S. L.†; Deb, P.†; Laorenza, D. W.†; Onizhuk, M.; Galli, G.; Freedman, D. E.; Awschalom, D. D. Phys. Rev. X 2022, 12, 031028. †Authors contributed equally.
  8. “Tunable Cr4+ Molecular Color Centers.” Laorenza, D. W.; Kairalapova, A.; Bayliss, S. L.; Goldzak, T.; Green, S. M.; Weiss, L. R.; Deb, P.; Mintun, P. J.; Collins, K. A.; Awschalom, D. D.; Berkelbach, T. C.; Freedman, D. E. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 21350–21363. Selected for front cover art.
  9. “A Molecular Approach to Quantum Sensing.” Yu, C. J.; Von Kugelgen, S.; Laorenza, D. W.; Freedman, D. E. ACS Cent. Sci. 2021, 7, 712–723.
  10. “Trigonal Bipyramidal V3+ Complex as an Optically Addressable Molecular Qubit Candidate.” Fataftah, M. S.; Bayliss, S. L.; Laorenza, D. W.; Wang, X.; Wilson, B.; Mintun, P. J.; Kovos, B. D.; Phelan, B.; Wasielewski, M. R.; Han, S.; Sherwin, M.; Awschalom, D. D.; Freedman, D. E. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 20400–20408.
  11. “Optically addressable molecular spins for quantum information processing.” Bayliss, S. L.†; Laorenza, D. W.†; Mintun, P. J.; Diler, B.; Freedman, D. E.; Awschalom, D. D. Science 2020, 370, 1309–1312. †Authors contributed equally.
  12. “Nickel(II) Metal Complexes as Optically Addressable Qubit Candidates.” Wojnar, M.; Laorenza, D. W.; Schaller, R.; Freedman, D. E. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 14826–14830.
  13. “Octacyanometallate Qubit Candidates.” Pearson, T. J.; Laorenza, D. W.; Krzyaniak, M.; Wasielewski M. R.; Freedman, D. E. Dalton Trans. 2018, 47, 11744–11748.
  14. “Correlation of solid state and solution coordination numbers with infrared spectroscopy in five-, six-, and eight-coordinate transition metal complexes of DOTAM.” Nagata, M. K. C. T.; Brauchle, P. S.; Wang, S.; Briggs, S. K.; Hong, Y. S.; Laorenza, D. W.; Lee, A. G.; Westmoreland, T. D. Polyhedron 2016, 114, 299–305.