Doug Fabini | Materials Scientist

Freedman Research Group
MIT Department of Chemistry



Research:

Structure & plastic crystal dynamics of hybrid organic–inorganic materials Computationally-guided materials design & discovery
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 16875.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 15392.
J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2016, 7, 376.
Phys. Rev. Mater. 2021, 5, 124202.
Phys. Rev. Mater. 2021, 5, 054202.
Chem. Mater. 2019, 31, 1561.

Chemical design and property impacts of strongly polar soft vibrations in perovskite halides Chemical and epitaxial control of electric polarization and its textures in perovskite halides
Nat. Commun. 2024, 15, 4184.
Adv. Mater. 2022, 34, 2107932.
Mater. Adv. 2021, 2, 4610.
MRS Bull. 2020, 45, 467.
Chem. Sci. 2017, 8, 5628.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 11820.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 15701.

Chemical and structural determinants of electronic structure in oxide & halide semiconductors Structure of surfaces and extended defects in oxide photocatalysts and sulfide solid electrolytes
Chem. Mater. 2021, 33, 2824.
Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 2021, 647, 857.
MRS Bull. 2020, 45, 467.
Chem. Mater. 2015, 27, 7137.
Appl. Phys. Lett. 2015, 107, 131109.
Chem. Mater. 2021, 33, 2824.

Publications:

  1. D. Fabini, K. Honasoge, A. Cohen, S. Bette, K. McCall, C. Stoumpos, S. Klenner, M. Zipkat, L. Hoang, J. Nuss, R. Kremer, M. Kanatzidis, O. Yaffe, S. Kaiser, B. Lotsch, Noncollinear electric dipoles in a polar, chiral phase of CsSnBr3 perovskite, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 15701. [ doi ] [ pdf ]
  2. S. Caicedo-Dávila, A. Cohen, S. Motti, M. Isobe, K. McCall, M. Grumet, M. Kovalenko, O. Yaffe, L. Herz, D. Fabini, D. Egger, Disentangling the effects of structure and lone-pair electrons in the lattice dynamics of halide perovskites, Nat. Commun. 2024, 15, 4184. [ doi ] [ pdf ]
  3. R. Calaminus, S. Harm, A.-K. Hatz, D. Fabini, I. Moudrakovski, B. Lotsch, Enhancing ionic conductivity by in-situ formation of Li7SiPS8 / argyrodite hybrid solid electrolytes, Chem. Mater. 2022, 34, 7666 – 7677. [ doi ] [ pdf ]
  4. A. Chow, X. Zhong, D. Fabini, M. Zeller, C. Oertel, (C5H6N)Pb2X5 (X = Cl, Br): Hybrid lead halides based on seven-coordinate Pb(II), Inorg. Chem. 2022, 61, 6530 – 6538. [ doi ]
  5. A. Cohen, T. Brenner, J. Klarbring, R. Sharma, D. Fabini, R. Korobko, P. Nayak, O. Hellman, O. Yaffe, Diverging expressions of anharmonicity in halide perovskites, Adv. Mater. 2022, 34, 2107932. [ doi ] [ pdf ]
  6. A. Leonhardt, M. Hirschmann, N. Heinsdorf, X. Wu, D. Fabini, A. Schnyder, Symmetry-enforced topological band crossings in orthorhombic crystals: Classification and materials discovery, Phys. Rev. Mater. 2021, 5, 124202. [ doi ] [ pdf ]
  7. L. Gao(*), L. Yadgarov(*), R. Sharma, R. Korobko, K. McCall, D. Fabini, C. Stoumpos, M. Kanatzidis, A. Rappe, O. Yaffe, Metal cation s lone-pairs increase octahedral tilting instabilities in halide perovskites, Mater. Adv. 2021, 2, 4610 – 4616. [ doi ] [ pdf ] (*) equal contribution
  8. M. Hirschmann, A. Leonhardt, B. Kilic, D. Fabini, A. Schnyder, Symmetry-enforced band crossings in tetragonal materials: Dirac and Weyl degeneracies on points, lines, and planes, Phys. Rev. Mater. 2021, 5, 054202. [ doi ] [ pdf ]
  9. L. Diehl(*), D. Fabini(*), N. Vargas-Barbosa, A. Jiménez-Solano, T. Block, V. Duppel, I. Moudrakovski, K. Küster, R. Pöttgen, B. Lotsch, Interplay between valence band tuning and redox stability in SnTiO3: Implications for directed design of photocatalysts, Chem. Mater. 2021, 33, 2824 – 2836. [ doi ] [ pdf ] (*) equal contribution
  10. J. Blahusch, D. Fabini, A. Jiménez-Solano, B. Lotsch, Beyond templating: Electronic structure impacts of aromatic cations in organic–inorganic antimony chlorides, Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 2021, 647, 857 – 866. [ doi ] [ pdf ]
  11. D. Fabini, R. Seshadri, M. Kanatzidis, The underappreciated lone pair in halide perovskites underpins their unusual properties, MRS Bull. 2020, 45, 467 – 477. [ doi ] [ pdf ] ( invited )
  12. D. Fabini, M. Koerner, R. Seshadri, Candidate inorganic photovoltaic materials from electronic structure-based optical absorption and charge transport proxies, Chem. Mater. 2019, 31, 1561 – 1574. [ doi ] [ data ]
  13. H. Evans, J. Andrews, D. Fabini, M. Preefer, G. Wu, A. Cheetham, F. Wudl, R. Seshadri, The capricious nature of iodine catenation in I2 excess, perovskite-derived hybrid Pt(IV) compounds, Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 588 – 591. [ doi ] [ cover ]
  14. H. Evans, D. Fabini, J. Andrews, M. Koerner, M. Preefer, G. Wu, F. Wudl, A. Cheetham, R. Seshadri, Hydrogen bonding controls the structural evolution in perovskite-related hybrid platinum(IV) iodides, Inorg. Chem. 2018, 57, 10375 – 10382. [ doi ]
  15. G. Alexander, D. Fabini, R. Seshadri, M. Kanatzidis, AuPb2I7: A narrow bandgap Au3+ iodide semiconductor, Inorg. Chem. 2018, 57, 804 – 810. [ doi ]
  16. E. Schueller, G. Laurita, D. Fabini, C. Stoumpos, M. Kanatzidis, R. Seshadri, Crystal structure evolution and notable thermal expansion in hybrid perovskites formamidinium tin iodide and formamidinium lead bromide, Inorg. Chem. 2018, 57, 695 – 701. [ doi ]
  17. D. Fabini, T. Siaw, C. Stoumpos, G. Laurita, D. Olds, K. Page, J. Hu, M. Kanatzidis, S. Han, R. Seshadri, Universal dynamics of molecular reorientation in hybrid lead iodide perovskites, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 16875 – 16884. [ doi ] [ cover ]
  18. G. Laurita, D. Fabini, C. Stoumpos, M. Kanatzidis, R. Seshadri, Chemical tuning of dynamic cation off-centering in the cubic phases of hybrid tin and lead halide perovskites, Chem. Sci. 2017, 8, 5628 – 5635. [ doi ] [ pdf ]
  19. E. Liu, C. Gang, M. Zeller, D. Fabini, C. Oertel, Ligand-induced variations in symmetry and structural dimensionality of lead oxide carboxylates, Cryst. Growth Des. 2017, 17, 1574 – 1582. [ doi ]
  20. D. Fabini, J. Labram, A. Lehner, J. Bechtel, H. Evans, A. Van der Ven, F. Wudl, M. Chabinyc, R. Seshadri, Main-group halide semiconductors derived from perovskite: Distinguishing chemical, structural, and electronic aspects, Inorg. Chem. 2017, 56, 11 – 25. [ doi ] ( invited )
  21. D. Fabini, C. Stoumpos, G. Laurita, A. Kaltzoglou, A. Kontos, P. Falaras, M. Kanatzidis, R. Seshadri, Reentrant structural and optical properties and large positive thermal expansion in perovskite formamidinium lead iodide, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 15392 – 15396. [ doi ]
  22. D. Fabini(*), G. Laurita(*), J. Bechtel, C. Stoumpos, H. Evans, A. Kontos, Y. Raptis, P. Falaras, A. Van der Ven, M. Kanatzidis, R. Seshadri, Dynamic stereochemical activity of the Sn2+ lone pair in perovskite CsSnBr3, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 11820 – 11832. [ doi ] (*) equal contribution
  23. H. Evans, A. Lehner, J. Labram, D. Fabini, O. Barreda, S. Smock, G. Wu, M. Chabinyc, R. Seshadri, F. Wudl, (TTF)Pb2I5: A radical cation-stabilized hybrid lead iodide with synergistic optoelectronic signatures, Chem. Mater. 2016, 28, 3607 – 3611. [ doi ]
  24. D. Fabini, T. Hogan, H. Evans, C. Stoumpos, M. Kanatzidis, R. Seshadri, Dielectric and thermodynamic signatures of low temperature glassy dynamics in the hybrid perovskites CH3NH3PbI3 and HC(NH2)2PbI3, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2016, 7, 376 – 381. [ doi ]
  25. A. Lehner, D. Fabini, H. Evans, C.-A. Hébert, S. Smock, J. Hu, H. Wang, J. Zwanziger, M. Chabinyc, R. Seshadri, Crystal and electronic structures of complex bismuth iodides A3Bi2I9 (A = K, Rb, Cs) related to perovskite: Aiding the rational design of photovoltaics, Chem. Mater. 2015, 27, 7137 – 7148. [ doi ]
  26. A. Lehner, H. Wang, D. Fabini, C. Liman, C.-A. Hébert, E. Perry, M. Wang, G. Bazan, M. Chabinyc, R. Seshadri, Electronic structure and photovoltaic application of BiI3, Appl. Phys. Lett. 2015, 107, 131109. [ doi ]
  27. D. Fabini, Quantifying the potential for lead pollution from halide perovskite photovoltaics, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2015, 6, 3546 – 3548. [ doi ] [ pdf ] ( invited )
  28. J. Labram, D. Fabini, E. Perry, A. Lehner, H. Wang, A. Glaudell, G. Wu, H. Evans, D. Buck, R. Cotta, L. Echegoyen, F. Wudl, R. Seshadri, M. Chabinyc, Temperature-dependent polarization in field-effect transport and photovoltaic measurements of methylammonium lead iodide, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2015, 6, 3565 – 3571. [ doi ]
  29. D. Fabini, D. Baridó, A. Omu, J. Taneja, Mapping induced residential demand for electricity in Kenya, In Proceedings of the 5th ACM Symposium on Computing for Development (DEV-5), San Jose, CA, USA, December 5 – 6, 2014, 43 – 52. [ doi ] [ pdf ]
  30. T. Clasen, D. Fabini, S. Boisson, J. Taneja, J. Song, E. Aichinger, A. Bui, S. Dadashi, W. Schmidt, Z. Burt, K. Nelson, Making sanitation count: Developing and testing a device for assessing latrine use in low-income settings, Environ. Sci. Technol. 2012, 46, 3295 – 3303. [ doi ] [ pdf ]

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