I am a researcher orineted into molecular photophysics.
In my research I'm using computational chemistry methods to predict photophysical properties of small aromatic moleculs.
Even though I am a theoretician, I am eagerly cooperating with experimentalists to confront my theoretical predictions with experimental findings as well as to explain mechanistic aspects of the photphysical and photochemical process on molecular level.
My hot toipic is control of the processes by exerting substituent effect.
I am ineterested in molecular photoswitches as well as in photochromism of moelcuels

RESEARCH INTERESTS

At present

• Photophysics and photochemistry of molecules
• Molecular mechanisms of photoswithing and photoisomerization
• Ab initio calculations for aromatic molecules in their ground and excited states
• Photoswitches and optical functional materials.
• modelling and search for photo-switchable molecules
• ESIPT phenomenon
• Photochromism
• Plant collorants

In the past

• Interactions between the moelcules in the molecular clusters; nonaddditive efects in the trimers;
• Weak interactions between transition-metal atoms.

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS

49. Fast singlet excited-state deactivation pathway of flavin with a trimethoxyphenyl derivative.
Stanisław Niziński, Naisargi Varma, Marek Sikorski*, Tomáš Tobrman, Eva Svobodová, Radek Cibulka*, Michał F. Rode*, Gotard Burdzinski*
Scientific Reports (2024) 14:24375. IF = 3.8

48. Computational Design of Boron-Free Triangular Molecules with Inverted Singlet-Triplet Energy Gap.
Magdalena W. Duszka, Michał F. Rode and Andrzej L. Sobolewski*
Physcial Chemistry Chemical Physics 26 (2024) 19130-19137. IF = 2.9

47. Exploring how molluscan purple has survived throughout the Ages: The excited state dynamics of 6,6'-dibromoindigotin.
Trevor Cohen, Julia Didziulis, Charles Smith, Michał F. Rode, Andrzej L. Sobolewski, Ioannis Karapanagiotis, Mattanjah S. de Vries*
Chemical Physics 581 (2024) 112271-112278. IF=2.0

46. Excited State Dynamics of Deuterated Indigo.
Trevor Cohen, Nathan Svadlenak, Charles Smith, Krystal Vo, Si-Young Lee, Anna Parejo-Vidal, Joseph R. A. Kincaid, Andrzej L. Sobolewski, Michał F. Rode*, and Mattanjah de Vries*
Eur. Phys. J. D 77 (2023) 168-176. IF=1.8

45. Macrocyclic luminophores under confinement in a polymeric matrix – induction of large-Stokes shift by inter-unit proton transfer.
Paulina Jurek, Michał F. Rode*, Marek P. Szymański, and Agnieszka Szumna*
Journal of Materials Chemistry C 11 (2023) 10642-10650. IF=6.4

44. Long-range proton transfer in 7-hydroxy-quinoline based azomethine dyes: a hidden reason for the low efficiency.
Michał F. Rode*, Daniela Nedeltcheva, and Liudmil Antonov*
Molecules 27 (2022) 8225-8238. IF=4.927

43. Recognition-Induced Enhanced Emission of Core-Fluorescent ESIPT-type Macrocycles.
Paulina Jurek, Hanna Jędrzejewska, Michał F. Rode,* and Agnieszka Szumna*
Chemistry-A European Journal 29 (2023) e202203116. IF=5.020

42. Blockade of persistent colored isomer formation in photochromic 3H-naphthopyrans by excited-state intramolecular proton transfer.
Błażej Gierczyk, Shaun Murphree, Michał F. Rode,* and Gotard Burdziński,*
accepted in Scientific Reports 12 (2022) 19159-19170. IF=4.380

41. Mechanistic insights on photochromic 3H-naphthopyran showing strong photocoloration.
Błażej Gierczyk, Michał F. Rode,* and Gotard Burdziński,*
Scientific Reports 12 (2022) 10781-10788. IF=4.380

40. Cisoid-cis intermediate plays a crucial role in decolouration rate in photochromic reaction of 8H-pyranoquinazolines and 3H-naphthopyrans.
Sabina Brazevic, Marek Sikorski, Michel Sliwa, Jiro Abe, Michał F. Rode*, Gotard Burdziński
Dyes and Pigments 201 (2022) 110249-110257. IF=4.889

Photophysics of natural dyes and pigments

39. Structural studies on stereoisomerism of a natural dye miraxanthin I.
Stanisław Niziński, L. Popenda, Michał F. Rode, A. Kumorkiewicz, Z. Fojud, E. Paluch-Lubawa, Stanisław Wybraniec, and Gotard Burdziński*
New Journal of Chemistry 43 (2019) 18165-18174. IF=3.069

38. Photophysical properties of betaxanthins: miraxanthin V - insight into the excited-state deactivation mechanism from experiment and computations.
Stanisław Niziński, Monika Wendel, Michał F. Rode*, D. Prukala, Marek Sikorski, Stanisław Wybraniec, Gotard Burdziński*
RSC Advances 7 (2017) 6411-6421.

37. Excited state intramolecular proton transfer in hydroxyanthraquinones: Toward predicting fading of organic red colorants in art.
J. Berenbeim, S. Boldissar, S. Owens, M. R. Haggmark, G. Gate, F. M. Siouri, T. Cohen, Michał F. Rode, C. S. Patterson, and Mattanjah S. de Vries*
Science Advances 5: eaaw5227 (2019) 1-9. IF=12.804

Different photophysical properties of molecules tuned by substituent effect. Photochromism, absorption and fluorescence.

36. Control of the Photo-isomerization Mechanism in 3H-Naphthopyrans to Prevent Formation of Unwanted Long Lived Photoproduct.
Sabina Brazevic, Staniław Niziński, Michel Sliwa, Jiro Abe*, Michał F. Rode*, and Gotard Burdziński*
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 21 (2020) 7825-7839. IF=4.556

35. Ultrafast dynamics of the transoid-cis isomer formed in photochromic reaction from 3H-naphthopyran.
Sabina Brazevic, M. Branowski, Marek Sikorski, Michał F. Rode, and Gotard Burdziński*
ChemPhysChem 21 (2020) 1402-1407. IF=3.077

34. Photochromic reaction in 3H-naphthopyrans studied by vibrational spectroscopy and quantum chemical calculations.
Sabina Brazevic, Stanisław Niziński, Rafał Szabla, Michał F. Rode*, and G. Burdziński*
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 21 (2019) 11861-11870. IF=3.906

33. Direct Arylation of Dipyrrolonaphthyridinediones Leads to Red-Emitting Dyes with Conformational Freedom.
B. Sadowski, Michał F. Rode*, and Daniel T. Gryko*
Chemistry A European Journal 24 (2018) 855-864. IF=5.317

11. Synthesis, photophysics and excited state structure of 1,8-di(p-tolyl)-1,3,5,7-octatetrayne.
Irena Deperasińska, Anna Szemik-Hojniak, K. Osowska, Michał F. Rode, A. Szczepanik, L. Wisniewski, T. Lis, and S. Szafert
J. Photochem. and Photobiol. A: Chemistry 217 (2011) 299-307. full text

32. Structure - chiroptical properties relationship of cisoid enones with an a-methylenecyclopentanone unit.
J. Frelek*, A. Butkiewicz, Marcin Górecki, R. K. Wojcieszczyk, R. Luboradzki, M. Kwit, Michał F. Rode, and W. J. Szczepek*
RSC Advances 4 (2014) 43977-43993.

Mechanisms of photoinduced proton transfer tailored for molecular photoswitches

31. Ultrafast dynamics of the ESIPT photoswitch N-(3-pyridinyl)-2-pyridinecarboxamide.
H. Boehnke, J. Bahrenburg, X. Ma, K. Rottger, C. Nather, Michał F. Rode, A. L. Sobolewski, F. Temps*
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 20 (2018) 2646-2655. IF=4.123

31a. Ultrafast dynamics of a bistable intramolecular proton transfer switch.
J. Bahrenburg, Michał F. Rode, A. L. Sobolewski, F. Temps*
Springer Proceedings in Physics. 162 (2015) 399-402.

31b. Ultrafast dynamics of a bistable intramolecular proton transfer switch.
J. Bahrenburg, Michał F. Rode, A. L. Sobolewski, F. Temps*
Ptics InfoBase Conderence Papers. (2014) .

30. Ferroelectric molecular field-switch based on double proton transfer process: Static and dynamical simulations.
Joanna Jankowska, Michał F. Rode*, and Andrzej L. Sobolewski
J. Chem. Phys. 144 (2016) 134303-134.

29. Effect of chemical substitutions on photo-switching properties of 3-hydroxy-picolinic acid studied by ab initio methods.
Michał F. Rode* and Andrzej L. Sobolewski
J. Chem. Phys. 140 (2014) 084301-084314.

28. Excited-State Intramolecular Proton Transfer: Photoswitching in Salicylidene Methylamine Derivatives.
Joanna Jankowska, Michał F. Rode, Joanna Sadlej*, and Andrzej L. Sobolewski*
ChemPhysChem 15 (2014) 1643-1652.

27. 7-Hydroxyquinoline-8-Carbaldehydes. 2. Prototropic Equilibria.
V. Vetokhina, Jacek Nowacki, M. Pietrzak, Michał F. Rode, Andrzej L. Sobolewski, Jacek Waluk, and Jerzy Herbich*
J. Phys. Chem. A 117 (2013) 9147-9155.

26. 7-Hydroxyquinoline-8-carbaldehydes. 1. Ground- and Excited-State Long-Range Prototropic Tautomerization.
V. Vetokhina, Jacek Nowacki, M. Pietrzak, Michał F. Rode, Andrzej L. Sobolewski, Jacek Waluk, and Jerzy Herbich*
J. Phys. Chem. A 117 (2013) 9127-9146.

25. i> Ab initio study on the excited state proton transfer mediated photophysics of 3-hydroxy-picolinic acid.
Michał F. Rode* and Andrzej L. Sobolewski
Chemical Physics 409 (2012) 41-48. full text

24. i> Effect of chemical substituents on energetical landscape of a molecular switch: an ab initio study.
Michał F. Rode* and Andrzej L. Sobolewski
J. Phys. Chem. A 114 (2010) 11879-11889. full text

23. A Bistable Molecular Switch Driven by Photoinduced Hydrogen-Atom Transfer.
Leszek Łapiński, Maciej J. Nowak, Jacek Nowacki, Michał F. Rode, and Andrzej L. Sobolewski
ChemPhysChem, 10 (2009) 2290-2295. full text

22. Photophysics of Schiff Bases: Theoretical Study of Salicylidene Methylamine.
Joanna Jankowska, Michał F. Rode, Joanna Sadlej, Andrzej L. Sobolewski
ChemPhysChem 13 (2012) 4287-4294. full text

21. Electronic Spectra and Reversible Photoisomerization of Protonated Naphthalenes in Solid Neon.
Irina Garkusha, Adam Nagy, Jan Fulara, Michał F. Rode, Andrzej L. Sobolewski, and J. P. Maier
J. Phys.Chem. A 117 (2013) 351-360. full text

20. Switching the Conductance of a Single Molecule by Photoinduced Hydrogen Transfer.
Claudia Benesch, Michał F. Rode, M. Cizek, R. Härtle, O. Rubio-Pons, M. Thoss, and Andrzej L. Sobolewski
J. Phys. Chem. C 113 (2009) 10315-10318. full text

19. Contacts for organic switches with carbonnanotube Leads.
Małgorzata Wierzbowska*, Michał F. Rode, M. Sadek, and Andrzej L. Sobolewski
Nanotechnology 26 (2015) 245201-245210. . IF=3.672

18. Multipeak negative differential resistance from interplay between nonlinear stark effect and double-branch current flow.
M. Sadek, Małgorzata Wierzbowska*, Michał F. Rode, Amdrzej L. Sobolewski
RSC Advances 4 (2014) 52933-52939.

17. A computational Study on the Mechanism of Intramolecular Oxo-Hydroxy Phototautomerism Driven by Repulsive πσ* State.
Bartosz Chmura, Michał F. Rode, Andrzej L. Sobolewski, Leszek ŁLapiński, and Maciej J. Nowak
J. Phys. Chem. A 112 (2008) 13655-13661. full text

16. Computational Study on the Photophysics of Protonated Benzene.
Michał F. Rode, Amdrzej L. Sobolewski, C. Dedonder, Christophe Jouvet, and Otto Dopfer
J. Phys. Chem. A 113 (2009) 5865-5873. full text

Photophysics of the molecules and molecular complexes. Investigation of the ESIPT prcess in the molecular systems with the intra- and inter-molecular hydrogen-bond.

15. Photophysics of inter- and intra- molecularly hydrogen bonded systems: Computational studies on the pyrrole-pyridine complex and 2(2’-pyridyl)pyrrole.
Michał F. Rode and Andrzej L. Sobolewski
Chemical Physics 347 (2008) 413-421. full text

14. Photochemistry of the water dimer: Time-dependent quantum wave-packet description of the dynamics at the S₁-S₀ conical intersection.
Bartosz Chmura, Z. Lan, Michał F. Rode, and Andrzej L. Sobolewski
J. Chem. Phys. 131 (2009) 134307-134320. full text

13. Photophysics of indole-2-carboxylic acid in an aqueous environment studied by fluorescence spectroscopy in combination with ab initio calculations.
Annemarie Huijser, Michał F. Rode, Alice Corani, Andrzej L. Sobolewski, and Villy Sundström*
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 14 (2012) 2078-2086. full text

Photophysics of the molecular systems in which the fluorescence quenching is observed due to nonadiabtic trnaisition between the S₁ and S₀ electronic states through the region of conical intersection (CI).

12. Photochemical and thermal isomerizations of C-2h and C-2v forms of para-benzoquinone dioxime: A matrix-isolation study.
Leszek Lapiński, Tatiana Stepanenko, Michał F. Rode, and Maciej J. Nowak
J. Mol. Struct. 976 (2010) 181-189. full text

Ab initio calculations for the transition-metal complexes

10. Ab initio study of the O₂ binding in dicopper complexes.
Michał F. Rode and H-J. Werner
Theor. Chem. Acc. 114 (2005) 309-317. full text

9. Suppression of angular forces in collisions of non-S-state transition metal atoms.
R. V. Krems, Jacek Kłos, Michał F. Rode, Małgorzata M. Szcześniak, Grzegorz Chałasiński, and A. Dalgarno
Phys. Rev. Lett. 94 (2005) 013202. full text

8. Suppression of angular forces in collisions of non-S-state transition metal atoms (vol 94, art no 013202, 2005).
R. V. Krems, Jacek Kłos, Michał F. Rode, Małgorzata M. Szczęśniak, Grzegorz Chałasiński, and A. Dalgarno
Phys. Rev. Lett. 94 (2005) 019902. full text

7. Interactions of transition metal atoms with He.
Jacek Kłos, Michał F. Rode, Joanna E. Rode, Grzegorz Chałasiłski, and Małgorzata M. Szczęśiak
The Europ. Phys. J. D 31 (2004) 429-437. full text

6. The effect of electron detachment on the structure and properties of the chlorine-acetonitrile anionic complex.
Michał F. Rode, Szczepan Roszak, J. J. Szymczak, Joanna Sadlej, and Jerzy Leszczyński
J. of Chem. Phys. 121 (2004) 6277-6281. full text

Nonadditive effects in the weak intermolecular complexes. Mixed trimers of water dimer and diatomics.

5. The nonadditive effects in the mixed trimers composed of the water dimer and diatomics H₂, HF, HCl, HBr, and ClF.
Michał F. Rode and Joanna Sadlej
Chem. Phys. Lett. 368 (2003) 754. full text

4. Ab initio calculations of nonadditive effects in the trimers (H₂O)₂... XY, XY = N₂, BF, CS.
Michał F. Rode and Joanna Sadlej
Chem. Phys. Lett. 358 (2002) 237. full text

3. The (H₂O)₂CO ternary complex: cyclic or linear?
Michał F. Rode and Joanna Sadlej
Chem. Phys. Lett. 342 (2001) 220. full text

2. Reply to the Comment on "The importance of high-order correlation effects for the CO-CO interaction potential. [Chem. Phys. Lett. 314 (1999) 326]
Michał F. Rode, Joanna Sadlej, Robert Moszyński, P. E. S. Wormer, and Ad van der Avoird
Chem. Phys. Lett. 334 (2001) 424. full text

1. The importance of high-order correlation effects for the CO-CO interaction potential.
Michał F. Rode, Joanna Sadlej, Robert Moszynski, P. E. S. Wormer, and Ad van der Avoird
Chem. Phys. Lett. 314 (1999) 326. full text