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Selected Publications · 2014 – 2026

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Key publications from the Nanobionics group related to quantum rate theory, quantum electrochemistry, molecular electronics, and biosensing. Full list available on Google Scholar (230+ articles · 12,500+ citations).

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2026

1

A unified quantum rate theory of electron transfer: conceptual advances in quantum electrochemistry

P. R. Bueno

Chemical Society Reviews · DOI: 10.1039/d5cs01301a

QR TheoryReview
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2

Quantum Rate Dynamics for Coherent Electron Transport at Material/Electrolyte Interfaces

P. R. Bueno

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5c25018

QR TheoryGraphene
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3

What is the implication of electrons behaving as waves in electrochemically gated molecular structures?

P. R. Bueno

Current Opinion in Electrochemistry · DOI: 10.1016/j.coelec.2026.101811

Molecular ElectronicsQR Theory
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4

Beyond the dielectric continuum: the effect of the electrolyte on the rate of electron transfer reactions from a quantum rate dynamics perspective

P. R. Bueno

ACS Electrochemistry · 2026

QM-WetElectrolyte
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2025

5

Quantum electroanalysis in drug discovery

P. R. Bueno

Chemical Communications 61, 8632–8642

QSensingDrug Discovery
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6

Attomolar sensitivity of a redox capacitive and DNA-receptive interface attained by quantum-rate signal amplification concept

O. Carr, E. F. Pinzón, A. Santos, R. C. Faria, P. R. Bueno

Biosensors & Bioelectronics 270, 116910

QSensingDiagnostics
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7

Label-free ADAM10 capacitive assay for the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease

B. L. Garrote, L. C. Lopes, M. R. Cominetti, R. C. Faria, P. R. Bueno

Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 427, 137208

QSensingAlzheimer's
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8

The quantum mechanical origin of the supercapacitance phenomenon in reduced graphene oxide structures

T. F. M. Moreira, E. F. Pinzón, A. dos Santos, L. C. Lopes, P. R. Bueno

Carbon 232, 119736

QEDsQM-WetPseudocapacitanceEnergy Storage
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2024

9

On the fundamentals of quantum rate theory and the long-range electron transport in respiratory chains

P. R. Bueno

Chemical Society Reviews 53, 5348–5365

QM-WetMicrobial RespirationReview
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10

Electrochemical measurement of the electronic structure of graphene via quantum mechanical rate spectroscopy

L. C. Lopes, E. F. Pinzón, G. Dias-da-Silva, G. T. Feliciano, P. R. Bueno

Electrochimica Acta 480, 143837

QEDsGrapheneQR Spectroscopy
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11

Quantum rate as a spectroscopic methodology for measuring the electronic structure of quantum dots

E. F. Pinzón, L. C. Lopes, A. F. V. Fonseca, M. A. Schiavon, P. R. Bueno

Journal of Materials Chemistry C 12, 4606–4617

QEDsQuantum Dots
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12

Electron transmittance by means of quantum capacitive states as a signal amplification mechanism for biosensing applications

B. L. Garrote, Y. P. Sánchez, L. C. Lopes, A. Santos, P. R. Bueno

Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 399, 134786

QSensingAmplification
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2023

13

Quantum rate theory and electron-transfer dynamics: a theoretical and experimental approach for quantum electrochemistry

P. R. Bueno

Electrochimica Acta 466, 142950

QElectChemQR Theory
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14

Designing Quantum Capacitive Peptide Interfaces for Electroanalytical Applications

S. T. R. Brandão, A. dos Santos, P. R. Bueno, E. M. Cilli

Analytical Chemistry 95, 13470–13477

QSensingDNAAttomolar
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2022

15

Reagentless quantum-rate-based electrochemical signal of graphene for detecting SARS-CoV-2 infection using nasal swab specimens

B. L. Garrote, L. C. Lopes, E. F. Pinzón, F. C. Mendonça-Natividade, R. B. Martins, A. Santos, E. Arruda, P. R. Bueno

ACS Sensors 7, 2645–2653

QSensingSARS-CoV-2Graphene
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16

Quantum mechanical meaning of the charge transfer resistance

Y. P. Sánchez, A. Santos, P. R. Bueno

Journal of Physical Chemistry C 126, 3151–3162

QElectChem
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17

Quantum rate theory for graphene

P. R. Bueno, D. A. M. Mercado

Journal of Physical Chemistry C 126, 15374–15385

QEDsGraphene
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2021

18

Perspective on quantum electrochemistry: a simple method for measuring the electron transfer rate constant

E. V. G. Alarcón, A. Santos, P. R. Bueno

Electrochimica Acta 398, 139219

QElectChem
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19

Measuring quantum conductance and capacitance of graphene using impedance-derived capacitance spectroscopy

L. C. Lopes, A. Santos, P. R. Bueno

Carbon 184, 821–827

QEDsGraphene
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2020

20

Label-free capacitive assaying of biomarkers for molecular diagnostics

B. L. Garrote, A. Santos, P. R. Bueno

Nature Protocols 15, 3879–3893

QSensingProtocol
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21

Charge transport and energy storage at the molecular scale: from nanoelectronics to electrochemical sensing

P. R. Bueno, J. J. Davis

Chemical Society Reviews 49, 7505–7515

QEDsReview
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2019

22

Nanoscale origins of super-capacitance phenomena

P. R. Bueno

Journal of Power Sources 414, 420–434

QEDsQM-WetPseudocapacitanceEnergy Storage
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2018

23

Common principles of molecular electronics and nanoscale electrochemistry

P. R. Bueno

Analytical Chemistry 90, 7095–7106

QEDsQElectChem
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24

The Nanoscale Electrochemistry of Molecular Contacts (book)

P. R. Bueno

Springer · SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology

BookQR Theory
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2017

25

Quantum capacitance as a reagentless molecular sensing element

P. R. Bueno, F. C. B. Fernandes, J. J. Davis

Nanoscale 9, 15362–15370

QSensingCq Transducer
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2014

26

Label-free capacitive diagnostics: exploiting local redox probe state occupancy

J. Lehr, F. C. B. Fernandes, P. R. Bueno, J. J. Davis

Analytical Chemistry 86, 2559–2564

QSensing
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27

Quantum capacitance spectroscopy

P. R. Bueno, J. J. Davis

Analytical Chemistry 86, 1337–1341

QEDsCq Spectroscopy
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