Synthesis of star-shaped monodisperse oligo(9,9-di-n-octylfluorene-2,7-vinylene)s functionalized truxenes with two-photon absorption properties

A series of new star-shaped monodisperse conjugated truxene derivatives bearing oligo(fluorene-vinylene) arms (Tr-OFVn, n = 1, 2, 3, 4) have been synthesized. It is found that the conjugation of the oligomers can be extended with prolonging the arms. Notably, the branched oligomers Tr-OFVn without strong donor and acceptor units exhibit two-photon absorption properties, and the two-photon absorption cross sections (δ(max)) increase with increasing the number of fluorene-vinylene units in the arms. The maximum value of δ(max) reaches 8073 GM for compound Tr-OFV4, which made it one of the most competitive compounds with enhanced TPA cross section. It provides a new platform for exploiting strong TPA compounds, in which the extended π-conjugated systems are involved in the absence of strong donor and acceptor units.     

Optical Properties of Oligo(fluorene-vinylene) Functionalized Anthracene Linear Oligomers: Effect of π-extension

The photo-physical properties of oligo(fluorene-vinylene) functionalized anthracene linear oligomers (An-OFV_n (n=1-4)) have been systemically investigated through experimental and theoretical methods. The steady-state spectral measurement shows that the increas-ing of fluorene-vinylene (FV) group could lead to the red shift of absorption spectra and restrain the excimer formation between oligomers. Quantum chemical calculations exhibit that the energy levels of HOMO, LUMO, and the band gap gradually converge to a con-stant in accompany with the increasing of FV unit. Meanwhile, the electronic cloud which distributes on the branch arms, also gradually enhances and makes the absorption spectral shape of oligomers become similar to that of branch arms step by step. The time-resolved fluorescence tests exhibits that the lifetime of excimer emission would be almost invariable after the number of FV group in oligomer is ≥2. In nonlinear optical test, the two-photon photoluminescence efficiency and two-photon absorption cross-section will both gradually enhance and be close to an extremum after the number of FV unit is equal to 4. These results will provide a guideline for the design of novel photo-electronic materials.     

Effects of the structure of the branches on the two-photon absorption properties for the multi-branched molecules with nitrogen (N) as coupling center

In order to investigate the effects of the structure of branches on the TPA properties for multi-branched molecules, the TPA cross section is calculated by using ZINDO/SOS method. The investigated mole- cules have different branches (chomorfores based on stilbene, dithienothiophene and flourene) with nitrogen(N) as coupling center. The results show that the cooperative enhancement in multi-branched molecules depends on the structures of the branches and the structures of branches play an important role in the enhancement of the TPA cross section. The designed molecules with stilbene and dithie- nothiophene as branched possess relatively larger two-photon absorption cross sections.     

多支结构的均三嗪衍生物的合成及双光子吸收性质

合成了3个系列各含有单支、双支和三支结构的9个均三嗪衍生物, 测定了它们的线性吸收和发射性质以及双光子吸收和发射性质. 随着三嗪环上侧链数目的增加, 线性吸收谱(吸收峰位于390～440 nm)、荧光谱(发射峰位于460～580 nm)和双光子荧光谱(激发波长800 nm)都发生红移; 各种光谱的强度逐渐增强; 基态与激发态的偶极矩之差Δμ_eg也逐渐增大. 另外, 从单支到三支结构, 双光子吸收截面σ随侧链数目呈非线性增加. 这表明多支结构的双光子吸收存在显著的增强效应.     

多支结构的吡嗪衍生物的合成及其双光子吸收性质

合成了一系列含有双支、三支和四支的吡嗪衍生物, 测定了它们的线性吸收和发射性质以及双光子吸收和发射性质. 随着吡嗪环上侧链数目的增加(支链数目从2到4), 吸收光谱(吸收峰位于290～390 nm)、荧光谱(发射峰位于400～510 nm)和双光子荧光谱(激发波长720 nm)都发生红移, 荧光量子产率也逐渐增强(从0.13增大到0.25). 另外, 从双支到四支结构, 双光子吸收截面σ按照1∶2.8∶3.7的比例增加, 接近于支链数目的平方之比(1∶2.25∶4), 表明多支结构的双光子吸收存在显著的增强效应, 其中四支结构的σ值为1007 GM. 实验中还发现, 对于具有相同支链数目的化合物, 邻、对位的取代模式比间位取代模式具有更强的单光子和双光子荧光性质.     

Solution‐Processed Bulk‐Heterojunction Photovoltaic Cells Based on Dendritic and Star‐Shaped D‐π‐A Organic Dyes

A series of D ‐π‐A organic dendritic and star‐shaped molecules based on three various chromophores (i.e., the truxene nodes, triphenylamine moieties as the donor, and benzothiadiazole chromophore as the acceptor) and their corresponding model compounds are facilely developed. Their photophysical and electrochemical properties are investigated in detail by UV/Vis absorption and photoluminescent spectroscopy, and cyclic voltammetry. By changing the various conjugated spacers (i.e., single bond, double bond, and triple bond) among the three chromophores of dendritic series, their photophysical properties (that is, the one‐photon absorption range and two‐photon absorption cross‐section values) are effectively modulated. All D ‐π‐A conjugated oligomers show a broad and strong absorption band from 250 to 700 nm in thin films. Solution‐processed bulk‐heterojunction photovoltaic devices using our oligomer as donor and PCBM as acceptor are fabricated and measured. The power conversion efficiency of the devices based on our oligomers continuously increases from DBTTr to TRTD2A as a result of an increasing relative absorption intensity in longer wavelength region by changing the donor‐acceptor ratio and conjugated spacers between the donor and acceptor. The power conversion efficiency of the devices based on TRTD2A was 0.54 % under the illumination of AM 1.5 and 100 mW cm^?2, which is the highest value recorded based on D ‐π‐A conjugated oligomers containing triphenylamine moieties and benzothiadiazole chromophores with truxene to date.     

Non-quadratic-intensity dependence of two-photon absorption induced fluorescence of organic chromophores in solution

We have provided a model to interpret the non-quadratic-intensity dependence behavior commonly observed in the two-photon fluorescence (TPF) experiment excited with high laser intensity. The model also provides one with a different technique to measure the two-photon absorption cross section of an organic chromophore in solution. In contrast to the commonly used low intensity technique that depends on the quadratic-intensity law, the present technique is based on the non-quadratic-intensity dependence of two-photon fluorescence. Auxiliary data such as two-photon quantum efficiency and fluorescence collection efficiency, essential in the low intensity method, are not required in the present technique. TPF measurements of Rhodamine B in methanol are carried out to demonstrate the validity of the present method. The method is used to determine the two-photon absorption cross section of a new chromophore attached with tricyano-derivatized furan as the electron acceptor. The two-photon absorption cross section measured using this method is also compared with that using a conventional transmission technique.     

对位氨基能显著提高D-A-D型化合物的双光子吸收性能

报道了具有典型D-A-D型共轭结构的反式2,5-二氰基-1,4-二(4'-甲氧基苯乙烯基)苯(MOS-CN), 2,5-二氰基-1,4-二(4'-二甲胺基苯乙烯基)苯(MAS-CN)和1,4-二(4'-甲氧基苯乙烯基)苯(MOS)的合成. 用核磁、红外和元素分析进行了表征. 测试了紫外吸收光谱、单光子荧光光谱、双光子荧光光谱、双光子吸收系数及双光子吸收截面. 在800 nm的飞秒脉冲激光激发下, 化合物MOS-CN, MAS-CN和MOS分别发出很强的绿色、黄色和蓝色上转换荧光. 化合物MOS-CN, MAS-CN和MOS的最大吸收波长、单光子发射波长、双光子诱导荧光波长、荧光量子产率、双光子吸收系数、双光子吸收截面及双光子荧光寿命各分别是393, 473, 367 nm; 470, 569, 434 nm; 475, 574, 438 nm; 0.12, 0.72, 0.21; 0.8, 5.3, 0.3 cm/GW; 270, 1790, 101 GM; 140 ps, 1.32 ns, 54 ps. MAS-CN的双光子吸收截面是MOS-CN的6.63倍, MOS-CN的双光子吸收截面是MOS的2.67倍, 表明对位氨基显著地提高了化合物的双光子吸收性能, 氰基也较大地提高了双光子吸收截面.     

Two-photon excited fluorescence of nitrogen-vacancy centers in proton-irradiated type Ib diamond

Two-photon fluorescence spectroscopy of negatively charged nitrogen-vacancy [(N-V)-] centers in type Ib diamond single crystals have been studied with a picosecond (7.5 ps) mode-locked Nd:YVO(4) laser operating at 1064 nm. The (N-V)- centers were produced by radiation damage of diamond using a 3 MeV proton beam, followed by thermal annealing at 800 degrees C. Prior to the irradiation treatment, infrared spectroscopy of the C-N vibrational modes at 1344 cm(-1) suggested a nitrogen content of 109 +/- 10 ppm. Irradiation and annealing of the specimen led to the emergence of a new absorption band peaking at approximately 560 nm. From a measurement of the integrated absorption intensity of the sharp zero-phonon line (637 nm) at liquid nitrogen temperature, we determined a (N-V)- density of (4.5 +/- 1.1) x 10(18) centers/cm3 (or 25 +/- 6 ppm) for the substrate irradiated at a dose of 1 x 1016) H(+)/cm(2). Such a high defect density allowed us to observe two-photon excited fluorescence and measure the corresponding fluorescence decay time. No significant difference in the spectral feature and fluorescence lifetime was observed between one-photon and two-photon excitations. Assuming that the fluorescence quantum yields are the same for both processes, a two-photon absorption cross section of sigma(TPA) = (0.45 +/- 0.23) x 10(-50) cm(4).s/photon at 1064 nm was determined for the (N-V)- center based on its one-photon absorption cross section of sigma(OPA) = (3.1 +/- 0.8) x 10(-17) cm2 at 532 nm. The material is highly photostable and shows no sign of photobleaching even under continuous two-photon excitation at a peak power density of 3 GW/cm(2) for 5 min.     

Enhancement of two-photon absorption cross section and singlet-oxygen generation in porphyrin-cored star polymers

We report a newly synthesized polymer of a star-shaped porphyrin compound(TPA-FxP) with four oligofluorene arms at its meso positions with the pronounced enhancement of the two-photon properties and the generation of singlet oxygen by utilizing the two-photon excited fluorescence resonance energy transfer.The steady-state spectra and transient triplet-triplet absorption spectra give evidence that the enhanced two-photon absorption cross section results from not only the through-space energy transfer(Frster...     

o-nitrobenzyl photolabile protecting groups with red-shifted absorption: syntheses and uncaging cross-sections for one- and two-photon excitation

We evaluated the o-nitrobenzyl platform for designing photolabile protecting groups with red-shifted absorption that could be photolyzed upon one- and two-photon excitation. Several synthetic pathways to build different conjugated o-nitrobenzyl backbones, as well as to vary the benzylic position, are reported. Relative to the reference 4,5-dimethoxy-2-nitrobenzyl group, several o-nitrobenzyl derivatives exhibit a large and red-shifted one-photon absorption within the near-UV range. Uncaging after one-photon excitation was studied by measuring UV-visible absorption and steady-state fluorescence emission on model caged ethers and esters. In the whole series investigated, the caged substrates were released cleanly upon photolysis. Quantum yields of uncaging after one-photon absorption lie within the 0.1-1 % range. We observed that these drop as the maximum wavelength absorption of the o-nitrobenzyl protecting group is increased. A new method based on fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS) after two-photon excitation was used to measure the action uncaging cross section for two-photon excitation. The series of o-nitrobenzyl caged fluorescent coumarins investigated exhibit values within the 0.1-0.01 Goeppert-Mayer (GM) range. Such results are in line with the low quantum yields of uncaging associated with cross-sections of 1-50 GM for two-photon absorption. Although the cross-sections for one- and two-photon absorption of o-nitrobenzyl photolabile protecting groups can be readily improved, we emphasize the difficulty in enlarging the corresponding action uncaging cross-sections in view of the observed trend of their quantum yield of uncaging.     

Nonlinear Optical Properties of D-π-A-π-D Type Oligomers with Different Conjugation Length

The conjugation length-dependent nonlinear optical properties of fluorenone-based linear conjugated oligomers have been investigated by experimental and theoretical methods. In-frared spectra and the steady-state absorption spectra show that the increase of conjugated unit could enhance the stretching vibration peaks of C=C and lead to a red-shift of the absorption peaks. Meanwhile, the two-photon fluorescence (TPF) intensity is gradually en-hanced with the increase of excitation energy, and the TPF effciency is obviously higher after the introduction of fluorene-ethylene units. The sum-over-states approach was used to model the two-photon absorption (TPA) cross-sections of oligomers, and the theoretical values agree well with the experimental data obtained from the femtosecond open-aperture z-scan technique. The results exhibit that the extension of conjugated system indeed plays a role in the improvement of TPA behavior of oligomers.     

含1,3,5-三嗪和三苯胺的二苯乙烯类双光子材料

合成了以三苯胺为电子给体、1,3,5-三嗪为电子受体的新型二苯乙烯类化合物．用吸收光谱、荧光光谱、飞行质谱、核磁共振氢谱和碳谱进行了表征。这些化合物具有大的双光子吸收截面和强的频率上转换荧光,其中,由三个D-π-A结构的发色团形成的三枝状八偶极分子具有最大的双光子吸收截面和最强的双光子荧光。     

D-π-A型三联吡啶衍生物的合成及光学性质

以4'-(4-甲苯基)-2,2'∶6',2″-三联吡啶为电子受体(A)基元, 通过Wittig反应引入电子给体(D)基元, 合成了2个新的D-π-A型三联吡啶衍生物; 研究了其单、 双光子吸收荧光特性, 并通过量子化学计算从结构角度进行了解释. 目标产物的荧光量子产率(Ф)最高达到0.45, 双光子吸收截面(δ₂)最大达406 GM.     

Two-photon spectra of gases by three-wave mixing

We show that the two-photon resonances in the third-order susceptibility can be exploited to yield two-photon spectra of molecular gases at moderately high spectral resolution. This form of spectroscopy does not depend on the occurrence of processes (such as fluorescence of photoionization) leading to indirect methods of two-photon absorption. The method is direct and leads in principle to values for a two-photon cross section. Comparisons of two-photon and coherent anti-Stokes Raman resonances leads to ratios of Raman and two-proton cross sections independent of the laser powers and spatial characteristics. The technique is documented with rotationally resolved spectra of SO₂ and NO. A value for |α_xxα_yy| of 1.5 × 10^?52 cm⁶ was measured for the O₁₂ (6$\text{built:1}\text{2}$) component of the (A)²Σ ← (X)² Π_{$\text{1}\text{2}$} transition of nitric oxide.     

Effects of conjugation length and resonance enhancement on two-photon absorption in phenylene-vinylene oligomers

Two-photon excitation spectra have been recorded over the large spectral range of 540-1000 nm for five phenylene-vinylene oligomers that differ in the length of the conjugated pi system. The significant changes observed in the two-photon excitation spectra and absorption cross sections as a function of this systematic change in the chromophore are discussed in light of (1) the corresponding one-photon absorption spectra and (2) high-level density functional response theory calculations performed on analogues of these systems. The results obtained illustrate one way to exploit parameters that influence nonlinear optical properties in large organic molecules. Specifically, data are provided to indicate that when the frequency of the laser used in the two-photon experiment is nearly-resonant with an allowed one-photon transition, significant increases in the two-photon absorption cross section can be realized. This phenomenon of the so-called resonance enhancement allows for greater control in obtaining an optimal response when using existing two-photon chromophores, and provides a much-needed guide for the systematic development and efficient use of two-photon singlet oxygen sensitizers.     

The two-photon excitation cross section of 6MAP, a fluorescent adenine analogue

6MAP is a fluorescent analogue of adenine that undergoes Watson-Crick base pairing and base stacking in double-stranded DNA. The one-photon absorption spectrum of 6MAP is characterized by a maximum around 330 nm with moderate quantum yield fluorescence centered at about 420 nm. To take advantage of this probe for confocal and single-molecule microscopy, it would be advantageous to be able to excite the analogue via two photons. We report the first determination of the two-photon excitation cross section and spectrum for 6MAP from 614 to 700 nm. The power dependence of the fluorescence indicates that emission results from the absorption of two photons. The one-photon and two-photon emission line shapes are identical within experimental error. A study of the concentration dependence of the fluorescence yield for one-photon excitation shows no measurable quenching up to about 5 microM. The maximum in the two-photon excitation spectrum gives a two-photon cross section, delta(TPE), of 3.4 +/- 0.1 Goeppert-Mayer (G.M.) at 659 nm, which correlates well with the one-photon absorption maximum. This compares quite favorably with cross sections of various naturally fluorescent biological molecules such as flavins and nicotiamide. In addition, we have also obtained the two-photon-induced fluorescence emission spectrum of quinine sulfate. It is approximately the same as that for one-photon excitation, suggesting that two-photon excitation of quinine sulfate may be used for calibration purposes.     

Synthesis and photophysical properties of three (multi)branched planar molecules

Three thiophenevinyl substituted one-, two-, and three-branched truxene π-conjugated compounds TS1, TS2 and TS3 have been prepared using a Heck reaction. Their linear absorption, single- and two-photon excited fluorescence were examined. The three analogues emit blue fluorescence at 420 nm. The number of branches has no influence on the position of the absorption maxima of the charge transfer band and fluorescence emitting maxima. However, the molar extinction coefficients of charge transfer band increase almost linearly with the number of branches. The two-photon absorption cross-section of the octupolar three-branched compound TS3 is several times that of the two-branched compound TS2 and one-branched compound TS1.     

Two-photon absorption study of Zn(II)tetraphenylporphin: Role of a higher excited singlet state of gerade symmetry

The S₂ state fluorescence of Zn(II)tetraphenylporphin has been studied by using two-photon absorption and optical—optical double-resonance techniques. The main process to populate the S₂ state was found to be a stepwise two-photon absorption to the S_nstate through the S₁ state. The large absorption cross section of the S_n ← S₁ transition (6.8 × 10^?16 cm² molecule^?1) at 540 nm suggests that there exists a higher excited singlet state of gerade parity.     

Novel heteroaromatic-based multi-branched dyes with enhanced two-photon absorption activity

The first examples of heterocycle-based multi-branched dyes with efficient two-photon absorption (TPA) activity are reported; the novel chromophores exhibit large TPA cross sections (as high as 1600 x 10(-50) cm4 s photon(-1) molecule(-1), measured with 150 fs laser pulses at 800 nm); a strong cooperative enhancement in the branched systems with respect to the one-dimensional sub-units is found.