Electronic structure and molecular orbital study of hole-transport material triphenylamine derivatives

Recently, triphenylamine (TPA), 4,4′-bis(phenyl-m-tolylamino)biphenyl (TPD), 4,4′-bis(1-naphthylphenylamino)biphenyl (NPB) and their derivatives are widely used in the organic light-emitting diode (OLED) devices as a hole-transporting material (HTM) layer. We have optimized twenty different structures of HTM materials by using density functional theory (DFT), B3LYP/6-31G method. All these different structures contain mono-amine and diamine TPA derivatives. The energies of highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) along with molecular orbitals for these HTMs are also determined. We have found that the central amine nitrogen atom and the phenyl ring, which is next to the central amine nitrogen atom, show significant contribution to the HOMO and LUMO, respectively. The sum of the calculated bond angles (α+β+γ) of the central amine nitrogen atom has been applied to describe the bonding and the energy difference for HOMO and LUMO in these TPA derivatives. Electronic structure calculations have been performed for these TPA derivatives. Again, the LCAO-MO patterns of HOMO and LUMO levels of these derivatives are used to investigate their electron density. A series of electron-transporting steps are predicted for these compounds employing these calculated results.     

Stability competition between the layered and compact Cu16 clusters

In a recent study [P.H. Acioli, N. Ratanavade, M.R. Cline, S. Srinivas, Lect. Notes Comput. Sci. 5545, 203 (2009)] of the interaction of small silver clusters (Ag _n , n = 1?C4) with carbon monoxide we have found that the CO molecule can bond with the cluster either in a bent or in a linear configuration with respect to the silver carbon bond. These trends were explained by the interaction of the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) of the cluster and the antibonding (?? ^?) orbital, the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) of CO. For a ??-type orbital of the cluster the CO molecule is bent with respect to the Ag-C bond, while for a ??-type HOMO the CO molecule is aligned with respect to the Ag-C bond. These trends tend to maximize the overlap of the CO molecule??s LUMO with the cluster??s HOMO. Furthermore, the CO molecules have a tendency to bond atop an atom rather than on bridge or face sites. In the present work we extend the investigation to clusters of up to seven atoms. The focus of this paper is on the 7-atom silver cluster which shows interesting complexities in that the cluster is characterized by a ??-like HOMO but has the CO bonded to a waist atom of the pentagonal bi-pyramid and bent with respect to the Ag-C bond, thus breaking the previously observed trend. In this work we provide an analysis of the potential energy surface of the CO bonded to Ag₇ and explain why the bonding differs from those of the smaller clusters. We find that the bonding is still explained by a ??-backdonation process. However, unlike the lowest size clusters there is an increase in overlap through bending and the complex prefers this conformation, rather than a linear Ag-C-O configuration.     

A Theoretical Study on <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>′-[(<Emphasis Type="Italic">Z</Emphasis>)-(4-Methylphenyl)Methylidene]-4-Nitrobenzohydrazide (NMPMN)

Quantum mechanical calculations of ground state energy, vibration wavenumbers, and electronic absorption wavelengths of N′-[(Z)-(4-methylphenyl)methylidene]-4-nitrobenzohydrazide with C15H13N3O3 empirical formula was performed by using Gaussian 09 program. Becke’s three-parameter exchange functional in conjunction with the Lee-Yang-Parr correlation functional and Heyd-Scuseria-Ernzerhof functional levels of density functional theory (DFT) with the 6-311++G(d,p) basis set were used in the performing of above mentioned calculations. The highest occupied and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (HOMO and LUMO) energies have been also calculated at the same levels. Stability of the molecule arising from hyperconjugative interactions and charge delocalization has been analyzed using natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis. Nonlinear optical (NLO) behavior of the title molecule has been examined by the determining of electric dipole moment (μ), polarizability (α), and static first-order hyperpolarizability (β). Finally, molecular electrostatic potential (MEP) surface as well as Mulliken and NBO atomic charges were calculated by using Gaussian 09 program.     

外场下SnS分子结构及其特性

对S原子采用6-311++G**基组,Sn原子采用SDB-cc-pVTZ基组,利用密度泛函(B3P86)方法对SnS分子进行了基态结构优化,并研究了外场作用下SnS基态分子键长、能量、能级分布、电荷布居分布、谐振频率和红外谱强度的影响规律.然后利用含时密度泛函(TD-B3P86)方法研究了SnS分子在外场下的激发特性.结果表明,在所加的电场范围内(-0.04 a.u.-0.04 a.u.),随着正向电场的增大,分子键长和红外谱强度均是先减小后增大;总能E,SnS基态分子的最高已占据轨道能量EH和谐振频率均是先增大后减小;分子的最低未占空轨道能量EL和能隙Eg均随正向电场的增大而减小.随着正向电场的增大,SnS分子由基态至前9个单重激发态跃迁的波长增大,激发能则减小.     

碳掺杂硼氮纳米管电子场发射的第一性原理研究

对闭口硼氮纳米管（BNNT）顶层掺碳体系,运用第一性原理研究了电子场发射性能.结果表明,掺碳的BNNT体系电子结构变化显著;外电场愈强,体系态密度向低能端移动幅度愈大,且最高占据分子轨道（HOMO）/最低未占据分子轨道（LUMO）能隙愈小.体系态密度和局域态密度,HOMO和LUMO及其能隙分析一致表明,各种碳掺杂体系中C_eqBNNT的场发射性能最佳. 关键词： 硼氮纳米管 碳掺杂 第一性原理     

8-羟基喹啉锂的光电性能和取代基效应的密度泛函理论

采用密度泛函理论(DFT)较为系统地研究了给、吸电子取代基对8-羟基喹啉锂(Liq)光电性能的影响。研究结果表明:不同取代基与母体形成不同的共轭,取代基—CN、—OCH3很好地参与了整个π体系共轭,对体系性质影响较大;吸电子基—CF3、—CN、—Cl在5-位取代都使Liq的最高占据轨道(HOMO)、最低空轨道(LUMO)能级降低;给电子基—CH3、—CH3CH2CH2、—OCH3在5-位取代都使Liq的LUMO、HOMO升高,带隙减小,给电性越强,影响越显著;—CN在5-位取代,显著增加了Liq的电子亲和势,降低了电子重组能,使电子更易于注入和传输。与Liq及其它衍生物相比,5-CN-Liq是一种更好的电子注入和传输材料。     

Synthesis and Characterization of Triphenylethylene Derivatives with Aggregation-Induced Emission Characteristics

New aggregation-induced emission (AIE) compounds derived from triphenylethylene were synthesized. The thermal, photophysical, electrochemical and aggregation-induced emissive properties were investigated. All the compounds had strong blue light emission capability and good thermal stability. Their maximum fluorescence emission wavelengths were between 443 to 461 nm in solid states, while their glass transition temperatures ranged from 86 to 129 °C. The decomposition temperatures of the synthesized compounds were in the range of 432–534 °C. The synthesized compounds possessed aggregation-induced emission properties, namely exhibited enhanced fluorescence emission in aggregated states. The highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) energy levels estimated from the oxidation potentials were between 5.61 and 5.66 eV and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital/highest occupied molecular orbital (LUMO/HOMO) energy gap values were found to be in the range of 3.18–3.22 eV. The compounds 4-(4-(2,2-bis(4-(naphthalen-1-yl)phenyl)vinyl)phenyl) dibenzothiophene [(BN)₂Bt] and 4-(4-(2,2-di(biphenyl-4-yl)vinyl)phenyl) dibenzothiophene [(BB)₂Bt] exhibited vibronic fine-structure photoluminescence spectra when the water fraction was less than 70%.     

Synthesis,X-Ray crystal structure,photophysical characterization and nonlinear optical properties of the unique manganese complex with picolinate and 1,10 phenantroline: toward the designing of new high NLO response crystal

The first manganese complex of picolinic acid (also known as 2-pyridinecarboxylic acid) and 1,10 phenantroline has been synthesized, and its structure has been fully characterized by means of X-Ray diffraction method as well as FT-IR, Raman and UV–vis spectroscopies. In order to provide a deep understanding about the relation among the nonlinear optical properties, structural, spectroscopic and electronic behaviors, density functional theory (DFT) calculations have been performed by using hybrid B3LYP level. The intensive interactions between the bonding orbitals of donor O/N atoms and antibonding orbitals of Mn(II) lone pairs confirm the X-Ray diffraction results. Each of the conditions such as small energy gap between HOMO and LUMO, high energy second order perturbation interaction, elongation of conjugated π system and high spin Mn(II) ion induce the first static hyperpolarizability (β) parameter of investigated complex. The β parameter for [Mn(pic)₂(phen)]·H₂O complex has been found to be approximately 22 times higher than p-nitroaniline.     

Characterizations of B and N heteroatoms as substitutional doping on structure,stability, and aromaticity of novel heterofullerenes evolved from the smallest fullerene cage C20: a density functional theory perspective

The structural stabilities and electronic properties of C₂₀ fullerene and some its incorporated boron and nitrogen derivatives are probed at B3LYP/AUG‐cc‐pVTZ level of theory. According to density functional theory results, the topology of inserted B or N heteroatoms in [20]‐fullerene perturbs strongly the stability, energy, geometry, charge, polarity, nucleus‐independent chemical shifts, aromaticity, and highest‐occupied molecular orbital and lowest‐unoccupied molecular orbital (HOMO–LUMO) gap of the resulting heterofullerenes. Vibrational frequency (υ_min) calculations show that except N₁₀C₁₀, all other B_bN_nC_{20‐(b + n)} heterofullerenes with b, and n = 0, 4, 5, 8, and 10 are true minima. The calculated band gaps (?E_HOMO–LUMO) of B₈C₁₂, and N₈C₁₂ (2.86 eV), show them the most stable heterofullerenes against electronic excitations. While 10 B substituting in equatorial position increase the conductivity of B₁₀C₁₀ through decreasing its band gaps, 10 N doping in equatorial position enhance stability of N₁₀C₁₀ against electronic excitations via increasing its band gaps. High natural bond orbital and Mulliken charge transfer on the surfaces of B atoms, especially B₅N₅C₁₀with five B–N bonds in the equatorial position, provokes further investigation on its possible application for hydrogen storage. Nucleus‐independent chemical shift values show that B₅N₅C₁₀ is the most aromatic species. The calculated heat of atomization per carbon (ΔH_at/C) of B₈C₁₂ shows it the most thermodynamic stable heterofullerenes of each. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Effects of buried high-Z layers on fast electron propagation

Density functional study is performed on the stabilities, aromaticity, infrared spectra, and optical properties of exohedral fullerene derivatives C₇₆X₁₈(X = H, F, Cl, and Br). The bond dissociation energy and energy gap between HOMO and LUMO of C₇₆H₁₈ are larger than those of the isolated C₇₆F₁₈ and C₇₆Cl₁₈, indicating the possibility for synthesising C₇₆H₁₈ from the viewpoint of thermodynamics and kinetics. C₇₆X₁₈(X = H, F, Cl, and Br) show strong aromaticity, suggesting their stabilities are correlative with the conjugation. The tensors of static linear polarisabilities, mean static linear polarisabilities, polarisability anisotropy, and first-order hyperpolarisabilities of C₇₆X₁₈(X = F, Cl, and Br) increase as X goes from F to Br. We rationalise the nonlinear properties by studying the low-energy optical absorption band obtained by employing time-dependent density functional theory.     

三种五元化合物的荧光光谱的量子化学研究

采用密度泛函理论(DFT)中的B3LYP方法,在6-31G^*水平上对三种五元杂环物质进行了构型优化,对优化后的构型做振动分析,均未出现虚频率。在此基础上通过轨道分析,探索了分子内部电子跃迁的机理。结果表明,这三种五元化合物HOMO到LUMO的跃迁是电子从C1、C2、C3和C4转移到杂原子(吡咯中的N原子,呋喃中的O原子和噻吩中的S原子)上,并在6-31G^*水平上用单激发组态相互作用(CIS)方法分别计算了三种物质的荧光光谱,所得计算结果与实验值基本符合。     

自辐射场下PuO分子光谱研究

在相对论有效原子实势近似下, 以Pu为SDD基组、O为6-311+G^*基组, 采用优选的密度泛函 B3LYP方法, 研究了用电场摸拟钚本身产生自辐射场(-0.005—0.005 a.u.) 作用下氧化钚(PuO)基态分子的最高占据轨道(HOMO)能级E_H、最低空轨道(LUMO)能级E_L、能隙E_g和费米能级E_F. 结果表明: 在所加的电场范围内, E_H随着电场的增加均逐渐减少, E_F随着电场的增加均逐渐增大, E_g始终处于增大的趋势, 费米能级E_F上升, 占据轨道的电子难以被激发至空轨道而形成激发态, PuO分子在自辐射场中更趋于稳定, 可以阻止O₂, H₂等扩散到表面内层而腐蚀钚表面, 有利于了钚在自辐射场中抗腐蚀.     

Electronic and bonding properties of mono-ruthenium-substituted Keggin-type polyoxometalates: a theoretical study of [{PW11O39}RuII/III(L)] n − (L = dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), water,pyridine, and ammonia) and [{GeW11O39}RuII(DMSO)3(H2O)]6−

The electronic structure and bonding feature of a series of mono-ruthenium-substituted Keggin-type polyoxometalates (POMs) have been investigated by using density functional theory (DFT) calculation, natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis and energy-decomposition analysis (EDA). A comparison of the electronic properties of two known dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)-supported mono-ruthenium-substituted Keggin-type POMs shows that both complexes have the analogous frontier-molecular orbital feature. One of them possesses a relatively small HOMO–LUMO gap because of the high HOMO energy level. This difference comes from a high composition of POM ligand with antibonding feature in HOMO. In addition, three typical Keggin-type POM complexes [{PW₁₁O₃₉}Ru^II/III(L)]^n? (L = H₂O, C₅H₅N, NH₃) have also been explored according to our computational studies. The NBO analysis shows that the Ru^II/III–L bond comes from donor–acceptor interactions between the end ligand and the ruthenium (II/III) centre. The EDA shows that the POM complex [{PW₁₁O₃₉}Ru^II(C₅H₅N)]^5? has much stronger Ru^II–L bond than ammonia-supported Keggin-type POM [{PW₁₁O₃₉}Ru^II(NH₃)]^5?. And the enhancement of the Ru^II–L bonding interaction in [{PW₁₁O₃₉}Ru^II(C₅H₅N)]^5? is mainly due to the large orbital interaction energy ΔE_orb. The ammonia-supported Keggin-type POM [{PW₁₁O₃₉}Ru^II(NH₃)]^5? and the aqua-ruthenium derivative [{PW₁₁O₃₉}Ru^II(H₂O)]^5? have an analogous magnitude of the total bond energy. This result supports a non-aqueous environment for synthesis of an ammonia-supported Keggin-type POM [{PW₁₁O₃₉}Ru^II(NH₃)]^5?.     

SnSe分子外场下的基态性质和激发态性质

对Sn原子使用SDB-cc-pVTZ基组, Se原子采用6-311++G^**基组, 利用密度泛函中的B3LYP方法研究了电场强度为-0.04–0.04 a.u.的外电场对SnSe基态分子的几何结构、 电荷布居分布、 HOMO能级、 LUMO能级、 能隙、 费米能级、 谐振频率和红外光谱强度的影响. 继而使用含时密度泛函(TD-B3LYP) 方法研究了SnSe分子在外场下的激发特性. 结果表明, 外电场的大小和方向对SnSe分子基态的这些性质有明显影响. 在所加的电场范围内(-0.04 a.u.–0.04 a.u.), 随着正向电场的增大, 核间距先减小后增大, 在F=0.03 a .u.时取得最小值0.2317 nm; 分子电偶极矩μ近似线性地增大; E_L, E_H、 费米能级E_F和能隙E_g均减小. 随着正向电场逐渐增大, 分子总能量和谐振频率均先增大后减小; 红外谱强度则先减小后增大, 在F=0.03 a.u.时, 取得最小值 0.1138 km·mol^-1. 由基态到第1–10个单重激发态的波长均随着正向电场的增大而增大. 激发能均随着正向电场的增大而减小. 电场的引入可改变SnSe分子激发态出现的顺序并使得一些禁止的跃迁变得可能. 关键词： SnSe 外电场 能隙 激发特性     

A density functional theory investigation of the stability,aromaticity, and photophysical behavior for the highly conjugated macrocycles containing 4 pyrroles

Porphyrin ( Pr ), porphycene ( Pc ), and [22]porphyrin(2.2.2.2) ( P[22] ) have been theoretically investigated. We design 2 highly conjugated macrocycles containing 4 pyrroles with different linkage bridges, which are named for 4 pyrrole ( Pf ) and methylene‐dipyrrolidine ( Pm ), as the theoretical model so as to investigate the stability, aromaticity, and photophysical behavior of these porphyrin derivatives, and the influence of getting or losing electron to the neutral molecule. The geometric structures of the molecules are optimized by density functional theory method. The absorptions are calculated by the time‐dependent density functional theory method. Based on the optimized structures, the nucleus‐independent chemical shifts (NICS) are calculated. The molecule with negative NICS value possesses larger highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO)‐lowest occupied molecular orbital (LUMO) gap than that with positive NICS value, the molecule with bigger positive NICS value possesses smaller HOMO‐LUMO gap, and the molecule with bigger negative NICS value (in absolute value) possesses bigger HOMO‐LUMO gap. The current density indicates that the π‐electron delocalization is more effective in Pr and Pc than in Pf , Pm , and P[22] and corresponds to the stability of molecules. The absorptions of the molecules are all in the UV‐visible and infrared regions. The major transitions for most of the molecules are all from HOMO to LUMO. Compared with Pf ^2? , Pr ^2? , Pc ^2? , and P[22] ^2? , Pm ^2? shows distinctive photophysical properties, which is due to the reduced HOMO‐LUMO gap, structural distortion, and strong antiaromaticity.     

Excited‐state hydrogen bond strengthening of coumarin 153 in ethanol solvent: a TDDFT study

So far, coumarin dyes have been extensively studied with various means to understand their photophysical behaviors and photochemical properties. Here, our performing time‐dependent density functional theory calculation is aimed at exploring the excited‐state hydrogen bonding dynamics of coumarin 153 (C153) in protic ethanol (EtOH) solvent. The calculated results suggest that the excited‐state hydrogen bond C?O?H?O between C?O group and O?H group in the C153‐EtOH complex is strengthened, and the S₀ → S₁ transition of the complex corresponds to the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) hopping to the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO). The excited‐state hydrogen bond strengthening has been further confirmed by its larger binding energy in the S₁ state than in the S₀ state. In addition, because of the formation of the hydrogen bond C?O?H?O, a red shift of about 7 nm occurs in the electronic spectra of the C153‐EtOH complex, which is in good accordance with the experiment result. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Self-consistent theory for the built-in voltage in metal–organic semiconductor–metal structures

A self-consistent theory for calculation of built-in voltage (U_bi) of metal–organic semiconductor–metal (MOSM) structures is developed based on Gaussian energy distribution of highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO). It is shown that the built-in voltage depends not only on the work function difference of the two electrodes, but also on the mean energy level of HOMO and LUMO, as well as the Gaussian width of the energy distribution. The theory predicts that the spreading of HOMO and LUMO levels will results in an increase of U_bi, and that U_bi decreases with increasing temperature.     

Density functional investigation on the structures and properties of Li atom doped Au20 cluster

Structures and properties of an Au₂₀ cluster doped with two Li atoms, Au₁₈Li₂, have been investigated using relativistic density functional theory within the framework of the zeroth-order regular approximation. Various initial structures have been generated and employed for geometry optimization followed by vibration analysis to check the stability of the final optimized structures. We have calculated various properties like binding energy, ionization potential, electron affinity and the HOMO–LUMO gap of these structures. It has been found that two dopant Li atoms favour occupying two different surface positions of the pyramidal Au₂₀ cluster. The binding energy of the surface-doped Au₁₈Li₂ cluster is 1.017?eV higher than that of the pure Au₂₀ cluster and the HOMO–LUMO gap (1.742?eV) is as high as a pure Au₂₀ cluster (1.786?eV). Interestingly, we observe that the HOMO–LUMO gap as well as the binding energy can be increased beyond those of the Au₁₈Li₂ cluster with the help of further Li atom doping. In fact, a doped tetrahedral Au₁₆Li₄ cluster, where all the dopants are at the surface sites, possesses a very high HOMO–LUMO gap of 2.117?eV. Geometric and energetic parameters indicate that the Au₁₆Li₄ cluster might be considered as a possible ‘superatom’ in the design of novel cluster-assembled materials.     

Copper hexadecafluoro phthalocyanine and naphthalocyanine: The role of shake up excitations in the interpretation and electronic distinction of high-resolution X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurements

We present the first high-resolution X-ray photoelectron core level spectra of bulk copper hexadecafluoro phthalocyanine (CuFPC) and naphthalocyanine (H₂NPC). The measurements have been performed in UHV onto samples grown in situ. A shake-up satellite assigned to a monopole on-site HOMO–LUMO molecular excitation has been evidenced in the F, C and N core-level spectra measured. In the case of the CuFPC, the shake-up is characteristic of the F atoms, of the four N atoms that are Cu bonded, and of the F- and N-bonded C atoms. The shake-up to main peak relative binding energy has been estimated to be 1.6 eV. In the case of H₂NPC, the outer benzenic C atoms do not show a satellite excitation, which instead is characteristic of the C and N atoms belonging to the inner porphyrin-like central ring of the molecule. The shake-up is less than 1 eV at higher binding energies from the main core line. The localisation of the HOMO level in the central structure of the molecule is confirmed by Hartree–Fock all-electron molecular orbital calculations performed on the metal-free phthalocyanine (H₂PC) and hexadecafluoro phthalocyanine (H₂FPC) molecules.     

Charge transfer interaction and nonlinear optical properties of barium chloride and thiourea complexes: a vibrational spectroscopic study

The nonlinear optical (NLO) semiorganic crystals barium thiourea chloride (BTC), bis(thiourea)barium chloride (BTBC) and barium(tetrakisthiourea) chloride (BTTC) were grown by the slow evaporation technique. FT‐Raman and IR spectra of the crystallized NLO materials were recorded and analyzed. The equilibrium geometry, bonding features and harmonic vibrational wavenumbers were investigated with the help of B3LYP density functional theory (DFT) method. From the optimized geometry, the decrease in C N bond length indicates the charge delocalization over the region of the molecules. Lengthening of CS bond and the deviation of CS···Cl angles clearly show the coplanarity of the amide planes of the complexes. The lowering of highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) energy gap appears to be the cause for its enhanced charge transfer interactions. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.