Design of Second-Order Nonlinear Optical Molecules Exhibiting Improved Nonlinearity-Transparency Trade-off and Large Nonlinearity

The nonlinear second-order optical susceptibilities(β) of a series of multi-branched molecules with triphenylbenezene as π center have been calculated by means of a combination of intermediate neglect of differential overlap Hamiltonian with the configuration interaction(INDO/SDCI) method combined with sum-over-states expression(SOS) .the results show that the β values are increased by replacing benzene rings with thiophene rings in the branches,as well as by increasing the donating and accepting strength of the three terminal substituents.The properies of the intermolecular charge transfer were studied through the calculation of charge changes between the ground and the main excited states and the frontier orbitals of these molecules.The results also indicate that these molecules investigated here possess improved transparency-nonlinearity properties.     

Theoretical Study on the Charge Transport Properties of Coronene and Its Derivatives

Molecular structures, reorganization energies and charge transport matrix elements of coronene and its fluoro-, hydroxyl- and sulfhydryl-substituted derivatives have been studied at the B3LYP/6-31G＊＊ level. Based on the semi-classical model of electron transfer, charge transport rate constants of the title molecules have been calculated. The results indicate that the coronene molecule is helpful to the transport of negative charge, and the transport rate of positive charge is between those of hexaazatriphenylene and triphenylene.     

AN INVESTIGATION ON THE ab initio CALCULATION OF INTERMOLECULAR INTERACTION——NON-BONDED INTERACTION IN THE HYDROGEN BOND COMPLEX (HF)_2

An ab initio calculation of the hydrogen bond complex (HF)_2 is given with the 6-311 G~(**) basis set, according to which the potential surface around the balance point of the distancès and the orientations between two HF molecules is obtained. The atomic charges in the system are calculated with the PD/LSF method (potential-derived/least-square-fitting method) and then an analysis of the hydrogen bond interaction between two HF molecules is given with the (exp-6-1) potential function, by means of which it is shown that the main interaction between them is not an electro-static but a charge transfer one. The potential curve between two HF molecules is like a Morse function.     

Theoretical study of the charge carrier mobilities of the molecular materials tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) and 2,5-bis(1,3-dithiolan-2-ylidene)-1,3,4,6-tetrathiapentalene (BDH-TTP)

Tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) is a kind of fused ring aromatic compound containing four sulfur atoms in one molecule, which is well known as a charge transport material. In order to calculate the charge mobility of this semiconductor, Marcus electron transfer theory and the embedded model, which can give small intramolecular reorganization energies, were employed. The calculated results were in good agreement with the experimental values, so the above computing model is appropriate to assess the electrical property of TTF. On this basis, we predicted the charge mobility of 2,5-bis(1,3-dithiolan-2-ylidene)-1,3,4,6-tetrathiapentalene (BDH-TTP) crystals, for which the molecular structure is similar to TTF. The calculated results indicated that BDH-TTP is a p-type material, which has a better performance than TTF in hole transfer due to larger hole coupling and the smaller hole injection barrier. In addition, the direct coupling (DC) and the site energy correction (SEC) methods were used to calculate the charge transfer integrals. Although the results were slightly different, the qualitative trends were the same. Furthermore we took into account the anisotropic transfer properties of TTF and BDH-TTF, since obviously the mobilities along one dimension are larger than those along three dimensions. Finally, natural bond orbital analysis was used to study the interactions in all of the dimers.     

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.     

Preparation and photochromism of Keggin-type molybdphosphoric acid/silica mesoporous composite thin films

Using tetraethoxysilane and 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane as the silica sources, amino-functionalized organic/inorganic hybrid mesoporous silica thin films with 2-dimensional hexagonal structure have been synthesized by evaporation induced self-assembly process in the presence of cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide templates under acid conditions. The Keggin-type molybdphosphoric acid (PMo) is incorporated into the mesoporous silica thin films with amino-groups by wetness impregnation, and the PMo/silica mesoporous composite thin films are obtained. The results of X-ray diffraction (XRD), high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra indicate the PMo molecules maintain Keggin structure and are homogeneously distributed inside mesopores. The composite thin films possess excellent reversible photochromic properties, and change from colorless to blue under ultraviolet irradiation. The photochromic mechanism of the composite thin films is studied by ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis), electron spin resonance (ESR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) spectra. It is shown that intervalence charge transfer (IVCT) and ligand-to-metal charge transfer (LMCT) are the main reasons of photochromism. PMo anions interact strongly with amino-groups of the mesoporous suface via hydrogen bond and electrostatic force. After ultraviolet irradiation, the charge transfer occurs by reduction of heteropolyanions accompanying the formation of heteropolyblues with multivalence Mo(VI, V), and the bleaching process of composite thin films is closely related to the presence of oxygen.     

How Many Methanol Molecules Can Solvate a Glycine: a PBE1PBE Approach

Microsolvation of glycine in methanol clusters is explored by the use of DFT calculation method. The lowest energy conformations within 16.72 kJ·mol-1 of the glycine clustering with one to six methanol molecules, which are obtained at the B3LYP/6-31+G(d) level of theory, are reoptimized at PBE1PBE/6-311+G(d,p). The calculated results agree with our previous results with B3LYP (Chin. J. Chem. Phys. 22 (2009) 577) that the clusters of two forms (Z-and N-form) tend to be isoenergetic when the number of the solvate molecules reaches six. Furthermore, this result is in good agreement with the experiment of the tryptophan-methanol clusters, implying that the present treatments are reasonable and reliable. The results also indicate that nine methanol molecules are not enough to fully solvate a glycine molecule, and a tentative estimation is obtained that ten methanol molecules may fully solvate a glycine molecule, which consists with the experiment results.     

Full Non-Rigid Group and Symmetry of Dimethyltrichlorophosphorus

In this work, a simple method is described, by means of which it is possible to calculate character tables for the symmetry group of molecules consisting of a number of NH3 groups attached to a rigid framework. The full non-rigid group (f-NRG) of dimethyltrichlorophosphorus with the symmetry group D3h was studied. It has been proven that it is a group of order 216 with 27 conjugacy classes and its character table computed. Finally, the Permutation-lnversion group of this molecule was calculated.     

Interaction of Surface-active Fluorescence Probes with Bovine Serum Albumin

The binding between three surface-active substituted 3H-indole fluorescence probes and bovine serum albumin (BSA) in aqueous solution was studied using fluorescence quenching. The binding constants of 3H-indole molecules with BSA were obtained. According to the Foerster resonance energy transfer theory, the distances between 3H-indole molecules and tryptophan of BSA were calculated. The results show that the oligoethyloxyethylene chain of 3H-indole molecules is longer, the binding between them is stronger, the energy transfer efficiency is higher, and the distance between tryptophan and 3H-indole is nearer.     

Theoretical Study of Hydrated Cd~（2＋） Interactions with Guanine

Theoretical study was performed to investigate how the hydration of cadmium ca-tion influences the structure and properties of guanine.The aqueous environment was simulated by both explicit solvent(1-5 water molecules) model and implicit solvent model.For complexes in which Cd2+ attached to the N(7) and O(6) sites of guanine,energy analysis together with the Natural Bonding Orbital(NBO) analysis were performed to elucidate the bonding characteristics in detail.The most stable structures are penta-coordinate complexes without aqua ligand located at the guanine site.Higher number of water ligands corresponds to higher stabilization energies.Average bonding energies of G-Cd increase with the number of water molecules.Bonding energies of water ligands depend on its position in the complexes.The charge distribution of guanine changed with increasing the number of water ligands,which may also influence the base-pairing pattern of guanine.There is positive charge transfer from guanine to aqua ligand as the number of the hydration waters increases.IEFPCM optimization has results comparable to the [CdG(H2O)5]2+ structure 5a.     

Charge transfer in the TCNQ-sexithiophene complex

Molecular crystals from thiophene molecules can be doped with TCNQ-F4 molecules for use in all-organic optoelectronic and semiconductor devices. The charge transfer and the molecular orbital energy level formation in between these two organic molecules are investigated here by density functional theory calculations. The isolated molecules are calculated nonbonded and bonded together, forming a charge transfer complex (CTC). The relaxed structure of the complex shows essentially coplanar and centered molecules with the alpha-sexithiophene rings tilted alternatingly by 4.8 degrees. The bond formation of these molecules results in a charge transfer of approximately 0.4 e from the alpha-sexithiophene to the TCNQ-F4 molecule. The highest occupied molecular orbital-lowest unoccupied molecular orbital gap width is reduced as compared to the isolated molecules due to the newly formed orbitals in the CTC. Upon adsorption on a Au(111) surface, electrons are transferred onto the molecule complex, thereby causing the molecular levels to align asymmetric with respect to the charge neutrality level. The theoretical results for the single molecule and CTC layer are compared to experimental photoemission and scanning tunneling spectroscopy results.     

MTDTPY.TCNQ及MTDTPY.CHL电荷转移复合物晶体的电子能带结构 及其与导电性能 关系的研究

用紧束缚近似的EHMO方法对αMTDTPY.TCNQ(1)、β-MTDTPY.TCNQ(2)及MTDTPY.CHL(3)三种电荷转移复合物晶体的电子能带进行了计算。在1中,电子施体(D)分子MTDTPY及受体(A)分子TCNQ形成交替重叠的一维分子柱(M),柱间无净电荷转移。能隙E~G=0.15eV,载流子的产生主要来自热激发。在2及3中,电子施体(D)MTDTPY及受体(A)TCNQ及CHL分子分别相对独立的D及A一维分子柱,载流子的产生主要来自柱间的电荷转移。由电子能带结构及关于载流子迁移的Frohlich-Sewell公式,得出上述三种晶体的室温电导率之比为σ1:σ2:σ3=3.75×10^-^1^0:1:1.15,与实验事实基本一致。关于各分子柱对σ的贡献,2中D柱:A柱～10^3:1;3中D柱:A柱～2:1。根据计算结果,本文还对载流子的迁移机理进行了讨论。     

Probing Effect of Solvation on Photoexcited Quadrupolar Donor-Acceptor-Donor Molecule via Ultrafast Raman Spectroscopy

The symmetric and quadrupolar donor-acceptordonor (D-A-D) molecules usually exhibit excitedstate charge redistribution process from delocalized intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) state to localized ICT state. Direct observation of such charge redistribution process in real-time has been intensively studied via various ultrafast time-resolved spectroscopies. Femtosecond stimulated Raman spectroscopy (FSRS) is one of the powerful methods which can be used to determine the excited state dynamics by tracking vibrational mode evolution of the specific chemical bonds within molecules. Herein, a molecule, 4, 4′-(buta-1, 3-diyne-1, 4-diyl)bis(N, N-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)aniline), that consists of two central adjacent alkyne (-C≡C-) groups as electron-acceptors and two separated, symmetric N, N-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)aniline at both branches as electron-donors, is chosen to investigate the excited-state photophysical properties. It is shown that the solvation induced excited-state charge redistribution in polar solvents can be probed by using femtosecond stimulated Raman spectroscopy. The results provide a fundamental understanding of photoexcitation induced charge delocalization/localization properties of the symmetric quadrupolar molecules with adjacent vibrational markers located at central position.

     

含酯基和酰胺基支链的苯并菲液晶电荷传输性质的量子化学研究

根据Marcus半经典模型,计算了支链中含酰胺基和含酯基的苯并菲盘状液晶化合物C18H6(OC2H5)3(OCH2CONHCH3)3和C18H6(OC2H5)3(OCH2COOCH3)3的电荷转移反应的速率常数。这两种化合物的支链都可以对称性分布,也可以非对称性分布。计算表明,支链排列的对称性对电荷转移矩阵元和电荷传输速率常数的影响很大,非对称性分子的正电荷传输速率常数和负电荷传输速率常数均大于对称性分子。所以,取代基非对称性排列对增加电荷传输速率常数有利。其原因是支链非对称排列的分子的质量中心与几何中心不重合,当液晶分子绕质量中心旋转的同时形成了分子间的相对平移,从而增大了电荷转移矩阵元。本文为设计、改善液晶分子的电荷传输性能提供了一条新的思路。     

Theoretical and experimental investigations of complexation with BF3.Et2O effects on electronic structures,energies and photophysical properties of Anil and tetraphenyl (hydroxyl) imidazol

The novel compounds (E)‐2‐(((4‐hydroxyphenyl)imino)methyl)phenol, Tetraphenyl (hydroxyl) imidazole and their corresponding Boron difluoride complexes were synthesized and characterized by spectroscopic techniques. Density functional theory calculations at B3LYP‐D3/6–311++G (d, p) level of theory were performed for the geometric parameters. The MEP surface studies were used to understand the behavior of molecules in terms of charge transfer and to determine how these molecules interact. We used the GIAO and the B3LYP‐D3 with a 6–311++ G (d, p) basis set to simulate the (¹H‐NMR and ¹⁹F‐NMR) and the IR spectra, respectively. The corresponding calculated results are in good agreement with the experimental data. The stability of the molecule arising from hyperconjugation interaction and charge delocalization were analyzed using NBO analysis. FMOs revealed the occurrence of charge transfer within the molecule. The complexation using BF₃.Et₂O was also found to have remarkable effects on the electrochemical properties of the studied molecules, where (b) and (d) present lower chemical stability, higher reactivity and higher polarizability than (a) and (c), respectively. Moreover, the energy gap of (a) and (c) decreased after complexation using BF₃.Et₂O, indicating the reliability of the electrochemical evaluation of LUMO and HOMO energy levels. These values are the factors explaining the possible charge transfer interaction within the molecule. The absorption and emission spectra of the model compound were also simulated and compared to experimental observations in the DMF solvent. The results of DFT calculations supported the structural and spectroscopic data and confirmed the structure modification of frontier molecular orbitals for BF₂ complexes as well as tunable potentials and energy levels.     

A first principles study on organic molecule encapsulated boron nitride nanotubes

The electronic structures of boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) doped with organic molecules are investigated using density functional theory. An electrophilic molecule introduces acceptor states in the wide gap of BNNT close to the valence band edge, which makes the doped system a p-type semiconductor. However, with typical nucleophilic organic molecules encapsulation, only deep occupied molecular states but no shallow donor states are observed. There is a significant electron transfer from a BNNT to an electrophilic molecule, while the charge transfer between a nucleophilic molecule and a BNNT is negligible. When both electrophilic and nucleophilic molecules are encapsulated in the same BNNT, a large charge transfer between the two kinds of molecules occurs. The resulting small energy gap can strongly modify the transport and optical properties of the system.     

Superexchange and sequential mechanisms in charge transfer with a mediating state between the donor and acceptor

The rate of intramolecular charge transfer from biphenyl to naphthalene was determined for the radical anions and radical cations of molecules with the general structure: (2-naphthyl)-(steroid spacer)-(4-biphenylyl). Varied degrees of unsaturation (one double bond, NSenB; two double bonds, NSen(2)B; and the b-ring completely aromatized, NSarB) were incorporated into the steroid spacer to examine the effect it would have on the charge transfer rate. The charge transfer rate, as inferred from the decay of the biphenyl radical ion absorption, increased in all cases relative to the completely saturated 3-(2-naphthyl)-16-(4-biphenylyl)-5alpha-androstane (NSB) reference molecule. For the anion charge transfer, the decay rates increased by factors of 1.4, 4.2, and 5.1, respectively, and for the cation, the decay rates increased by factors of 5, 276, and 470. To explain the results, the charge-transfer process was viewed as a combination of two independent mechanisms: a single-step, superexchange mechanism, and a two-step, sequential charge transfer. Using a low level of theory, simple models of the superexchange and two-step mechanisms were developed to elucidate the nature and differences between the two mechanisms. The critical variable for this analysis is the free energy of formation (DeltaG(I) degrees ) of the intermediate state: (2-naphthyl)-[spacer](1)+/--(4-biphenylyl). The conclusion from this treatment is that superexchange is the dominant mechanism when DeltaG(I) degrees is large, but at small DeltaG(I) degrees , the sequential mechanism will dominate. This is because the superexchange rate is shown to have a weak dependence on DeltaG(I) degrees , changing 10-fold for a change in DeltaG(I) degrees of 2 eV, compared to the sequential mechanism in which the rate can change over 10(3) for 0.5 V.     

Localized emitting state and energy transfer properties of quadrupolar chromophores and (multi)branched derivatives

In order to better understand the nature of intramolecular charge and energy transfer in multibranched molecules, we have synthesized and studied the photophysical properties of a monomer quadrupolar chromophore with donor-acceptor-donor (D-A-D) electronic push-pull structure, together with its V-shaped dimer and star-shaped trimers. The comparison of steady-state absorption spectra and fluorescence excitation anisotropy spectra of these chromophores show evidence of weak interaction (such as charge and energy transfer) among the branches. Moreover, similar fluorescence and solvation behavior of monomer and branched chromophores (dimer and trimer) implies that the interaction among the branches is not strong enough to make a significant distinction between these molecules, due to the weak interaction and intrinsic structural disorder in branched molecules. Furthermore, the interaction between the branches can be enhanced by inserting π bridge spacers (-C═C- or -C≡C-) between the core donor and the acceptor. This improvement leads to a remarkable enhancement of two-photon cross-sections, indicating that the interbranch interaction results in the amplification of transition dipole moments between ground states and excited states. The interpretations of the observed photophysical properties are further supported by theoretical investigation, which reveal that the changes of the transition dipole moments of the branched quadrupolar chromophores play a critical role in observed the two-photon absorption (2PA) cross-section for an intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) state interaction in the multibranched quadrupolar chromophores.     

Ground state structures and excited state dynamics of pyrrole-water complexes: ab initio excited state molecular dynamics simulations

Structures of the ground state pyrrole-(H2O)n clusters are investigated using ab initio calculations. The charge-transfer driven femtosecond scale dynamics are studied with excited state ab initio molecular dynamics simulations employing the complete-active-space self-consistent-field method for pyrrole-(H2O)n clusters. Upon the excitation of these clusters, the charge density is located over the farthest water molecule which is repelled by the depleted pi-electron cloud of pyrrole ring, resulting in a highly polarized complex. For pyrrole-(H2O), the charge transfer is maximized (up to 0.34 a.u.) around approximately 100 fs and then oscillates. For pyrrole-(H2O)2, the initial charge transfer occurs through the space between the pyrrole and the pi H-bonded water molecule and then the charge transfer takes place from this water molecule to the sigma H-bonded water molecule. The total charge transfer from the pyrrole to the water molecules is maximized (up to 0.53 a.u.) around approximately 100 fs.     

Electron density investigation of a push-pull ethylene (C14H24N2O2.H2O) by X-ray diffraction at T = 21 K

The electron charge distribution in a strongly twisted push-pull ethylene [PPE, 3-(1,3-diisopropyl-2-imidazolidinylidene)-2,4-pentanedione] has been determined by low temperature (T = 21 K) single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The derived electronic properties are consistent with a zwitterionic molecule, as indicated by a charge transfer of 0.82(16) e from the push to the pull moieties and a charge polarization of 0.29(7) e on the olefinic bond. A dipole moment of 12(3) D has been determined, which compares well with ab initio theoretical results in terms of both modulus and orientation. The second moments, which have also been obtained with good precision, characterize PPE as a highly quadrupolar molecule. The special electronic features of the molecule confer particular topological properties to the electron density distribution, as evidenced by comparison with "standard" organic molecules. The crystallographic asymmetric unit of the present system includes one water molecule, which is hydrogen bonded to PPE. Its topological properties have also been investigated, together with an analysis of the hydrogen bonds involved.