醌型D-π-A类化合物AMTOE在不同溶剂中吸收和发射光谱的蓝移现象

采用连续介质模型(PCM)以及明确/连续的混合溶剂模型,运用密度泛函理论(DFT)和含时密度泛函理论(TD-DFT)方法,研究了溶剂极性对D-π-A类两性离子化合物1-(4-aza-4-methylphenyl)-2-trans-(4-oxyphenyl)ethane(AMTOE)分子几何、电子结构以及光谱性质的影响.计算结果表明,随着溶剂极性和超分子簇大小的增加,AMTOE基态(S0)分子几何从醌式结构向芳式结构转化.从基态(S0)到激发态(S1),化合物AMTOE醌式结构增强.从弱极性的氯仿溶液到强极性的水溶液,AMTOE分子的吸收光谱和发射光谱均发生蓝移,并且吸收光谱的蓝移程度大于发射光谱的蓝移程度,与实验现象定性一致.吸收光谱和发射光谱发生蓝移的原因是随着溶剂极性增强,HOMO轨道能级与LUMO轨道能级之间的能隙增大.对于具有明显电荷转移的AMTOE分子的溶剂化显色效应,长程矫正的含时密度泛函TD-CAM-B3LYP方法比传统的含时密度泛函TD-B3LYP方法更为合理.另外,明确/连续的混合溶剂模型能更好的描述该类体系在强极性溶剂中的溶剂化显色效应.     

局域和长程杂化密度泛函研究推拉结构有机发光分子

用含时密度泛函方法研究了具有推拉结构的有机发光材料3-(二氰亚甲基)-5,5-二甲基-1-(4-[9-咔唑基]-苯乙烯基)环己烯(DCDCC)的吸收和荧光光谱, 并考虑了溶剂效应. 通过与实验光谱的比较, 重点评价了包括局域和长程在内的8种交换泛函. 结果表明泛函的选择对结果的可靠性至关重要, 在密度泛函和含时密度泛函理论框架下, 包含44% Hartree Fock交换泛函的BMK杂化函数联同连续极化模型和中等大小的基组最适合研究DCDCC分子的光谱性质. 此外, 尽管DCDCC分子内电荷转移并没有强致发出双荧光, 但仍然可以用平面分子内电荷转移和扭转分子内电荷转移模型解释DCDCC激发态的结构. BMK泛函计算的结果表明DCDCC的激发态结构支持平面分子内电荷转移模型.     

四氢二嵌萘衍生物在不同环境中的电子结构及光谱特征的理论研究

采用密度泛函理论的B3LYP泛函和单激发组态相关方法(CIS)在6-31+G*基组水平下分别优化了四氢二嵌萘衍生物(THP)基态和第一单重激发态的结构,并在此基础上利用含时密度泛函理论计算了THP在不同环境中的电子结构和光谱性质.溶剂效应采用连续极化介质模型(PCM)计算.结构分析发现在酸性环境中,基态时THP二甲氨基上的N原子容易质子化.计算结果表明,尽管THP的第一单重激发态是一个电荷转移态,但是它本身并不发射双荧光.在酸性溶剂中,THP的双峰发射来源于两种物质:跃迁能为2.71eV的发射峰由激发的THP发射,而3.69eV的发射峰则来源于质子化的THP.根据计算结果,我们建议了THP在酸性溶剂中的激发与驰豫途径.理论预测的吸收和发射光谱与实验结果一致.     

有机染料敏化剂JK16和JK17的几何结构、电子结构及相关性质

运用密度泛函理论中的杂化泛函B3LYP研究了高效太阳能电池新型染料敏化剂JK16和JK17的几何结构、电子结构、极化率和超极化率, 并用含时密度泛函理论(TDDFT)研究了电子吸收谱. 基于含时密度泛函理论计算结果和实验结果的定性符合, 指认了在可见和近紫外区的吸收属于π→π*跃迁. 计算结果还表明JK16和JK17激发能最低的三个跃迁都与光诱导电荷转移过程有关, 而且二-二甲基芴氨基苯并噻吩基团对光电转换过程的敏化起主要作用, 发生于染料敏化剂JK16、JK17和TiO2界面之间的电荷转移是由染料分子激发态向半导体导带的电子注入过程. 此外, 通过对JK16和JK17的比较, 分析了亚乙烯基对几何结构、电子结构和谱学特性的影响.     

气相水杨酸激发态分子内质子转移特性分析

采用密度泛函理论(DFT)和含时密度泛函理论(TD-DFT)研究了气相水杨酸(SA)分子的激发态氢键动力学过程。通过对水杨酸分子基态和激发态结构的优化,以及对其稳态吸收和发射光谱特性、前线分子轨道、红外振动光谱和势能曲线的计算分析,阐明水杨酸分子内质子转移可在激发态下自发地发生,导致其激发态可存在烯醇式和酮式两种异构体结构,并揭示了这种质子转移源于分子内电荷转移的激发态氢键的加强机制。     

配合物[N,N'-二(亚水杨基)-1,2-乙二胺]Pt(Ⅱ)光谱性质的理论研究

化合物[N,N'-二(亚水杨基)-1,2-乙二胺]Pt(Ⅱ)(1)在OLED材料上具有很大的应用潜力, 我们利用密度泛函(DFT/Lanl2dz)方法计算了它的电子结构和光谱性质. 计算结果与实验值符合得很好. 计算结果表明, 该化合物最低能吸收和三态磷光发射均来自于[L(Phenoxide lone pair)→π*(imine)](LLCT: ligand-to-ligand charge transfer)和[Pt(5d)→π*(Schiff base)](MLCT: metal-to-ligand charge transfer)的混合电荷跃迁. 另外, 计算得到了该配合物在气态中的激发态几何结构. 通过在不同的溶液中计算吸收和发射光谱, 发现该化合物没有明显的溶剂化显色效应, 说明溶液极性对光谱的影响不大.     

香豆素衍生物的荧光发射能计算及XC泛函的合理选择

采用含时密度泛函理论(TDDFT)与单激发组态相互作用(CIS)处理相结合的计算方案对香豆素系列15种已知荧光化合物的发射能进行了系统考察. 结果表明, 发射能与吸收能一样, 其计算值主要取决于交换-相关(XC)泛函的选择. 只要泛函选用得当, 在使用较小基组的TDDFT/6-31G(d)//CIS/3-21G(d)理论水平上即可使绝大部分化合物的实验发射能在精度达0.16 eV以内得以重现. 与吸收能计算不同的是, 无法选用单一的一种泛函来对全系列化合物的发射能作出满意的理论预测. 激发态无明显电荷转移的、7位上有氨(或胺)基取代或有氮原子相连的化合物, 其适用泛函为不含Hartree-Fock(HF)交换能的纯泛函OLYP和BLYP. 而激发态发生较大程度电荷转移的、3 位上有共轭取代基的衍生物, 其适用泛函则为含20%的HF交换成分的混合泛函B3LYP. 因此, 发射能计算中的XC泛函选择, 应同时考虑取代基团效应以及激发态的电子结构特征. 其中, 发射能计算值受XC泛函中HF交换能比例的影响十分敏感. 文中还对激发能计算中的溶剂效应校正方案和激发态几何优化精度的影响进行了讨论.     

4-氨基-1,8-萘二酰亚胺的结构及光谱性质的理论研究

采用HF和密度泛函理论中的B3LYP和PBE0方法,在7个不同的基组下优化得到了4-氨基-1,8-萘二酰亚胺(ANI)的基态几何构型,用CIS/6-31+G(d)方法得到第一激发态几何构型,频率分析无虚频.在此基础上运用HF-CIS,TD-B3LYP和TD-PBE0方法研究了在气相及DMSO,DMF,MeCN,THF,CHCl3和EtOH溶剂中ANI的前线轨道及电子光谱.结果表明,HOMO→LUMO的跃迁是π→π*跃迁.随溶剂极性的增加,其最大吸收和荧光波长红移.用TD-B3LYP/6-31+G(d)方法得到的溶剂中ANI的吸收光谱计算值与实验值吻合性较好,但荧光光谱计算值与实验值有较大差异.进一步经线性拟合校正,ANI在非质子溶剂中的计算值与实验值能较好地吻合.计算显示激发态ANI具有较大的偶极矩,与解释相关荧光分子探针的光诱导电子转移方向选择性现象的光生电场理论一致.     

一类[Os^（Ⅱ）（CO）3（tfa）（L）]（L=O^O，O^N，N^N）配合物的结构和光谱特征

采用密度泛函理论以及B3LYP方法和单激发组态相互作用(CIS)方法分别优化了一系列[Os(II)(CO)3(tfa)(L)](tfa为三氟乙酸;L=O^O(1),O^N(2),N^N(3),其中O^O为六氟乙酰丙酮,O^N为羟基喹啉,N^N为3-(三氟甲基)-5-(2-吡啶基)吡唑)配合物的基态和激发态结构.利用含时密度泛函理论(TD-DFT)结合极化连续溶剂化模型(PCM)计算了配合物在CH2Cl2溶液中的吸收和发射光谱.研究结果表明,优化得到的几何结构参数和相应的实验值符合得非常好,激发态几何构型相对基态变化较小,这与实验上观察到的较小的斯托克斯频移现象一致.配合物1-3的最低能吸收分别在342、431和329nm,其磷光发射分别在521、638和488nm.配合物1-3的最高占据分子轨道和最低空轨道主要表现为L配体的π和π*轨道特征,所以它们的最低能吸收归属于π-π*电荷跃迁,并混有少量的金属到配体的电荷跃迁(MLCT)和配体之间电荷跃迁(LLCT)微扰,且其高能吸收也表现为配体内部(IL)和配体间(LL)的电荷跃迁.此外,它们的磷光发射和吸收有相似的跃迁特征.     

2-(2′-羟苯基)苯并噁唑氨基衍生物电子结构和光谱性质的理论研究

采用量子化学方法优化了间位和对位2-(2′-羟苯基)苯并噁唑氨基取代衍生物(4-AHBO和5-AHBO)基态的第一单重激发态所有可能的稳定构型, 分析了这些异构体在不同溶剂中的相对稳定性. 利用含时密度泛函理论(TDDFT)的不同泛函, 计算了4-AHBO和5-AHBO各异构体在溶剂中的吸收与发射光谱, 考察了它们的电子结构和光谱特征. 结果表明, 4-AHBO(5-AHBO)的双荧光不是由同一种异构体发射的, 而是来源于不同异构体的发射: 长波区的荧光由酮式构型发射, 短波区的发射则可能由四种醇式异构体共同产生. 另外, 也解释了5-AHBO在质子溶剂中光谱异常的原因, 分析了不同氨基取代位和溶剂极性的变化对各异构体构型、光谱性质及电子结构的影响. 理论预测的光谱与实验结果一致.     

氰乙基对几种芳胺结构和光谱的影响

采用量子化学中密度泛函理论(DFT)的B3LYP方法分别用6-31G*和6-311+G*基组对苯胺、对氯苯胺和对甲苯胺及其氰乙基衍生物的几何构型进行全优化, 探讨了氨基上氰乙基的引入对分子电荷转移、前线轨道能量和电子光谱等性质的影响规律. 在此基础上采用含时密度泛函方法(TD-DFT)计算了分子第一激发态的电子跃迁能, 得到最大吸收波长λmax. 计算结果表明, 氨基上氰乙基的引入, 对前线分子轨道组成影响虽然小, 但使得最大吸收波长红移, 与实验值λmax有较好的一致性, 发现该类物质主要吸收光谱源于分子内的π→π*的电子跃迁.     

一类[Os(II)(CO)3(tfa)(L)](L=O^O,O^N,N^N)配合物的结构和光谱特征

采用密度泛函理论以及B3LYP方法和单激发组态相互作用(CIS)方法分别优化了一系列[Os(II)(CO)3(tfa)(L)](tfa为三氟乙酸; L=O^O(1), O^N(2), N^N(3), 其中O^O为六氟乙酰丙酮, O^N为羟基喹啉, N^N为3-(三氟甲基)-5-(2-吡啶基)吡唑)配合物的基态和激发态结构. 利用含时密度泛函理论(TD-DFT)结合极化连续溶剂化模型(PCM)计算了配合物在CH2Cl2溶液中的吸收和发射光谱. 研究结果表明, 优化得到的几何结构参数和相应的实验值符合得非常好, 激发态几何构型相对基态变化较小, 这与实验上观察到的较小的斯托克斯频移现象一致. 配合物1-3的最低能吸收分别在342、431和329 nm, 其磷光发射分别在521、638 和488 nm. 配合物1-3的最高占据分子轨道和最低空轨道主要表现为L配体的π和π*轨道特征, 所以它们的最低能吸收归属于π-π*电荷跃迁, 并混有少量的金属到配体的电荷跃迁(MLCT)和配体之间电荷跃迁(LLCT)微扰, 且其高能吸收也表现为配体内部(IL)和配体间(LL)的电荷跃迁. 此外, 它们的磷光发射和吸收有相似的跃迁特征.     

Experimental and theoretical study of 10-methoxy-2-phenylbenzo[h]quinoline

10-Methoxy-2-phenylbenzo[h]quinoline (MPBQ) has been synthesized and characterized by NMR and X-ray single crystal diffraction. Both the ground and the lowest singlet excited-state geometries of MPBQ were optimized by B3LYP and ab initio CIS methods at 6-31G (d,p) level, respectively. The absorption and emission spectra of the compound were experimentally determined in CH(3)CN solution and were simultaneously computed using density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) in CH(3)CN solution. The calculated absorption and emission wavelengths were in good agreement with the experimental ones. The calculated lowest-lying absorption spectra can be mainly attributed to intramolecular charge transfer (ICT). And the calculated fluorescence spectra can be mainly described as originating from an excited state with intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) character. These results show that MPBQ exhibited excellent thermal stability and could serve as a useful photoluminescence material.     

Exploring concerted effects of base pairing and stacking on the excited‐state nature of DNA oligonucleotides by DFT and TD‐DFT studies

We have taken (dA)₅, (dT)₅, and (dA)₅·(dT)₅ as model systems to study concerted effects of base pairing and stacking on excited‐state nature of DNA oligonucleotides using density functional theory (DFT) and time dependent DFT methods. The spectroscopic states are determined to be of a partial A → A charge‐transfer nature in the A·T oligonucleotides. The T → T charge‐transfer transitions produce dark states, which are hidden in the energy region of the steady‐state absorption spectra. This is different from the previous assignment that the T → T charge‐transfer transition is responsible for a shoulder at the red side of the first strong absorption band. The A → T charge‐transfer states were predicted to have relatively high energies in the A·T oligonucleotides. The present calculations predict that the T → A charge‐transfer states are not involved in the spectra and excited‐state dynamics of the A·T oligonucleotides. In addition, the influence of base pairing and stacking on the nature of the ¹nπ* and ¹ππ* states are discussed in detail. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2011     

8-羟基喹啉铍及其衍生物电子光谱性质的含时密度泛函理论研究

运用密度泛函理论(DFT)B3LYP方法和abinitioHF单激发组态相互作用(CIS)法分别优化了有机金属配合物8-羟基喹啉铍(BeQ₂)及其3种衍生物分子的基态及最低激发单重态几何结构.系统分析了分子结构、前线分子轨道特征和能级分布规律以探索电子跃迁机理.应用含时密度泛函理论(TD-DFT)计算分子的电子光谱,揭示了BeQ₂及其衍生物的发光源于配体中π→π^*电子跃迁,指出通过配体修饰可以有效地影响配合物前线分子轨道分布,调整发光波段,并有效提高电荷转移量.     

Theoretical study on the spectroscopic properties and electronic structures of heteroleptic phosphorescent Ir(III) complexes

The geometries, spectroscopic and electronic structures properties of a series of heteroleptic phosphorescent Ir(III) complexes including N981, N982, N983, N984 have been characterized by density functional theory calculations. The excited‐state properties of the Ir(III) complexes have been characterized by CIS method. The ground‐ and excited‐state geometries were optimized at the B3LYP/LANL2DZ and CIS/LANL2DZ levels, respectively. By using the time‐dependent density functional theory method, the absorption and phosphorescence spectra were calculated based on the optimized ground‐ and excited‐state geometries, respectively. The results show that the absorption and emission data agree well with the corresponding experimental results. The calculated results also revealed that the nature of the substituent at the 4‐position of the pyridyl moiety can influence the distributions of HOMO and LUMO and their energies. In addition, the charge transport quality has been estimated approximately by the calculated reorganization energy (λ). Our result also indicates that the positions of the substitute groups not only change the transition characters but also affect the charge transfer rate and balance, and complex N982 is a very good charge transfer material for green OLEDs. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2009     

Experimental and theoretical study of three new benzothiazole-fused carbazole derivatives

Three new D-π-A type compounds, each containing one benzothiazole ring as an electron acceptor and one N-ethylcarbazole group as electron donor, were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, NMR, MS and thermogravimetric analysis. The absorption and emission spectra of three compounds were experimentally determined in several solvents and were simultaneously computed using density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT). The calculated reorganization energy for hole and electron indicates that three compounds are in favor of hole transport than electron transport. The calculated absorption and emission wavelengths are well coincident with the measured data. The calculated lowest-lying absorption spectra can be mainly attributed to intramolecular charge transfer (ICT). And the calculated fluorescence spectra can be mainly described as originating from an excited state with intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) character. The results show that three compounds exhibited excellent thermal stability and high fluorescence quantum yields, indicating their potential applications as excellent optoelectronic material in optical field.     

Theoretical studies of ground and excited electronic states in a series of heteroleptic iridium complexes using density functional theory

A series of new heteroleptic iridium(III) complexes [Ir(C^?N)₂(N^?N)]PF₆ ( 1 ‐ 6 ) (each with two cyclometalating C^?N ligands and one neutral N^?N ancillary ligand, where C^?N = 2‐phenylpyridine (ppy), 5‐methyl‐2‐(4‐fluoro)phenylpyridine (F‐mppy), and N^?N = 2,2′‐dipyridyl (bpy), 1,10‐phenanthroline (phen), 4,4′‐diphenyl‐2,2′‐dipyridy (dphphen) were found to have rich photophysical properties. Theoretical calculations are employed for studying the photophysical and electrochemical properties. All complexes are investigated using density functional theory. Excited singlet and triplet states are examined using time‐dependent density functional theory. The low‐lying excited‐state geometries are optimized at the ab initio configuration interaction singles level. Then, the excited‐state properties are investigated in detail, including absorption and emission properties, photoactivation processes. The excited state of complexes is complicated and contains triplet metal‐to‐ligand charge transfer, triplet ligand‐to‐ligand charge transfer simultaneously. Importantly, the absorption spectra and emission maxima can be tuned significantly by changing the N^?N ligands and C^?N ligands. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2012     

Synthesis, characterization, and spectroscopic investigation of benzoxazole conjugated Schiff bases

Two Schiff bases were synthesized by reaction of 2-(4'-aminophenyl)benzoxazole derivatives with 4-N,N-diethylaminobenzaldehyde. UV-visible (UV-vis) and steady-state fluorescence in solution were applied in order to characterize its photophysical behavior. The Schiff bases present absorption in the UV region with fluorescence emission in the blue-green region, with a large Stokes' shift. The UV-vis data indicates that each dye behaves as two different chromophores in solution in the ground state. The fluorescence emission spectra of the dye 5a show that an intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) mechanism takes place in the excited state, whereas a twisted internal charge transfer (TICT) state is observed for the dye 5b. Theoretical calculations were performed in order to study the conformation and polarity of the molecules at their ground and excited electronic states. Using density functional theory (DFT) methods at theoretical levels BLYP/Aug-SV(P) for geometry optimizations and B3LYP/6-311++G(2d,p) for single-point energy evaluations, the calculations indicate that the lowest energy conformations are in all cases nonplanar and that the dipole moments of the excited state relaxed structures are much larger than those of the ground state structures, which corroborates the experimental UV-vis absorption results.