外电场作用下寡聚苯分子导线的性质

利用Hartree-Fock 方法在6-31G*水平上对聚苯分子进行了计算研究. 分别从几何构型、分子轨道空间分布和分子轨道能级三个方面讨论了外电场对寡聚苯分子导线的影响, 给出了分子导线的性质与外电场的关系. 进一步, 连接硫原子于聚苯分子的两端, 并共价结合在金电极上. 利用非平衡格林函数方法对其在0-2.0 V 偏压下电子输运特征进行了深入研究.     

Theoretical study of a conjugated aromatic molecular wire

In this study, an organic conjugated molecule, 4,4′-[ethane-1,2-diylidenedi(nitrilo)] dibenzenthiol designed and is proposed as a molecular wire. Structural and electronic responses of this aromatic molecular wire to the static electric field with intensities −1.6 × 10⁻² to +1.6 × 10⁻² a.u., are studied using the DFT-B3LYP/6-31G* level of theory. Natural bond orbital atomic charge analysis shows that the imposition of static external electric field induces polarization—localization of charge on the two ends of molecule, especially on considered terminal contact sulfur atoms. The frontier molecular orbitals (MOs) energy levels including the highest occupied MO (HOMO) and the lowest unoccupied MO (LUMO) and the HOMO–LUMO gap (HLG) values are modified by the static electric field as well. The electric dipole moment and polarizability of the proposed molecular wire under the studied electric field strengths are considerably increased. The current–voltage characteristic curve is estimated for the proposed molecular wire.     

电场对(4, 0)Zigzag模型单壁碳纳米管的影响

The structural and electronic properties of a (4, 0) zigzag single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) under parallel and transverse electric fields with strengths of 0-1.4×10~(-2) a.u. Were studied using the density functional theory (DFT) B3LYP/6-31G~* method. Results show that the properties of the SWCNT are dependent on the external electric field. The applied external electric field strongly affects the molecular dipole moments. The induced dipole moments increase linearly with increase in the electrical field intensities. This study shows that the application of parallel and transverse electric fields results in changes in the occupied and virtual molecular orbitals (Mos) but the energy gap between the highest occupied MO (HOMO) and the lowest unoccupied MO (LUMO) of this SWCNT is less sensitive to the electric field strength. The electronic spatial extent (ESE) and length of the SWCNT show small changes over the entire range of the applied electric field strengths. The natural bond orbital (NBO) electric charges on the atoms of the SWCNT show that increase in the external electric field strength increases the separation of the center of the positive and negative electric charges of the carbon nanotube.     

外电场下氮化铝分子结构和光谱研究

以6-311＋G(2DF)为基函数, 采用密度泛函B3P86的方法研究了外电场作用下氮化铝(AlN)基态分子的几何结构、HOMO能级、LUMO能级、能隙及谐振频率. 结果表明, 外电场的大小和方向对AlN分子基态的这些性质有明显影响. 在所加的电场范围内, 随着外电场的增大分子键长减小, 谐振频率增大, 总能量升高, 在F＝0.02 a.u.时能量达到最大, 为－297.4217 a.u., 此后继续增大电场强度, 系统总能量则开始降低; EH 和EL 随着电场的增加均逐渐增大, 在 F＝0.01 a.u.时, EH 和EL均取得最大值, 分别为－0.2776和－0.0828 a.u., 随着电场的继续增大, 能级EH和EL均逐渐减小, 而能隙在外电场增大的过程中始终处于减小趋势.     

Molecular binding at gold transport interfaces. III. Field dependence of electronic properties

The behavior of the electronic structure in a metal/molecular/metal junction as a function of the applied electric field is studied using density functional methods. Although the calculations reported here do not include the electrode bulk, or intermolecular interactions, and do not permit actual transport to occur, nevertheless they illuminate the charging, energy shift, polarization and orbital occupation changes in the molecular junction upon the application of a static electric field. Specifically, external electric fields generally induce polarization localization on the two cluster ends. The HOMO/LUMO gap usually decreases and, for large enough fields, energy levels can cross, which presages a change of electronic state and, if found in molecular electronic circuits, a change in transmission. The calculations also show changes in the geometry both of the molecule and the molecule/cluster interface upon application of the electric field. These effects should be anticipated in whole circuit studies.     

Electron-phonon interactions in photoinduced excited electronic states in fluoroacenes

The electron-phonon coupling constants [l(B1u(HOMO-->LUMO))] in the photoinduced excited electronic states in fluoroacenes are estimated and compared with those in the monoanions (l(LUMO)) and cations (l(HOMO)). The l(B1u(HOMO-->LUMO)) values are much larger than the l(LUMO) and l(HOMO) values in fluoroacenes. Furthermore, the Coulomb pseudopotential mu* values for the excited electronic states are estimated to be smaller than those for the monoanions and cations. The complete phase patterns difference between the highest occupied molecular orbitals (HOMOs) and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals (LUMOs) is the main reason why the electron-phonon coupling constants and the mu* values are larger and smaller, respectively, in the photoinduced excited electronic states than in the monoanions and cations. The possible electron pairing and Bose-Einstein condensation in the excited electronic states of fluoroacenes are discussed. Because of larger electron-phonon coupling constants and smaller mu* values in the excited electronic states than in the charged states, the conditions under which the electron-electron interactions become attractive can be more easily realized, in principle, in the excited electronic states than in the charged states in fluoroacenes. The l(B1u(HOMO-->LUMO)) values hardly change by H-F substitution, even though the l(LUMO) and l(HOMO) values significantly increase by H-F substitution in acenes. Antibonding interactions between carbon and fluorine atoms in the HOMO and LUMO are the main reason why the l(B1u(HOMO-->LUMO)) values hardly change by H-F substitution in acenes.     

Controlling Electrical Conductance through a π‐Conjugated Cruciform Molecule by Selective Anchoring to Gold Electrodes

Tuning charge transport at the single‐molecule level plays a crucial role in the construction of molecular electronic devices. Introduced herein is a promising and operationally simple approach to tune two distinct charge‐transport pathways through a cruciform molecule. Upon in situ cleavage of triisopropylsilyl groups, complete conversion from one junction type to another is achieved with a conductance increase by more than one order of magnitude, and it is consistent with predictions from ab initio transport calculations. Although molecules are well known to conduct through different orbitals (either HOMO or LUMO), the present study represents the first experimental realization of switching between HOMO‐ and LUMO‐dominated transport within the same molecule.     

洛汾碱衍生物的电子结构及光谱性质的理论研究

采用密度泛函理论(DFT)的B3LYP/6-31G*方法,对4种洛汾碱类化合物的几何构型进行了优化,在此基础上计算分子的电子结构,并结合有限场FF方法研究了二阶非线性光学(NLO)性质.用含时密度泛函理论(TD-DFT)对上述化合物分子进行吸收光谱的研究.研究表明在4,5-二-苯基-2-对甲酰苯基咪唑生色团中4,5苯环上引入硝基和3位N原子引入苄基改变分子的共轭平面,使二阶非线性极化率总有效值(βtot)减小,吸收峰总体蓝移.同时还发现,在CH2Cl2溶剂中a和c分子的λmax主要来源于HOMO→LUMO的π一π*跃迁,b和d分子的λmax主要来源于HOMO→LUMO+2的π→π*跃迁.     

双噻吩基四硫富瓦烯富勒烯C60几何构型与电子结构的理论研究

利用半经验AM1法研究双噻吩基四硫富瓦烯富勒烯-C60(BTTTF-C60)和四硫富瓦烯-C60(TTF-C60)的几何构型、电子结构和前线轨道.计算结果显示,两化合物的TTF面发生弯曲,形成独特的空间构型,电子结构的分析表明其原因是由C60与TTF或BTTTF的相互作用引起的.C60的LUMO能与BTTTF的HOMO能接近,易发生D-A反应,形成BTTTF-C60.BTTTF-C60和TTF-C60的LUMO能仍较低.LUMO分布集中在C60部分, 表明BTTTF-C60的C60母体仍可接受电子.另外对两分子的电荷分布、 HOMO及LUMO的分析比较,表明所设计的BTTTF-C60分子可能产生与TTF-C60分子类似的电荷分离态.     

Vibronic interactions and possible electron pairing in the photoinduced excited electronic States in molecular systems: a theoretical study

Electron-phonon interactions in the photoinduced excited electronic states in molecular systems such as phenanthrene-edge-type hydrocarbons are discussed and compared with those in the monoanions and cations. The complete phase patterns difference between the highest occupied molecular orbitals (HOMO) and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals (LUMO) (the atomic orbitals between two neighboring carbon atoms combined in phase (out of phase) in the HOMO are combined out of phase (in phase) in the LUMO) are the main reason that the C-C stretching modes around 1500 cm(-1) afford much larger electron-phonon coupling constants in the excited electronic states than in the charged electronic states. The frequencies of the vibrational modes that play an essential role in the electron-phonon interactions for the excited electronic states are similar to those for the monoanions and cations in phenanthrene-edge-type hydrocarbons. Possible electron pairing and Bose-Einstein condensation in the photoinduced excited electronic states as well as those in the monoanions and cations in molecular systems such as phenanthrene-edge-type hydrocarbons are also discussed.     

Electronic, optical, and charge transfer properties of donor–bridge–acceptor hydrazone sensitizers

The ground state geometries have been computed by using density functional theory (DFT) at B3LYP/6-31G*, B3LYP/6-31G**, and PCM-B3LYP/6-31G* level of theories. The highest occupied molecular orbitals (HOMOs) are delocalized on whole of the molecule and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals (LUMOs) are localized on the tricarbonitrile. The lowest HOMO and LUMO energies have been observed for Dye1 while highest for Dye4. The LUMO energies of Dye1–Dye4 are above the conduction band of TiO₂ and HOMOs are below the redox couple. The absorption spectra have been computed in solvent (methanol) and without solvent by using time-dependant DFT at TD-B3LYP/6-31G*, TD-B3LYP/6-31G**, and PCM-TD-B3LYP/6-31G* level of theories. The calculated maximum absorption wavelengths of the spectra in methanol are in good agreement with experimental evidences. The maximum absorption wavelengths of new designed sensitizers are red shifted compared to parent molecule. The electronic coupling constant and electron injection have been computed by first principle investigations. The improved electronic coupling constant and electron injection revealed that new modeled systems would be efficient sensitizers.     

Möbius and twisted graphene nanoribbons: stability, geometry, and electronic properties

Results of classical force field geometry optimizations for twisted graphene nanoribbons with a number of twists N(t) varying from 0 to 7 (the case N(t)=1 corresponds to a half-twist M?bius nanoribbon) are presented in this work. Their structural stability was investigated using the Brenner reactive force field. The best classical molecular geometries were used as input for semiempirical calculations, from which the electronic properties (energy levels, HOMO, LUMO orbitals) were computed for each structure. CI wavefunctions were also calculated in the complete active space framework taking into account eigenstates from HOMO-4 to LUMO+4, as well as the oscillator strengths corresponding to the first optical transitions in the UV-VIS range. The lowest energy molecules were found less symmetric than initial configurations, and the HOMO-LUMO energy gaps are larger than the value found for the nanographene used to build them due to electronic localization effects created by the twisting. A high number of twists leads to a sharp increase of the HOMO-->LUMO transition energy. We suggest that some twisted nanoribbons could form crystals stabilized by dipolar interactions.     

精确模型化学中MPn微扰外推的一个问题

通过对ＢＨ、ＡｌＨ、ＢＦ和ＡｌＦ的高级别ａｂ ｉｎｉｔｉｏ势能曲线计算和理论分析,发现在分子的几何构型偏离平衡时,由于参考态级成不充分的问题,Ｈａｒｔｒｅｅ－Ｆｏｃｋ单参考态的ＭＰｎ微扰计算可能给出错误的能量值。从而表明,目前的精确模型化学方法（Ｇ１、Ｇ２、Ｇ３和ＣＢＳ系列）中用ＭＰｎ微扰外推的办法拟合高级别ａｂ ｉｎｉｔｉｏ,对偏离平衡构型体系（如动力学研究中的过渡态、中间体等）的能量计算,在一     

Al-C60-Al分子结电子输运特性的第一性原理计算

利用基于密度泛函理论的格林函数方法, 计算了Al-C60-Al分子结的电子输运特性. 考虑了C60分子在铝电极表面的原子结构弛豫, 计算结果表明共振传导是Al-C60-Al分子结电子输运的主要特征, 在费米能级附近的电导约为1.14G0 (G0=2e2/h). 投影态密度(PDOS)分析表明, Al-C60-Al分子结的电子输运主要通过C60分子的最低空分子轨道(LUMO)和次低空分子轨道(LUMO+1)进行. 讨论了C60分子和铝电极之间距离的变化对其电子输运特性的影响.     

二缺位γ-Keggin型多金属氧酸盐电子性质的密度泛函理论研究

采用密度泛函理论(DFT)方法研究了二缺位γ-Keggin型[γ-Xn+W10O36](12-n)-(X=AlⅢ,SiⅣ,PⅤ,SⅥ,GaⅢ,GeⅣ,AsⅤ,SeⅥ)阴离子的儿何结构和电子性质结果表明,在二缺位γ-Keggin型阴离子中,中心四面体氧原子Oa与中心杂原子及钨原子间的键长[d(X-Oa)及d(W-Oa)]...     

烯酮及取代烯酮与环戊二烯环加成反应机理的理论研究

利用半经验分子轨道理论AM1方法,研究了烯酮及取代烯酮与环戊二烯环加成反应机理。采用Berny梯度法优化得到各反应的过渡态和中间体,并进行了振动分析确认。计算结果表明,该环加成反应是按照协同的非同步途径进行的,经过一个四元环发生扭曲的过渡态,并有部分电荷从环戊二烯迁移到烯酮或取代烯酮上,前线轨道分析表明反应机理为“2×[1+1]”机理;而氯甲基取代的烯酮与环戊二烯的环加成反应是按照分步途径发生的。计算结果可以很好地说明实验所观察到的立体选择性,并根据烯酮上取代基的电子效应和位阻效应对反应机理的影响进行了分析。     

强外电场作用下二甲基硅酮的分子结构和激发态

The ground states of dimethyl siloxane under different intense electric fields ranging from - 0. 04 to 0. 04 a. u. are optimized using density functional theory DFT / B3P86 at 6-311 ++ G（d,p）level. The excitation energies and oscillator strengths under the same intense applied electric fields are calculated employing the revised hybrid CIS-DFT method. The result shows that the electronic state,molecular geometry,total energy,dipole moment and excitation energy are strongly dependent on the field strength and behave asymmetry to the direction of the applied electric field. As the electric field changes from - 0. 04 to 0. 04 a. u. ,the bond length of Si-O increases whereas the bond length of Si-C decreases because of the charge transfer induced by the applied electric field. The dipole moment of the ground state decreases linearly with the applied field strength. However,the dipole moment of molecule changes from positive to negative as the inverse electric field increase to - 0. 03 a. u. Further increase of the inverse electric field results in an increase of the total energy of the molecule. The dependence of the calculated excitation energies on the applied electric field strength is fitting well to the relationship proposed by Grozema. The excitation energies of the first five excited states of dimethyl siloxane decrease as the applied electric filed increases because the energy gap between the HOMO and LUMO become close with the field,which shows that the molecule is easy to be excited under electric field and hence can be easily dissociated.     

Combined experimental and theoretical studies on the photophysical properties of cycloparaphenylenes

We studied the UV-vis absorption and fluorescence in solution/solid states of [n]cycloparaphenylene ([n]CPP: n = 9, 12, 14, 15, and 16), and conducted theoretical studies to better understand the experimental results. The representative experimental findings include (i) the most intense absorption maxima (λ(abs1)) display remarkably close values (338-339 nm), (ii) the longest-wavelength absorption maxima (λ(abs2)) are blue-shifted with increasing the ring size (395 → 365 nm), (iii) the emission maxima (λ(em)) are blue-shifted with increasing the ring size (494 → 438 nm for longest-wavelength maxima), (iv) the fluorescent quantum yields (Φ(F)) in solution are high (0.73-0.90), (v) the fluorescence lifetimes (τ(s)) of [9]- and [12]CPP are 10.6 and 2.2 ns, respectively, and (vi) the Φ(F) values slightly increase in polymer matrix but significantly decrease in the crystalline state. According to TD-DFT calculations, the longest-wavelength absorption (λ(abs2)) corresponds to a forbidden HOMO → LUMO transition and the most intense absorption (λ(abs1)) corresponds to degenerate HOMO - 1 → LUMO and HOMO → LUMO + 1 transitions with high oscillator strength. The interesting and counterintuitive optical properties of CPPs (constant λ(abs1) and blue shift of λ(abs2)) could be ascribed mainly to the ring-size effect in frontier molecular orbitals (in particular the increase of the HOMO-LUMO gap as the number of benzene rings increases). On the basis of comparative calculations using hypothetical model geometries, we conclude that the unique behavior of HOMO and LUMO of CPPs is due mainly to their lack of a conjugation length dependence in combination with a significant bending effect (particularly to HOMO) and a torsion effect (particularly to LUMO).