An investigation of the structure of free-base porphycene by time-resolved electron nuclear double resonance and density functional theory on the photoexcited triplet state

The photoexcited triplet state of free-base porphycene has been investigated by time-resolved electron nuclear double resonance spectroscopy at 10 K. In order to determine whether porphycene is cis or trans configured, experimentally determined A_zz hyperfine coupling tensor components are compared with those predicted from density functional theory. The structures of cis and trans porphycene, in both the singlet ground state and lowest excited triplet state were calculated using the Becke3-Lee-Yang-Parr composite exchange correlation functional and the 6–31G* basis set. Hyperfine couplings for these structures were then calculated using the same functional but with the extended EPR-II basis set. From the results it can be concluded that porphycene has a trans configuration in both the ground singlet and lowest excited triplet state. Additionally, the significant differences in structure between the singlet and triplet states are reflected in the calculated hyperfine couplings, with those for the trans conformation in the triplet state in reasonable agreement with the experimental values.     

Counterion distribution and many-body interaction in charged dendrimer solutions

Coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations are performed to study the structural formation, counterion distribution and effective interaction on charged dendrimers in an aqueous solution. In particular, the many-body effects in triplet systems are clarified. The conformation of a dendrimer molecule depends on the size of counterions, and the counterion distribution can be scaled by the gyration radius of a dendrimer molecule. Two-body and three-body interactions have been numerically investigated, and the results indicate both similarities and differences between dendrimer solutions and other soft colloidal systems, such as star polymer solutions.     

金属卟啉分子组装体系中的三线态能量传递

利用稳态和瞬态光谱技术研究了人工组装锌卟啉(ZnP)-苯桥(BB)-铁卟啉(Fe(Cl)P)超分子体系中给体三线态到受体的能量传递及其机理。结果表明体系中存在着由给体ZnP三线态向受体Fe(Cl)P的超快能量传递过程,在室温和低温下通过激发给体ZnP,其单线态的激发能经由系间窜越过程使其三线态布居,在受体Fe(Cl)P存在的情况下,位于给体三线态的激发能经由桥联分子B传递到受体Fe(Cl)P,室温下传递速率为7.2×105s-1。由于体系中给体到受体之间的空间距离约为2.5nm,由给体-受体直接耦合引起的传递机理可以排除,由桥联分子媒介的超交换机理是该能量传递过程的主要物理机理。     

IR spectrum and localization of excitation of reaction center of photosystem II in triplet state

Using the density functional theory, vibrations of different model forms of the chlorophyll a molecule in the ground and triplet states have been calculated. The assignment of the experimental difference IR spectrum corresponding to the formation of the triplet state of the photosynthetic reaction center of photosystem II has been proposed on this basis. It has been shown that molecules of accessory chlorophyll B _A and B _B located between the special pair and H _A and H _B pheophytin molecules can be involved in the intermolecular hydrogen bond with the water molecule. The energy of this interaction in the triplet state of molecules for B _A is larger on 6 kcal/mol. This allows us to relate this pigment to the location of the triplet excitation at the reaction center of photosystem II.     

Kinetic characteristics of the photoreduction of benzophenone in solid polymers in the presence of 4-halophenols

Benzophenone photoreduction in the presence of 4-halophenols (RC₆H₄OH; R = Cl, Br, and I) in a polymer glass is studied in terms of steady-state and nanosecond laser photolysis. The experimental data on the kinetics of the decay of the ketone triplet state are treated using a polychronous kinetic model in the assumption that two concurrent processes (hydrogen atom abstraction from the polymer and from the phenol) occur. The proton transfer rate constants averaged over the distribution and the parameter n that characterizes the distribution width were determined. The value of k _av for the halophenols is shown to be more than an order of magnitude higher. No heavy atom effect is observed. The reaction product composition is demonstrated to change upon addition of a halophenol. The photoreduction in glass polymers is controlled by hydrogen atom abstraction from the respective donor by triplet ketone molecules. The reaction occurs predominantly in a polymer cage, a kind of polymer nanoreactor.     

The DFT study on non‐conjugated polymer host materials based on styrene derivatives for phosphorescent polymer light‐emitting diodes

A series of poly(4,4‐vinyltriphenylamine) based non‐conjugated polymer as host molecules are designed and studied by density functional theory. The results show that the substituent has a great influence on the properties of polymer. The parent molecule directly linked para‐carbazole, β‐pyrrole and triphenylamine are favorable to hole injection, and para‐carbazole could significantly increase E_T of the host molecules. The large changes of structural parameters between the lowest triplet state and ground state can cause the decrease of E_T. Moreover, parent molecule directly linked carbazole and triphenylamine units possess strong intramolecular charge transfer and low singlet and triplet energy difference (?E_ST). The calculated results also show that all designed host molecules are suitable for green emitter by comparing with the E_T. S₁ → S₁ and T₁ → T₁ energy transfer mechanism between host and guest is thermodynamically feasible. In addition, host–guest model is built to study the charge transfer nature, and the results indicate that a good intermolecular charge transfer can be achieved between host and guest materials. In the designed host molecules, the N atom of parent molecule linked para‐carbazole substituent shows a great potential for the green phosphorescent polymer light‐emitting diodes. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Vibration-induced Kondo tunneling through metal-organic complexes with even electron occupation number

We investigate transport through a mononuclear transition-metal complex with strong tunnel coupling to two electrodes. The ground state of this molecule is a singlet, while the first excited state is a triplet. We show that a modulation of the tunnel-barrier due to a molecular distortion which couples to the tunneling induces a Kondo-effect, provided the discrete vibrational energy compensates the singlet-triplet gap. We discuss the single-phonon and two-phonon-assisted cotunneling and possible experimental realization of the theory.     

The effect of paramagnetic molecules on the intensity of spin-forbidden absorption bands of aromatic molecules

It is shown that there are two possible mechanisms whereby a singlet-triplet absorption band of a molecule can gain intensity under the perturbing influence of a paramagnetic species. The first involves some mixing of the triplet state with the singlet states of the molecule. The second involves a mixing of the triplet state with charge-transfer states of the complex formed between the molecule and the paramagnetic species. It is shown that in the particular case of an alternant hydrocarbon, the first singlet-triplet absorption band is unlikely to gain intensity by the first of these mechanisms. It follows by elimination that the charge-transfer mechanism is the more important. The available experimental evidence supports this viewpoint.     

双极化子的能带,稳定性与热力学特性

应用微扰理论计算了双极化子和自由极化子的能带,以能带结构讨论了单重态和三重态双极化子的稳定性。通过对比热和磁化率的分析,显示出必须考虑三重态才能正确地解释有关的实验现象。 关键词：     

Polymer-monomer conversion in anthracene thin films as a switching and memory device

The switching and memory phenomenon in anthracene thin films is explained by assuming the polymerization of anthracene molecules to a graphite-like polymer. When the voltage is a threshold point, the energetic electron and the secondary ionization may initiate the process similar to the polymerization. Since the polymer-like entity has graphite-like structure, it has higher conductivity, thus the film is switched to ON state. Since the molecule in a thin film can not rotate as freely as in liquid, the polymer-like entity formed is under great bond strain, thus it may readily switch back to monomer anthracene molecule. However, if with repeated cycles, the polymer is at a relatively stable configuration with less bond strain, then it is in the memory state. Many experimental data of Elsharkawi and Kao may be explained with this model.     

Dynamic model of ortho-para conversion of water molecules

A quantum model of mutual conversion of spin isomers of the water molecule, involving a proton of a neighboring water molecule, is proposed. Molecules interact due to magnetic dipole-dipole forces which give rise to flip-flop processes. An additional adsorption energy different in magnitude and sign for singlets and triplets arises from a fast exchange of spin states within an acceptor molecule. A slower flip-flop process controls the simultaneous evolution of all three protons, which results in the transition between singlet and triplet states. Based on the developed model, experimental data on ortho-para-water are discussed.     

Experimental quantum simulation of Avian Compass in a nuclear magnetic resonance system

Avian magnetoreception is the capacity for avians to sense the direction of the Earth’s magnetic field. Discovered more than forty years ago, it has attracted intensive studies over the years. One promising model for describing this capacity in avians is the widely used reference-and-probe model where radical pairs within the eyes of bird combines to form singlet and triplet quantum states. The yield depends on the angle between the Earth’s magnetic field and the molecules’ axis, hence the relative value of yield of the singlet state or triplet state enables avians to sense the direction. Here we report the experimental demonstration of avian magnetoreception in a nuclear magnetic resonance quantum information processor. It is shown clearly from the experiment that the yield of the singlet state attains maximum when it is normal to the Earth’s magnetic field, and the experimental results agree with theory very well.     

三重态分子/稳定自由基体系超精细相关CIDEP的理论计算

光激发三重态分子/氮氧自由基的乙二醇溶液得到E+E/A极化的CIDEP谱,以光激发三重态与二重态自由基相互作用模型,考虑自由基的超精细相互作用,利用二阶微扰理论及相互作用表象下的密度矩阵,理论上计算了此类体系的CIDEP.     

Photon antibunching in the fluorescence of a single dye molecule embedded in a thin polymer film

We used scanning confocal microscopy to study the fluorescence from a single terrylene molecule embedded in a thin polymer film of polymethyl methacrylate, at room temperature, with a high signal-to-background ratio. The photon-pair correlation function g((2))(tau) exhibits perfect photon antibunching at tau = 0 and a limit of 1.3, compatible with bunching associated with the molecular triplet state. Application of this molecular system to a triggered single-photon source based on single-molecule fluorescence is investigated.     

Density functional study of one- and two-component bottlebrush molecules in solvents of varying quality

Modified inhomogeneous statistical associating fluid theory (iSAFT) density functional theory is extended to bottlebrush polymers in both good and poor solvent. The detailed structures of side chains in the implicit solvent are calculated and have a semi-quantitative agreement with simulation. The average brush heights calculated from the theory agree with well-established scaling theories. iSAFT is easily extended to model bottlebrush polymers with two or more components. For an amphiphilic core-shell bottlebrush polymer, if the solvent-phobic block is much shorter than the solvent-philic block, it will fold towards the backbone even though it resides at the free end of the side chain. Similarly, for an amphiphilic mixed-type bottlebrush polymer, the chain length of different components has a great impact on the structure and properties of the molecule. The molecule may not have the response (the switch of outer layer) towards the solvent treatment if one component is significantly longer than the other. Our results provide insight into the conformation of bottlebrush polymers as well as guidance in practical applications.     

Impact of photodepletion to amplified spontaneous emission of proton-transfer dyes in polymeric matrices

A six level rate equation system was used to investigate the impact of photodepletion to amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) of intramolecular proton-transfer (IPT) dyes incorporated into polymeric hosts. The model includes the most important transitions for the normal and tautomer form of the molecule as well as intersystem crossing and triplet–triplet transitions. The experimentally observed pulse shape as well as photodepletion phenomena, i.e. a first order exponential decay of the ASE intensity and a shortening in ASE pulse width, have been simulated successfully. Additionally, the model was used to propose an explanation of the unexpected high photodepletion of proton-transfer dyes in solids. The results show that the emission cross section and reabsorption cross section of the tautomer form of the molecule are the most important parameter not only for efficiency but also for photodepletion. The model was tested by comparison with experimental results of 2-(2’-hydroxyphenyl)benzimidazole in polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), polystyrene (PS) and a 1:1 alternating copolymer matrix PS-co-PMMA. PACS 78.45.th; 42.55.Mv; 42.70.Jk     

铜配合物的光物理与电致发光性能

以中心原子为铜的磷光材料Cu4(C≡Cph)4L2[L=1，8-bis(diphenylphosphino)-3，6-dioxaoctane](简称Cu4)作为掺杂材料，选用空穴传输材料聚乙烯基咔唑(PVK)为母体材料，制作结构为ITO／Cu4PVK／TAZ／Mg：Ag／Ag的双层器件。其发光颜色随掺杂的变化而改变，在较高掺杂浓度的条件下，可观察到单纯Cu4的发光，即实现了单重态到三重态的能量转移。着重讨论了主客体材料间的能量转移过程，并研究了影响器件效率的外界因素如氧气的猝灭对Cu4发光强度的影响。     

氢及其同位素分子的电子碰撞解离反应截面研究

在边界等离子体中氢及其同位素分子与电子碰撞可以发生解离反应。对于尚无反应截面的氢及其同位素分子电子碰撞激发到三重态然后发生解离反应,作者基于莫尔斯函数、弗兰克－康登原理,采用半经典的Gryzinski方法计算了这一反应截面。得到了解离反应截面的影响因素、反应截面随电子能量的变化情况以及分子的振动能级对反应截面的影响。通过比较表明到排斥态的激发然后发生解离反应的反应截面占据主导地位,比激发到其它三重态激发然后发生解离的反应截面要大一个量级。     

Effect of chlorine substitution on triplet state structure of thioxanthone: A time‐resolved resonance Raman study

Substitution plays an important role in determining the triplet state reactivity. In this paper, we have studied the effect of chlorine substitution on the triplet state structure and the reactivity of thioxanthone (TX). We have employed time‐resolved resonance Raman technique to understand the structure of the lowest triplet excited state of 2‐chlorothioxanthone (CTX). The experimental findings have been corroborated with the computational results using density functional theory. Akin to the parent compound (TX), coexistence of two lowest triplet states has been observed in case of CTX, which has been substantiated using resonant probe wavelength dependence study. The relative contribution of ³n–π* to ³π–π* to the equilibrated triplet state has been found to be more for CTX compared to TX suggesting increase in the triplet state reactivity after the substitution. The above observation has been further supported by the flash photolysis experiments. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.