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Paulino PHS, Guimarães L, Nascimento CS. Chemical modification and doping of poly(p-phenylenes): A theoretical study. J Mol Model 2024; 30:114. [PMID: 38558272 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-024-05920-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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CONTEXT Conjugated polymers (CPs) have been recognized as promising materials for the manufacture of electronic devices. However, further studies are still needed to enhance the electrical conductivity of these type of organic materials. The two main strategies for achieving this improvement are the doping process and chemical modification of the polymer chain. Therefore, in this article, we conduct a theoretical investigation, employing DFT calculations to evaluate the structural, energetic, and electronic properties of pristine and push-pull-derived poly(p-phenylene) oligomers (PPPs), as well as the analysis at the molecular level of the polymer doping process. As a primary conclusion, we determined that the PPP oligomer substituted with the push-pull group 4-EtN/CNPhNO2 exhibited the smallest HOMO-LUMO gap (Eg) among the studied oligomers. Moreover, we observed that the doping process, whether through electron removal or the introduction of the dopant anion ClO4-, led to a substantial reduction in the Eg of the PPP, indicating an enhancement in the polymer's electrical conductivity. METHODS DFT calculations were conducted using the PBE0 functional along with the Pople's split valence 6-31G(d,p) basis set, which includes polarization functions on all atoms (B97D/6-31G(d,p)).
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- Paulo Henrique S Paulino
- Grupo de Pesquisa Em Química Computacional Aplicada (GPQCA), Departamento de Ciências Naturais (DCNAT), Universidade Federal de São João Del-Rei (UFSJ), Campus Dom BoscoSão João Del Rei, Minas Gerais, 36301-160, Brazil
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- Grupo de Pesquisa Em Química Computacional Aplicada (GPQCA), Departamento de Ciências Naturais (DCNAT), Universidade Federal de São João Del-Rei (UFSJ), Campus Dom BoscoSão João Del Rei, Minas Gerais, 36301-160, Brazil
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- Grupo de Pesquisa Em Química Computacional Aplicada (GPQCA), Departamento de Ciências Naturais (DCNAT), Universidade Federal de São João Del-Rei (UFSJ), Campus Dom BoscoSão João Del Rei, Minas Gerais, 36301-160, Brazil.
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Gunasekara DSW, Niu X, Lqbal W, He Y, Liu H. Pyrrole Coating with In Situ Polymerization for Piezoresistive Sensor Development - A Review. Macromol Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s13233-022-0022-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Vu Quoc T, Do Ba D, Tran Thi Thuy D, Nguyen Ngoc L, Nguyen Thuy C, Vu Thi H, Khanh LD, Doan Thi Yen O, Thai H, Long VC, Talu S, Nguyen Trong D. DFT study on some polythiophenes containing benzo[ d]thiazole and benzo[ d]oxazole: structure and band gap. Des Monomers Polym 2021; 24:274-284. [PMID: 34512118 PMCID: PMC8425698 DOI: 10.1080/15685551.2021.1971376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The content of this paper focuses/shed light on the effects of X (X = S in P1 and X = O in P2) in C11H7NSX and R (R = H in P3, R = OCH3 in P4, and R = Cl in P5) in C18H9ON2S2-R on structural features and band gaps of the polythiophenes containing benzo[d]thiazole and benzo[d]oxazole by the Density Function Theory (DFT) method/calculation. The structural features including the electronic structure lattice constant (a), shape, total energy (Etot) per cell, and link length (r), are measured via band gap (Eg) prediction with the package of country density (PDOS) and total country density (DOS) of material studio software. The results obtained showed that the link angle and the link length between atoms were not changed significantly while the Etot was decreased from Etot = - 1904 eV (in P1) to Etot = - 2548 eV (in P2) when replacing O with S; and the Etot of P3 was decreased from Etot = - 3348 eV (in P3) when replacing OCH3, Cl on H of P3 corresponding to Etot = - 3575 eV (P4), - 4264 eV (P5). Similarly, when replacing O in P1 with - S to form P2, the Eg of P1 was dropped from Eg = 0.621 eV to Eg = 0.239 eV for P2. The Eg of P3, P4, and P5 is Eg = 0.006 eV, 0.064 eV, and 0.0645 eV, respectively. When a benzo[d]thiazole was added in P1 (changing into P3), the Eg was extremely strongly decreased, nearly 100 times (from Eg = 0.621 eV to Eg = 0.006 eV). The obtained results serve as a basis for future experimental work and used to fabricate smart electronic device.
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- Trung Vu Quoc
- Faculty of Chemistry, Hanoi National University of Education, Cau Giay, Hanoi
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- Nguyen Trai High School, Ba Dinh, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Training Bachelor of Practice, Thanh Do University, Kim Chung, Hoai Duc, Hanoi Vietnam
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- Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Hanoi National University of Education, Cau Giay, Hanoi
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Hanoi National University of Education, Cau Giay, Hanoi
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- Publishing House for Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Institute of Physics, University of Zielona Góra, Zielona Góra, Poland
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- Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, The Directorate of Research, Development and Innovation Management (DMCDI), Cluj county, Romania
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- Institute of Physics, University of Zielona Góra, Zielona Góra, Poland
- Faculty of Physics, Hanoi National University of Education, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Exploring the effect of oxygen-containing functional groups on the water-holding capacity of lignite. J Mol Model 2018; 24:130. [PMID: 29736591 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-018-3653-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2017] [Accepted: 04/11/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Graphene oxide with different degrees of oxidation was prepared and selected as a model compound of lignite to study quantitatively, using both experiment and theoretical calculation methods, the effect on water-holding capacity of oxygen-containing functional groups. The experimental results showed that graphite can be oxidized, and forms epoxy groups most easily, followed by hydroxyl and carboxyl groups. The prepared graphene oxide forms a membrane-state as a single layer structure, with an irregular surface. The water-holding capacity of lignite increased with the content of oxygen-containing functional groups. The influence on the configuration of water molecule clusters and binding energy of water molecules of different oxygen-containing functional groups was calculated by density functional theory. The calculation results indicated that the configuration of water molecule clusters was totally changed by oxygen-containing functional groups. The order of binding energy produced by oxygen-containing functional groups and water molecules was as follows: carboxyl > edge phenol hydroxyl >epoxy group. Finally, it can be concluded that the potential to form more hydrogen bonds is the key factor influencing the interaction energy between model compounds and water molecules.
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