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Marongiu M, Ha T, Gil-Guerrero S, Garg K, Mandado M, Melle-Franco M, Diez-Perez I, Mateo-Alonso A. Molecular Graphene Nanoribbon Junctions. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:3963-3973. [PMID: 38305745 PMCID: PMC10870704 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c11340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2023] [Revised: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
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One of the challenges for the realization of molecular electronics is the design of nanoscale molecular wires displaying long-range charge transport. Graphene nanoribbons are an attractive platform for the development of molecular wires with long-range conductance owing to their unique electrical properties. Despite their potential, the charge transport properties of single nanoribbons remain underexplored. Herein, we report a synthetic approach to prepare N-doped pyrene-pyrazinoquinoxaline molecular graphene nanoribbons terminated with diamino anchoring groups at each end. These terminal groups allow for the formation of stable molecular graphene nanoribbon junctions between two metal electrodes that were investigated by scanning tunneling microscope-based break-junction measurements. The experimental and computational results provide evidence of long-range tunneling charge transport in these systems characterized by a shallow conductance length dependence and electron tunneling through >6 nm molecular backbone.
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- Mauro Marongiu
- POLYMAT, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Avenida de Tolosa 72, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural & Mathematical Sciences, King’s College London, Britannia House, 7 Trinity Street, SE1 1DB London, United Kingdom
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- CICECO—Aveiro
Institute of Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural & Mathematical Sciences, King’s College London, Britannia House, 7 Trinity Street, SE1 1DB London, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Physical Chemistry, University of Vigo, Lagoas-Marcosende s/n, 36310 Vigo, Spain
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- CICECO—Aveiro
Institute of Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural & Mathematical Sciences, King’s College London, Britannia House, 7 Trinity Street, SE1 1DB London, United Kingdom
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- POLYMAT, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Avenida de Tolosa 72, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
- Ikerbasque, Basque
Foundation for Science, 48009 Bilbao, Spain
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Dumont R, Dowdell J, Song J, Li J, Wang S, Kang W, Li B. Control of charge transport in electronically active systems towards integrated biomolecular circuits (IbC). J Mater Chem B 2023; 11:8302-8314. [PMID: 37464922 DOI: 10.1039/d3tb00701d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/20/2023]
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The miniaturization of traditional silicon-based electronics will soon reach its limitation as quantum tunneling and heat become serious problems at the several-nanometer scale. Crafting integrated circuits via self-assembly of electronically active molecules using a "bottom-up" paradigm provides a potential solution to these technological challenges. In particular, integrated biomolecular circuits (IbC) offer promising advantages to achieve this goal, as nature offers countless examples of functionalities entailed by self-assembly and examples of controlling charge transport at the molecular level within the self-assembled structures. To this end, the review summarizes the progress in understanding how charge transport is regulated in biosystems and the key redox-active amino acids that enable the charge transport. In addition, charge transport mechanisms at different length scales are also reviewed, offering key insights for controlling charge transport in IbC in the future.
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- Ryan Dumont
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kennesaw State University, Marietta, GA, USA.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kennesaw State University, Marietta, GA, USA.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kennesaw State University, Marietta, GA, USA.
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Centre for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Centre for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Centre for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China.
- Ningbo Institute of Dalian University of Technology, Ningbo, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kennesaw State University, Marietta, GA, USA.
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Wei Z, Philip AM, Jager WF, Grozema FC. Fast Charge Separation in Distant Donor-Acceptor Dyads Driven by Relaxation of a Hot Excited State. THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. C, NANOMATERIALS AND INTERFACES 2022; 126:19250-19261. [PMID: 36424999 PMCID: PMC9677426 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c05754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Revised: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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A series of three perylenemonoimide-p-oligophenylene-dimethylaniline molecular dyads undergo photoinduced charge separation (CS) with anomalous distance dependence as a function of increasing donor-acceptor (DA) distances. A comprehensive experimental and computational investigation of the photodynamics in the donor-bridge-acceptor (DBA) chromophores reveals a clear demarcation concerning the nature of the CS accessed at shorter (bridgeless) and longer DA distances. At the shortest distance, a strong DA interaction and ground-state charge delocalization populate a hot excited state (ES) with prominent charge transfer (CT) character, via Franck-Condon vertical excitation. The presence of such a CT-polarized hot ES enables a subpicosecond CS in the bridgeless dyad. The incorporation of the p-oligophenylene bridge effectively decouples the donor and the acceptor units in the ground state and consequentially suppresses the CT polarization in the hot ES. Theoretically, this should render a slower CS at longer distances. However, the transient absorption measurement reveals a fast CS process at the longer distance, contrary to the anticipated exponential distance dependence of the CS rates. A closer look into the excited-state dynamics suggests that the hot ES undergoes ultrafast geometry relaxation (τ < 1 ps) to create a relaxed ES. As compared to a decoupled, twisted geometry in the hot ES, the geometry of the relaxed ES exhibits a more planar conformation of the p-oligophenylene bridges. Planarization of the bridge endorses an increased charge delocalization and a prominent CT character in the relaxed ES and forms the origin for the evident fast CS at the longest distance. Thus, the relaxation of the hot ES and the concomitantly enhanced charge delocalization adds a new caveat to the classic nature of distance-dependent CS in artificial DBA chromophores and recommends a cautious treatment of the attenuation factor (β) while discussing anomalous CS trends.
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Solo P, Arockia doss M. Synthesis, Single-Crystal XRD, Spectral and Computational Analysis of 2-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)-1H-Phenanthro[9,10-d] Imidazole as Electron-Transport and NLO Material. Polycycl Aromat Compd 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/10406638.2022.2096650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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- Peter Solo
- Department of Chemistry, St. Joseph University, Dimapur, India
- Department of Chemistry, St. Joseph’s College Autonomous, Jakhama, India
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- Department of Chemistry, St. Joseph University, Dimapur, India
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Zang Z, Chen Z, Wang J, Song P, Li Y. Tailoring the D‐A‐D electron‐withdrawing core as hole transport materials towards boosting the transport performance of perovskite solar cells. J PHYS ORG CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/poc.4348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Zifu Zang
- College of Science Northeast Forestry University Harbin Heilongjiang China
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- College of Science Northeast Forestry University Harbin Heilongjiang China
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- College of Science Northeast Forestry University Harbin Heilongjiang China
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- Department of Physics Liaoning University Shenyang Liaoning China
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- College of Science Northeast Forestry University Harbin Heilongjiang China
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Jin E, Geng K, Fu S, Yang S, Kanlayakan N, Addicoat MA, Kungwan N, Geurs J, Xu H, Bonn M, Wang HI, Smet J, Kowalczyk T, Jiang D. Exceptional electron conduction in two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks. Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2021.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Nath A, Asha KS, Mandal S. Conductive Metal-Organic Frameworks: Electronic Structure and Electrochemical Applications. Chemistry 2021; 27:11482-11538. [PMID: 33857340 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202100610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Smarter and minimization of devices are consistently substantial to shape the energy landscape. Significant amounts of endeavours have come forward as promising steps to surmount this formidable challenge. It is undeniable that material scientists were contemplating smarter material beyond purely inorganic or organic materials. To our delight, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), an inorganic-organic hybrid scaffold with unprecedented tunability and smart functionalities, have recently started their journey as an alternative. In this review, we focus on such propitious potential of MOFs that was untapped over a long time. We cover the synthetic strategies and (or) post-synthetic modifications towards the formation of conductive MOFs and their underlying concepts of charge transfer with structural aspects. We addressed theoretical calculations with the experimental outcomes and spectroelectrochemistry, which will trigger vigorous impetus about intrinsic electronic behaviour of the conductive frameworks. Finally, we discussed electrocatalysts and energy storage devices stemming from conductive MOFs to meet energy demand in the near future.
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- Akashdeep Nath
- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 695551, India
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, M. S. Ramaiah College of Arts Science and Commerce, Bangaluru, 560054, India
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 695551, India
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Alamri MA, Al-Jahdali M, Al-Radadi NS, Hussien MA. Biological activity evaluation and computational study of novel triazene derivatives containing benzothiazole rings. J Mol Struct 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2020.129507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Nováková Lachmanová Š, Kolivoška V, Šebera J, Gasior J, Mészáros G, Dupeyre G, Lainé PP, Hromadová M. Environmental Control of Single-Molecule Junction Evolution and Conductance: A Case Study of Expanded Pyridinium Wiring. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:4732-4739. [PMID: 33205862 PMCID: PMC7986070 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202013882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Revised: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Environmental control of single-molecule junction evolution and conductance was demonstrated for expanded pyridinium molecules by scanning tunneling microscopy break junction method and interpreted by quantum transport calculations including solvent molecules explicitly. Fully extended and highly conducting molecular junctions prevail in water environment as opposed to short and less conducting junctions formed in non-solvating mesitylene. A theoretical approach correctly models single-molecule conductance values considering the experimental junction length. Most pronounced difference in the molecular junction formation and conductance was identified for a molecule with the highest stabilization energy on the gold substrate confirming the importance of molecule-electrode interactions. Presented concept of tuning conductance through molecule-electrode interactions in the solvent-driven junctions can be used in the development of new molecular electronic devices.
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- Štěpánka Nováková Lachmanová
- Department of Electrochemistry at NanoscaleJ. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Czech Academy of SciencesDolejškova 3182 23Prague 8Czech Republic
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- Department of Electrochemistry at NanoscaleJ. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Czech Academy of SciencesDolejškova 3182 23Prague 8Czech Republic
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- Department of Electrochemistry at NanoscaleJ. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Czech Academy of SciencesDolejškova 3182 23Prague 8Czech Republic
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- Department of Electrochemistry at NanoscaleJ. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Czech Academy of SciencesDolejškova 3182 23Prague 8Czech Republic
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- Research Centre for Natural SciencesHungarian Academy of SciencesMagyar tudósok krt. 21117BudapestHungary
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- Department of Electrochemistry at NanoscaleJ. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Czech Academy of SciencesDolejškova 3182 23Prague 8Czech Republic
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Nováková Lachmanová Š, Kolivoška V, Šebera J, Gasior J, Mészáros G, Dupeyre G, Lainé PP, Hromadová M. Environmental Control of Single‐Molecule Junction Evolution and Conductance: A Case Study of Expanded Pyridinium Wiring. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202013882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Štěpánka Nováková Lachmanová
- Department of Electrochemistry at Nanoscale J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences Dolejškova 3 182 23 Prague 8 Czech Republic
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- Department of Electrochemistry at Nanoscale J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences Dolejškova 3 182 23 Prague 8 Czech Republic
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- Department of Electrochemistry at Nanoscale J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences Dolejškova 3 182 23 Prague 8 Czech Republic
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- Department of Electrochemistry at Nanoscale J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences Dolejškova 3 182 23 Prague 8 Czech Republic
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- Research Centre for Natural Sciences Hungarian Academy of Sciences Magyar tudósok krt. 2 1117 Budapest Hungary
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- Department of Electrochemistry at Nanoscale J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences Dolejškova 3 182 23 Prague 8 Czech Republic
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Han B, Li Z, Li Y. Highly efficient perovskite solar cells by tuning electronic structures of thienothiophene-based as hole transport materials. Mol Phys 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2019.1644383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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- Bingjie Han
- College of Science, Northeast Forestry University, Heilongjiang, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Science, Northeast Forestry University, Heilongjiang, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Science, Northeast Forestry University, Heilongjiang, People’s Republic of China
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Shavez M, Goswami J, Panda AN. Effect of fluorination of the donor unit on the properties of benzodithiophene-triazole based donor-acceptor systems for polymer solar cells: A computational investigation. COMPUT THEOR CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2019.112564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Gil-Guerrero S, Ramos-Berdullas N, Martín Pendás Á, Francisco E, Mandado M. Anti-ohmic single molecule electron transport: is it feasible? NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2019; 1:1901-1913. [PMID: 36134239 PMCID: PMC9417330 DOI: 10.1039/c8na00384j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2018] [Accepted: 03/07/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
Hitherto, only molecular wires with a regular ohmic behavior in which the electric conductance decreases with the wire length have been synthesized. Implementation of molecular conductors with reversed conductance/length trend (anti-ohmic) might revolutionize the field of molecular electronics, allowing the development of electronic devices with extraordinary properties. It is for this reason that, recently, theoretical efforts have been focused on this topic and different structures have been proposed to show reversed conductance/length behavior on the basis of density functional theory non-equilibrium Green function approach (DFT-NEGF) and topological models. From the previous works, it can be stated that an anti-ohmic molecular wire must display a very small HOMO-LUMO gap and a reversed bond alternation pattern in the case of polyenes and related conjugated systems. In this work, the pursuit of a mechanism by which the anti-ohmic electron transport may arise was carried out by studying the paradigmatic anti-ohmic p-xylylene chain (pX2) at the DFT level in combination with topological models. It has been found that the electron transport in the anti-ohmic regime is favored by a long-range superexchange mechanism, which, contrary to what is expected, is reinforced by the increase in the length of the chain. Moreover, strong links between anti-ohmic character in molecular wires and one-dimensional topological insulator models have been established. Due to the small HOMO-LUMO gap predicted at DFT level, the anti-ohmic character has been put to the proof using a multireference scenario. Preliminary results point out to the presence of different ohmic and anti-ohmic electronic states. In the particular case of pX2 the anti-ohmic states do not correspond to the ground state. These findings require a reconsideration of previous studies on the reversed conductance/length behavior using single reference methodologies.
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- Sara Gil-Guerrero
- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Vigo Lagoas-Marcosende s/n 36310 Vigo Spain
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Vigo Lagoas-Marcosende s/n 36310 Vigo Spain
- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, University of Vienna Währinger Str. 17 1090 Vienna Austria
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- Department of Analytical and Physical Chemistry, University of Oviedo Calle Julían Clavería 8 33006 Oviedo Spain
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- Department of Analytical and Physical Chemistry, University of Oviedo Calle Julían Clavería 8 33006 Oviedo Spain
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Vigo Lagoas-Marcosende s/n 36310 Vigo Spain
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Qin GY, Ji LF, Fan JX, Zhang NX, Lin PP, Zhang SF, Zou LY, Ren AM. Theoretical Investigations into the Electron and Ambipolar Transport Properties of Anthracene-Based Derivatives. J Phys Chem A 2019; 123:3300-3314. [PMID: 30900901 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.9b00846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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To obtain anthracene-based derivatives with electron transport behavior, two series of anthracene-based derivatives modified by trifluoromethyl groups (-CF3) and cyano groups (-CN) at the 9,10-positions of the anthracene core were studied. Their electronic structures and crystal packings were also analyzed and compared. The charge-carrier mobilities were evaluated by quantum nuclear tunneling theory based on the incoherent charge-hopping model. Our results suggest that introducing -CN groups at 9,10-positions of the anthracene core is more favorable than introducing -CF3 to maintain great planar rigidity of the anthracene skeleton, decreasing more lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy levels (0.45-0.55 eV), reducing reorganization energies, and especially forming a tight packing motif. Eventually, the excellent electron transport materials could be obtained. The molecule 1-B in Series 1 containing -CF3 groups is an ambipolar organic semiconductor (OSC) material with a 2D transport network, and its value of μh-max/μe-max is 1.75/0.47 cm2 V-1 s-1 along different directions; 2-A and 2-C in Series 2 with -CN groups are excellent n-type OSC candidates with the maximum intrinsic mobilities of 3.74 and 2.69 cm2 V-1 s-1 along the π-π stacking direction, respectively. Besides, the Hirshfeld surface and quantum theory of atoms in molecules analyses were applied to reveal the relationship between noncovalent interactions and crystal stacking.
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- Gui-Ya Qin
- Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry , Jilin University , Changchun 130023 , China
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- Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry , Jilin University , Changchun 130023 , China
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- Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry , Jilin University , Changchun 130023 , China.,College of Chemistry and Material , Weinan Normal University , Weinan 714000 , China
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- Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry , Jilin University , Changchun 130023 , China
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- Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry , Jilin University , Changchun 130023 , China
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- Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry , Jilin University , Changchun 130023 , China
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- Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry , Jilin University , Changchun 130023 , China
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- Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry , Jilin University , Changchun 130023 , China
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Jin YY, Fang Q. Indole-Fused Acridone: Synthesis, Structures, Proton Transfer, and Hole-Transport Properties. J Org Chem 2019; 84:3832-3842. [PMID: 30896951 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b02939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Three pairs of regioisomers of the planar acridone derivatives (9 vs 10, 11 vs 12, and 13 vs 14), classified as the 1-cyclized compounds (9, 11, and 13) and the 3-cyclized (or 1,3'-cyclized) regioisomers (10, 12, and 14), have been synthesized, and their X-ray structures have been determined. The 1-cyclized compounds have higher yields and lower energies compared with their 3-cyclized isomers. The fluorescence spectra of the intramolecular H-bond containing compounds (9, 11, 13, and 14) consist of two bands (shorter wavelength band for the keto form and longer wavelength band for the enol form) and exhibit the feature of the excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT). The density functional theory (DFT) theoretical investigation of the reorganization energy (λ) with respect to molecular symmetry revealed that planar rigid- C2 v-symmetric polycyclic heteroaromatic molecules (such as acridone, 1, and 13) can have low charge-transport barrier (small λ value) and keep the invariance of the molecular point group in the charge-transport process, and therefore can have high hole mobility.
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- Ying-Ying Jin
- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials , Shandong University , Jinan 250100 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials , Shandong University , Jinan 250100 , China
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Ali MO, Lasseter JC, Żurawiński R, Pietrzak A, Pecyna J, Wojciechowski J, Friedli AC, Pociecha D, Kaszyński P. Thermal and Photophysical Properties of Highly Quadrupolar Liquid-Crystalline Derivatives of the [closo-B 12 H 12 ] 2- Anion. Chemistry 2019; 25:2616-2630. [PMID: 30560574 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201805392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2018] [Revised: 12/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Two series of 1,12-bis-zwitterionic derivatives of the [closo-B12 H12 ]2- anion (B), containing either two 4-alkoxypyridinium groups (1B[n]-p) or one 4-alkoxypyridinium and one 4-pentylthianium groups (2B[n]-p), were prepared and their structural (XRD, DFT), thermal, and photophysical properties were compared with those of the analogous derivatives of the [closo-B10 H10 ]2- anion (1A[n]-p and 2A[n]-p). Some 1,7-derivatives of B were isolated and investigated. Both series 1[n] and 2[n] exhibit nematic and crystalline polymorphism; the 12-vertex derivatives (B) have higher transition temperatures than those of the 10-vertex analogues (A). All compounds fluoresce with quantum yields higher for 1B (ΦF =0.37 for 1B[7]-p and ΦF =0.27 for 2B[7]-p) than those for the 10-vertex analogues (ΦF =0.04 for 2A[5]-p). DFT calculations demonstrate an order of magnitude lower first hyperpolarizability, β(-ω,ω,0) , for 2B[7]-p than that for the 10-vertex analogue 2A[7]-p (1.7×10-30 vs. 18.9×10-30 esu at ω=0).
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- Muhammad O Ali
- Department of Chemistry, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, 37132, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, 37132, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, 37132, USA.,Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sienkiewicza 112, 90-363, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, 37132, USA.,Faculty of Chemistry, Łódź University of Technology, Żeromskiego 116, 90-924, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, 37132, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, 37132, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, 37132, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Żwirki i Wigury 101, 02-089, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, 37132, USA.,Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sienkiewicza 112, 90-363, Łódź, Poland.,Faculty of Chemistry, University of Łódź, Tamka 12, 91-403, Łódź, Poland
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Wen K, Pan X, Feng S, Wu W, Guo X, Zhang J. Theoretical design of azaacene-based non-fullerene electron transport material used in inverted perovskite solar cells. Mol Phys 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2018.1510146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- Keke Wen
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, People's Republic of China
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Manzoor T, Pandith AH. Theoretical Studies on the Structure, Optoelectronic and Photosensitizer Applications of NKX Class of Coumarin Dye Molecules. ChemistrySelect 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201702948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Taniya Manzoor
- Department of Chemistry; University of Kashmir; Srinagar, Kashmir India- 190006
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Exploring the Effect of Introducing a π-Bridge on The Efficiency of a Perylene-Brazilein Based D-D-π-A System: A Theoretical Perspective. ChemistrySelect 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201703059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Wang Q, Song P, Ma F, Sun J, Yang Y, Li Y. A rigid planar low band gap polymer PTTDPP-DT-DTT for heterojunction solar cell: a study of density functional theory. Theor Chem Acc 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s00214-018-2195-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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An B, Wen K, Feng S, Pan X, Wu W, Guo X, Zhang J. Theoretical insights into the 1D-charge transport properties in a series of hexaazatrinaphthylene-based discotic molecules. J Comput Chem 2017; 39:773-779. [PMID: 29280163 DOI: 10.1002/jcc.25152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2017] [Accepted: 12/12/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Discotic liquid crystal (DLC) materials have attracted considerable attention mainly due to their high charge carrier mobilities in quasi-one-dimensional columns. In this article, five hexaazatrinaphthylene-based DLC molecules were investigated theoretically, and their frontier molecular orbital energy levels, crystal structures, and electron/hole drift mobilities were calculated by combination of density functional theory (DFT) and semiclassical Marcus charge transfer theory. The systems studied in this work include three experimentally reported molecules (1, 2, and 3) and two theoretically designed molecules (4 and 5). Compared with the 1-3 compounds, 4 and 5 have three more extended benzene rings in the π-conjugated core. The present results show that the orders of the frontier molecular orbital energy levels and electron drift mobilities agree very well with the experiment. For 4 and 5, the electron/hole reorganization energies are lower than those of compounds 1-3. Furthermore, the calculated electron/hole transfer integral of 5 is the largest among all the five systems, leading to the highest electron and hole mobilities. In addition, the hydrophobicity and solubility were also evaluated by DFT, indicating that compound 5 has good hydrophobicity and good solubility in trichloromethane. As a result, it is expected that compound 5 can be a potential charge transport material in electronic and optoelectronic devices. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Beibei An
- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, People's Republic of China
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Wang Q, Li Y, Song P, Su R, Ma F, Yang Y. Non-Fullerene Acceptor-Based Solar Cells: From Structural Design to Interface Charge Separation and Charge Transport. Polymers (Basel) 2017; 9:E692. [PMID: 30965992 PMCID: PMC6418710 DOI: 10.3390/polym9120692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2017] [Revised: 11/25/2017] [Accepted: 12/04/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The development of non-fullerene small molecule as electron acceptors is critical for overcoming the shortcomings of fullerene and its derivatives (such as limited absorption of light, poor morphological stability and high cost). We investigated the electronic and optical properties of the two selected promising non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs), IDIC and IDTBR, and five conjugated donor polymers using quantum-chemical method (QM). Based on the optimized structures of the studied NFAs and the polymers, the ten donor/acceptor (D/A) interfaces were constructed and investigated using QM and Marcus semi-classical model. Firstly, for the two NFAs, IDTBR displays better electron transport capability, better optical absorption ability, and much greater electron mobility than IDIC. Secondly, the configurations of D/A yield the more bathochromic-shifted and broader sunlight absorption spectra than the single moiety. Surprisingly, although IDTBR has better optical properties than IDIC, the IDIC-based interfaces possess better electron injection abilities, optical absorption properties, smaller exciton binding energies and more effective electronic separation than the IDTBR-based interfaces. Finally, all the polymer/IDIC interfaces exhibit large charge separation rate (KCS) (up to 1012⁻1014 s-1) and low charge recombination rate (KCR) (<10⁶ s-1), which are more likely to result in high power conversion efficiencies (PCEs). From above analysis, it was found that the polymer/IDIC interfaces should display better performance in the utility of bulk-heterojunction solar cells (BHJ OSC) than polymer/IDTBR interfaces.
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- Qungui Wang
- College of Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China.
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- College of Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China.
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- Department of Physics, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China.
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- College of Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China.
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- Department of Physics, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China.
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore.
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Ito S. Study of the Air-Tolerant 1,3-Diphosphacyclobutane-2,4-diyl through the Direct Arylation. CHEM REC 2017; 18:445-458. [DOI: 10.1002/tcr.201700052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2017] [Accepted: 11/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Shigekazu Ito
- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Material and Chemical Technology; Tokyo Institute of Technology; 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro Tokyo 152-8552 Japan
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Wang B, Lu Q, Fang Q, Zhang TT, Jin YY. 6-Chloro-1-phenylindoline-2,3-dione: absolute structure, non-linear optical and charge-transport properties. Acta Crystallogr E Crystallogr Commun 2017. [PMID: 28638657 PMCID: PMC5458322 DOI: 10.1107/s2056989017007630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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A polycrystalline sample of the title compound exhibits a considerable second-order non-linear optical effect (frequency doubling of 1064 nm light to output 532 nm light). In the crystal, molecules are linked by C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, generating chains along the [100] direction. Based on a DFT calculation, [100] proves to be the most favourable direction for charge transport and the title crystal could be used as a hole-transport material because of its high hole mobility. In the title compound, C14H8ClNO2, the dihedral angle between the isatin moiety (r.m.s. deviation = 0.014 Å) and the phenyl ring is 51.8 (1)°. All molecules have the same ‘frozen chiral’ conformation in the non-centrosymmetric P212121 space group. A polycrystalline sample of the title compound exhibits a considerable second-order non-linear optical effect (frequency doubling of 1064 nm light to output 532 nm light). In the crystal, molecules are linked by C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, generating chains along the [100] direction. Based on a DFT calculation, [100] proves to be the most favourable direction for charge transport and the title crystal could be used as a hole-transport material because of its high hole mobility.
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Sun F, Jin R. DFT and TD-DFT study on the optical and electronic properties of derivatives of 1,4-bis(2-substituted-1,3,4-oxadiazole)benzene. ARAB J CHEM 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2013.11.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Computational investigation of the effects of perfluorination on the charge-transport properties of polyaromatic hydrocarbons. Chem Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2016.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Zhu KL, Liu LY, Geng ZY. Theoretical study on the structure–property relationship of D–A–π–A-type dye-sensitized solar cells: π-bridge and the side alkyl chain. CAN J CHEM 2016. [DOI: 10.1139/cjc-2016-0156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Two series of dyes have been designed and theoretically characterized through density functional theory and time-dependent density functional theory to systematically explore the structure–property relationship of dyes with D–A–π–A architecture and the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells, particularly the influence of the π-bridge, including its alkyl side chain, adding additional conjugate spacer, displacement, and separation of π-bridge. Key parameters associated with the short-circuit current density Jsc and open-circuit photovoltage Voc were characterized and analyzed in detail. All of the analysis results manifest that dye H1 should be the best candidate to fabricate dye-sensitized solar cells owing to the best optical absorption property (a broad absorption band from 300 to 900 nm for adsorbed dye) and other outstanding parameters.
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- Kai-Li Zhu
- College of Chemistry and Life Science, Gansu Normal University for Nationalities, Hezuo, 747000, Gansu, P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Life Science, Gansu Normal University for Nationalities, Hezuo, 747000, Gansu, P.R. China
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- Gansu Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Eco-environment-related Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, 730070 Gansu, P.R. China
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Ito S, Torihata Y, Mikami K. Exploration of 1-Arylmethyl-1,3-diphosphacyclobutane-2,4-diyls as Hole Transfer Materials. ChemistrySelect 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201600888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Shigekazu Ito
- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering; School of Materials and Chemical Technology; Tokyo Institute of Technology; 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro Tokyo 152-8552 Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering; School of Materials and Chemical Technology; Tokyo Institute of Technology; 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro Tokyo 152-8552 Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering; School of Materials and Chemical Technology; Tokyo Institute of Technology; 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro Tokyo 152-8552 Japan
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Song P, Li Y, Ma F, Pullerits T, Sun M. Photoinduced Electron Transfer in Organic Solar Cells. CHEM REC 2016; 16:734-53. [PMID: 26853631 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.201500244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2012] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Electron transfer (ET) is the key process in light-driven charge separation reactions in organic solar cells. The current review summarizes the progress in theoretical modelling of ET in these materials. First we give an account of ET, with a description originating from Marcus theory. We systematically go through all the relevant parameters and show how they depend on different material properties, and discuss the consequences such dependencies have for the performance of the devices. Finally, we present a set of visualization methods which have proven to be very useful in analyzing the elementary processes in absorption and charge separation events. Such visualization tools help us to understand the properties of the photochemical and photobiological systems in solar cells.
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- Peng Song
- Department of Physics, Liaoning University, Shenyang, 110036, P. R. China.,Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.,State Key laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Science, Dalian, 116023, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.,College of Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, P. R. China
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- Department of Physics, Liaoning University, Shenyang, 110036, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical Physics, Lund University, Box 124, Lund, 22100, Sweden.,State Key laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Science, Dalian, 116023, P. R. China
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- Department of Physics, Liaoning University, Shenyang, 110036, P. R. China.,Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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Li G, Govind N, Ratner MA, Cramer CJ, Gagliardi L. Influence of Coherent Tunneling and Incoherent Hopping on the Charge Transfer Mechanism in Linear Donor-Bridge-Acceptor Systems. J Phys Chem Lett 2015; 6:4889-4897. [PMID: 26554424 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b02154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The mechanism of charge transfer has been observed to change from tunneling to hopping with increasing numbers of DNA base pairs in polynucleotides and with the length of molecular wires. The aim of this paper is to investigate this transition by examining the population dynamics using a tight-binding Hamiltonian with model parameters to describe a linear donor-bridge-acceptor (D-B-A) system. The model includes a primary vibration and an electron-vibration coupling at each site. A further coupling of the primary vibration with a secondary phonon bath allows the system to dissipate energy to the environment and reach a steady state. We apply the quantum master equation (QME) approach, based on second-order perturbation theory in a quantum dissipative system, to examine the dynamical processes involved in charge-transfer and follow the population transfer rate at the acceptor, ka, to shed light on the transition from tunneling to hopping. With a small tunneling parameter, V, the on-site population tends to localize and form polarons, and the hopping mechanism dominates the transfer process. With increasing V, the population tends to be delocalized and the tunneling mechanism dominates. The competition between incoherent hopping and coherent tunneling governs the mechanism of charge transfer. By varying V and the total number of sites, we also examine the onset of the transition from tunneling to hopping with increasing length.
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- Guangqi Li
- Department of Chemistry, Chemical Theory Center, and Supercomputing Institute, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemical Theory Center, and Supercomputing Institute, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemical Theory Center, and Supercomputing Institute, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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Smith CE, Odoh SO, Ghosh S, Gagliardi L, Cramer CJ, Frisbie CD. Length-Dependent Nanotransport and Charge Hopping Bottlenecks in Long Thiophene-Containing π-Conjugated Molecular Wires. J Am Chem Soc 2015; 137:15732-41. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b07400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Christopher E. Smith
- Department of Chemistry and ‡Department of
Chemical Engineering and Materials
Science, §Chemical Theory Center, and Supercomputing Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and ‡Department of
Chemical Engineering and Materials
Science, §Chemical Theory Center, and Supercomputing Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and ‡Department of
Chemical Engineering and Materials
Science, §Chemical Theory Center, and Supercomputing Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and ‡Department of
Chemical Engineering and Materials
Science, §Chemical Theory Center, and Supercomputing Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and ‡Department of
Chemical Engineering and Materials
Science, §Chemical Theory Center, and Supercomputing Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and ‡Department of
Chemical Engineering and Materials
Science, §Chemical Theory Center, and Supercomputing Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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Gilbert M, Albinsson B. Photoinduced charge and energy transfer in molecular wires. Chem Soc Rev 2015; 44:845-62. [PMID: 25212903 DOI: 10.1039/c4cs00221k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Exploring charge and energy transport in donor-bridge-acceptor systems is an important research field which is essential for the fundamental knowledge necessary to develop future applications. These studies help creating valuable knowledge to respond to today's challenges to develop functionalized molecular systems for artificial photosynthesis, photovoltaics or molecular scale electronics. This tutorial review focuses on photo-induced charge/energy transfer in covalently linked donor-bridge-acceptor (D-B-A) systems. Of utmost importance in such systems is to understand how to control signal transmission, i.e. how fast electrons or excitation energy could be transferred between the donor and acceptor and the role played by the bridge (the "molecular wire"). After a brief description of the electron and energy transfer theory, we aim to give a simple yet accurate picture of the complex role played by the bridge to sustain donor-acceptor electronic communication. Special emphasis is put on understanding bridge energetics and conformational dynamics effects on the distance dependence of the donor-acceptor electronic coupling and transfer rates. Several examples of donor-bridge-acceptor systems from the literature are described as a support to the discussion. Finally, porphyrin-based molecular wires are introduced, and the relationship between their electronic structure and photophysical properties is outlined. In strongly conjugated porphyrin systems, limitations of the existing electron transfer theory to interpret the distance dependence of the transfer rates are also discussed.
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- Mélina Gilbert
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering/Physical Chemistry, Chalmers University of Technology, 412 96 Göteborg, Sweden.
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Lachmanová Š, Dupeyre G, Tarábek J, Ochsenbein P, Perruchot C, Ciofini I, Hromadová M, Pospíšil L, Lainé PP. Kinetics of Multielectron Transfers and Redox-Induced Structural Changes in N-Aryl-Expanded Pyridiniums: Establishing Their Unusual, Versatile Electrophoric Activity. J Am Chem Soc 2015; 137:11349-64. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b05545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Štěpánka Lachmanová
- J. Heyrovský
Institute of Physical Chemistry of ASCR, v. v. i., Dolejškova 3, 182 23 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité,
ITODYS, UMR CNRS 7086, 15 rue J-A de Baïf, 75013 Paris, France
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- Institute of Organic
Chemistry and Biochemistry of ASCR, v. v. i., Flemingovo nám. 2, 166 10 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Laboratoire
de Cristallographie et Modélisation Moléculaire du Solide, Sanofi LGCR, 371 rue du Professeur Blayac, Montpellier 34184 Cedex 04, France
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- Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité,
ITODYS, UMR CNRS 7086, 15 rue J-A de Baïf, 75013 Paris, France
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- PSL Research University, Chimie ParisTech—UMR CNRS
8247, Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris, 11 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris, France
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- J. Heyrovský
Institute of Physical Chemistry of ASCR, v. v. i., Dolejškova 3, 182 23 Prague, Czech Republic
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- J. Heyrovský
Institute of Physical Chemistry of ASCR, v. v. i., Dolejškova 3, 182 23 Prague, Czech Republic
- Institute of Organic
Chemistry and Biochemistry of ASCR, v. v. i., Flemingovo nám. 2, 166 10 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité,
ITODYS, UMR CNRS 7086, 15 rue J-A de Baïf, 75013 Paris, France
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Chen J, Wenger OS. Fluoride binding to an organoboron wire controls photoinduced electron transfer. Chem Sci 2015; 6:3582-3592. [PMID: 29511520 PMCID: PMC5659175 DOI: 10.1039/c5sc00964b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2015] [Accepted: 04/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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We demonstrate that the rates for long-range electron transfer can be controlled actively by tight anion binding to a rigid rod-like molecular bridge. Electron transfer from a triarylamine donor to a photoexcited Ru(bpy)32+ acceptor (bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine) across a 2,5-diboryl-1,4-phenylene bridge occurs within less than 10 ns in CH2Cl2 at 22 °C. Fluoride anions bind with high affinity to the organoboron bridge due to strong Lewis base/Lewis acid interactions, and this alters the electronic structure of the bridge drastically. Consequently, a large tunneling barrier is imposed on photoinduced electron transfer from the triarylamine to the Ru(bpy)32+ complex and hence this process occurs more than two orders of magnitude more slowly, despite the fact that its driving force is essentially unaffected by fluoride addition. Electron transfer rates in proteins could potentially be regulated via a similar fundamental principle, because interactions between charged amino acid side chains and counter-ions can modulate electronic couplings between distant redox partners. In artificial donor-bridge-acceptor compounds, external stimuli have been employed frequently to control electron transfer rates, but the approach of exploiting strong Lewis acid/Lewis base interactions to regulate the tunneling barrier height imposed by a rigid rod-like molecular bridge is conceptually novel and broadly applicable, because it is largely independent of the donor and the acceptor, and because the effect is not based on a change of the driving-force for electron transfer. The principle demonstrated here can potentially be used to switch between conducting and insulating states of molecular wires between electrodes.
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- Jing Chen
- Department of Chemistry , University of Basel , St. Johanns-Ring 19 , CH-4056 Basel , Switzerland .
- Xiamen Institute of Rare Earth Materials , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Xiamen 361021 , People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures , Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials , Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter , Chinese Academy of Sciences , People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Basel , St. Johanns-Ring 19 , CH-4056 Basel , Switzerland .
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Heinz LG, Yushchenko O, Neuburger M, Vauthey E, Wenger OS. Tetramethoxybenzene is a Good Building Block for Molecular Wires: Insights from Photoinduced Electron Transfer. J Phys Chem A 2015; 119:5676-84. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.5b03649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Luisa G. Heinz
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Basel, St. Johanns-Ring 19, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department
of Physical Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 quai Ernest Ansermet, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Basel, St. Johanns-Ring 19, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department
of Physical Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 quai Ernest Ansermet, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Basel, St. Johanns-Ring 19, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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Zhang X, Yang X, Geng H, Nan G, Sun X, Xi J, Xu X. Theoretical comparative studies on transport properties of pentacene, pentathienoacene, and 6,13-dichloropentacene. J Comput Chem 2015; 36:891-900. [DOI: 10.1002/jcc.23870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2014] [Revised: 01/14/2015] [Accepted: 01/19/2015] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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- Xu Zhang
- Department of Chemistry; Fudan University; 220 Handan Road 200433 Shanghai China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials; Fudan University; 200438 Shanghai China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Solids; Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science; Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences; 100190 Beijing China
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- Institute of Theoretical and Simulational Chemistry; Academy of Fundamental and Interdisciplinary Sciences; Harbin Institute of Technology; 150080 Harbin China
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- Department of Chemistry; Fudan University; 220 Handan Road 200433 Shanghai China
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- Department of Chemistry; Fudan University; 220 Handan Road 200433 Shanghai China
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- Department of Chemistry; Fudan University; 220 Handan Road 200433 Shanghai China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, MOE Laboratory for Computational Physical Science; 200438 Shanghai China
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Li P, Cui Y, Song C, Zhang H. Electronic and charge transport properties of dimers of dithienothiophenes: effect of structural symmetry and linking mode. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra07946b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The effects of structural symmetry and linking mode on the electronic and transport properties of trithiophene-based dimerization materials are investigated by means of a theoretical approach.
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- Ping Li
- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials
- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130012
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials
- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130012
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials
- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130012
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials
- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130012
- P. R. China
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Fang Q, Chen HF, Lei H, Xue G, Chen X. Full-capped 12-S-atom TTP derivatives (BV-TTP, BE-TTP, EM-TTP and EV-TTP): syntheses, structures and charge transport properties. CrystEngComm 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ce01928h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Highly π-conjugated multi-sulfur molecules are tightly packed forming single-component organic crystals with remarkable conductivity.
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- Qi Fang
- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials
- Shandong University
- 250100 Jinan, PR China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shandong University
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials
- Shandong University
- 250100 Jinan, PR China
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- School of Information Science and Engineering
- Shandong University
- Jinan 250100, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials
- Shandong University
- 250100 Jinan, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials
- Shandong University
- 250100 Jinan, PR China
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Optoelectronic and nonlinear optical properties of triarylamine helicenes: a DFT study. J Mol Model 2014; 20:2535. [DOI: 10.1007/s00894-014-2535-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2014] [Accepted: 11/17/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Hadt RG, Gorelsky S, Solomon EI. Anisotropic covalency contributions to superexchange pathways in type one copper active sites. J Am Chem Soc 2014; 136:15034-45. [PMID: 25310460 PMCID: PMC4210080 DOI: 10.1021/ja508361h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2014] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Type one (T1) Cu sites deliver electrons to catalytic Cu active sites: the mononuclear type two (T2) Cu site in nitrite reductases (NiRs) and the trinuclear Cu cluster in the multicopper oxidases (MCOs). The T1 Cu and the remote catalytic sites are connected via a Cys-His intramolecular electron-transfer (ET) bridge, which contains two potential ET pathways: P1 through the protein backbone and P2 through the H-bond between the Cys and the His. The high covalency of the T1 Cu-S(Cys) bond is shown here to activate the T1 Cu site for hole superexchange via occupied valence orbitals of the bridge. This covalency-activated electronic coupling (H(DA)) facilitates long-range ET through both pathways. These pathways can be selectively activated depending on the geometric and electronic structure of the T1 Cu site and thus the anisotropic covalency of the T1 Cu-S(Cys) bond. In NiRs, blue (π-type) T1 sites utilize P1 and green (σ-type) T1 sites utilize P2, with P2 being more efficient. Comparing the MCOs to NiRs, the second-sphere environment changes the conformation of the Cys-His pathway, which selectively activates HDA for superexchange by blue π sites for efficient turnover in catalysis. These studies show that a given protein bridge, here Cys-His, provides different superexchange pathways and electronic couplings depending on the anisotropic covalencies of the donor and acceptor metal sites.
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- Ryan G. Hadt
- Department
of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
- Centre
for Catalysis Research and Innovation, Department of Chemistry, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N6, Canada
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- Department
of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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Ohta E, Ogaki T, Aoki T, Ikeda H. Theoretical Study Demonstrating that Silylene Bridging Brings about LUMO Energy Lowering without Increasing the Reorganization Energy for Single Electron Transfer. CHEM LETT 2014. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.140023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Eisuke Ohta
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University
- The Research Institute for Molecular Electronic Devices, Osaka Prefecture University
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University
- The Research Institute for Molecular Electronic Devices, Osaka Prefecture University
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Jin R, Tang S, Luo D. Rational design of organoboron derivatives as chemosensors for fluoride and cyanide anions and charge transport and luminescent materials for organic light-emitting diodes. J Mol Model 2014; 20:2169. [PMID: 24595720 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-014-2169-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2013] [Accepted: 02/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The interactions between chemosensors, donor-π-acceptor (D-π-A) dipolar organoboron derivatives, and different (CN⁻, F⁻, Cl⁻, and Br⁻) anions have been theoretically investigated using DFT approaches. Theoretical investigations have been performed to explore the optical, electronic, charge transport, and stability properties of organoboron derivatives as charge transport and luminescent materials for organic light emitting devices (OLEDs). It turned out that the unique selectivity of organoboron derivatives for F⁻/CN⁻ is ascribed to the formation of chemosensors complexes. The frontier molecular orbitals (FMOs) and local density of states analysis have turned out that the vertical electronic transitions of absorption and emission for chemosensors and their F⁻/CN⁻ complexes are characterized as intramolecular charge transfer (ICT). The formation of complexes has effect on the distribution of FMOs and the flowing direction of electronic density for vertical transition. The study of substituent effects suggests that the derivatives with thiophene (2), furan (3), and 1H-pyrrole (4) fragments, are expected to be promising candidates for ratiometric fluorescent fluoride and cyanide chemosensors as well as chromogenic chemosensors, whereas derivatives with pyridine (5) and pyrimidine (6) fragments can serve as chromogenic chemosensors only. Furthermore, all the derivatives are promising luminescent and hole transport materials and 2, 3, 5, and 6 can serve as electron transport materials for OLEDs.
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- Ruifa Jin
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chifeng University, Chifeng, 024000, China,
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Sahu H, Panda AN. Computational investigation of charge injection and transport properties of a series of thiophene–pyrrole based oligo-azomethines. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2014; 16:8563-74. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cp55243h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Synthesis and fluorescence behavior of 2,5-diphenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole-containing bismaleimides and bissuccinimides. Front Chem Sci Eng 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s11705-013-1359-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Jin R, Zhang J. Photophysical Properties of Derivatives of 2-(2-Hydroxyphen-yl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole: A Theoretical Study. J Phys Chem A 2013; 117:8285-92. [DOI: 10.1021/jp403643f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Ruifa Jin
- Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical
Engineering, Chifeng University, Chifeng
024000, China
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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Kobayashi H, Kobayashi N, Hosoi S, Koshitani N, Murakami D, Shirasawa R, Kudo Y, Hobara D, Tokita Y, Itabashi M. Hopping and band mobilities of pentacene, rubrene, and 2,7-dioctyl[1]benzothieno[3,2-b][1]benzothiophene (C8-BTBT) from first principle calculations. J Chem Phys 2013; 139:014707. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4812389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Jin R, Tang S. Theoretical study on optical and electronic properties of bipolar molecules with 1,8-naphthalimide and triphenylamine moieties as organic light-emitting materials. J Mol Graph Model 2013; 42:120-8. [PMID: 23639591 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2013.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2012] [Revised: 03/30/2013] [Accepted: 04/01/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Twists and turns: Studies of the complexes and properties of bimetallic complexes featuring phenylene ethynylene and related bridging ligands. Coord Chem Rev 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2012.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Kolivoška V, Valášek M, Gál M, Sokolová R, Bulíčková J, Pospíšil L, Mészáros G, Hromadová M. Single-Molecule Conductance in a Series of Extended Viologen Molecules. J Phys Chem Lett 2013; 4:589-595. [PMID: 26281871 DOI: 10.1021/jz302057m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Single-molecule conductance in a series of extended viologen molecules was measured at room temperature using a gold-molecule-gold scanning tunneling microscopy break junction arrangement. Conductance values for individual molecules change from 4.8 ± 1.2 nS for the shortest compound to 2.9 ± 1.0 nS for the compound with six repeating units and length of 11 nm. The latter value is almost 3 orders of magnitude higher than that reported for all-carbon-based aromatic molecular wires of comparable length. On the basis of the length of the molecules, an attenuation factor of only 0.06 ± 0.004 nm(-1) (0.006 ± 0.0004 Å(-1)) was obtained. To the best of our knowledge, this is the smallest value reported for the conductance attenuation in a series of molecular wires.
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- Viliam Kolivoška
- †J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of ASCR, v.v.i., Dolejškova 3, 18223 Prague, Czech Republic
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- ‡Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of ASCR, v.v.i., Flemingovo n. 2, 16610 Prague, Czech Republic
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- †J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of ASCR, v.v.i., Dolejškova 3, 18223 Prague, Czech Republic
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- †J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of ASCR, v.v.i., Dolejškova 3, 18223 Prague, Czech Republic
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- †J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of ASCR, v.v.i., Dolejškova 3, 18223 Prague, Czech Republic
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- †J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of ASCR, v.v.i., Dolejškova 3, 18223 Prague, Czech Republic
- ‡Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of ASCR, v.v.i., Flemingovo n. 2, 16610 Prague, Czech Republic
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- §Institute of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Pusztaszeri strasse 59-67, H-1025 Budapest, Hungary
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- †J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of ASCR, v.v.i., Dolejškova 3, 18223 Prague, Czech Republic
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Theoretical investigation into optical and electronic properties of 1,8-naphthalimide derivatives. J Mol Model 2013; 19:1685-93. [DOI: 10.1007/s00894-012-1734-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2012] [Accepted: 12/13/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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