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Kothoori NPS, Sivasakthi P, Baithy M, Misra R, Samanta PK. Rational design and investigation of nonlinear optical response properties of pyrrolopyrrole aza-BODIPY-based novel push-pull chromophores. RSC Adv 2024; 14:15560-15570. [PMID: 38756482 PMCID: PMC11097754 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra02861a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2024] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024] Open
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Intramolecular charge transfer (ICT)-based chromophores are highly sought after for designing near-infrared (NIR) absorbing and emitting dyes as well as for designing materials for nonlinear optical (NLO) applications. The properties of these 'push-pull' molecules can easily be modified by varying the electronic donor (D) and acceptor (A) groups as well as the π-conjugation linker. This study presents a methodical approach and employs quantum chemical analysis to explore the relationship between the structural features, electro-optical properties, and the NLO characteristics of molecules with D-π-A framework. The one- and two-photon absorption (2PA), linear polarizability (α), and first hyperpolarizability (β) of some novel chromophores, consisting of a dimeric aza-Boron Dipyrromethene (aza-BODIPY) analogue, called, pyrrolopyrrole aza-BODIPY (PPAB), serving as the acceptor, have been investigated. The electronic donors used in this study are triphenylamine (TPA) and diphenylamine (DPA), and they are conjugated to the acceptor via thienyl or phenylene π-linkers. Additionally, the Hyper-Rayleigh Scattering (βHRS), which enables direct estimation of the second-order NLO properties, is calculated for the studied chromophores with 1064 nm excitation in acetonitrile. The β value shows a significant increase with increasing solvent polarity, indicating that the ICT plays a crucial role in shaping the NLO response of the studied molecules. The enhancement of the 2PA cross-section of the investigated molecules can also be achieved by modulating the combinations of donors and linkers. The results of our study indicate that the novel D-π-A molecules designed in this work demonstrate considerably higher hyperpolarizability values than the standard p-nitroaniline, making them promising candidates for future NLO applications.
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- Naga Pranava Sree Kothoori
- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (GITAM) Hyderabad-502329 India
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (GITAM) Hyderabad-502329 India
- Department of Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani (BITS Pilani), Hyderabad Campus Hyderabad-500078 India
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (GITAM) Hyderabad-502329 India
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- Institute for Biology, Experimental Biophysics, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Berlin-10115 Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (GITAM) Hyderabad-502329 India
- Department of Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani (BITS Pilani), Hyderabad Campus Hyderabad-500078 India
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Jia J, Li J, Zhang T, Lu Y, Song Y. Study of two-photon absorption and excited-state dynamics of coumarin derivatives: the effect of monomeric and dimeric structures. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:11064-11072. [PMID: 38529570 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp06059d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
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Intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) and π-electron delocalization are two key factors affecting the nonlinear optical absorption of organic molecules. To clarify the different influences of ICT and π-electron delocalization on two-photon absorption (TPA) and excited-state absorption (ESA), monomeric coumarin C1 and dimeric coumarin C2 are synthesized and studied. Transient absorption spectroscopy (TAS) analysis of these coumarin derivatives in solvents of varying polarities describes the polarity-dependent excited-state dynamics and reveals the ESA signals of the charge transfer state (CTS) and local excited state (LES) with different spectral features. Femtosecond broadband Z-scan experiments indicate that dimeric coumarin C2 has a more significant TPA response than monomeric coumarin C1 in the near-infrared region. Natural transition orbital (NTO) analysis further theoretically characterizes the electron transition feature induced by TPA. Our results reveal that the TPA of these coumarin derivatives can be significantly enhanced by expanding π-electron delocalization, but their ESA is mainly dominated by ICT performance. This study indicates that coumarin derivatives will exhibit extremely broad application prospects in the field of ultrafast optical limiting (OL) through reasonable molecular design.
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- Jidong Jia
- School of Electronic Information, Huzhou College, Huzhou, 313000, China.
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- Department of Physics, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China.
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- School of Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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- Department of Physics, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China.
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- Department of Physics, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China.
- School of Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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Wang W, Mao Y, Yang Z, Chen M. Theoretical study on photoinduced charge transfer in one-photon and two-photon absorption of branching oligofluorenes. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2024; 309:123826. [PMID: 38181622 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2023.123826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2023] [Revised: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/07/2024]
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Oligofluorenes have been identified as very promising two-photon absorption (TPA) materials and present great application potential for the fabrication of nonlinear optical devices, but the TPA mechanism and corresponding electron excitation properties have not been studied. Here, the photoinduced charge transfer characteristics of V-shaped and Y-shaped branching oligofluorenes that consist of two and three fluorene units in each branch during one-photon absorption (OPA) and TPA processes are analyzed theoretically using the density functional theory and visualization sum-over-states model. The calculated results show that the OPA intensity and TPA cross-section are significantly enhanced by increasing the branch length or changing the structure from V-shaped to Y-shaped. The long-distance charge transfer only occurs on the second transition of TPA at high excited states. Compared to Y-shaped molecules, V-shaped structures exhibit a stronger cooperative effect among the different branches.
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- Wenjun Wang
- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Electron, and Ion Beams (Ministry of Education), School of Physics, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Electron, and Ion Beams (Ministry of Education), School of Physics, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, PR China.
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- School of Physics and Electronic Technology, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Electron, and Ion Beams (Ministry of Education), School of Physics, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, PR China.
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Zhang X, Weng X, Yang Z, Zhao P, Chen W, Wu Z, Zhuang X. A Chalcone-based Fluorescence Probe for H 2S Detecting Utilizing ESIPT Coupled ICT Mechanism. J Fluoresc 2024; 34:821-828. [PMID: 37382832 DOI: 10.1007/s10895-023-03327-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023]
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The accurate and effective identification of hydrogen sulfide holds great significance for environmental monitoring. Azide-binding fluorescent probes are powerful tools for hydrogen sulfide detection. We combined the 2'-Hydroxychalcone scaffold with azide moiety to construct probe Chal-N3, the electron-withdrawing azide moiety was utilized to block the ESIPT process of 2'-Hydroxychalcone and quenches the fluorescence. The fluorescent probe was triggered with the addition of hydrogen sulfide, accompanied by great fluorescence intensity enhancement with a large Stokes shift. With excellent fluorescence properties including high sensitivity, specificity selectivity, and wider pH range tolerance, the probe was successfully applied to natural water samples.
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- Xiaochun Zhang
- Institute of Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510665, PR China
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- Institute of Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510665, PR China
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- Institute of Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510665, PR China
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- Institute of Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510665, PR China
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- Institute of Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510665, PR China
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- Institute of Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510665, PR China
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- Institute of Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510665, PR China.
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Mandal H, Ogunyemi OJ, Nicholson JL, Orr ME, Lalisse RF, Rentería-Gómez Á, Gogoi AR, Gutierrez O, Michaudel Q, Goodson T. Linear and Nonlinear Optical Properties of All- cis and All- trans Poly( p-phenylenevinylene). THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. C, NANOMATERIALS AND INTERFACES 2024; 128:2518-2528. [PMID: 38379916 PMCID: PMC10875663 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c07082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2023] [Revised: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 12/28/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2024]
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Poly(p-phenylenevinylene) (PPV) is a staple of the family of conjugated polymers with desirable optoelectronic properties for applications including light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and photovoltaic devices. Although the significant impact of olefin geometry on the steady-state optical properties of PPVs has been extensively studied, PPVs with precise stereochemistry have yet to be investigated using nonlinear optical spectroscopy for quantum sensing, as well as light harvesting for biological applications. Herein, we report our investigation of the influence of olefin stereochemistry on both linear and nonlinear optical properties through the synthesis of all-cis and all-trans PPV copolymers. We performed two-photon absorption (TPA) using a classical and entangled light source and compared both classical TPA and entangled two-photon absorption (ETPA) cross sections of these stereodefined PPVs. Whereas the TPA cross section of the all-trans PPV was expectedly higher than that of all-cis PPV, presumably because of the larger transition dipole moment, the opposite trend was measured via ETPA, with the all-cis PPV exhibiting the highest ETPA cross section. DFT calculations suggest that this difference might stem from the interaction of entangled photons with lower-lying electronic states in the all-cis PPV variant. Additionally, we explored the photoinduced processes for both cis and trans PPVs through time-resolved fluorescence upconversion and femtosecond transient absorption techniques. This study revealed that the sensitivity of PPVs in two-photon absorption varies with classical versus quantum light and can be modulated through the control of the geometry of the repeating alkenes, which is a key stepping stone toward their use in quantum sensing, bioimaging, and the design of polymer-based light-harvesting systems.
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- Haraprasad Mandal
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Macromolecular Science & Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
- Department of Macromolecular Science & Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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Tahir M, Aftab H, Shafiq I, Khalid M, Haq S, El-Kott AF, Zein MA, Hani U, Shafiq Z. Synthesis, characterization and NLO properties of 1,4-phenylenediamine-based Schiff bases: a combined theoretical and experimental approach. RSC Adv 2024; 14:4221-4229. [PMID: 38292270 PMCID: PMC10826287 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra07642c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 01/01/2024] [Indexed: 02/01/2024] Open
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In the current study, three novel 1,4-phenylenediamine-based chromophores (3a-3c) were synthesized and characterized and then their nonlinear optical (NLO) characteristics were explored theoretically. The characterization was done by spectroscopic analysis, i.e. FT-IR, UV-Visible, and NMR spectroscopy, and elemental analysis. Notably, these chromophores exhibited UV-Visible absorption within the range of 378.635-384.757 nm in acetonitrile solvent. Additionally, the FMO findings for 3a-3c revealed the narrowest band gap (4.129 eV) for 3c. The GRPs for these chromophores were derived from HOMO-LUMO energy values, which showed correspondence with FMO results by depicting a minimum hardness (2.065 eV) for 3c. Among these compounds, 3c displayed the highest nonlinear behavior with maximum μtot, βtot and γtot values of 4.79 D, 8.00 × 10-30 and 8.13 × 10-34 a.u., respectively. Our findings disclosed that the synthesized 1,4-phenylenediamine chromophores may be considered promising candidates for nonlinear optical materials, showing potential applications in the realm of optoelectronic devices.
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- Muhammad Tahir
- Institute of Chemical Sciences, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan 60800 Pakistan
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan 60800 Pakistan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering & Information Technology Rahim Yar Khan 64200 Pakistan
- Centre for Theoretical and Computational Research, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering & Information Technology Rahim Yar Khan 64200 Pakistan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering & Information Technology Rahim Yar Khan 64200 Pakistan
- Centre for Theoretical and Computational Research, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering & Information Technology Rahim Yar Khan 64200 Pakistan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering & Information Technology Rahim Yar Khan 64200 Pakistan
- Centre for Theoretical and Computational Research, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering & Information Technology Rahim Yar Khan 64200 Pakistan
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- Biology Department, College of Science, King Khalid University Abha Saudi Arabia
- Zoology Department, College of Science, Damanhour University Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, University College of AlWajh, University of Tabuk Tabuk Saudi Arabia
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Damanhour University Egypt
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- Institute of Chemistry, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering & Information Technology Rahim Yar Khan 64200 Pakistan
- Centre for Theoretical and Computational Research, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering & Information Technology Rahim Yar Khan 64200 Pakistan
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan 60800 Pakistan
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Yuvashri P, Karthick T, Roshni J, Prabhu SR. Unraveling the structure-property relationship of a chalcone-based push-pull molecule for optical limiting application in high-powered laser. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2023; 303:123245. [PMID: 37567025 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2023.123245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Revised: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/05/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023]
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In this work, the optical limiting response of a highly π-conjugated push-pull chalcone derivative (2E)-3-(2,3-dimethoxyphenyl)-1-(3-nitrophenyl)prop-2-en-1-one (abbreviated as 3DPNP) has been investigated. The structure-property relationship of 3DPNP was explored through spectroscopic investigation and quantum chemical computations. The existence of weak-non-covalent interactions and charge transfer species that responsible for the chemical stability of 3DPNP were studied by AIM and NBO analyses. The quantitative and qualitative analysis of vibrational and electronic contribution to non-linear optical (NLO) response of 3DPNP were discussed in detail. The normal vibrational modes associated with a change in the dipole moment, polarizability, first- and second-order hyperpolarizabilities of 3DPNP were identified using DFT calculations followed by potential energy distribution (PED) analysis using Gaussian 09 W software and Gar2ped program, respectively. The changes in the NLO parameters with respect to the varying frequencies and electric dipole fields were studied. The abrupt changes in the NLO properties were noticed when the frequency doubled, confirming the second harmonic generation (SHG) efficiency of 3DPNP. From the non-linear absorption and refraction studies through the z-scan experiment, the optical limiting threshold value of 3DPNP is determined to be 3.26 kJ/cm2, which shows the suitability of the material for optical limiting applications in the continuous wave (CW) laser regime.
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- P Yuvashri
- Department of Physics, School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur 613 401, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Physics, School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur 613 401, Tamil Nadu, India.
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- Department of Physics, School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur 613 401, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Dept. of Physics, NMAM Institute of Technology, NITTE (Deemed to be University), Nitte 574110, Karnataka, India.
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Farooq R, Batool Z, Khalid M, Khan MU, Carmo Braga AA, Ragab AH, Al-Mhyawi SR, Muhammad G, Shafiq Z. Synthesis, nonlinear optical analysis and DFT studies of D-π-D and A-π-A configured Schiff bases derived from bis-phenylenediamine. RSC Adv 2022; 12:32185-32196. [PMID: 36425709 PMCID: PMC9645233 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra05844h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 10/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/09/2024] Open
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Herein, an integral approach has been made towards the exploration of electronic and structural parameters of four synthesized (DMA with an A-π-A configuration and DMM, DAM, and DMD with a D-π-D configuration) and one designed (DMB-D) novel Schiff base compounds. Bis phenylenediamine derivatives were prepared by condensation of 4,5-dimethyl-o-phenylenediamine (1) with various substituted benzaldehydes (2a-d). The structures of compounds were confirmed by spectroscopic techniques, i.e., UV-visible, FT-IR, and NMR spectroscopy. The DFT-based analysis of entitled compounds was performed via density functional theory utilizing the M06-2X functional in conjugation with the 6-311G(d,p) basis set to acquire geometrical parameters, natural bonding orbital (NBO), the density of states (DOS), non-linear optical (NLO), molecular electrostatic potential (MESP), and natural population analyses. The smallest band gap of (5.446 eV) was noted for DMAvia frontier molecular orbital (FMO) analysis. GRPs were obtained with the aid of E gap values as DMA with the lowest band gap displayed a small magnitude of hardness (2.723 eV) and a large magnitude of softness (0.183 eV). The β tot values of DMA, DMM, DMB-D, DAM, and DMD were 56.95, 0.43, 2.53, 8.98, and 68.47 times larger than urea (β tot = 3.71 × 10-31 e.s.u.), respectively. The observed fascinating NLO properties of these novel compounds might be helpful for further advancement in non-linear optics.
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- Rabia Farooq
- Institute of Chemical Sciences, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan-60800 Pakistan
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan-60800 Pakistan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering & Information Technology Rahim Yar Khan 64200 Pakistan
- Centre for Theoretical and Computational Research, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering & Information Technology Rahim Yar Khan 64200 Pakistan
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- Departamento de Química Fundamental, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo Av. Prof. LineuPrestes 748 São Paulo 05508-000 Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University Abha 62224 Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Jeddah Jeddah 21419 Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Government College University Lahore Lahore Pakistan
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan-60800 Pakistan
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Jia J, Fang Y, Wu X, Zhang X, Wang Y, Yang J, Song Y. Study on Excited State Kinetics and Optical Limiting Performance of Triphenylamine-Based Chalcone Derivatives: Effect of the Molecular π-Conjugated Structure. J Phys Chem B 2022; 126:3327-3337. [PMID: 35452239 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c00634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Optical limiting (OL) is an important application of nonlinear optics. Summarizing the structure-property relationship of organic materials is an effective means to develop superior optical limiters. In this work, two triphenylamine-based chalcone derivatives T1 and T2 with different peripheral substituent groups were synthesized to study their transient kinetics and nonlinear optical (NLO) absorption performance. The transient absorption spectrum (TAS) of compounds T1 and T2 in solvents of varying polarities visualizes the intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) processes between the local excited state (LES) and the charge transfer state (CTS). Nanosecond Z-scan experiment and hole-electron analysis indicate that all compounds have excellent reverse saturated absorption (RSA) performance at 532 nm and T1 exhibits stronger RSA than T2 due to the stronger ICT performance of T1 caused by the halogen effect. Degenerate pump-probe experiment shows that the ESA of T2 at 532 nm is significantly enhanced by expanding the molecular π-conjugation. Under the premise of consistent linear transmittance (78%), compound T2 shows better OL performance than compound T1 at 532 nm in the nanosecond time domain. The OL thresholds of T1 and T2 are 3.72 and 0.72 J cm-2, respectively, which are better than those of the most reported OL materials. Our research shows that simple and common chalcone derivatives exhibit amazing NLO performance through a reasonable design.
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- Jidong Jia
- Department of Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Heat Fluid Flow Technology and Energy Application, School of Physical Science and Technology, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Heat Fluid Flow Technology and Energy Application, School of Physical Science and Technology, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
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- Department of Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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- Department of Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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- Department of Physics, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Department of Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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