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Diaz-Andres A, Tonnelé C, Casanova D. Electronic Couplings for Triplet-Triplet Annihilation Upconversion in Crystal Rubrene. J Chem Theory Comput 2024; 20:4288-4297. [PMID: 38743825 PMCID: PMC11137828 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.4c00185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2024] [Revised: 05/06/2024] [Accepted: 05/06/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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Triplet-triplet annihilation photon upconversion (TTA-UC) is a process able to repackage two low-frequency photons into light of higher energy. This transformation is typically orchestrated by the electronic degrees of freedom within organic compounds possessing suitable singlet and triplet energies and electronic couplings. In this work, we propose a computational protocol for the assessment of electronic couplings crucial to TTA-UC in molecular materials and apply it to the study of crystal rubrene. Our methodology integrates sophisticated yet computationally affordable approaches to quantify couplings in singlet and triplet energy transfer, the binding of triplet pairs, and the fusion to the singlet exciton. Of particular significance is the role played by charge-transfer states along the b-axis of rubrene crystal, acting as both partial quenchers of singlet energy transfer and mediators of triplet fusion. Our calculations identify the π-stacking direction as holding notable triplet energy transfer couplings, consistent with the experimentally observed anisotropic exciton diffusion. Finally, we have characterized the impact of thermally induced structural distortions, revealing their key role in the viability of triplet fusion and singlet fission. We posit that our approaches are transferable to a broad spectrum of organic molecular materials, offering a feasible means to quantify electronic couplings.
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- Aitor Diaz-Andres
- Donostia
International Physics Center (DIPC), Donostia 20018, Euskadi, Spain
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- Donostia
International Physics Center (DIPC), Donostia 20018, Euskadi, Spain
- IKERBASQUE,
Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao 48009, Euskadi, Spain
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- Donostia
International Physics Center (DIPC), Donostia 20018, Euskadi, Spain
- IKERBASQUE,
Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao 48009, Euskadi, Spain
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Li CH, Tabor DP. Generative organic electronic molecular design informed by quantum chemistry. Chem Sci 2023; 14:11045-11055. [PMID: 37860647 PMCID: PMC10583709 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc03781a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023] Open
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Generative molecular design strategies have emerged as promising alternatives to trial-and-error approaches for exploring and optimizing within large chemical spaces. To date, generative models with reinforcement learning approaches have frequently used low-cost methods to evaluate the quality of the generated molecules, enabling many loops through the generative model. However, for functional molecular materials tasks, such low-cost methods are either not available or would require the generation of large amounts of training data to train surrogate machine learning models. In this work, we develop a framework that connects the REINVENT reinforcement learning framework with excited state quantum chemistry calculations to discover molecules with specified molecular excited state energy levels, specifically molecules with excited state landscapes that would serve as promising singlet fission or triplet-triplet annihilation materials. We employ a two-step curriculum strategy to first find a set of diverse promising molecules, then demonstrate the framework's ability to exploit a more focused chemical space with anthracene derivatives. Under this protocol, we show that the framework can find desired molecules and improve Pareto fronts for targeted properties versus synthesizability. Moreover, we are able to find several different design principles used by chemists for the design of singlet fission and triplet-triplet annihilation molecules.
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- Cheng-Han Li
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University College Station TX 77842 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University College Station TX 77842 USA
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Sandoval-Salinas ME, Ricci G, Pérez-Jiménez AJ, Casanova D, Olivier Y, Sancho-García JC. Correlation vs. exchange competition drives the singlet-triplet excited-state inversion in non-alternant hydrocarbons. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:26417-26428. [PMID: 37522306 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp02465b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/01/2023]
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In this work, we focus on the understanding of the driving force behind the S1-T1 excited-state energy inversion (which would thus violate Hund's rule, making the S1 state lower in energy than the T1 state) of two non-benzenoid non-alternant hydrocarbons, composed of odd-membered rings. The molecules considered here have identical chemical composition but different atomic configuration in space. The delicate interplay between structural and electronic factors that might induce inversion and its energy extension, only by a few meV, is systematically investigated here by state-of-the-art calculations. Qualitative and quantitative accurate predictions are obtained employing post-HF methods, thanks to the balanced and careful inclusion of electron correlation effects. The obtained results might guide and rationalize new searches for molecules violating Hund's rule, concomitantly demonstrating the importance of key contributions from the theoretical method of choice.
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- M E Sandoval-Salinas
- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Alicante, E-03080 Alicante, Spain.
- School of Physical and Chemical Science, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Unité de Chimie Physique Théorique et Structurale, & Laboratoire de Physique du Solid, Namur Institute of Structured Matter, Université de Namur, B-5000 Namur, Belgium.
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Alicante, E-03080 Alicante, Spain.
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- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), E-20018 Donostia, Euskadi, Spain.
- IKERBASQUE-Basque Foundation for Science, E-48009 Bilbao, Euskadi, Spain
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- Unité de Chimie Physique Théorique et Structurale, & Laboratoire de Physique du Solid, Namur Institute of Structured Matter, Université de Namur, B-5000 Namur, Belgium.
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Alicante, E-03080 Alicante, Spain.
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Kefer O, Ahrens L, Han J, Wollscheid N, Misselwitz E, Rominger F, Freudenberg J, Dreuw A, Bunz UHF, Buckup T. Efficient Intramolecular Singlet Fission in Spiro-Linked Heterodimers. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:17965-17974. [PMID: 37535495 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c05518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/05/2023]
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We investigate intramolecular singlet fission (iSF) of spiro-linked azaacene heterodimers by time-resolved spectroscopy and quantum chemical calculations. Combining two different azaacenes through a nonconjugated linker using condensation chemistry furnishes azaacene heterodimers. Compared to their homodimers, iSF quantum yields are improved at an extended absorption range. The driving force of iSF, the energy difference ΔEiSF between the S1 state and the correlated triplet pair 1(TT), is tuned by the nature of the heterodimers. iSF is exothermic in all of the herein studied molecules. The overall quantum yield for triplet exciton formation reaches approximately 174%. This novel concept exploits large energy differences between singlet electronic states in combination with spatially fixed chromophores, which achieves efficient heterogeneous iSF, if the through-space interaction between the chromophores is minimal.
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- Oskar Kefer
- Physikalisch-Chemisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- Centre for Advanced Materials, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Advanced Materials, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- Interdisziplinäres Zentrum für Wissenschaftliches Rechnen, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Physikalisch-Chemisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- Centre for Advanced Materials, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Advanced Materials, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- Interdisziplinäres Zentrum für Wissenschaftliches Rechnen, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Advanced Materials, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Physikalisch-Chemisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- Centre for Advanced Materials, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Rodríguez-Jiménez JA, Carreras A, Casanova D. Spin-Orbit Couplings of Open-Shell Systems with Restricted Active Space Configuration Interaction. J Phys Chem A 2023; 127:1206-1218. [PMID: 36719861 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.2c08056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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In this work we perform electronic structure calculations to unravel the origin of spin-orbit couplings (SOCs) in open-shell molecules. For that, we select systems displaying di or polyradical character, e.g., trimethylene, and analyze the changes in the magnitude of SOC constants along molecular distortions of ethylene and in the presence of intermolecular interactions between open and closed-shell moieties in the O2-C2H4 system. Calculations were performed by using nonrelativistic wave functions obtained with the restricted active space configuration interaction (RASCI) method, in conjunction with a recent implementation for the calculation of SOC based on the spin-orbit mean field approximation. Our results demonstrate the suitability of RASCI in the calculation of SOCs of open-shell systems, while providing a deep understanding of the relationship between couplings and the nature of the electronic states. Moreover, we introduce a new definition of the SOC constant for the study of molecular aggregates.
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- José Aarón Rodríguez-Jiménez
- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), 20018Donostia, Euskadi, Spain.,Kimika Fakultatea, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU), 20018Donostia, Euskadi, Spain
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- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), 20018Donostia, Euskadi, Spain
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- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), 20018Donostia, Euskadi, Spain.,IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, 48009Bilbao, Euskadi, Spain
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Ivanov KS, Riesebeck T, Skolyapova A, Liakisheva I, Kazantsev MS, Sonina AA, Peshkov RY, Mostovich EA. P 2O 5-Promoted Cyclization of Di[aryl(hetaryl)methyl] Malonic Acids as a Pathway to Fused Spiro[4.4]nonane-1,6-Diones. J Org Chem 2022; 87:2456-2469. [PMID: 35166542 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c02379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Conventional spiro-linked conjugated materials are attractive for organic optoelectronic applications due to the unique combination of their optical and electronic properties. However, spiro-linked conjugated materials with conjugation extension directed along the main axis of the molecule are still only rare examples among the vast number of spiro-linked conjugated materials. Herein, the synthesis, leading to π-extended spiro-linked conjugated materials─spiro[4.4]nonane-1,6-diones and spiro[5.5]undecane-1,7-diones─has been developed and optimized. The proposed design concept starts from readily available malonic esters and contains several steps: double alkylation of malonic ester with bromomethylaryl(hetaryl)s; conversion of a malonic ester into the corresponding malonic acid; electrophilic spirocyclization of the latter into the annulated spiro[4.4]nonane-1,6-dione or spiro[5.5]undecane-1,7-dione in the presence of phosphorus pentoxide. On the basis of these insights, the developed method yielded spiro-linked conjugated cores fused with benzene, thiophene, and naphthalene, decorated with active halogen atoms. The structures of the synthesized spirocycles were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Benzene fused spiro[4.4]nonane-1,6-dione decorated with bromine atoms was transformed into V-shape phenylene-thiophene co-oligomer type spirodimers via Stille coupling. The spiro-bis(4-n-dodecylphenyl)-2,2'-bithiophene derivative possessed high photoluminescence properties in both solution and solid state with a photoluminescence quantum yield (PL QY) of 38%.
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- Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova 2, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova 2, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova 2, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia.,N. N. Vorozhtzov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry SB RAS, Lavrent'ev Ave, 9, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova 2, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia.,N. N. Vorozhtzov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry SB RAS, Lavrent'ev Ave, 9, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova 2, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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Casanova D. Restricted active space configuration interaction methods for strong correlation: Recent developments. WIRES COMPUTATIONAL MOLECULAR SCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/wcms.1561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- David Casanova
- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC) Donostia Spain
- Ikerbasque Basque Foundation for Science Bilbao Spain
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Zhao X, O'Connor JP, Schultz JD, Bae YJ, Lin C, Young RM, Wasielewski MR. Temperature Tuning of Coherent Mixing between States Driving Singlet Fission in a Spiro-Fused Terrylenediimide Dimer. J Phys Chem B 2021; 125:6945-6954. [PMID: 34133180 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c02476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The excited-state dynamics of a spiro-fused terrylene-3,4:11,12-bis(dicarboximide) (TDI) dimer (sTDI2) in toluene and 2-methyltetrahydrofuran (mTHF) were investigated as a function of temperature using femtosecond- and nanosecond-transient absorption spectroscopy, as well as two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy. The spiro conjugation and the corresponding geometry of this compound guarantee a short intermonomer distance along with a partial orbital overlap between the orthogonal TDI π-electron systems, providing electronic coupling between the TDIs. Photoexcitation of sTDI2 in toluene, a low dielectric solvent, at 295 K, results in the ultrafast formation of a state composed of a coherent mixture of singlet 1(S1S0), multiexciton 1(T1T1), and charge-transfer (CT) electronic characters. This mixed species decays to decorrelated triplet states on the nanosecond timescale, completing the process of intramolecular singlet fission (SF) in sTDI2. Upon decreasing the temperature from 295 to 200 K, the contribution of the 1(T1T1) state to the mixed species decreases concurrently with an increase in the CT state character. We attribute this behavior to the variation in the vibrational energy level alignment between the states comprising the mixture due to changes in the temperature and hence the local dielectric environment. In contrast, photoexcitation of sTDI2 in more polar mTHF at 295 K results in the formation of a mixed singlet and CT state before undergoing symmetry-breaking charge separation, owing to the increased stabilization of the CT state in the medium. However, in glassy mTHF at 85 K, photoexcited sTDI2 exhibits discernible multiexciton character, comparable to that observed in toluene at 200 K, which we rationalize by the similarity of the dielectric constants under these two sets of conditions. These observations of mixed states of varying diabatic contributions over the range of experimental conditions show that the temperature and the static dielectric constant can directly control the composition of the electronically mixed excited state of sTDI2 and thus the fate of the SF process.
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- Xingang Zhao
- Department of Chemistry and Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, United States
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Rodríguez-Jiménez JA, Carreras A, Casanova D. Short-range DFT energy correction to multiconfigurational wave functions for open-shell systems. J Chem Phys 2021; 154:124116. [PMID: 33810663 DOI: 10.1063/5.0046404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Electronic structure methods emerging from the combination of multiconfigurational wave functions and density functional theory (DFT) aim to take advantage of the strengths of the two nearly antagonistic theories. One of the common strategies employed to merge wave function theory (WFT) with DFT relies on the range separation of the Coulomb operator in which DFT functionals take care of the short-distance part, while long-range inter-electronic interactions are evaluated by using the chosen wave function method (WFT-srDFT). In this work, we uncover the limitations of WFT-srDFT in the characterization of open-shell systems. We show that spin polarization effects have a major impact on the (short-range) DFT exchange energy and are of vital importance in order to provide a balanced description between closed and open-shell configurations. We introduce different strategies to account for spin polarization in the short range based on the definition of a spin polarized electron density and with the use of short-range exact exchange. We test the performance of these approaches in the dissociation of the hydrogen molecule, the calculation of energy gaps in spin-triplet atoms and molecular diradicals, and the characterization of low-lying states of the gallium dimer. Our results indicate that the use of short-range DFT correlation in combination with a (full-range) multiconfigurational wave function might be an excellent approach for the study of open-shell molecules and largely improves the performance of WFT and WFT-srDFT.
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- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), 20080 Donostia, Euskadi, Spain
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- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), 20080 Donostia, Euskadi, Spain
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Aster A, Zinna F, Rumble C, Lacour J, Vauthey E. Singlet Fission in a Flexible Bichromophore with Structural and Dynamic Control. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:2361-2371. [PMID: 33512153 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c12384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Singlet fission (SF), i.e., the splitting of a high-energy exciton into two lower-energy triplet excitons, has the potential to increase the efficiency for harvesting spectrally broad light. The path from the photopopulated singlet state to free triplets is complicated by competing processes that decrease the overall SF efficiency. A detailed understanding of the whole cascade and the nature of the photoexcited singlet state is still a major challenge. Here, we introduce a pentacene dimer with a flexible crown ether spacer enabling a control of the interchromophore coupling upon solvent-induced self-aggregation as well as cation binding. The systematic change of solvent polarity and viscosity and excitation wavelength, as well as the available conformational phase space, allows us to draw a coherent picture of the whole SF cascade from the femtosecond to microsecond time scales. High coupling leads to ultrafast SF (<2 ps), independent of the solvent polarity, and to highly coupled correlated triplet pairs. The absence of a polarity effect indicates that the solvent coordinate does not play a significant role and that SF is driven by intramolecular modes. Low coupling results in much slower SF (∼500 ps), which depends on viscosity, and leads to weakly coupled correlated triplet pairs. These two triplet pairs could be spectrally distinguished and their contribution to the overall SF efficiency, i.e., to the population of free triplets, could be determined. Our results reveal how the overall SF efficiency can be increased by conformational restrictions and control of the structural fluctuation dynamics.
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- Alexander Aster
- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Geneva, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Geneva, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Geneva, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Geneva, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Geneva, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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Singlet fission (SF) is a photophysical downconversion pathway, in which a singlet excitation transforms into two triplet excited states. As such, it constitutes an exciton multiplication generation process, which is currently at the focal point for future integration into solar energy conversion devices. Beyond this, various other exciting applications were proposed, including quantum cryptography or organic light emitting diodes. Also, the mechanistic understanding evolved rapidly during the last year. Unfortunately, the number of suitable SF-chromophores is still limited. This is per se problematic, considering the wide range of envisaged applicability. With that in mind, we emphasize uncommon SF-scaffolds and outline requirements as well as strategies to expand the chromophore pool of SF-materials.
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- Tobias Ullrich
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, Department für Chemie und Pharmazie, Egerlandstr. 1-3, 91058 Erlangen, Germany.
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Tonami T, Sugimori R, Sakai R, Tokuyama K, Miyamoto H, Nakano M. Theoretical study on the effect of applying an external static electric field on the singlet fission dynamics of pentacene dimer models. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:11624-11634. [PMID: 33955433 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp00880c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We investigate the effect of applying an external static electric field on the singlet fission (SF) dynamics of pentacene dimer models using quantum chemical calculations and exciton dynamics simulations. It is found that the excitation energies of anion-cation (AC) and cation-anion (CA) pair exciton states in the SF process are significantly stabilized and destabilized, respectively, by applying an external static electric field (F) in the intermolecular direction. As a result, this change of excitation energies is found to accelerate the SF dynamics in pentacene dimer models. In particular, in the tilted- and parallel-type pentacene dimer models, SF rates at F = 0.001 a.u. are predicted to be about 2.3 and 3.0 times as large as those at F = 0.0 a.u. while keeping the TT yields large. The present result contributes to paving the way for novel physical and chemical controls, that is, an external static electric field application and donor/acceptor substitution on SF molecules, of SF dynamics.
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- Takayoshi Tonami
- Department of Materials Engineering Science, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan.
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- Department of Materials Engineering Science, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan.
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- Department of Materials Engineering Science, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan.
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- Department of Materials Engineering Science, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan.
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- Department of Materials Engineering Science, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan.
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- Department of Materials Engineering Science, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan. and Center for Spintronics Research Network (CSRN), Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan and Center for Quantum Information and Quantum Biology (QIQB), International Advanced Research Institute (IARI), Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan and Innovative Catalysis Science Division (ICS), Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (OTRI), Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan and Research Center for Solar Energy Chemistry (RCSEC), Division of Quantum Photochemical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan
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Carreras A, Jiang H, Pokhilko P, Krylov AI, Zimmerman PM, Casanova D. Calculation of spin–orbit couplings using RASCI spinless one-particle density matrices: Theory and applications. J Chem Phys 2020; 153:214107. [DOI: 10.1063/5.0029146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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- Abel Carreras
- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Manuel de Lardizabal Pasalekua 4, 20018 Donostia, Euskadi, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Manuel de Lardizabal Pasalekua 4, 20018 Donostia, Euskadi, Spain
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Alagna N, Lustres JLP, Roozbeh A, Han J, Hahn S, Berger FJ, Zaumseil J, Dreuw A, Bunz UHF, Buckup T. Ultrafast Singlet Fission in Rigid Azaarene Dimers with Negligible Orbital Overlap. J Phys Chem B 2020; 124:9163-9174. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c07096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Nicolò Alagna
- Physikalisch Chemisches Institut, Universität Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- Centre for Advanced Materials, Universität Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Physikalisch Chemisches Institut, Universität Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- Centre for Advanced Materials, Universität Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Physikalisch Chemisches Institut, Universität Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- Centre for Advanced Materials, Universität Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Interdisziplinäres Zentrum für Wissenschaftliches Rechnen, Universität Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- Centre for Advanced Materials, Universität Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Organisch Chemisches Institut, Universität Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Physikalisch Chemisches Institut, Universität Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- Centre for Advanced Materials, Universität Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Physikalisch Chemisches Institut, Universität Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- Centre for Advanced Materials, Universität Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Interdisziplinäres Zentrum für Wissenschaftliches Rechnen, Universität Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- Centre for Advanced Materials, Universität Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Organisch Chemisches Institut, Universität Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- Centre for Advanced Materials, Universität Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Physikalisch Chemisches Institut, Universität Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- Centre for Advanced Materials, Universität Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- David R Reichman
- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA
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Nagami T, Miyamoto H, Yoshida W, Okada K, Tonami T, Nakano M. Theoretical Molecular Design of Phenanthrenes for Singlet Fission by Diazadibora-Substitution. J Phys Chem A 2020; 124:6778-6789. [PMID: 32786996 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c05359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Based on the valence configuration interaction (VCI) model and quantum chemical calculations, we theoretically investigate the potential of diazadibora-substituted phenanthrenes [(BN)2-phenanthrenes] as novel singlet fission (SF) chromophores. (BN)2-substitution to phenanthrene is performed to exhibit a captodative effect, which is found to enhance both diradical character and exchange integral. These enhanced parameters induced by (BN)2-substitution are shown to bring energetically favorable SF with high triplet excitation energies. In order to reveal the relationship between diradical character and positions replaced by (BN)2, analyses based on the VCI model, odd-electron density, and resonance structures are conducted. Accordingly, a concrete design principle, which is inherent in and is understandable from the topology of (BN)2-phenanthrene, is presented. Furthermore, design strategies to fine-tuning of the diradical character are newly demonstrated based on the additional introduction of π-donor and π-acceptor. The present results provide feasible candidate molecules and novel design strategies toward the discovery of bright SF chromophores for the application to efficient organic solar cells.
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- Takanori Nagami
- Department of Materials Engineering Science, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan
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- Department of Materials Engineering Science, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan
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- Department of Materials Engineering Science, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan
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- Department of Materials Engineering Science, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan
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- Department of Materials Engineering Science, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan
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- Department of Materials Engineering Science, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan.,Center for Spintronics Research Network (CSRN), Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan.,Center for Quantum Information and Quantum Biology Division (QIQB), Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (OTRI), Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan
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R S L, Kurup GB, Vennapusa SR. Identification of a receiver triplet state in the ultrafast intersystem crossing of carbonylpyrenes. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:6145-6153. [PMID: 32124884 DOI: 10.1039/c9cp06857k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The near-unity triplet quantum yield of photoexcited carbonyl functionalized pyrenes is theoretically investigated. The estimated energetics of singlet-triplet manifolds and relevant spin-orbit coupling parameters strongly suggest triplet state formation via the S1→ T4/T5 pathway. Quantum wavepacket dynamics of triplet manifolds within the linear vibronic coupling approach reveal that the receiver triplet state would undergo rapid internal conversion decay to the lower triplet state(s), facilitating efficient triplet generation by minimizing the reverse intersystem crossing possibilities. On the basis of these results, a unified mechanism is proposed to describe the ultrafast intersystem crossing process in these molecules.
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- Lekshmi R S
- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER TVM), Maruthamala P.O., Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram 695551, Kerala, India.
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Hamada H, Itabashi Y, Shang R, Nakamura E. Axially Chiral Spiro-Conjugated Carbon-Bridged p-Phenylenevinylene Congeners: Synthetic Design and Materials Properties. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:2059-2067. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b13019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Hiroyoshi Hamada
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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This Perspective discusses salient features of the spin-flip approach to strong correlation and describes different methods that sprung from this idea. The spin-flip treatment exploits the different physics of low-spin and high-spin states and is based on the observation that correlation is small for same-spin electrons. By using a well-behaved high-spin state as a reference, one can access problematic low-spin states by deploying the same formal tools as in the excited-state treatments (i.e., linear response, propagator, or equation-of-motion theories). The Perspective reviews applications of this strategy within wave function and density functional theory frameworks as well as the extensions for molecular properties and spectroscopy. The utility of spin-flip methods is illustrated by examples. Limitations and proposed future directions are also discussed.
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- David Casanova
- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), 20018 Donostia, Euskadi, Spain. and IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, 48013 Bilbao, Euskadi, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA
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