不同取代基巯基偶氮苯甲酸TiO2光催化降解的密度泛函理论研究

以TiO2为光催化剂,对含六种不同取代基的巯基偶氮苯甲酸进行了光催化降解实验,并采用量子化学密度泛函理论B3LYP/6-31G**计算了巯基偶氮苯甲酸的电子结构,研究了巯基偶氮苯甲酸中推、拉电子取代基对其光催化降解活性的影响.结果表明,拉电子基(-COOH或-SO3H)的引入使巯基偶氮苯甲酸的偶极矩增大,绝对电负性减小,最高占有轨道能量升高,HOMO-LUMO能隙和C-N键的键级降低,从而提高了巯基偶氮苯甲酸的光催化降解活性,而分子中推电子基团的影响则相反.     

氟取代噻咯衍生物结构和光电性能的理论研究

采用密度泛函理论在B3LYP/6-31G(d)水平上计算了1,1-二甲基-2,3,4,5-四苯基噻咯(PSP)及其8种氟取代衍生物的几何结构与光电性质. 计算结果表明, 2,5位苯基上氟取代对PSP结构和光电性质的影响主要由氟原子的取代位置决定, 而取代基个数的增加能加强相关影响. 苯基上邻对位氟取代对分子构型影响较大, 导致HOMO-LUMO能隙增大, 光谱显著蓝移; 而间位氟取代显示诱导作用突出, 使2,5位侧链吸电子能力增强, 同时LUMO能级降低, 电子亲和势增大更有利于电子的注入.     

苯并咪唑苯并异喹啉酮及其衍生物的电子结构和光谱性质的理论研究

采用密度泛函、含时密度泛函和单激发组态相互作用(CIS)方法研究了苯并咪唑苯并异喹啉酮(1)及其衍生物的电子结构特性和光谱性质,并用极化连续模型考虑了溶剂的影响.结果表明,化合物1及其衍生物的吸收和荧光发射过程的电子垂直跃迁是由于分子内的电荷迁移.化合物1中取代基的位置及给吸电子能力影响其HOMO-LUMO能隙和电荷迁移量.在分子中引入吸电子和给电子取代基,均使最大吸收波长和最大荧光发射波长红移,计算的结果与实验结果吻合得较好.     

三-(2-苯基吡啶)-铱及其衍生物电子结构、电子光谱及取代基效应的密度泛函理论研究

采用密度泛函理论(DFT)B3LYP/LanL2dz方法,对一类重要的磷光材料三-(2-苯基吡啶)-铱[Ir(ppy)₃]及其衍生物的电子结构与电子光谱进行了研究,讨论了取代基对配合物的能级和LUMO-HOMO能隙的影响,发现吸电子基(-CN)使能级降低,HOMO-LUMO之间能隙减小,而推电子基(-OCH₃)使能级升高,HOMO-LUMO之间能隙变化不大.     

4-氯-4''''-取代-苯丁酮的低能电子轰击质谱和取代基效应的研究

用离子动能谱探讨了9个苯环上不同取代基的4-氯-4′-取代-苯丁酮EI断裂的主要途径是:分子离子先进行Mclafferty重排,而后α-断裂。将电子能量降低至20e v,对Mclafferty重排的产物离子的α-断裂反应用Hammett方程处理,得回归线性方程lgZ/Z_0=-0.37σp-0.008,线性相关系数为0.9949。由此可明显地看出质谱中单分子断裂反应的取代基效应。     

侧链取代的芴苯共聚物的光电性质及其溶剂化效应研究

采用Suzuki偶联聚合的方法合成了一系列化学结构明确、侧基性质(长度、体积、给/吸电子性质)不同的Hairy-Rod型芴苯共聚物. 通过光谱、电化学和模拟计算等手段研究了苯环上不同性质的侧基取代芴苯聚合物的发光性质、电化学性质和溶剂化效应等, 同时研究了侧基性质的变化对这些物理性质的影响规律. 苯环上烷基侧链长度的改变对取代共聚物的光谱、电化学和发光效率等影响很小|而随着苯环上烷氧基侧链长度的增加, 聚合物的光谱稳定性逐渐增强, 荧光发射光谱中的0-1转变逐渐被抑制, 荧光发射半峰宽减小. 苯环上取代侧基的给/吸电子性质变化对聚合物的光电性能具有全面的影响, 改变取代侧基的给/吸电子性质可调节芴苯共聚物的发光颜色和HOMO, LUMO能级以及HOMO-LUMO能隙等, 因此, 通过引入不同性质的侧基可实现对此类聚合物光物理性能的调控. 溶剂的极性对聚合物溶液的光谱性质具有显著影响, 溶液光谱随溶剂极性的增大逐渐向长波移动. 当聚合物本身带有强极性基团时, 在强极性溶剂中将发生聚合物分子链与溶剂分子间的强极性相互作用, 从而会引起更复杂的结果.     

苯衍生物二阶非线性光学性质的量子化学研究

本文采用引入外场微扰的CNDO/S—CI方法,计算了一系列苯衍生物的分子二阶非线性光学系数,探讨了取代基的电子性质、取代位置及取代基数目对分子二阶非线性光学系数的影响.结果表明;取代基的供电能力越强,分子的二阶非线性光学系数越大.D,A对位二取代苯和1—D,2.4—A,A三取代苯具有较高的非线性光学效应,苯衍生物中取代基数目为3时分子具有最佳的非线性光学效应.文中还对上述结论给出了初步的理论解释.     

供/吸电子基团共轭桥联的双BODIPY衍生物的合成及性能

设计合成了4种对称的以不同供/吸电子基团为共轭桥、两端连接meso位苯或噻吩取代的新型氟化硼二吡咯甲川(BODIPY)衍生物;通过1H NMR,13C NMR和MS等手段对其进行了结构表征;并采用紫外吸收光谱、荧光发射光谱及循环伏安(CV)等方法研究了其光电性能.紫外光谱数据表明,BODIPY结构具有明显的特征吸收,中间的桥联基团无论是强供电子的苯并二噻吩(BDT)还是强吸电子的苯并噻二唑(BT)均不能使整个分子产生明显的分子内电子迁移(ICT).另一方面,meso位的取代基可与BODIPY核产生微弱的ICT,且meso位噻吩取代的分子比meso位苯环取代的分子表现出更强的ICT.紫外光谱数据和电化学测试结果表明,meso位噻吩取代的分子比meso位苯环取代的分子具有更低的氧化电位和更窄的能隙.     

偶氮共轭聚合物光电特性研究进展

芳香环或杂环通过NN双键连接形成的化合物如偶氮苯、偶氮吡咯等具有π共轭结构,此类分子有顺反两种构型,他们可以在光照条件下相互转换。分子构型转变会影响电子的共轭程度及其离域特性,因此含环结构的偶氮共轭分子具有光调制特性。反式偶氮苯分子为平面结构,顺式构型分子两个苯环有一定角度的扭转分子不在同一平面,实验和理论计算结果表明偶氮苯分子的键长、键角等受溶剂和取代基影响;光照可以实现偶氮苯分子的导电性改变,目前认为其导电性改变的原因主要是光致顺反异构而改变分子尺寸而引起。通过氮氮双键连接的杂环共轭分子能显著地降低分子的能隙,并使共轭化合物在更宽的波长范围内有强吸收,能提高太阳能光伏电池的转换效率,是理想的有机光伏材料。文章还对偶氮共轭聚合物的合成方法做了介绍,分析了含偶氮结构的共轭聚合物的光相应研究现状及其未来发展趋势。     

偶氮噻吩-富勒烯星状化合物的合成与性能研究

利用2—[4—(N—乙基—N—6—羟己基)氨基苯偶氮基]—3—氰基—5—甲酰基噻吩(1)和N—甲基甘氨酸产生的亚胺叶立德与富勒烯反应,合成了含富勒烯的偶氮噻吩化合物(2),2再与1,3,5-苯三甲酰氯进行取代反应生成了一类以苯为核心、偶氮噻吩为连接桥、三个富勒烯(C50)为电子受体端基的星状化合物3。制备了单层太阳能电池器件(ITO／化合物3／Al),其单色光光电转换效率(IPCE)约为2．5％。     

Quantum Interference Enhanced Chemical Responsivity in Single-Molecule Dithienoborepin Junctions

Providing a chemical control over charge transport through molecular junctions is vital to developing sensing applications at the single-molecule scale. Quantum-interference effects that affect the charge transport through molecules offer a unique chance to enhance the chemical control. Here, we investigate how interference effects can be harnessed to optimize the response of single molecule dithienoborepin (DTB) junctions to the specific coordination of a fluoride ion in solution. The single-molecule conductance of two DTB isomers is measured using scanning tunneling microscopy break-junction (STM-BJ) before and after fluoride ion exposure. We find a significant change of conductance before and after the capture of a fluoride ion, the magnitude of which depends on the position of the boron atom in the molecular structure. This single-molecule sensor exhibits switching ratios of up to four orders of magnitudes, suggesting that the boron–fluoride coordination can lead to quantum-interference effects. This is confirmed by a quantum chemical characterization, pointing toward a cross-conjugated path through the molecular structure as the origin of the effect.     

Application of electrochemistry to single-molecule junctions: from construction to modulation

State-of-the-art molecular electronics focus on the measurement of electrical properties of materials at the single-molecule level.Experimentally, molecular electronics face two primary challenges. One challenge is the reliable construction of single-molecule junctions, and the second challenge is the arbitrary modulation of electron transport through these junctions. Over the past decades, electrochemistry has been widely adopted to meet these challenges, leading to a wealth of novel findings. This review starts from the application of electrochemical methods to the fabrication of nanogaps, which is an essential platform for the construction of single-molecule junctions. The utilization of electrochemistry for the modification of molecular junctions,including terminal groups and structural backbones, is introduced, and finally, recent progress in the electrochemical modulation of single-molecule electron transport is reviewed.     

Switching Quantum Interference in Single-Molecule Junctions by Mechanical Tuning

The charge transport through single-molecule electronic devices can be controlled mechanically by changing the molecular geometrical configuration in situ, but the tunable conductance range is typically less than two orders of magnitude. Herein, we proposed a new mechanical tuning strategy to control the charge transport through the single-molecule junctions via switching quantum interference patterns. By designing molecules with multiple anchoring groups, we switched the electron transport between the constructive quantum interference (CQI) pathway and the destructive quantum interference (DQI) pathway, and more than four orders of magnitude conductance variation can be achieved by shifting the electrodes in a range of about 0.6 nm, which is the highest conductance range ever achieved using mechanical tuning.     

电化学门控调节具有平行路径的单分子电路中电子传输

电化学门控已成为一种可行且高效调节单分子电导的方法.在本研究中,我们证实了具有两个平行苯环的单分子电路中电子传输可以通过电化学门控控制.首先,我们利用STM-BJ技术以金为电极构筑了具有两条平行路径的单分子结.与单条路径的单分子结相比,两条路径的分子结由于具有增强性量子干涉效应,具有2.82倍的电导值.进一步地,我们利...     

A core-shell strategy for constructing a single-molecule junction

Understanding the effects of intermolecular interactions on the charge-transport properties of metal/molecule/metal junctions is an important step towards using individual molecules as building blocks for electronic devices. This work reports a systematic electron-transport investigation on a series of "core-shell"-structured oligo(phenylene ethynylene) (Gn-OPE) molecular wires. By using dendrimers of different generations as insulating "shells", the intermolecular π-π interactions between the OPE "cores" can be precisely controlled in single-component monolayers. Three techniques are used to evaluate the electron-transport properties of the Au/Gn-OPE/Au molecular junctions, including crossed-wire junction, scanning tunneling spectroscopy (STS), and scanning tunneling microscope (STM) break-junction techniques. The STM break-junction measurement reveals that the electron-transport pathways are strongly affected by the size of the side groups. When the side groups are small, electron transport could occur through three pathways, including through single-molecule junctions, double-molecule junctions, and molecular bridges between adjacent molecules formed by aromatic π-π coupling. The dendrimer shells effectively prohibit the π-π coupling effect, but at the same time, very large dendrimer side groups may hinder the formation of Au-S bonds. A first-generation dendrimer acts as an optimal shell that only allows electron transport through the single-molecule junction pathway, and forbids the other undesired pathways. It is demonstrated that the dendrimer-based core-shell strategy allows the single-molecule conductance to be probed in a homogenous monolayer without the influence of intermolecular π-π interactions.     

二苯乙炔分子导线的电子输运性质

利用第一性原理非平衡态格林函数方法研究了不同构象下二苯乙炔分子导线的电子输运性质. 从分子轨道空间分布和透射谱等方面讨论了外加偏压下分子构象对电子传递特性的影响及内在机理. 结果表明, 随着分子扭转角的增加, 分子的LUMO-HOMO能隙增加, 透射峰显著降低; 外加偏压下, 分子的HOMO分布向低电势端移动, LUMO向高电势端移动. 电流-电压计算表明, 平面构象分子的导电性最好; 随着扭转角的增加, 分子的导电性变差; 垂直构象分子的导电性最差. 最后给出了分子导线电子传递性质与分子构象的定量关系.     

Mechanism of electrochemical charge transport in individual transition metal complexes

We used electrochemical scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and spectroscopy (STS) to elucidate the mechanism of electron transport through individual pyridyl-based Os complexes. Our tunneling data obtained by two-dimensional electrochemical STS and STM imaging lead us to the conclusion that electron transport occurs by thermally activated hopping. The conductance enhancement around the redox potential of the complex, which is reminiscent of switching and transistor characterics in electronics, is reflected both in the STM imaging contrast and directly in the tunneling current. The latter shows a biphasic distance dependence, in line with a two-step electron hopping process. Under conditions where the substrate/molecule electron transfer (ET) step is dominant in determining the overall tunneling current, we determined the conductance of an individual Os complex to be 9 nS (Vbias = 0.1 V). We use theoretical approaches to connect the single-molecule conductance with electrochemical kinetics data obtained from monolayer experiments. While the latter leave some controversy regarding the degree of electronic coupling, our results suggest that electron transport occurs in the adiabatic limit of strong electronic coupling. Remarkably, and in contrast to established ET theory, the redox-mediated tunneling current remains strongly distance dependent due to the electronic coupling, even in the adiabatic limit. We exploit this feature and apply it to electrochemical single-molecule conductance data. In this way, we attempt to paint a unified picture of electrochemical charge transport at the single-molecule and monolayer levels.     

Bias-controlled selective excitation of vibrational modes in molecular junctions: a route towards mode-selective chemistry

We show that individual vibrational modes in single-molecule junctions with asymmetric molecule-lead coupling can be selectively excited by applying an external bias voltage. Thereby, a non-statistical distribution of vibrational energy can be generated, that is, a mode with a higher frequency can be stronger excited than a mode with a lower frequency. This is of particular interest in the context of mode-selective chemistry, where one aims to break specific (not necessarily the weakest) chemical bond in a molecule. Such mode-selective vibrational excitation is demonstrated for two generic model systems representing asymmetric molecular junctions and/or scanning tunneling microscopy experiments. To this end, we employ two complementary theoretical approaches, a nonequilibrium Green's function approach and a master equation approach. The comparison of both methods reveals good agreement in describing resonant electron transport through a single-molecule contact, where differences between the approaches highlight the role of non-resonant transport processes, in particular co-tunneling and off-resonant electron-hole pair creation processes.     

Achieving Efficient Multichannel Conductance in Through-Space Conjugated Single-Molecule Parallel Circuits

Constructing single-molecule parallel circuits with multiple conduction channels is an effective strategy to improve the conductance of a single molecular junction, but rarely reported. We present a novel through-space conjugated single-molecule parallel circuit (f-4Ph-4SMe) comprised of a pair of closely parallelly aligned p-quaterphenyl chains tethered by a vinyl bridge and end-capped with four SMe anchoring groups. Scanning-tunneling-microscopy-based break junction (STM-BJ) and transmission calculations demonstrate that f-4Ph-4SMe holds multiple conductance states owing to different contact configurations. When four SMe groups are in contact with two electrodes at the same time, the through-bond and through-space conduction channels work synergistically, resulting in a conductance much larger than those of analogous molecules with two SMe groups or the sum of two p-quaterphenyl chains. The system is an ideal model for understanding electron transport through parallel π-stacked molecular systems and may serve as a key component for integrated molecular circuits with controllable conductance.     

Structure-Independent Conductance of Thiophene-Based Single-Stacking Junctions

The experimental investigation of intermolecular charge transport in π-conjugated materials is challenging. Herein, we describe the investigation of charge transport through intermolecular and intramolecular paths in single-molecule and single-stacking thiophene junctions by the mechanically controllable break junction (MCBJ) technique. We found that the ability for intermolecular charge transport through different single-stacking junctions was approximately independent of the molecular structure, which contrasts with the strong length dependence of conductance in single-molecule junctions with the same building blocks, and the dominant charge-transport path of molecules with two anchors transited from an intramolecular to an intermolecular path when the degree of conjugation increased. An increase in conjugation further led to higher binding probability owing to the variation in binding energies, as supported by DFT calculations.