scholarly journals COMPUTER SIMULATION OF INTERACTIONS OF TETRATHIOPHENE MOLECULES

Author(s):  
Владимир Георгиевич Алексеев ◽  
Павел Олегович Бабуркин ◽  
Shih-Huang Tung ◽  
Павел Вячеславович Комаров

Надмолекулярная организация сопряженных полимеров сильно влияет на подвижность носителей заряда и, следовательно, на свойства производимых электронных устройств на их основе. Поэтому является важным научится строить вычислительные модели способные воспроизводить структуру таких полимеров с максимально возможной точностью. Одной из главных движущих сил процесса самосборки надмолекулярных структур в сопряженных полимерах является п - п взаимодействие. Его учет является достаточно трудной задачей, особенно при построении мезомасштабных моделей. В данной работе мы используем теорию функционала электронной плотности для отработки методики расчета сопряженных полимеров с учетом п - п взаимодействия. Были изучены геометрические характеристики пачек из четырех молекул тетратиофена. Выполненные расчеты показывают, что использование функционала M06-2X-D3 позволяет корректно моделировать взаимодействия молекул олиготиофенов и структуру образующихся агрегатов, в то время как полуэмпирические расчёты методом PM7 сопряженных полимеров пригодны лишь для быстрой предварительной оптимизации моделей. Разработанная методика расчетов имеет важное значение для параметризации мезомасштабных схем моделирования. The properties of the supramolecular organization of conjugated polymers strongly affect the mobility of charge carriers and, consequently, the properties of produced electronic devices based on them. Therefore, it is important to learn how to build computational models capable of reproducing the structure of such polymers with the highest possible accuracy. One of the main driving forces of the self-assembly of supramolecular structures in conjugated polymers is п-п interaction. Taking it into account is a rather difficult task, especially when constructing mesoscale models. In this work, we use the electron density functional theory to develop a methodology for calculating conjugated polymers taking into account п-п interaction. The geometric characteristics of stacks of four tetra thiophene molecules were studied. The performed calculations show that the use of the M06-2X-D3 functional makes it possible to correctly model the interactions of oligothiophene molecules and the structure of the resulting aggregates, while semiempirical calculations by the PM7 method of conjugated polymers are suitable only for rapid preliminary optimization of models. The tested calculation technique is of great importance for the parametrization of mesoscale modeling schemes. Keywords: organic solar cells, organic polymers, thiophenes, quantum chemical calculations, п-п stacking interaction.

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Inayeh ◽  
Ryan R. K. Groome ◽  
Ishwar Singh ◽  
Alex J. Veinot ◽  
Felipe Crasto de Lima ◽  
...  

AbstractAlthough the self-assembly of organic ligands on gold has been dominated by sulfur-based ligands for decades, a new ligand class, N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs), has appeared as an interesting alternative. However, fundamental questions surrounding self-assembly of this new ligand remain unanswered. Herein, we describe the effect of NHC structure, surface coverage, and substrate temperature on mobility, thermal stability, NHC surface geometry, and self-assembly. Analysis of NHC adsorption and self-assembly by scanning tunneling microscopy and density functional theory have revealed the importance of NHC-surface interactions and attractive NHC-NHC interactions on NHC monolayer structures. A remarkable way these interactions manifest is the need for a threshold NHC surface coverage to produce upright, adatom-mediated adsorption motifs with low surface diffusion. NHC wingtip structure is also critical, with primary substituents leading to the formation of flat-lying NHC2Au complexes, which have high mobility when isolated, but self-assemble into stable ordered lattices at higher surface concentrations. These and other studies of NHC surface chemistry will be crucial for the success of these next-generation monolayers.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily R. Draper ◽  
Liam Wilbraham ◽  
Dave J. Adams ◽  
Matthew Wallace ◽  
Martijn Zwijnenburg

We use a combination of computational and experimental techniques to study the self-assembly and gelation of water-soluble perylene bisimides derivatised at the imide position with an amino acid. Specifically, we study the likely structure of self-assembled aggregates of the alanine-functionalised perylene bisimide (PBI-A) and the thermodynamics of their formation using density functional theory and predict the UV-vis spectra of such aggregates using time-dependent density functional theory. We compare these predictions to experiments in which we study the evolution of the UV-Vis and NMR spectra and rheology of alkaline PBI-A solutions when gradually decreasing the pH. Based on the combined computational and experimental results, we show that PBI-A self-assembles at all pH values but that aggregates grow in size upon protonation. Gelation is driven not by aggregate growth but reduction of the aggregation surface-charge and a decrease in the colloidal stability of the aggregation with respect to agglomeration.


2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (39) ◽  
pp. 27390-27395 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oscar Díaz Arado ◽  
Maike Luft ◽  
Harry Mönig ◽  
Philipp Alexander Held ◽  
Armido Studer ◽  
...  

With a combination of scanning tunneling microscopy and density functional theory, effects on molecular self-assembly involving two distinct chemical groups were investigated.


2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (12) ◽  
pp. 4900-4907 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dongzhi Zhang ◽  
Maosong Pang ◽  
Junfeng Wu ◽  
Yuhua Cao

A high-performance sulfur dioxide sensor based on a platinum-loaded titanium dioxide/molybdenum disulfide ternary nanocomposite is synthesized via layer-by-layer self-assembly.


Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (24) ◽  
pp. 4191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Gonciarz ◽  
Robert Pich ◽  
Krzysztof Artur Bogdanowicz ◽  
Beata Jewloszewicz ◽  
Wojciech Przybył ◽  
...  

In this paper, four new aromatic imines containing at least one thiazole-based heterocycle were analyzed in detail by UV–Vis spectroscopy, taking into consideration their chemical structures and interactions with PTB7, a known polymeric electron donor widely used in bulk heterojunction organic solar cells. It is demonstrated that the absorption spectra of the investigated active compositions can be modified not only by changing the chemical structure of imine, but also via formulations with PTB7. For all investigated imines and PTB7:imine compositions, calibration curves were obtained in order to find the optimum concentration in the composition with PTB7 for expansion and optimization of absorption spectra. All imines and PTB7:imine compositions were investigated in 1,2-dichlorobenzene by UV–Vis spectroscopy in various concentrations, monitoring the changes in the π–π* and n–π* transitions. With increasing imine concentrations, we did not observe changes in absorption maxima, while with increasing imine concentrations, a hypochromic effect was observed. Finally, we could conclude that all investigated compositions exhibited wide absorptions of up to 800 nm and isosbestic points in the range of 440–540 nm, confirming changes in the macromolecular organization of the tested compounds. The theoretical calculations of their vibration spectra (FTIR) and LUMO–HOMO levels by Density Functional Theory (DFT) methods are also provided. Finally, IR thermal images were measured for organic devices based on imines and the imine:PTB7 composite.


2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (07) ◽  
pp. 1950036
Author(s):  
Maria Naeem ◽  
Sobia Jabeen ◽  
Rasheed Ahmad Khera ◽  
Usama Mubashar ◽  
Javed Iqbal

In the present study, four molecules have been designed by substituting various acceptor moieties around the triphenylamine donor moiety like 2-cyano acrylic acid (R), 2-methylene malonitrile (M1), 2-cyano acrylic acid methyl ester(M2), 2-(2-methylene-3-oxo-indan-1-ylidene)-malonitrile (M3), 2-(6,7-difluoro-2-methylene-3-oxo-indan-1-ylidene)-malonitrile (M4), respectively. CAM-B3LYP/6-31G (d, p) level of theory by using density functional theory (DFT) has been used for the investigation of optoelectronic properties of four new triphenylamine (TPA)-based donor materials (M1–M4) for organic solar cells. In comparison with the recently reported reference molecule, the optoelectronic properties of designed molecules were evaluated. M4 showed absorption maxima at 520[Formula: see text]nm due to extended conjugation with bridged thiophene group. Results of reorganization energy calculations also favor M4 exhibiting highest transfer rate of hole as depicted from its low reorganization energy of hole ([Formula: see text].


2012 ◽  
Vol 1428 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra Cooper ◽  
Paulette Clancy

ABSTRACTA computational model of amorphous SiCOH materials is described that will facilitate studies of SiCOH behavior under different thermal and mechanical stresses. This involved developing an atomic-scale model of an SiCOH thin film, which exhibited structural, mechanical and electrical properties in agreement with experimental studies. We developed a unique process for computationally creating the structure of SiCOH films. We created an algorithm for introducing and estimating porosity in the system, which provides detailed information about the system’s pore size distribution on multiple length scales. We used Density Functional Theory (DFT) to develop a simple correlation that calculates the dielectric constant of a large SiCOH structure based only on its atomic composition and volume. Finally, we confirmed the mechanical properties of the model using established Molecular Dynamics techniques. We verified that essential electronic and mechanical properties of the model structure reproduce experimental data for a representative SiCOH material within acceptable accuracy. We find the mechanical properties are significantly weakened by the presence of pendant carbon groups.


2012 ◽  
Vol 41 (37) ◽  
pp. 11361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhong-Ling Lang ◽  
Wei Guan ◽  
Li-Kai Yan ◽  
Shi-Zheng Wen ◽  
Zhong-Min Su ◽  
...  

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