scholarly journals Charge delocalization characteristics of regioregular high mobility polymers

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 1146-1151 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. E. Coughlin ◽  
A. Zhugayevych ◽  
M. Wang ◽  
G. C. Bazan ◽  
S. Tretiak

Density Functional Theory modeling examines structural and electronic properties of charge states in the family of narrow bandgap conjugated polymers with controlled regioregularity among the structural units.

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Qasemnazhand ◽  
Farhad Khoeini ◽  
Farah Marsusi

AbstractIn this study, based on density functional theory, we propose a new branch of pseudo-fullerenes which contain triple bonds with sp hybridization. We call these new nanostructures fullerynes, according to IUPAC. We present four samples with the chemical formula of C4nHn, and the structures derived from fulleranes. We compare the structural and electronic properties of these structures with those of two common fullerenes and fulleranes systems. The calculated electron affinities of the sampled fullerynes are negative, and much smaller than those of fullerenes, so they should be chemically more stable than fullerenes. Although fulleranes also exhibit higher chemical stability than fullerynes, but pentagon or hexagon of the fullerane structures cannot pass ions and molecules. Applications of fullerynes can be included in the storage of ions and gases at the nanoscale. On the other hand, they can also be used as cathode/anode electrodes in lithium-ion batteries.


2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (22) ◽  
pp. 15054-15059 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yeongrok Gim ◽  
Daekyeom Kim ◽  
Minkyu Kyeong ◽  
Seunghwan Byun ◽  
Yuri Park ◽  
...  

A new series of D–A–D-type small-molecule photovoltaic donors are designed and screened before synthesis using time-dependent density functional theory calculations.


2018 ◽  
Vol 786 ◽  
pp. 384-392 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hussein Y. Ammar

The structural and electronic properties of Li, Mg and Al deposited ZnO nanocages and their effects on the adsorption of formaldehyde molecule have been investigated using the density functional theory (DFT) computations. To understand the behavior of the adsorbed CH2O molecule on the ZnO nanocage, results of DFT calculations of the M-deposited nanocages (M=Li, Mg and Al), as well as complex systems consisting of the adsorbed CH2O molecule on M-deposited ZnO nanocage were reported. The results presented include adsorption energies, bond lengths, electronic configurations, density of states and molecular orbitals. It was found that, the most energetically stable adsorption configurations of CH2O molecule on the bare ZnO leads to 12% dilation in C=O bond length of CH2O and 14% decrease in HOMO-LUMO gap of ZnO cluster. The most energetically stable adsorption configurations of CH2O molecule on Li, Mg and Al-deposited ZnO lead to 4%, 4% and 11% dilation in C=O bond length of CH2O and-0.66, -45 and , +66% change in HOMO-LUMO gap of ZnO nanocages, respectively. The interaction between CH2O with bare ZnO and M-deposited ZnO nanocages is attributed to charge transfer mechanism. These results may be meaningful for CH2O degradation and detection.


Author(s):  
Banjo Semire ◽  
Isaiah Ajibade Adejoro ◽  
Olusegun Ayobami Odunola

In this paper, we theoretically studied the geometries, stabilities, electronic and thermodynamic properties of bridged bithiophene S-oxide (BTO-X) derivates (with X = BH2, SiH2, S, S=O, and O) by using semi-empirical methods, ab-initio, and Density functional theory. The geometries and thermodynamic parameters calculated by PM3 were in good agreement with that of B3LYP/6-31G(d). The bandgap calculated by B3LYP/6-31G(d) ranged from 3.94eV (BTO-O)-3.16eV (BTO-BH2). The absorption λmax calculated suing B3LYP/6-31G(d) shifted to longer wavelength with X=BH2, SiH2, and S=O due to enhancement of π-conjugated system whereas, BTO-S and BTO-O shifted to shorter wavelengths as compared to dimmer thiophene S-oxide (2TO).


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