Benchmarking two-photon absorption with CC3 quadratic response theory, and comparison with density-functional response theory

2006 ◽  
Vol 124 (5) ◽  
pp. 054322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin J. Paterson ◽  
Ove Christiansen ◽  
Filip Pawłowski ◽  
Poul Jørgensen ◽  
Christof Hättig ◽  
...  
2009 ◽  
Vol 13 (01) ◽  
pp. 114-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuya Ogawa ◽  
Yasunori Nagatsuka

A new porphyrintetrathiafulvalene composite, where two porphyrins are bridged by te trathiafulvalene (TTF) using acetylene bonds was synthesized. The Q-band of the monomeric porphyrin appears at 590 nm whereas that of the composite is red-shifted to 620 nm and intensified. The Soret band is also red-shifted from 427 nm to 435 nm and much broadened, indicating the expansion of π-conjugation over the porphyrin and tetrathiafulvalene units. The HOMOs and LUMOs were calculated using time-dependent density functional theory. Voltammetric experiments revealed that the first oxidation potential of the TTF moiety in the composite was shifted by +155 mV compa red with TTF in the absence of composite. The effective two-photon absorption (2PA) cross section values were measured by using a nanosecond open aperture Z-scan method. The maximum effective 2PA cross section values were obtained at 760 nm, as 7300 GM in benzonitrile and 5900 GM in toluene. The values obtained in the polar solvent were 1.2 to 1.5 times larger than those in the nonpolar solvent.


2004 ◽  
Vol 82 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Zhou ◽  
Ai-Min Ren ◽  
Ji-Kang Feng ◽  
Xiao-Juan Liu

The one-photon absorption (OPA) properties of tetrabenzoporphyrins (TBPs) and phthalocyanines (Pcs) were studied using the semiempirical ZINDO method and time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT), respectively. The compared results confirmed that the semiempirical ZINDO method was reasonably reliable when calculating the OPA of tetrabenzoporphyrins and phthalocyanines. On the basis of the OPA properties obtained from the ZINDO method, two-photon absorption (TPA) properties of two series of molecules were investigated, using ZINDO and sum-over-states (SOS) methods. The results showed that the TPA cross-sections of all molecules were in the range of 220.6 × 10–50 – 345.9 × 10–50 cm4·s·photon–1, which were in the same order of magnitude as the values reported in the literature. The relatively larger δ(ω) value for Pcs with respect to that for corresponding TBPs originates from larger intramolecular charge transfer, which can be characterized by the difference of dipole moment between S0 and S1 and the transition dipole moment between S1 and S5.Key words: two-photon absorption, ZINDO, sum-over-states, tetrabenzoporphyrin, phthalocyanines.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pralok K. Samanta ◽  
Md Mehboob Alam ◽  
Ramprasad Misra ◽  
Swapan K. Pati

Solvents play an important role in shaping the intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) properties of π-conjugated molecules, which in turn can affect their one-photon absorption (OPA) and two-photon absorption (TPA) as well as the static (hyper)polarizabilities. Here, we study the effect of solvent and donor-acceptor arrangement on linear and nonlinear optical (NLO) response properties of two novel ICT-based fluorescent sensors, one consisting of hemicyanine and dimethylaniline as electron withdrawing and donating groups (molecule 1), respectively and its boron-dipyrromethene (BODIPY, molecule 2)-fused counterpart (molecule 3). Density functional theoretical (DFT) calculations using long-range corrected CAM-B3LYP and M06-2X functionals, suitable for studying properties of ICT molecules, are employed to calculate the desired properties. The dipole moment (µ) as well as the total first hyperpolarizability (β<sub>total</sub>) of the studied molecules in the gas phase is dominantly dictated by the component in the direction of charge transfer. The ratios of vector component of first hyperpolarizability (β<sub>vec</sub>) to β<sub>total</sub> also reveal unidirectional charge transfer process. The properties of the medium significantly affect the OPA, hyperpolarizability and TPA properties of the studied molecules. Time dependent DFT (TDDFT) calculations suggest interchanging between two lowest excited states of molecule 3 from the gas phase to salvation. The direction of charge polarization and dominant transitions among molecular orbitals involved in the OPA and TPA processes are studied. The results presented are expected to be useful in tuning the NLO response of many ICT-based chromophores, especially those with BODIPY acceptors.<br>


2017 ◽  
Vol 70 (9) ◽  
pp. 1048
Author(s):  
Yu-Lu Pan ◽  
Zhi-Bin Cai ◽  
Li Bai ◽  
Sheng-Li Li ◽  
Yu-Peng Tian

A series of all-trans acceptor–π-donor (acceptor) compounds (BAQ, SFQ, BLQ, and XJQ) were conveniently synthesised and characterised by infrared, nuclear magnetic resonance, mass spectrometry, and elemental analysis. Their photophysical properties, including linear absorption, one-photon excited fluorescence, two-photon absorption, and two-photon excited fluorescence, were systematically investigated. All the compounds show obvious solvatochromic effects, such as significant bathochromic shifts of the emission spectra and larger Stokes shifts in more polar solvents. Under excitation from a femtosecond Ti : sapphire laser with a pulse width of 140 fs, they all exhibit strong two-photon excited fluorescence, and the two-photon absorption cross-sections in THF are 851 (BAQ), 216 (SFQ), 561 (BLQ), and 447 (XJQ) GM respectively. A combination of density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) approaches was used to investigate the relationships between the structures and the photophysical properties of these compounds. The results show that they may have a potential application as polarity-sensitive two-photon fluorescent probes.


2003 ◽  
Vol 374 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 446-452 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paweł Sałek ◽  
Olav Vahtras ◽  
Jingdong Guo ◽  
Yi Luo ◽  
Trygve Helgaker ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raúl Losantos ◽  
Jeremy Pecourneau ◽  
Maxime Mourer ◽  
Stephane Parant ◽  
Andreea Pasc ◽  
...  

<div> <p>Cyclocurcumin is a natural compound extracted from turmeric and showing, in addition to antiinfective, antibacterial, and intinflammatory capabilities, solvent-dependent phtoswitching ability. The solvent-dependent photochemistry of cyclocurcumin has been rationalized on the basis of a competition between π-π* and n-π* states. Recently we have reported the synthesis of a biomimetic analogue showing enhanced photochemical properties and in particular presenting photoswitching capacity in various media. In the present contribution we rely on the use of molecular modeling and simulation, incuding density functional and wavefunction based methods to explore the excited states potential energy surface landscape. We see that the addition of a carbon-carbon double bond to the core of the natural compounds favors the population of the π-π* state, whatever the choice of the solvent, and hence leads to photoisomerisation, with fluorescence reduced to only a minor channel, rationalizing the experimental observations. In addition, the two photon absorption cross section is also strongly increased compared to the parent compound, paving the way to the use in biologically oriented applications.</p></div>


2004 ◽  
Vol 82 (7) ◽  
pp. 1172-1178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Zhou ◽  
Ai-Min Ren ◽  
Ji-Kang Feng ◽  
Xiao-Juan Liu

The one-photon and two-photon absorption properties of donor–acceptor substituted dehydrobenzo[18]annulenes were determined by using density functional theory and ZINDO methods. The macrocycle containing C2v symmetry exhibited the largest TPA cross-section value of 3376 × 10–50 cm4 s/photon. The calculated results indicate that the TPA response in the whole molecule comes from the contribution of that in the every side in the trigon. It is notable that the magnitudes of the transition dipole moment from the virtual intermediate state to the TPA final state and the dipole moment difference between the ground state and the virtual intermediate state play important roles in increasing the TPA cross-section value. This series of molecules can circumvent the trade-off between efficiency and transparency, and they provide a promising direction for the further development of novel two-dimensional molecules with such properties.Key words: two-photon absorption, ZINDO, sum-over-states, dehydrobenzo[18] annulenes, transparency.


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