Tuning the Band-gap of Pt(II) Di-ynes and Poly-ynes by Incorporating Cl(CO)3Re(I) side-chain

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Idris Juma Al-Busaidi ◽  
Ashanul Haque ◽  
Muhammad S. Khan

Band-gap (Eg) of a material is an important criterion for application in opto-electronic (O-E) devices.1,2 Both low- and high Eg materials are useful and being synthesized by chemists via core structure modification, functional group variation and metal incorporation.3,4 We present herein computational study on the impact of incorporation of a Re(I) side-chain in 2,2’-bipyridine based Pt(II) di-ynes and poly-ynes. The density functional theory (DFT) calculation shows that the incorporation Cl(CO)3Re(I) as pendant functionality in 2,2’-bipyridine-based main-chain Pt(II) di- ynes and poly-ynes significantly reduce the Eg of the materials. Furthermore, to assess the role of positional isomerism, we compare the electronic structure and properties of 5,5’-and 6,6’- disubstituted 2,2’-bipyridine incorporated homo- and hetero-bimetallic diynes and poly-ynes . We find that the coordination of ReCO3 Cl moiety to Pt(II) di-yne introduces new Re(I)-localized highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and the lowers the Eg by around 0.7 eV. Furthermore, our experimental results reveal that 5,5’-disubstituted 2,2’-bipyridine-based hetero-bimetallic di- ynes and polyynes are better materials for future O-E device applications.

2009 ◽  
Vol 87 (10) ◽  
pp. 1392-1405 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sven Tobisch

The density functional theory (DFT) method has been employed to unravel mechanistic intricacies of the 1,4-polymerization of 1,3-butadiene mediated by the [(η3-RC3H4)FeII(C15H11N3)(η2-C4H6)]+ terpyridine–iron(II) active catalyst species. The π-allyl-insertion mechanism is operative for chain growth, whilst the alternative σ-allyl-insertion mechanism has been explicitly demonstrated as being inoperable. This study elucidates the mechanism of cis–trans regulation and unveils the factors that govern the observed high trans-1,4 stereoselectivity, in particular, the discriminative role of allylic isomerization. An atactic trans-1,4-polydiene is expected from polymerization of a terminally monosubstituted butadiene, the experimental results of which have not been reported thus far.


2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 743-753

New mononuclear Mn (II), Cr (III) and Fe (III) complexes of flexible symmetrical 2-(2-(2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzylidene) hydrazinyl)-2-oxo-N-(pyridine-2-yl) acetamid (H4MPA) were isolated and characterized. IR spectra proved that the hydrazone coordinates as ONO dibasic or monobasic in keto and enol forms. The density functional theory (DFT) based quantum chemical calculations were accomplished at B3LYP/6-level of theory. Muilikan atomic charge in a companion with global and local reactivities and various energitic values have been calculated at the selected atoms, and the reactive sites have been assigned on the surface of the molecules through molecular electrostatic potential (MEP) map. The stability of all compounds was examined by TGA and DrTGA and the associated kinetic parameters were determined. Also, the optical band gap values were evaluated and found to be comparable with those obtained by DFT suggesting the possibility of using the title compounds in solar cells.


2015 ◽  
Vol 242 ◽  
pp. 434-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vasilii E. Gusakov

Within the framework of the density functional theory, the method was developed to calculate the band gap of semiconductors. We have evaluated the band gap for a number of monoatomic and diatomic semiconductors (Sn, Ge, Si, SiC, GaN, C, BN, AlN). The method gives the band gap of almost experimental accuracy. An important point is the fact that the developed method can be used to calculate both localized states (energy deep levels of defects in crystal), and electronic properties of nanostructures.


Organics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-37
Author(s):  
Karolina Zawadzińska ◽  
Karolina Kula

The regiochemistry of [3+2] cycloaddition (32CA) processes between benzonitrile N-oxide 1 and β-phosphorylated analogues of nitroethenes 2a–c has been studied using the Density Functional Theory (DFT) at the M062X/6-31+G(d) theory level. The obtained results of reactivity indices show that benzonitrile N-oxide 1 can be classified both as a moderate electrophile and moderate nucleophile, while β-phosphorylated analogues of nitroethenes 2a–c can be classified as strong electrophiles and marginal nucleophiles. Moreover, the analysis of CDFT shows that for [3+2] cycloadditions with the participation of β-phosphorylatednitroethene 2a and β-phosphorylated α-cyanonitroethene 2b, the more favored reaction path forms 4-nitro-substituted Δ2-isoxazolines 3a–b, while for a reaction with β-phosphorylated β-cyanonitroethene 2c, the more favored path forms 5-nitro-substituted Δ2-isoxazoline 4c. This is due to the presence of a cyano group in the alkene. The CDFT study correlates well with the analysis of the kinetic description of the considered reaction channels. Moreover, DFT calculations have proven the clearly polar nature of all analyzed [3+2] cycloaddition reactions according to the polar one-step mechanism.


Author(s):  
Chenhao Tu ◽  
Nana Ma ◽  
Qingli Xu ◽  
Wenyue Guo ◽  
Lanxin Zhou ◽  
...  

C-radical borylation is an significant approach for the construction of carbon−boron bond. Photochemical borylation of aryl halides successfully applied this strategy. However, precise mechanisms, such as the generation of aryl radicals and the role of base additive(TMDAM) and water, remain controversy in these reactions. In this study, photochemical borylation of aryl halides has been researched by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Indeed, the homolytic cleavage of the C−X bond under irradiation with UV-light is a key step for generation of aryl radicals. Nevertheless, the generation of aryl radicals may also undergo the process of single electron transfer and the heterolytic carbon-halogen bond cleavage sequence, and the latter is favorable during the reaction.


2006 ◽  
Vol 978 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michel Bockstedte

AbstractThe modeling of atomistic processes in semiconductors based on the density functional theory is outlined. The role of intrinsic defects in the self and dopant diffusion, as well as in the dopant activation is investigated for the case of silicon carbide. A hierarchy of annealing mechanisms for vacancies and interstitials is proposed. The identification of the microscopic origin of experimental defect centers by calculated defect signatures establishes a link between theoretical modeling and experiments.


2021 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-25
Author(s):  
Said Abdelqadar Said Said Abdelqadar Said ◽  
Omar A Shareef and Abdulkhalik S Alkazzaz Omar A Shareef and Abdulkhalik S Alkazzaz

The transformation of 2and#39;-hydroxychalcones to their corresponding flavanones was studied theoretically by the use of the density functional theory (DFT) with B3-LYP/ 6-311G basis set to get important information about the role of both of electronic and structural properties in this process. The obtained energies were found to be in agreement with our previous results that obtained from HPLC studies. The estimated hardness, polarizability, and electrophilicity profiles were found to obey the maximum hardness principle (MHP), minimum polarizability principle (MPP), and the minimum electrophilicity principle (MEP) respectively. Flavanone ring closure was found to be the rate-determining step.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatih Şen ◽  
Ramazan Şahin ◽  
Muharrem Dinçer ◽  
Ömer Andaç ◽  
Murat Taş

The paper presents a combined experimental and computational study of hexa(1-vinylimidazole)Ni(II) perchlorate complex. The complex was prepared in the laboratory and crystallized in the monoclinic space group P21/n with a=8.442(5), b=13.686(8), c=16.041(9) Å, α=γ=90, β=96.638(5), and Z=1. The complex has been characterized structurally (by single-crystal X-Ray diffraction) and its molecular structure in the ground state has been calculated using the density functional theory (DFT) methods with 6-31G(d) and LanL2DZ basis sets. Thermal behaviour and stability of the complex were studied by TGA/DTA analyses. Besides, the nonlinear optical effects (NLO), molecular electrostatic potential (MEP), frontier molecular orbitals (FMO), and the Mulliken charge distribution were investigated theoretically.


Author(s):  
M. Mirnezhad ◽  
R. Ansari ◽  
H. Rouhi ◽  
M. Faghihnasiri

The application of graphene as a nanosensor in measuring strain through its band structure around the Fermi level is investigated in this paper. The mechanical properties of graphene as well as its electronic structure are determined by using the density functional theory calculations within the framework of generalized gradient approximation. In the case of electronic properties, the simulations are applied for symmetrical and asymmetrical strain distributions in elastic range; also the tight-binding approach is implemented to verify the results. It is indicated that the energy band gap does not change with the symmetrical strain distribution but depend on the asymmetric strain distribution, increasing strain leads to band gap opening around the Fermi level.


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