International Journal of Quantum Chemistry
International Journal of Quantum Chemistry
4 years ago

Electronic and optical properties of pyrrole and thiophene oligomers: A density functional theory study

Electronic and optical properties of pyrrole and thiophene oligomers: A density functional theory study
Yafei Dai, Juan Chen, Xingfeng Zhu, Chenglin Luo
The conductive mechanism of pyrrole (Py) and thiophene (Th) oligomers is investigated in the framework of density functional theory. Geometric constructions and electronic structures of neutral n-Py/n-Th and oxidized n-Pym+/n-Thm+ oligomers (6 ≤ n ≤ 48, 2 ≤ m ≤ 18) are reported as a function of oligomer length. The charges in the oxidized oligomers have a localized distribution along the oxidized n-Pym+/n-Thm+ oligomers, and each set of two positive charges is localized in one area. Therefore, the charge carriers in oxidized n-Pym+/n-Thm+ oligomers are bipolarons. Furthermore, the nonlinear optical properties of the n-Py/n-Th oligomers are investigated, for which the static polarizability α, the first polarizability β, and the second polarizability γ are calculated. When the ratio of m/n is 1/3, the static polarizability <α> and the polarizability anisotropy Δα are maximized. In addition, neutral n-Py/n-Th oligomers have maximum <γ> values. The values of β were determined mainly by the dipole of the molecule, while the values of γ were closely related to the aromaticity of the oligomer. The stronger the aromaticity, the bigger the γ value. All calculations indicate that the polarizability and absorption spectrum can be tuned by controlling the oxidation level, making these oligomers applicable as good nonlinear optical materials. The conductive mechanism of pyrrole and thiophene oligomers is investigated in the framework of DFT. The charges in the oxidized oligomers have a localized distribution along the oxidized n-Pym+/n-Thm+ oligomers, and each set of two positive charges is localized in one area, indicating the charge carriers in oxidized n-Pym+/n-Thm+ oligomers are bipolarons. The polarizability and absorption spectrum can be tuned by controlling the oxidation level, making these oligomers applicable as good nonlinear optical materials.

Publisher URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/resolve/doi

DOI: 10.1002/qua.25453

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