A time-dependent density functional theory investigation of plasmon resonances of linear Au atomic chains

We report theoretical studies on the plasmon resonances in linear Au atomic chains by using ab initio time- dependent density functional theory. The dipole responses are investigated each as a function of chain length. They converge into a single resonance in the longitudinal mode but split into two transverse modes. As the chain length increases, the longitudinal plasmon mode is redshifted in energy while the transverse modes shift in the opposite direction （blueshifts）. In addition, the energy gap between the two transverse modes reduces with chain length increasing. We find that there are unique characteristics, different from those of other metallic chains. These characteristics are crucial to atomic-scale engineering of single-molecule sensing, optical spectroscopy, and so on.

Theoretical investigation on the excited state intramolecular proton transfer in Me_(2)N substituted flavonoid by the time-dependent density functional theory method

Time-dependent density functional theory(TDDFT)method is used to investigate the details of the excited state intramolecular proton transfer(ESIPT)process and the mechanism for temperature effect on the Enol^(*)/Keto^(*)emission ratio for the Me_(2)N-substited flavonoid(MNF)compound.The geometric structures of the S_(0) and S_(1) states are denoted as the Enol,Enol^(*),and Keto*.In addition,the absorption and fluorescence peaks are also calculated.It is noted that the calculated large Stokes shift is in good agreement with the experimental result.Furthermore,our results confirm that the ESIPT process happens upon photoexcitation,which is distinctly monitored by the formation and disappearance of the characteristic peaks of infrared(IR)spectra involved in the proton transfer and in the potential energy curves.Besides,the calculations of highest occupied molecular orbital(HOMO)and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital(LUMO)reveal that the electronegativity change of proton acceptor due to the intramolecular charge redistribution in the S_(1) state induces the ESIPT.Moreover,the thermodynamic calculation for the MNF shows that the Enol^(*)/Keto^(*)emission ratio decreasing with temperature increasing arises from the barrier lowering of ESIPT.

Theoretical Study on the Optical Properties for 2,7- and 3,6-Linked Carbazole Trimers by Time-dependent Density Functional Theory

Electronic properties, such as HOMO and LUMO energies, band gaps, ionization potential （IP） and electron affinity （EA） of 2,7- and 3,6-1inked carbazole trimers, two conjugated oligomcrs with different linkages of carbazole, were studicd by the density functional theory with Becke-Lee-Young-Parr composite exchange correlation functional （B3LYP）. The absorption spectra of these compounds were also investigated by time-dependent density functional theory （TD-DFT） with 6-3 IG＊ basis set. The calculated results indicated that the HOMO and LUMO of the 2,7- and 3,6-1inked carbazole trimers are both slightly destabilized on going from methyl substitution to sec-butyl substitution. Both IP and EA exhibit their good hole-transporting but poor electronaccepting ability. The presence of alkyl groups on the nitrogen atoms does not affect the intra-chain electronic delocalization along the molecular frame. Thus no significant effect on the band gap and absorption spectra of compounds has been found.

Time-dependent density functional theoretical studies on the photo-induced dynamics of an HCI molecule encapsulated in C60 under femtosecond laser pulses

By using first-principles simulations based on time-dependent density functional theory, the chemical reaction of an HCl molecule encapsulated in C60 induced by femtosecond laser pulses is observed. The H atom starts to leave the Cl atom and is reflected by the C60 wall. The coherent nuclear dynamic behaviors of bond breakage and recombination of the HCl molecule occurring in both polarized parallel and perpendicular to the H-Cl bond axis are investigated. The radial oscillation is also found in the two polarization directions of the laser pulse. The relaxation time of the H-Cl bond lengths in transverse polarization is slow in comparison with that in longitudinal polarization. Those results are important for studying the dynamics of the chemical bond at an atomic level.

Time-dependent density-functional theory for open electronic systems

Time-dependent density-functional theory(TDDFT)has been successfully applied to predict excited-state properties of isolated and periodic systems.However,it cannot address a system coupled to an environment or whose number of electrons is not conserved.To tackle these problems,TDDFT needs to be extended to accommodate open systems.This paper provides a comprehensive account of the recent developments of TDDFT for open systems(TDDFT-OS),including both theoretical and practical aspects.The practicality and accuracy of a latest TDDFT-OS method is demonstrated with two numerical examples:the time-dependent electron transport through a series of quasi-one-dimensional atomic chains,and the real-time electronic dynamics on a two-dimensional graphene surface.The advancement of TDDFT-OS may lead to promising applications in various fields of chemistry,including energy conversion and heterogeneous catalysis.

Chiroptical properties of artemisinin and artemether investigated using time-dependent density functional theory

Chiroptical properties including electronic circular dichroism（ECD） and optical rotatory dispersion（ORD） of artemisinin and artemether have been fully studied using quantum-chemical calculation based on time-dependent density functional theory.Both theoretical ECD and ORD of these two compounds were in good match with the experimental data.ECD spectrum of artemether could be totally attributed to the peroxide group,and that of artemisinin was an overlay of contribution from δ-lactone and peroxide moieties,which leading to a positive maximum at 260 nm.Our results showed that peroxide group could produce a broad ECD band in the far-UV region originated from electron transitions of HOMO →LUMO,HOMO-1 →LUMO and HOMO-2 →LUMO in the case of artemether.This work provided a theoretical interpretation of the ECD behavior of peroxide bond.

Studies on Optical Properties of Si220 Nanoclusters viaTime-dependent Density Functional Theory Calculations

The optical properties of bare and hydrogen passivated Si220 nanoclusters（NCs） in four typical motifs（i.e.,bulk-like, onion-like, bucky-diamond and icosahedral motifs） were studied via time-dependent density functionaltheory（TD-DFT） calculations. The calculation results show that there is a significant blue shift in the optical absorp-tion spectra when the Si NCs are passivated with hydrogen. A strong absorption peak in the visible light region ap-years for the hydrogenated bulk-like, onion-like and bucky-diamond Si NCs.

Effective Maxwell Equations from Time-dependent Density Functional Theory

The behavior of interacting electrons in a perfect crystal under macroscopic external electric and magnetic fields is studied. Effective Maxwell equations for the macroscopic electric and magnetic fields are derived starting from time-dependent density functional theory. Effective permittivity and permeability coefficients are obtained.

Time-dependent relativistic density functional study of Yb and YbO

The low-lying electronic states of Yb and YbO are investigated by using time-dependent relativistic density functional theory,which is based on the newly developed exact two-component Hamiltonian resulting from symmetrized elimination of the small component.The nature of the excited states is analyzed by using the full molecular symmetry.The calculated results support the previous experimental assignment of the ground and excited states of YbO.

Microscopic mechanism of plasmon-mediated photocatalytic H_(2) splitting on Ag-Au alloy chain

Alloy nanostructures supporting localized surface plasmon resonances has been widely used as efficient photocatalysts,but the microscopic mechanism of alloy compositions enhancing the catalytic efficiency is still unclear.By using time-dependent density functional theory(TDDFT),we analyze the real-time reaction processes of plasmon-mediated H_(2) splitting on linear Ag-Au alloy chains when exposed to femtosecond laser pulses.It is found that H_(2) splitting rate depends on the position and proportion of Au atoms in alloy chains,which indicates that specially designed Ag-Au alloy is more likely to induce the reaction than pure Ag chain.Especially,more electrons directly transfer from the alloy chain to the anti-bonding state of H_(2),thereby accelerating the H_(2) splitting reaction.These results establish a theoretical foundation for comprehending the microscopic mechanism of plasmon-induced chemical reaction on the alloy nanostructures.

Plasmon-induced nonlinear response on gold nanoclusters

The plasmon-induced nonlinear response has attracted great attention in micro-nano optics and optoelectronics applications,yet the underlying microscopic mechanism remains elusive.In this study,the nonlinear response of gold nanoclusters when exposed to a femtosecond laser pulse was investigated using time-dependent density functional theory.It was observed that the third-order tunneling current was augmented in plasmonic dimers,owing to a greater number of electrons in the dimer being excited from occupied to unoccupied states.These findings provide profound theoretical insights and enable the realization of accurate regulation and control of nonlinear effects induced by plasmons at the atomic level.

计算方法的选择对8-巯基喹啉的紫外光谱的影响的理论研究

分别采用HF/6-31G,B3LYP/6-31G,B3LYP/6-31+G(d),MP2/6-31+G(d)4种方法对8-巯基喹啉进行了全优化和频率计算,然后在4种结构的基础上,采用含时密度泛函(TD-DFT)的方法计算了8-巯基喹啉的紫外光谱.对4种结构下的计算结果进行了比较.计算结果表明:4种方法优化得到的结构差别不大,紫外光谱的最大值和其它主要吸收峰位置大致接近,但是分子体系的能量差别较大.

2,6-二噻吩基并苯齐聚物结构和光物理性质的理论研究

运用密度泛函B3LYP方法计算了2,6-二噻吩基并苯齐聚物的基态结构,系统分析分子结构、前线分子轨道特征以探索电子跃迁机理.结果表明,最大波长吸收峰主要由并苯单元部分的电子跃迁引起的,而噻吩环对短波长处吸收峰有重要贡献.噻吩取代使重组能增加,电离势降低,而并苯重复单元增加使重组能降低,有利于载流子传输.

TDDFT Study on Different Sensing Mechanisms of Similar Cyanide Sensors Based on Michael Addition Reaction

The solvents and substituents of two similar fluorescent sensors for cyanide, 7-diethylamino- 3-formylcoumarin （sensor a） and 7-diethylamino-3-（2-nitrovinyl）coumarin （sensor b）, are proposed to account for their distinct sensing mechanisms and experimental phenomena. The time-dependent density functional theory has been applied to investigate the ground states and the first singlet excited electronic states of the sensor as well as their possible Michael reaction products with cyanide, with a view to monitoring their geometries and photophysieal properties. The theoretical study indicates that the protic water solvent could lead to final Michael addition product of sensor a in the ground state, while the aprotic acetonitrile solvent could lead to carbanion as the final product of sensor b. Furthermore, the Michael reaction product of sensor a has been proved to have a torsion structure in its first singlet excited state. Correspondingly, sensor b also has a torsion structure around the nitrovinyl moiety in its first singlet excited state, while not in its carbanion structure. This could explain the observed strong fluorescence for sensor a and the quenching fluorescence for the sensor b upon the addition of the cyanide anions in the relevant sensing mechanisms.

Experimental and Theoretical Investigation on Excited State Intramolecular Proton Transfer Coupled Charge Transfer Reaction of Baicalein

The excited state intramolecular proton transfer （ESIPT） coupled charge transfer of baicalein has been investigated using steady-state spectroscopic experiment and quantum chemistry calculations. The absence of the absorption peak from S1 excited state both in the experi-mental and calculated absorption spectra indicates that S1 is a dark state. The dark excited state S1 results in the very weak fluorescence of solid baicalein in the experiment. The fron- tier molecular orbital and the charge difference densities of baicalein show clearly that the S1 state is a charge-transfer state whereas the S2 state is a locally excited state. The only one stationary point on the potential energy profile of excited state suggests that the ESIPT reaction of baicalein is a barrierless process.

Si_2O_2 molecule:structure of ground state and the excited properties under different external electric fields

Geometry and vibrational frequencies of the ground state of Si2O2 molecule are studied using density function theory （DFT） at the level of cc-pvtz and 6-311-k＋G^＊＊. It is found that the optimizing value by B31yp/cc-pvtz is closer to the experimental data. The excited properties under different external electric fields are also investigated by the time-dependent-DFT method. Transitions from the ground state of Si2O2 molecule to the first singlet state under different external electric fields can take place more easily. The corresponding absorption spectral line is about 360 nm in wavelength and the excitation energy is about 3.4 eV.

TD-DFT Study on Pyrazoline Derivatives

The molecular structures of ground state and first single excited state for pyrazoline derivatives are optimized with DFT B3LYP method and ab initio “configuration interaction with single excitations”（CIS） method, respectively. The frontier molecular orbital characteristics have been analyzed systematically, and the electronic transition mechanism has been discussed. Electronic spectra are calculated by using TD-DFT method. These results are consistent with those from the experiment.

Theoretical investigations of collision dynamics of cytosine by low-energy (150-1000 eV) proton impact

Using a real-space real-time implementation of time-dependent density functional theory coupled to molecular dynamics（TDDFT-MD） nonadiabatically,we theoretically study both static properties and collision process of cytosine by150-1000 eV proton impact in the microscopic way.The calculated ground state of cytosine accords well with experiments.It is found that proton is scattered in any case in the present study.The bond break of cytosine occurs when the energy loss of proton is larger than 22 eV and the main dissociation pathway of cytosine is the breaks of C1 N2 and N8 H10.In the range of 150 eV≤Ek≤360 eV,when the incident energy of proton increases,the excitation becomes more violent even though the interaction time is shortened.While in the range of 360 eV<Ek≤1000 eV,the excitation becomes less violent as the incident energy of proton increases,indicating that the interaction time dominates mainly.We also show two typical collision reaction channels by analyzing the molecular ionization,the electronic density evolution,the energy loss of proton,the vibration frequency and the scattering pattern detailedly.The result shows that the loss of electrons can decrease the bond lengths of C3 NS and CSN6 while increase the bond lengths of C4 H11,C5 H12 and C4 C5 after the collision.Furthermore,it is found that the peak of the scattering angle shows a little redshift when compared to that of the loss of kinetic energy of proton.

Theoretical study on the relationship between the position of the substituent and the ESIPT fluorescence characteristic of HPIP

The influences of the substituent base position on the excited state intramolecular proton transfer fluorescence properties were explored in 2-(2'-hydroxyphenyl)imidazo[1,2-a]-pyridine(HPIP)and HPIP's derivatives(5'Br-HPIP and 6'BrHPIP).And the density functional theory(DFT)and time-dependent DFT(TD-DFT)methods were used to calculate the molecule structures.The calculated results showed that the influence of 5'Br-HPIP on the fluorescence intensity is stronger than that of 6'Br-HPIP.The fluorescence emission peak of 5'Br-HPIP occurred a blue shift compared with HPIP,and 6'BrHPIP exhibited an opposite red shift.The change of the fluorescence emission peak was attributed to the decrease of the energy gap from 6'Br-HPIP to 5'Br-HPIP.Our work on the substituent position influence could be helpful to design and develop new materials.

Effect of Solvent Polarity on Excited-State Double Proton Transfer Process of 1,5-Dihydroxyanthraquinone

The excited-state double proton transfer(ESDPT)properties of 1,5-dihydroxyanthraquinone(1,5-DHAQ)in various solvents were investigated using femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy and the DFT/TDDFT method.The steady-state fluorescence spectra in toluene,tetrahydrofuran(THF)and acetonitrile(ACN)solvents presented that the solvent polarity has an effect on the position of the ESDPT fluorescence emission peak for the 1,5-DHAQ system.Transient absorption spectra show that the increasing polarity of the solvent accelerates the rate of excited state dynamics.Calculated potential energy curves analysis further verified the experimental results.The ESDPT barrier decreases gradually with the increase of solvent polarity from toluene,THF to ACN solvent.It is convinced that the increase of solvent polarity can promote the occurrence of the ESDPT dynamic processes for the 1,5-DHAQ system.This work clarifies the mechanism of the influence of solvent polarity on the ESDPT process of 1,5-DHAQ,which provides novel ideas for design and synthesis of new hydroxyanthraquinone derivatives.