NLO Properties of Metallabenzene-Based Chromophores: A Time-Dependent Density Functional Study
Amir Karton, Mark A. Iron, Milko E. van der Boom, Jan M. L. Martin
Abstract
Amir Karton, Mark A. Iron, Milko E. van der Boom, Jan M. L. Martin
Abstract
The static and dynamic first hyperpolarizabilities for a series of substituted metallabenzene-based nonlinear optical (NLO) chromophores were determined by time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT). The electronic excitation contributions to the first hyperpolarizability are rationalized in terms of the two-level model. The effects on the hyperpolarizabilities of (a) the metal center (Os, Ir, Pt); (b) the ligand environment (PH3, CO, Cl); (c) various donor and acceptor substituents (NH2, OH, Me, H, Cl, Br, I, COOMe, COOH, CN, NO2); and (d) the length of pi-conjugation were studied. Our calculations predict that metallabenzenes have significant second-order NLO susceptibilities, ranging from = 1.0 x 10(-29) to 5.6 x 10(-28) esu and from mu = 3.0 x 10(-47) to 1.1 x 10(-44) esu, that can be tuned by changing the metal center and/or ligand environment.
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The static and dynamic first hyperpolarizabilities for a series of substituted metallabenzene-based nonlinear optical (NLO) chromophores were determined by time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT). The electronic excitation contributions to the first hyperpolarizability are rationalized in terms of the two-level model. The effects on the hyperpolarizabilities of (a) the metal center (Os, Ir, Pt); (b) the ligand environment (PH3, CO, Cl); (c) various donor and acceptor substituents (NH2, OH, Me, H, Cl, Br, I, COOMe, COOH, CN, NO2); and (d) the length of pi-conjugation were studied. Our calculations predict that metallabenzenes have significant second-order NLO susceptibilities, ranging from = 1.0 x 10(-29) to 5.6 x 10(-28) esu and from mu = 3.0 x 10(-47) to 1.1 x 10(-44) esu, that can be tuned by changing the metal center and/or ligand environment.
Key concepts: Hyperpolarizability, Time-dependent density functional theory, Chromophore, Density functional theory, Chemistry, Nonlinear optical, Ligand (biochemistry), Acceptor