Intramolecular hydrogen-bonding effects on structural and electronic properties of pyrrole-furan derivatives: a density functional calculation

Autor: Nuttaporn Janprapa, Sutida Asawamongkolsiri, Chinapong Kritayakornupong, Viwat Vchirawongkwin
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Optical and Quantum Electronics. 53
ISSN: 1572-817X
0306-8919
DOI: 10.1007/s11082-021-02947-3
Popis: Structural, electronic and photovoltaic properties of pyrrole-furan copolymer incorporated with several electron-donating groups (EDGs) and electron-withdrawing groups (EWGs) were investigated using density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT). The intramolecular hydrogen bonding between functional groups and the N…H site of pyrrole and O site of furan enhances a coplanar structure of the pyrrole-furan derivatives. The pyrrole-furan copolymer substituted with -NO2 groups shows a significantly low-lying HOMO of −6.01 eV associated with the smallest HOMO–LUMO gap value of 2.48 eV, revealed an enhancement of open-circuit voltage (Voc). The high linear relationship between HOMO, LUMO, IP, and EA as a functional resonance effect is observed. According to reorganization energy, the pyrrole-furan copolymer functionalized with –NHCH3, –CH3, –SCH3, –CN, –CF3, and –Cl groups were identified as donor materials. For optical properties, the highest absorption spectrum was found for –CF3 substituent, while the red-shifted spectra were exhibited from others derivatives. As the results, (Py-co-Fu)4-CN copolymer is a potential donor material for photovoltaic application.
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