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  • Title: Theoretical study on structural, electronic, and optical properties of ambipolar diphenylamino end-capped oligofluorenylthiophenes and fluoroarene-thiophene as light-emitting materials.
    Author: Ran XQ, Feng JK, Liu YL, Ren AM, Zou LY, Sun CC.
    Journal: J Phys Chem A; 2008 Oct 30; 112(43):10904-11. PubMed ID: 18834103.
    Abstract:
    Ambipolar diphenylamino end-capped oligofluorenylthiophenes and fluoroarene-thiophene show great potential for application in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). Here, we provide an in-depth investigation on the optical and electronic properties of OF(2)TP-NPh ( 1a), OF(2)DTP-NPh ( 2a), OF(2)TTP-NPh ( 3a), OF(2)QTP-NPh ( 4a), and 2,5-bis-(2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-2,2':5',2'':5'',2'''-quaterthiophene ( 5a). The geometric and electronic structures of the oligomers in the ground-state are studied with density functional theory (DFT) and ab initio Hartree-Fock, whereas the lowest singlet excited states are optimized by ab initio CIS. The energies of the lowest singlet excited states are calculated by employing time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT). The results show that the highest occupied molecular orbitals, lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals, energy gaps, ionization potentials, and electron affinities for the oligomers are affected by the thiophene chain length and the different end-caps. The absorption and emission spectra exhibit red shifts to some extent due to the increasing thiophene chain length and the enhancing electron-donating property of the end-caps. Furthermore, the large Stokes shifts ranging from 58 to 80 nm are examined, resulting from a more planar conformation of the excited-state between the two adjacent units in the oligomers. All the calculated data show that the fluoroarene-thiophene has improved electron transport rate and charge transfer balance performance, and all the studied molecules can be used as ambipolar-transporting materials in OLEDs.
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