Efficient photogenerated carrier migration/separation plays a critical role in increasing the photocatalytic performance of g-C_(3)N_(4).Herein,sulfonic acid group-functionalized g-C_(3)N_(4)(SACN)was synthesized and ...Efficient photogenerated carrier migration/separation plays a critical role in increasing the photocatalytic performance of g-C_(3)N_(4).Herein,sulfonic acid group-functionalized g-C_(3)N_(4)(SACN)was synthesized and then synchronously strengthened by a facile-solid-state thermal reaction of g-C_(3)N_(4)and sulfamic acid.As a solid strong acid,sulfamic acid can be used to achieve acid etching on the surface of g-C_(3)N_(4)with the assistance of thermal treatment,leading to an enlarged specific surface area and increased surface catalytic reaction sites.More importantly,our experiments and density functional theory calculations indicate that the driving force generated by the negative inductive effect of sulfonic acid groups significantly improves the charge transfer dynamics and effectively inhibits their recombination.Moreover,the negative inductive effect can induce charge redistribution,which reduces the conduction band potential of g-C_(3)N_(4)to enhance the reduction ability of photo-induced electrons.As a result,the SACN-400 sample showed excellent photocatalytic performance in H2 generation with an apparent quantum efficiency of 11.03%at 420±15 nm,as well as an efficient photodegradation rate for organic pollutants.展开更多
The excited-state symmetry-breaking charge transfer (SBCT) dynamics in quadrupolar or octupolar molecules without clear infrared markers is usually hard to be tracked directly. In this work, on the basis of the evolut...The excited-state symmetry-breaking charge transfer (SBCT) dynamics in quadrupolar or octupolar molecules without clear infrared markers is usually hard to be tracked directly. In this work, on the basis of the evolution of instantaneous emission dipole moment obtained by femtosecond transient fluorescence spectroscopy, we presented a real-time characterization of the solvent-induced SBCT dynamics in an octupolar triphenylamine derivative. While the emission dipole moment of the octupolar trimer in weakly polar toluene changes little during the excited-state relaxation, it exhibits a fast reduction in a few picoseconds in strongly polar tetrahydrofuran. In comparison with the uorescence dynamics of dipolar monomer, we deduced that the emitting state of the octupolar trimer in strongly polar solvent, which undergoes solvent-induced structural uctuation, changes from exciton-coupled octupolar to excitation localized dipolar symmetry. In weakly polar solvent, the octupolar symmetry of the trimer is largely preserved during the solvation stabilization.展开更多
The present work concerns the study of solvent effects on the geometrical structures, as well as one- and two-photon absorption （TPA） processes, for two series of alkyne and alkene π-bridging molecules, within the ...The present work concerns the study of solvent effects on the geometrical structures, as well as one- and two-photon absorption （TPA） processes, for two series of alkyne and alkene π-bridging molecules, within the framework of the polarization continuum model. Particular emphasis was put on the characterization of solvent effects on the molecular geometrical structures and geometric distortion, which were measured by the bond-length-alternation parameter. The π centres in the compounds are seen to play a decisive role in increasing the TPA cross section and nonlinear optical properties. All studied molecules have relatively strong TPA characteristics, while the alkyne π-bridging ones yield larger TPA cross sections.展开更多
The different interactions between a chemosensor, 1-（naphthalen-2-yl）-3-（6-nitrobenzothiazol-2-yl）-thiourea （1）, and F, acetate （AcO-）, Cl-, and Br- anions have been investigated theoretically at the B3LYP/6-3...The different interactions between a chemosensor, 1-（naphthalen-2-yl）-3-（6-nitrobenzothiazol-2-yl）-thiourea （1）, and F, acetate （AcO-）, Cl-, and Br- anions have been investigated theoretically at the B3LYP/6-31＋G（d,p） level with the basis set superposition error （BSSE） correction. It was found that the high selectivity of compound 1 for F- can be ascribed to the ability of the anion to deprotonate the N-H fragment of the host sensor, while the chemosensor also has a strong affinity for AcO- by virtue of the formation of a hydrogen-bonded complex. Intramolecular charge transfer （ICT） causes the colorimetric signaling of compound 1 after interaction with F-/AcO. A study of substituent effects suggested that the O/NH- and O/S-substituted derivatives are also expected to be promising candidates for chromogenic F3AcO chemosensors.展开更多
文摘Efficient photogenerated carrier migration/separation plays a critical role in increasing the photocatalytic performance of g-C_(3)N_(4).Herein,sulfonic acid group-functionalized g-C_(3)N_(4)(SACN)was synthesized and then synchronously strengthened by a facile-solid-state thermal reaction of g-C_(3)N_(4)and sulfamic acid.As a solid strong acid,sulfamic acid can be used to achieve acid etching on the surface of g-C_(3)N_(4)with the assistance of thermal treatment,leading to an enlarged specific surface area and increased surface catalytic reaction sites.More importantly,our experiments and density functional theory calculations indicate that the driving force generated by the negative inductive effect of sulfonic acid groups significantly improves the charge transfer dynamics and effectively inhibits their recombination.Moreover,the negative inductive effect can induce charge redistribution,which reduces the conduction band potential of g-C_(3)N_(4)to enhance the reduction ability of photo-induced electrons.As a result,the SACN-400 sample showed excellent photocatalytic performance in H2 generation with an apparent quantum efficiency of 11.03%at 420±15 nm,as well as an efficient photodegradation rate for organic pollutants.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.21673252, No.21333012, No.21672211, and No.21773252, No.21827803)the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (No.XDB12020200)
文摘The excited-state symmetry-breaking charge transfer (SBCT) dynamics in quadrupolar or octupolar molecules without clear infrared markers is usually hard to be tracked directly. In this work, on the basis of the evolution of instantaneous emission dipole moment obtained by femtosecond transient fluorescence spectroscopy, we presented a real-time characterization of the solvent-induced SBCT dynamics in an octupolar triphenylamine derivative. While the emission dipole moment of the octupolar trimer in weakly polar toluene changes little during the excited-state relaxation, it exhibits a fast reduction in a few picoseconds in strongly polar tetrahydrofuran. In comparison with the uorescence dynamics of dipolar monomer, we deduced that the emitting state of the octupolar trimer in strongly polar solvent, which undergoes solvent-induced structural uctuation, changes from exciton-coupled octupolar to excitation localized dipolar symmetry. In weakly polar solvent, the octupolar symmetry of the trimer is largely preserved during the solvation stabilization.
文摘The present work concerns the study of solvent effects on the geometrical structures, as well as one- and two-photon absorption （TPA） processes, for two series of alkyne and alkene π-bridging molecules, within the framework of the polarization continuum model. Particular emphasis was put on the characterization of solvent effects on the molecular geometrical structures and geometric distortion, which were measured by the bond-length-alternation parameter. The π centres in the compounds are seen to play a decisive role in increasing the TPA cross section and nonlinear optical properties. All studied molecules have relatively strong TPA characteristics, while the alkyne π-bridging ones yield larger TPA cross sections.
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (2011ZD02)
文摘The different interactions between a chemosensor, 1-（naphthalen-2-yl）-3-（6-nitrobenzothiazol-2-yl）-thiourea （1）, and F, acetate （AcO-）, Cl-, and Br- anions have been investigated theoretically at the B3LYP/6-31＋G（d,p） level with the basis set superposition error （BSSE） correction. It was found that the high selectivity of compound 1 for F- can be ascribed to the ability of the anion to deprotonate the N-H fragment of the host sensor, while the chemosensor also has a strong affinity for AcO- by virtue of the formation of a hydrogen-bonded complex. Intramolecular charge transfer （ICT） causes the colorimetric signaling of compound 1 after interaction with F-/AcO. A study of substituent effects suggested that the O/NH- and O/S-substituted derivatives are also expected to be promising candidates for chromogenic F3AcO chemosensors.
