Theoretical study of the radiationless deactivation mechanisms of photo-excited thiophene

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• 作者：M. Stenrup ^{stenrup@fysik.su.se}
• 关键词：Radiationless deactivation ; Conical intersections ; Heterocyclic compounds ; Photophysics
• 刊名：Chemical Physics
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：18_03010104
• 类别：ch
• 出版时间：13 March, 2012
• 卷：397
• 期：Complete
• 页码：18-25
• 文件大小：487 K

摘要

The radiationless deactivation mechanisms of photo-excited thiophene have been studied using the multi-reference second-order perturbation theory and linear response coupled cluster methods. The electronic spectrum has been established and various minimum energy structures and conical intersections involving the ground and lowest singlet excited states have been characterized. Simplified reaction paths connecting the optimized geometries have been calculated as well. Based on these investigations, several deactivation mechanisms have been identified leading from the lowest bright ¹蟺蟺^{鈭?/sup> states back to the electronic ground state. The excited state depletion in each case is possible due to the existence of low-lying conical intersections formed by either cleavage of one of the CS bonds or out-of-plane deformations of the aromatic ring. The deactivation mechanisms suggested in this work should provide some very efficient decay channels after excitation into the first UV absorption band of thiophene, and are good candidates to explain why this compound is non-fluorescent.}