Issue 28, 2023

Linear π-conjugated units of the D∞h point group as superior ultraviolet birefringent units

Abstract

At present, birefringent materials face a limited selection of large structural anisotropic functional modules (FMs). In this paper, we present a series of linear units which belong to the D∞h point group represented by (BO2) proposed as novel birefringent active FMs. By analyzing the molecular orbital of the (BO2) unit, it is found that there are relatively fewer non-bonding orbitals in (BO2) than in (BO3)3− and the delocalized π bonds in (BO2) appear in shallow energy levels, which are easily excited. Through first-principles modeling and simulation, it is found that the delocalized π bonds in (BO2) can still show obvious transition processes, which produce a significant gain to the birefringence. Besides, a series of compounds containing linear anionic frameworks which also belong to the D∞h point group show excellent optical anisotropy in the same way. Therefore, the linear anionic basic units which belong to the D∞h point group have the great potential to become new birefringent FMs.

Graphical abstract: Linear π-conjugated units of the D∞h point group as superior ultraviolet birefringent units

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
09 mar 2023
Accepted
22 jun 2023
First published
26 jun 2023

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2023,25, 18646-18651

Linear π-conjugated units of the D∞h point group as superior ultraviolet birefringent units

R. Yang, A. Tudi, Y. Dang, K. Zhang and H. Shi, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2023, 25, 18646 DOI: 10.1039/D3CP01081C

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