研究目的
Investigating the decay mechanism of photoexcited thiourea in gas phase and solution to understand the effects of carbonyl-by-thiocarbonyl substitution on photophysical properties.
研究成果
The study reveals that thiourea's photophysics involves dominant T1/S0 intersystem crossing in gas phase, with solvent interactions significantly delaying ground state decay. Carbonyl-by-thiocarbonyl substitution red-shifts the spectrum and alters decay pathways compared to urea, leading to high triplet yields in solution.
研究不足
The simulations are limited to 10 ps, which may not capture longer-term dynamics; semi-empirical methods (AM1) may have approximations; solvent effects are modeled with a finite water cluster, not bulk solvent; technical issues led to some trajectories being discarded.
1:Experimental Design and Method Selection:
The study uses quantum chemical calculations including CASPT2/CASSCF for potential energy surface mapping and semi-empirical AM1 FOMO-CI for molecular dynamics simulations with surface hopping algorithm, incorporating spin-orbit couplings and non-adiabatic transitions.
2:Sample Selection and Data Sources:
Thiourea molecule is studied in gas phase and in a water cluster of 777 molecules; initial conditions sampled from thermally equilibrated trajectories at 300 K.
3:List of Experimental Equipment and Materials:
Computational software (MOLCAS 7.6, MOLPRO 2009) and basis sets (e.g., ANO-L, ANO-S, 6-311G(d,p)) are used; no physical equipment is mentioned.
4:6, MOLPRO 2009) and basis sets (e.g., ANO-L, ANO-S, 6-311G(d,p)) are used; no physical equipment is mentioned.
Experimental Procedures and Operational Workflow:
4. Experimental Procedures and Operational Workflow: Geometry optimization at MP2/6-311G(d,p) level, CASPT2 calculations for absorption spectrum, MEP calculations for PES exploration, SOC calculations, and non-adiabatic molecular dynamics simulations with 0.1 fs time step for 10 ps, including QM/MM for solvent effects.
5:1 fs time step for 10 ps, including QM/MM for solvent effects.
Data Analysis Methods:
5. Data Analysis Methods: Analysis of state populations, energy gaps, and structural parameters from trajectories; fitting with exponential functions for decay rates and quantum yields.
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