Rozprawy doktorskie na temat „Perylene”

The work presented in this thesis explores two different topics of interest, firstly a synthetic project fabricating small building blocks for supramolecular arrays. The building blocks are a series of perylene monoimide monoahydride (PMIA) compounds, synthesised by a four step process. The PMIA compounds belong to a family of dyes called the rylenes which are known in literature for their optical properties and use in optoelectronic devices. Chapter 2 begins with the description of the synthesis and characterisation of these molecules, where Hirshfeld surface analysis is used to investigate the solid state intermolecular forces between adjacent molecules. This is followed by the details of connecting two PMIA through organic linkers and it explores the structural and physical properties of the so called dimer. The physical properties investigated include, optical and electronic properties utilizing spectroelectrochemistry, cyclic voltammetry and electron paramagnetic resonance techniques. The chapter also explores the asymmetric feature of the building blocks with the aid of X-ray crystallography. The second topic of interest is silicon nanosheets (SiNS). There are many types of these two dimensional (2D) materials published in literature, however one type which has had minimal attention is a buckled sheet structure known as layered polysilane. A synthetic and structural investigation into layered polysilane and closely related siloxene, are carried out in Chapter 3, identifying their bonding arrangement and topographic assembly through a range of analytical techniques. Like many other SiNS, it is proposed that this material can be used in nanotechnology devices in the future, and this thesis makes some way towards identifying the structure which is important in order to use them in such devices. Chapter 4 leads on to discuss the investigation into the modification of SiNS fabricated in Chapter 3, via a range of small organic molecules. This is another area in literature which has great scope for investigation and exciting potential for use in nanodevices. An important difference once the SiNS have been functionalised with small organic groups is their enhanced solubility, in comparison to being insoluble before functionalisation. This opens up a wealth of applications which require solution phase activity. A range of surface analytical techniques aid in identification of functionalised sheets and Chapter 4 details the challenges and successes.

This thesis work was carried out at CNR of Bologna. CNR- ISOF (Institute of Organic Synthesis and Photoreactivity) in the group of Dr. Vincenzo Palermo. The aim of this thesis was to perform a comparative and quantitative study on the interaction of three different PDI (perylene diimide) dyes with graphene (G) sheets in solution, using a phenomena called “dye’s capturing”. The only difference between the PDI dyes tested was the terminal atom in the side groups. In particular, we used a perylene core with side ethyl-phenyl group exposing in the para position a hydrogen (PDI-H), fluorine (PDI-F), or chlorine atom (PDI-Cl). Although the relative simplicity of the process and the measurement itself, the preparation of a reliable experimental setup is not trivial and several issues had to be taken into account. The main challenges to be overcame were related to the effective stability and reliability of the chemical systems, such as dyes, solution and graphite during the entire exposure time. For this reasons the work addressed the following issues: 1)Studying the interaction of small organic molecules and graphite flakes, using commercial products. 2)Finding the best conditions for the dye capturing process (concentration, stabilization of the solution, solvent etc.).3)Understanding of the “dye’s capturing” phenomena by UV-VIS and fluorescence techniques. 4)Stabilizing a relationship between the chemical structure of PDI-X (with side chains symmetrically terminated with a different atom) and the interaction with graphite, taking into account adsorption speed, packing, etc. 5)After testing the samples, the reported results were used to: 1) Determinate the best suitable molecule for the dye capturing process, and optimize a hypothetical industrial process by calculating the surface area for each molecule. 6)Morphology and structural characterizations with different technique like: AFM, SEM, EDX, XRD, fluorescence microscopy, TGA/DSC, IR.

This thesis describes the synthesis of three series of perylene diimides (PDIs) by functionalisation at all four possible regions of the molecule. The synthesised compounds were then probed by optical, electrochemical and photophysical methods in order to fully elucidate their properties. Chapter 1 gives an overview of the structure, synthesis, properties and applications of PDIs and introduces the main topics investigated in this thesis. Chapter 2 describes the synthesis of two of the first examples of PDIs with an absorption maximum in the near infrared. This was achieved by functionalisation of the bay area with a secondary amine followed by thionation of the imide carbonyls. One of the synthesised PDIs displays a highly unusual black colour, demonstrating absorption of light across an impressive range of the sun’s emission spectrum, suggesting excellent potential for incorporation into light harvesting devices. Chapter 3 details the synthesis of seven multichromophoric systems composed of PDIs and boron dipyrromethenes (BODIPYs). The number and position of the BODIPYs is varied along with the structure of the BODIPYs themselves by addition of methyl- and catecholate groups. The absorption and emission properties of the systems were investigated in order to elucidate any energy or electron transfer processes occurring. Energy transfer results in fluorescence solely from the PDI chromophore, rather than the BODIPY, whilst electron transfer was found to quench emission. Communication across the core of the PDI was observed between the BODIPY moieties, shown by cyclic voltammetry, whilst spectroelectrochemical methods demonstrated the effects of oxidation and reduction upon the absorption of the molecules. Chapter 4 reports on the synthesis of a pair of PDIs symmetrically and asymmetrically substituted with a platinum acetylide complex. Transient absorption spectroscopy and singlet oxygen generation measurements confirmed the formation of the triplet excited state of the PDI, due to the ‘heavy atom’ effect, induced by the presence of the platinum complex covalently bound to the PDI.

This diploma thesis is focused on determination of aggregation behavior of selected phospholipids (lecithin; 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphocholine) in water and on the effect of native hyaluronan addition of various molecular weights and concentrations on this behavior. The behavior has been investigated with fluorescence spectroscopy using pyrene and perylene as fluorescence probes being able to penetrate into hydrophobic cavities of formed aggregates. Critical aggregation concentration and the concentration at which lecithin begins to aggregate have been determined. Regarding 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphocholine, it was possible to determine only the beginning of aggregation value. The values of this parameter for lecithin and for 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphocholine correspond in the order. It has been investigated, that the addition of native hyaluronan has only in some systems slight effect on the aggregate behavior of selected phospholipids.

Mestrado em Ciência e Engenharia de Materiais
Os díodos orgânicos emissores de luz (organic light-emitting diodes ou OLEDs) têm como elemento funcional um filme fino de um semicondutor orgânico para a criação de excitões (pares electrão-lacuna), que emitem luz quando relaxam. O objetivo desta dissertação de mestrado é investigar o efeito da orientação dipolar de filmes baseados em perilenos de tetraphenyldibenzoperiflanthene (DBP) e diindenoperylene ( DIP), e das mesmas moléculas dispersas numa ma matriz de 5,6,11,12- tetraphenylnaphthacene (rubreno). O estudo tenta identificar uma possível relação entre o comportamento destes filmes e a eficiência do respetivo OLED. Observa-se que os filmes de DBP são amorfos, apresentam uma superfície lisa e absorvem mais luz do que os filmes de DIP, que se caracterizam por uma estrutura cristalina e uma superfície irregular. Os resultados combinados de simulações e de medições de fotoluminescência com dependência angular revelam que as moléculas de DBP apresentam orientação horizontal, estando as moléculas de DIP orientadas verticalmente. Este facto pode explicar o acoplamento mais forte das moléculas de DIP aos plasmões de superfície, em comparação com o DBP. As características gerais dos filmes de DBP ou DIP mantêm-se mesmo quando estes são depositados nos substratos de N, N '-di(1-naftil-N,N-difenil-(1,1'- bifenil)-4,4' –diamina utilizados ma preparação dos OLEDs, o que permite a comparação direta entre as duas configurações. Os resultados obtidos com os OLEDs baseados em filmes puros de DBP ou DIP apresentam valores de eficiência quântica externa (EQE) da ordem de 0,2 e 0,04 %, respetivamente. Estes valores baixos podem explicar-se pela orientação vertical dos dipolos do DIP, conduzindo a um fator de emissão de 27% (light outcoupling), claramente superior ao obtido com o OLED baseado no DBP (16%). Estas diferenças acentuam-se quando na comparação destes filmes com o comportamento dos filmes rubreno equivalentes dopados com 1% de DBP e DIP. Se por um lado não se observa nenhuma orientação dipolar preferencial no caso do DIP, as moléculas de DBP na matriz de rubreno estão quase na sua totalidade orientadas horizontalmente, o que aumenta o factor de emissão. A forte orientação preferencial no caso do DBP pode igualmente justificar o aumento de EQE de 0,2 % e 0,04% nos OLEDs com os filmes puros de DBP e DIP, para 3% e 0,5% no caso dos OLEDs com os filmes dopados. O aumento da eficiência pode também dever-se ao aumento da transferência energética da matriz de rubreno para os centros emissores. O forte efeito da orientação horizontal do emissor na eficiência dos OLEDs manifesta-se igualmente no notável aumento do factor de emissão de luz observado entre os filmes de DBP (fortemente orientados) e DIP (pouco orientados), que é de cerca de 70% no caso das camadas de emissão baseadas nos filmes puros, e de 44 % no caso dos filmes dopados.
Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) contain thin films of organic semiconductors to create excitons (electron-hole-pairs), which will emit light if they de-excite. The aim of this master thesis is to investigate a possible link between the dipole orientation of perylene based films of tetraphenyldibenzoperiflanthene (DBP) and diindenoperylene (DIP), and of the same molecules dispersed in a 5,6,11,12-tetraphenylnaphthacene matrix. The study also compares the behavior of these films with that of the corresponding OLEDs. It is shown that DBP neat films are essentially amorphous, with a rather smooth surface and they absorb more light than the DIP films, which are crystalline and have a rough surface. Simulation results and angle-dependent p-polarised photoluminescence measurements reveal that the DBP molecules have a horizontal orientation, while the DIP molecules are vertically oriented. This explains the stronger coupling of DIP molecules to the surface plasmons, when compared to the DBP molecules. The general characteristics of the DBP or DIP films do not change when these are deposited onto N,N’-di(1-naphtyl-N,N’-diphenyl-(1,1’-biphenyl)-4,4’diamine hole transport layers used as substrates in OLEDs, thus allowing a direct comparison between both configurations. The OLEDs comprising neat films of DBP or DIP have small external quantum efficiency (EQE) values of 0.2 and 0.04%, respectively. This is probably due to the strong vertical molecular orientation of the DBP, leading to a high lightoutcoupling factor of 27%, when compared to 16% of the DIP OLED. These differences are accentuated when comparing the behavior of the neat films with equivalent rubrene films doped with 1% of DBP or DIP. While the DIP exhibits a rather isotropic orientation, the DBP molecules are fully horizontal within the doped film, thus improving the light-outcoupling. This may partly justify the increase of EQE from 0.2% and 0.04% of the neat film OLEDs to 3% and 0.5% for the doped DBP and DIP OLEDs, respectively. The improvement of the efficiency may also be due to the enhancement of the energy transfer from the rubrene matrix to the emitter dyes. The horizontal orientation of the emitter has a huge effect on the efficiency of perylene-based OLEDs, apparent also on the remarkable increase of the lightoutcoupling of strongly oriented DBP dipoles in comparison to the weakly oriented DIP, which is of the order of 70% in the case of the neat emission layers, and of 44% in the case of the doped counterparts.

This thesis deals with exciton relaxation processes in thin polycrystalline films and matrix-isolated molecules of the perylene derivatives PTCDA (3,4,9,10-perylenetetracarboxylic dianhydride) and MePTCDI (N,N'-dimethylperylene-3,4,9,10-dicarboximide). Using femtosecond pump-probe spectroscopy, transient absorption spectra, excitonic relaxation in the lowest excited state subsequent to excitation, and exciton-exciton interaction and annihilation at high excitation densities have been addressed. Transient absorption spectroscopy in the range 1.2eV-2.6eV has been applied to thin polycrystalline films of PTCDA and MePTCDI and to solid solutions of PTCDA and MePTCDI molecules (monomers) in a SiO2 matrix. We are able to ascribe the respective signal contributions to ground state bleaching, stimulated emission, and excited state absorption. Both systems exhibit broad excited-state absorption features below 2.0eV, with dominant peaks between 1.8eV and 2.0eV. The monomer spectra can be consistently explained by the results of quantum-chemical calculations on single molecules, and the respective experimental polarization anisotropies for the two major transitions agree with the calculated polarizations. Dimer calculations allow to qualitatively understand the trends visible in the experimental results from monomers to thin films. The broad excited state absorption band between 1.8eV and 2.0eV allows to probe the population dynamics in the first excited state of thin films. We show that excitons created at the Gamma point relax towards the border of the Brillouin zone on a 100fs time scale in both systems. Excitonic relaxation is accelerated by increase of temperature and/or excitation density, which is attributed to stimulated phonon emission during relaxation in k-space. Lower and upper limits of the intraband relaxation time constants are 25fs (resolution limit) and 250fs (100fs) for PTCDA (MePTCDI). These values agree with the upper limit for the intraband relaxation time of 10ps, evaluated from time-resolved luminescence measurements. While the luminescence anisotropy is in full accordance with the predictions made by a luminescence anisotropy model being consistent with the exciton model of Davydov-split states, the pump-probe anisotropy calls for an explanation beyond the models presently available. At excitation densities 10^(19)cm^(-3), the major de-excitation mechanism for the relaxed excitons is exciton-exciton annihilation, resulting in a strongly reduced exciton life time. Three different models for the microscopic behavior have been tested: a diffusion-limited annihilation model in both three and one dimensions (with diffusion constant D as fit parameter) as well as a long-range single-step Förster-type annihilation model (with Förster radius RF as fit parameter). For PTCDA, the latter two, being structurally equivalent, allow to fit a set of multiexponential decay curves for multiple initial exciton densities with high precision. In contrast, the three-dimensional diffusion-limited model is clearly inferior. For all three models, we extract annihilation rates, diffusion constants and diffusion lengths (or Förster radii), for both room and liquid helium temperature. Temperature dependence and orders of magnitude of the obtained parameters D or RF correspond to the expectations. For MePTCDI, the 1D and the Förster model are in good agreement for a smaller interval of excitation densities. For a initial exciton densities higher than 5 x 10^(19)cm^(-3), the 3D model performs significantly better than the other two.

This thesis deals with the family of small molecules known as perylene diimides, their synthesis, properties, and use in organic electronics. In particular it is focussed on the use of perylene diimides as small molecular organic semiconductors in organic photovoltaics and organic field-effect transistors. Here is reported the synthesis, characterisation, properties and device testing of a range of new perylene diimide materials, designed to have properties amenable to use as acceptors in organic photovoltaics. Also reported is a method for the kinetic resolution of dicyano substituted perylene diimides, an important sub-group commonly used in organic field-effect transistor applications, to obtain regioisomerically pure samples of the majority regioisomer from an otherwise inseparable mixture. The effect of this purification on the physical and device properties is reported. A new kind of perylene diimide material was discovered during the course of this work. The identification of the new material, determined by a combination of spectroscopy and modern computational chemistry techniques is reported, as well as properties relevant to the use of the new material in organic electronics. Finally, the synthesis, characterisation and properties of a new dicyano perylene diimide is reported, in order to investigate the use of targeted thermal treatment on organic field-effect transistor device performance.

This thesis presents an investigation into the factors which control the gain and amplification properties in conjugated materials. Conjugated polymers and perylene dyes are highly fluorescent, are easy to process into thin films, and exhibit strong amplification over a broad gain bandwidth making them ideal for use in lasers and amplifiers. The stimulated emission created when thin films of the red emitting polymer poly(2-methoxy-5-(2'-ethylhexyloxy)- p-phenylenvinylene) (MEH-PPV) were photoexcited with high energy laser pulses was investigated. This was characterised by a dramatic narrowing of the emission spectrum which has been assigned to amplified spontaneous emission (ASE). The emission was found to have a gaussian profile and the gain coefficient was found to be 4 cm-1.The temperature dependence of the absorption, photoluminescence and ASE of films of MEH-PPV was measured. The effect of film morphology on the photophysical properties was investigated by using films cast from two spinning solvents, chlorobenzene (CB) and tetrahydrofuran (THE). Film morphology was found to greatly affect the temperature dependence. A particularly important property is the spectral position of the ASE and the factors which affect it. By controlling the film thickness close to the cut-off thickness for waveguiding in the polymer film it was shown that the peak position of the ASE could be tuned by 31 nm. Modelling of the waveguide modes in the polymer films was used to explain this effect. The cut-off wavelength for each film was measured and good agreement with the theory was found. In order to investigate ways in which energy transfer could be used to control the emission, two perylene dyes were used as a donor-acceptor pair in a host matrix of poly methymethacralate (PMMA). The position of the ASE was found to depend on the acceptor concentration. Measurements of the photoluminescence quantum yield and time-resolved luminescence measurements showed that the energy transfer coefficient was 5x10(^11)mol(^-1)d(^3)

This thesis deals with exciton relaxation processes in thin polycrystalline films and matrix-isolated molecules of the perylene derivatives PTCDA (3,4,9,10-perylenetetracarboxylic dianhydride) and MePTCDI (N,N'-dimethylperylene-3,4,9,10-dicarboximide). Using femtosecond pump-probe spectroscopy, transient absorption spectra, excitonic relaxation in the lowest excited state subsequent to excitation, and exciton-exciton interaction and annihilation at high excitation densities have been addressed. Transient absorption spectroscopy in the range 1.2eV-2.6eV has been applied to thin polycrystalline films of PTCDA and MePTCDI and to solid solutions of PTCDA and MePTCDI molecules (monomers) in a SiO2 matrix. We are able to ascribe the respective signal contributions to ground state bleaching, stimulated emission, and excited state absorption. Both systems exhibit broad excited-state absorption features below 2.0eV, with dominant peaks between 1.8eV and 2.0eV. The monomer spectra can be consistently explained by the results of quantum-chemical calculations on single molecules, and the respective experimental polarization anisotropies for the two major transitions agree with the calculated polarizations. Dimer calculations allow to qualitatively understand the trends visible in the experimental results from monomers to thin films. The broad excited state absorption band between 1.8eV and 2.0eV allows to probe the population dynamics in the first excited state of thin films. We show that excitons created at the Gamma point relax towards the border of the Brillouin zone on a 100fs time scale in both systems. Excitonic relaxation is accelerated by increase of temperature and/or excitation density, which is attributed to stimulated phonon emission during relaxation in k-space. Lower and upper limits of the intraband relaxation time constants are 25fs (resolution limit) and 250fs (100fs) for PTCDA (MePTCDI). These values agree with the upper limit for the intraband relaxation time of 10ps, evaluated from time-resolved luminescence measurements. While the luminescence anisotropy is in full accordance with the predictions made by a luminescence anisotropy model being consistent with the exciton model of Davydov-split states, the pump-probe anisotropy calls for an explanation beyond the models presently available. At excitation densities 10^(19)cm^(-3), the major de-excitation mechanism for the relaxed excitons is exciton-exciton annihilation, resulting in a strongly reduced exciton life time. Three different models for the microscopic behavior have been tested: a diffusion-limited annihilation model in both three and one dimensions (with diffusion constant D as fit parameter) as well as a long-range single-step Förster-type annihilation model (with Förster radius RF as fit parameter). For PTCDA, the latter two, being structurally equivalent, allow to fit a set of multiexponential decay curves for multiple initial exciton densities with high precision. In contrast, the three-dimensional diffusion-limited model is clearly inferior. For all three models, we extract annihilation rates, diffusion constants and diffusion lengths (or Förster radii), for both room and liquid helium temperature. Temperature dependence and orders of magnitude of the obtained parameters D or RF correspond to the expectations. For MePTCDI, the 1D and the Förster model are in good agreement for a smaller interval of excitation densities. For a initial exciton densities higher than 5 x 10^(19)cm^(-3), the 3D model performs significantly better than the other two.

Zur Herstellung von atropo-enantiomeren Perylenbisimiden wurde die kovalente Verknüpfung von Aryloxysubstituenten durch Makrocyclisierung eingesetzt. Die Darstellung makrocyclischer Perylenbisimide erfolgte ausgehend von einem vierfach (3-Hydroxyphenoxy)-funktionalisierten Perylenbisimid mit achiralen 2,6-Diisopropylphenylsubstituenten an den Imidpositionen durch Williamsonsche Ethersynthese. Die Synthese konnte für vier unterschiedliche Oligoethylenglykol-Kettenlängen realisiert werden, wobei für jede Brückenlänge jeweils zwei regioisomere Makrocyclen, nämlich das diagonal verbrückte (1,7- und 6,12-Verküpfung) und das seitlich verbrückte Isomer (1,12- und 6,7- Verknüpfung), isoliert werden konnten. Die strukturelle Zuordnung der isolierten Makrocyclen zu einem der beiden Regioisomeren gelang zweifelsfrei anhand von Röntgenstrukturanalysen für zwei Makrocyclen und 1H NMR-Spektroskopie für alle Isomere. Der konformative Einfluß der Aryloxy-Substituenten auf die funktionenellen Eigenschaften dieser Farbstoffklasse konnte durch Vergleich der optischen und elektrochemischen Eigenschaften aller isolierter Makrocyclen mit einer offenkettigen Referenzverbindung abgeleitet werden. Hierbei zeigte sich, dass die Aryloxy-Substituenten dieser Farbstoffe in Lösung bevorzugt in einer horizontalen Konformation vorliegen. Durch lösungsmittelabhängige Fluoreszenzmessungen konnte gezeigt werden, dass ein photoinduzierter Elektronentransferprozess für die Fluoreszenzlösung elektronenreicher Aryloxy-Substituenten von Bedeutung ist. Die Trennung der Atropo-Diastereomere konnte für eine diagonal überbrückte makrocyclische Verbindung mit chiralen 2-(R)-Octylamin Imidsubstituenten und Diethyleneglykol als Brückenkette mittels semi-preparativer HPLC an einer chiralen stationären Phase realisiert werden. Die chiroptischen Eigenschaften der isolierten epimerenreinen Makrocyclen wurden mittels CD-Spektroskopie untersucht. Die Zuordnung der absoluten Stereochemie konnte anhand der erhaltenen CD-Spektren durch Anwendung der „Theorie der excitonischen Kopplung“ abgeleitet und durch quantenchemische Berechnung der CD-Spektren bestätigt werden. Dieses Synthesekonzept wurde auf 1,7-diaryloxy-substituierten Perylenbisimide erweitert. Die Struktur der erhaltenen diagonal verbrückten monocyclischen Verbindung konnte erneut durch NMR-Spektroskopie und Röntgenstrukturanalyse eindeutig bestimmt werden. Die Trennung der Atropo-Enantiomere gelang mittels semi-preparativer HPLC an einer chiralen stationären Phase. Die Zuordnung der Stereochemie konnte anhand des Vergleichs der CD-Spektren mit den zuvor für epimerenreine Bismakrocyclen erhaltenen CD-Spektren realisiert werden. Anhand der Röntgenstrukturanalysen sowohl der racemischen Mischung als auch eines Atropo-Enantiomers ließen sich bedeutende Informationen über die p-Dimerisierung von Perylenbisimiden ableiten. Die Abhängigkeit der Razemisierungsbarriere von der Größe der Bay-Substituenten wurde für vier halogensubstituierte Derivate untersucht. Die dynamischen Eigenschaften wurden mittels temperaturabhängiger NMR-Spektroskopie und kinetischer Messungen mittels CD-Spektroskopie bestimmt. Unter Anwendung des „Apparent Overlap“-Konzeptes konnte eine überzeugende lineare Beziehung zwischen der Größe der Substituenten und der Inversionsbarriere hergestellt werden. Darüber hinaus war es möglich die Atropo-Diastereomere bzw. Enantiomere der tetrachlor- und tetrabrom-substituierten Derivate zu trennen, wobei vor allem das 1,6,7,12-tetrabrom-substituierte Perylenbisimid stabile Enantiomere bei Raumtemperatur lieferte. Die abgeleitete Struktur-Eigenschaftsbeziehung sollte zukünftig die Herstellung von stabilen Enantiomeren durch geeignete Wahl der Substituenten in den Bay-Positionen ermöglichen. Um die Reversibilität der Selbstorganisation zur quantitativen Synthese makrocyclischer Perylenbisimide ausnützen zu können, wurde ein tetra(zinkporphyrin)-funktionalisiertes Perylenbisimid synthetisiert. Die Ausbildung des angestrebten 1:2-Sandwichkomplexes aus Tetra-Zinkporphyrin-Perylenbisimid und Diazabicyclo-[2.2.2]-undecan wurde mittels UV/Vis und 1H NMR Spektroskopie untersucht und die makrocyclische Struktur des Komplexes konnte mittels diffusionsabhängiger NMR Spektroskopie (DOSY NMR) eindeutig bewiesen werden. Weiterhin konnte mittels rasterkraftmikroskopischer (AFM) Untersuchungen gezeigt werden, dass diese funktionellen makrocyclischen Verbindungen sehr geordnet auf einer Graphitoberfläche (HOPG) abgeschieden werden können. Die Ausrichtung eines amino-funktionalsierten p-konjugierten Polymers durch Zugabe des bichromphoren Tetra-Zinkporphyrin-Perlyenbisimids wurde mittels UV/Vis-Spektroskopie und AFM-Messungen untersucht. Die Oberflächenanalyse mittels AFM zeigte, dass die bichromophore Verbindung die linearen p-konjugierten Polymere über weite Teile der Oberfläche auszurichten vermag, so dass eine definierte Anordnung von drei p-Systemen auf der Graphitoberfläche ermöglicht wurde
The covalent linkage of the aryloxy-substituents through macrocyclisation was applied for the synthesis of perylene bisimide atropo-enantiomers. The synthesis of macrocyclic perylene bisimides was achieved by using a tetra(3-hydroxyphenoxy)-functionalized perylene bisimide with achiral 2,6-diisopropylphenyl as imide substituent through Williamson´s etherfication which could be realized for four different oligoethylene glycol bridging units. Two regioisomeric macrocycles, namely the diagonally bridged (1,7- and 6,12- linkage) and the laterally bridged (1,12- and 6,7-linkage) isomers, were obtained for each bridging unit. The structural assignment of the isolated regioisomeric macrocycles was unambiguously accomplished by X-ray analysis of two macrocycles and by 1H NMR spectroscopy for all isomers. The conformational influence of the aryloxy-substituents on the functional properties of this class of chromophores could be derived by comparison of the optical and electrochemical properties of all isolated macrocylces with those of an open-chained reference compound. It was shown that the aryloxy-substituents prefer a lateral conformation in solution. Furthermore, solvent dependent fluorescence studies indicated that a photoinduced electron transfer process is of importance for the fluorescence quenching of electron-rich aryloxy-substituted perylene bisimides. The resolution of the atropo-diastereomers of diagonally bridged macrocyclic perylene bisimides with chiral 2-(R)-octylamine as imide substituent and diethylene glycol bridging units could be accomplished by semi-preparative HPLC on a chiral column. The chiroptical properties of the isolated epimerically pure macrocycles were determined by CD spectroscopy. Based on the experimental CD spectra, the stereochemical assignment of the isolated epimers was accomplished by application of the excition chirality method and confirmed by quantum chemical calculation of the CD spectra. The synthetical concept was extended successfully to 1,7-diaryloxy-substituted perylene bisimides. The structure of the diagonally bridged macrocycle was unambiguously confirmed by X-ray analysis and NMR spectroscopy. The atropo-enantiomers of this macrocycle could be resolved by semi-preparative HPLC on a chiral column and the assignment of the absolute configuration was achieved by comparison of the CD spectra of the resolved enantiomers with those of epimerically pure bis(macrocycles) reported before. By comparison of the X-ray structures obtained for the racemic mixture as well as one enantiomer important information could be extracted for the formation of p-dimers of perylene bisimides. The dependence of the interconversion barrier on the bulkiness of the bay-substituents was investigated for four halogen-substituted perylene bisimides. The dynamic properties were investigated by temperature-dependent NMR spectroscopy and kinectic measurements using CD spectroscopy. By applying the concept of the “apparent overlap” a convincing linear relationship between the size of the substituents and the free enthalpy of activation could be derived. Furthermore, the resolution of the atropo-diastereomers or enantiomers of the tetrachloro and tetrabromo-substituted derivates was accomplished, whereupon especially the 1,6,7,12-tetrabromosubstituted perylene bisimide provided at room temperature stable enantiomers. Additionally, the derived structure-property relationship allows the design of conformationally stable perylene bisimide enantiomers by proper choice of the bay substituents. In order to utilize the reversibility of self-assembly for the quantitative formation of macrocyclic perylene bisimides, a tetrazinc porphyrin-functionalized perylene bisimide was synthesized. The self-assembly of the zinc porphyrin perylene bisimide bichromophoric building block and diazabicyclo-[2.2.2]-undecane into the desired 1:2 sandwich complex was investigated by UV/Vis and 1H NMR spectroscopy and the macrocyclic structure was unequivocally proven by diffusion-ordered NMR spectroscopy (DOSY NMR). Furthermore, the controlled deposition of these well-defined macrocycles on highly ordered pyrolitic graphite (HOPG) was demonstrated by atomic force microscopy (AFM) investigations. The alignment of a linear amino functionalised p-conjugated polymers upon addition of the bichromphoric tetrazinc porphyrin-perylene bisimide was investigated by UV/Vis spectroscopy and AFM measurement. The surface analysis by AFM investigations revealed that the bichromophoric system composed of perylene bisimide and zinc porphyrin is able to cross-link the linear p-conjugated polymer over a wide range of the graphite surface which provided a defined arrangement of three different functional p-systems

Thesis (Ph. D.)--School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2006.
Bredas, Jean-Luc, Committee Member ; Kippelen, Bernard, Committee Member ; Marder, Seth, Committee Chair ; Bunz, Uwe, Committee Member ; Perry, Joseph, Committee Member.

Owing to their good photophysical properties, perylene diimides (PDI) have been shown to possess great potential in many scientific fields. Here, we demonstrate the multifaceted roles of PDIs in optoelectronic devices, such as when used in solar cells, optical cavities and even both. We use a range of perylene analogues as cathode interlayers in PTQ10:IDIC solar cells and demonstrate > 0.1V increase in Voc. With the help of time-resolved absorbance on devices and numerical drift-diffusion simulations, we show these perylene interlayers promote improved charge extraction, thereby resulting in lower bimolecular recombination and increased Voc. A range of derived PDI compounds were studied as acceptor molecules in BHJ organic solar cells using PTQ10 as donor polymer. We report an efficiency of 5% using commercially available EpPDI acceptor solar cells outcompeting reported monomer PDI based devices in the literature, while synthesised bPDI derivatives yield ≈2% devices. With the help of light-intensity dependent parameters and thin film transient absorbance spectroscopy, we show that bPDI solar cells suffer from charge recombination losses leading to poor performance. Lastly, given the narrow bandwidth absorbance spectral features in bPDI molecules, we investigate their utility in achieving strong light matter interactions and its impact on cavity solar cells. We show strong light matter coupling in perylenes Fabry Perot devices evidenced by Rabi splitting ~ 120 meV and show lower open circuit voltage losses in cavity solar cells devices compared to cavity free devices. We hypothesise that this is likely due to change in potential energy surface of perylenes and charge transfer states. Our results show that PDIs can be used in multifaceted roles as acceptors, interfacial layers, and dyes for strong light-matter coupling offering a promising approach to improving solar cell device performance.

Funktionalisierte organische Perylenbisimidfarbstoffe (PBI) und aus Cadmiumselenid bestehende Halbleiternanokristalle werden hinsichtlich physikalischer sowie chemischer Wechselwirkungsprozesse miteinander und mit ihrer Umgebung mittels zeitaufgelöster optischer Spektroskopie untersucht. Im Mittelpunkt der Studien an diesem organisch/anorganischen Modellsystem nanoskopischer Größe steht die Aggregatbildungskinetik und die Identifikation und Quantifizierung von Transferpozessen. Die Anbindung der gut löslichen PBI-Farbstoffe an die Oberfläche solcher Halbleiternanokristalle mittels spezieller Ankergruppen wird durch Selbstorganisation in Lösung realisiert. Die Kombination von Absorptions- und zeitaufgelöster Fluoreszenzspektroskopie zeigt einen unterschiedlich starken Einfluss von Liganden und Farbstoffen auf die Fluoreszenzlöschung der Nanokristalle und belegt, dass Resonanzenergietransfer zum Farbstoff nur in sehr geringem Maße die physikalische Ursache der Fluoreszenzlöschung ist. Die Anzahl adsorbierter Farbstoffe und die Stärke der Fluoreszenzlöschung eines einzelnen Farbstoffmoleküls werden aus zeitaufgelösten Einzelmolekülexperimenten an immobilisierten Emittern gewonnen, welche den direkten spektroskopischen Zugang zur Verteilung gebundener und freier Farbstoffe/Nanokristalle erlaubt. Darüber hinaus werden ankergruppen- und umgebungsspezifische Einflüsse auf die Konformations- und Orientierungsdynamik von Perylenbisimidmolekülen dargestellt. Abschließend werden photo-physikalische Gemeinsamkeiten chemisch unterschiedlich hervorgerufener Fluoreszenzlöschungsprozesse herausgearbeitet und im Kontext von Einzelkristall-Blinkprozessen diskutiert.

This thesis described the synthesis and characterization of new perylene diimide (PDI)-based photonic and electronic materials. In the first part of this thesis, PDI-based polynorbornenes, including PDI-grafted homopolymers and block-copolymers (BCPs) were synthesized and characterized as alternative acceptors for fullerenes for organic electronics. It was found that the PDIs on the polymer side-chains affect π-π stacking with the neighboring PDIs, which has implications for the use of these materials for organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) and organic photovoltaic devices (OPVs). It should be noted that the performance of solar cell based on these materials was poor, like other similar materials. The major reasons could be the challenge in controlling the molecular alignment of the PDI-based materials, which leads to lower electron mobilities in films compared to devices with fullerene-based acceptors. One PDI-grafted BCP showed better OPV performance compared to the other BCPs and respective homepolymer blends, presumably due to favorable morphology. In the second part of this thesis, photo-induced charge-separation in blends of poly-3-hexyl-thiophene (P3HT) and various PDI derivatives have been studied. Probing of long-lived photo-generated PDI radical anions provided insight on these photo-induced processes and their use for OPVs. In the third part of this thesis, the use of photo-generated PDI radical-anion absorption was shown to be effective for optical limiting of nanosecond laser pulses between 650 - 800 nm. In Chapter 5, an effective approach for two-photon absorption (2PA)-induced optical limiting using donor-PDI dyads through which donors and acceptors can be independently chosen to maximize optical suppression at particular wavelengths has been demonstrated. In Chapter 6, conjugated polymers with PDI pendants and poly(carbazole-alt-2,7-fluorene) main-chains were synthesized for optical limiting using the photo-generated PDI radical anion via PDI aggregate excitation and/or 2PA from the polymer backbones. It was also found that nitro-phenyl group or similar derivatives could be good candidates to incorporate into those donor-conjugated polymers, which have significant overlap between their 2PA band and respective polaron absorptions for 2PA-indced optical limiting.
Thesis advisor has approved the addition of errata to this item. Corrections were made to pages 95, 98 and 101.

A library of materials based on the ionic self-assembly (ISA) of a chiral perylene diimide (POI) with oppositely charged surfactants were prepared and characterised. Three classes of structurally related surfactants were used, so as to establish a set of design rules for the preparation of materials. The self-assembly behaviour of the materials in solution and the solid state was investigated; results and obtained structures were evaluated in terms of the influence of surfactant structure, solvent, concentration and non-covalent interactions. A general methodology was developed to synthesise a chiral amine, from the amino acid precursor Lphenylalanine, for the production of the chiral POI building block used throughout this study. Circular dichroism confirmed that this synthesis proceeded without racemisation and therefore represents a new route for the production of chiral amines from appropriate amino acids. It was found that the molecular chirality of the building blocks was expressed in the supramolecular chirality of the produced ISA materials in both solution and thin films. By careful selection of solvent, concentration and surfactant, the supramolecular chirality could be tuned to yield both right- or lefthanded helical arrangements. Self-assembled solid-state structures of the complexes were characterised by electron microscopy and initial investigations were made into the solventdependent mesophase properties of these materials using polarised optical microscopy and X-ray diffraction. In addition to the synthesis of chiral ISA materials, two novel lyotropic POI systems were prepared and proof-of-principle investigations carried out into the application of these mesophases as novel alignment media in NMR. Using L-proline as a model test substrate, it was demonstrated that POls could orient this substrate and thus allow the measurement of order-dependent NMR parameters such as residual dipolar couplings (ROCs). The magnitude of the couplings observed are highly comparable to those reported for established alignment media. The low cost, facile preparation and comparable results from these POI-based systems present an exciting opportunity with broad potential impact for the measurement of NMR anisotropic properties. Keywords: Perylene diimide, chiral, ionic self-assembly, chiral resolution agents, alignment media, NMR, residual dipolar coupling, surfactant, self-assembly.

The dissertation thesis deals with study of advanced steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence techniques, which can be used for study of micellar systems properties. Selected fluorescence techniques were used for characterization of Septonex and CTAB cationic micellar systems and theirs interactions with hyaluronan. Fluorescent probe pyrene was used for determination of critical micelle concentration (CMC) and micellar aggregation number of these surfactants. The changes of fluorescence behaviour of fluorescein and prodan were studied in wide concentration range of Septonex. Next chapter of thesis deals with study of Förster resonance energy transfer between perylene and fluorescein in Septonex and CTAB micellar solutions and the effect of hyaluronan addition to these systems. Also steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence anisotropy studies were used for research of the effect of hyaluronan addition to micellar solutions. The last chapter of this thesis is focused on photophysical behaviour of Prodan in different solutions (water, Septonex solutions below CMC, hyaluronan solution, Septonex micellar solution and Septonex micellar solution with hyaluronan), which was discussed on the basis of time-resolved emission spectra.

The charge collection efficiency at organic semiconductor/transparent conducting oxide (TCO) interfaces is one of the key parameters controlling the overall efficiency of organic photovoltaics (OPVs). Using Cyclic Voltammetry (CV), the electrochemical surface coverage of an organic semiconductor molecule (a substituted perylene diimide, PDI) was evaluated in order to determine an optimal deposition procedure to obtain a monolayer of PDI on the indium-tin oxide (ITO) surface. The electron transfer rate constant of PDI molecules across the PDI/TTO interface was also evaluated using CV.

2013/2014
Negli ultimi 50 anni, l’uomo ha attribuito un valore crescente alla ricerca scientifica in quanto strumento di innovazione e di evoluzione tecnologica. La Scienza è diventata uno strumento in grado di migliorare la qualità di vita dell’uomo portando svariate migliorie, ma anche di cambiare radicalmente il suo stile di vita a seguito di scoperte e di strumenti sconosciuti prima di allora. Il progresso tecnologico, la crescita della popolazione mondiale e delle sue esigenze ha causato degli squilibri nel nostro pianeta, dovuti soprattutto and una non omogenea distribuzione delle risorse, in primis quelle energetiche. Dunque, il ruolo della ricerca scientifica contemporanea ha assunto un’ulteriore valenza, quello di appianare gli squilibri sociali ed economici del pianeta. La ricerca di nuove risorse energetiche, o di vettori nei quali conservare l’energia, è uno dei campi scientifici più fertili; in accordo con le ultime tendenze, massima importanza è riposta nelle tecnologie in grado di convertire l’energia solare e renderla disponibile sotto altre forme più pratiche (procedure di storage più semplici) o più facilmente manipolabili. La scelta di sfruttare l’energia solare si basa su alcuni presupposti logici: (i) abbondanza, (ii) distribuzione pressoché uniforme dell’energia solare sulla superficie del pianeta, (iii) esempi disponibili nel mondo naturale che possono essere studiati, compresi, migliorati. La fotosintesi clorofilliana è sicuramente il processo naturale maggiormente conosciuto; perpetrato da una fetta consistente di forme di vita (in particolare del mondo vegetale), permette a queste di sfruttare l’energia contenuta nella radiazione solare e trasformare acqua ed anidride carbonica in carboidrati (la loro riserva di energia) ed ossigeno. Ispirandosi a questo modello, la scienza dei materiali è alla continua ricerca di substrati in grado di trasformare la luce solare in altri vettori energetici a partire da sostanze semplici ed ampliamente disponibili. La scissione dell’acqua in idrogeno ed ossigeno molecolari è uno di questi possibili traguardi; l’acqua è estremamente abbondante sul nostro pianeta (ricoprendone ben il 69% della sua superficie), l’idrogeno è un combustibile che promette di sostituire i derivati del petrolio nel prossimo futuro, e l’ossigeno è di estremo interesse in quanto fonte stessa della vita sul nostro pianeta, almeno nella forma da noi conosciuta. Il progetto di ricerca descritto in questa tesi pone le basi su queste premesse. L’obiettivo prefissato è stato quello di progettare, realizzare, caratterizzare e testare materiali in grado di attuare processi fotosintetici. Durante la fase di progettazione, si è stati costretti a ragionare su quale potesse essere la classe di materiali appropriata a tale scopo, e ci si è orientati verso nano-ibridi organici/inorganici per una serie di motivi: (i) le (nano)-dimensioni avrebbero permesso di lavorare con precursori molecolari e pilotare con maggiore facilità la fase sintetica; (ii) questa classe di materiali possiede generalmente elevate aree superficiali; (iii) l’uso di materiali organici ed inorganici avrebbe permesso di scegliere building blocks che potessero offrire ciascuno le caratteristiche migliori della loro classe di appartenenza. Il lavoro di tesi si è dunque articolato in due sezioni fondamentali: • determinazione di una classe appropriata di cromofori capaci di catturare efficientemente la luce solare ed attivare una specie catalitica ad essi accoppiati. Relativamente a questo punto, scopo non secondario è stato quello di sviluppare nuovi cromofori rispetto a quelli attualmente riportati nella letteratura scientifica e/o sviluppare nuovi protocolli di sintesi capaci di migliorare rese ed efficienza dei processi attualmente noti • scelta di una appropriata specie catalitica e sviluppo dei materiali ibridi contenenti il/i fotosensibilizzanti e il/i catalizzatori; una volta isolata la potenziale diade, si sarebbe proceduto con la fase di monitoraggio dell’attività fotocatalitica del nuovo materiale. Nello sviluppo di questo progetto, i derivati peilenici sono stati scelti quali potenziali fotosensibilizzanti in virtù di una interessante combinazione di caratteristiche elettroniche e chimico-fisiche (approfonditi nel Capitolo 2), ed in particolare ci si è concentrati su composti solubili in acqua. Quest’ultimo dettaglio non è da sottovalutare in quanto, nell’ottica di effettuare i test finali di scissione ossidativa dell’acqua, l’uso di composti idrofilici avrebbe permesso di utilizzare al contempo l’acqua quale reagente e mezzo di reazione. Prima giungere a questa fase, la chimica dei perileni è stata scandagliata a fondo, e vari derivati sono stati isolati e caratterizzati utilizzando protocolli di sintesi sia classici che innovativi (Capitolo 4). La parte centrale del lavoro di tesi ha riguardato lo studio delle diadi costituite da uno dei perileni isolati (PBI2+) e due diversi catalizzatori: (i) Ru4POM, catalizzatore molecolare a base di rutenio, testato per esperimenti sia in fase omogenea che per la realizzazione di un ibrido tri-componente per futuri studi di elettrocatalisi (Capitoli 5-6); (ii) nanoparticelle di ossido di iridio per la preparazione di fotoanodi da applicare in celle fotoelettrochimiche (Capitolo 7). La confidenza acquisita coi derivati perilenici ha permesso di sviluppare anche progetti paralleli che non riguardassero applicazioni in ambito energetico; un dettagliato studio di perileni bisimmidi quali SERS markers è trattato nella parte finale di questa tesi (Capitolo 8).
In the last half-century, scientific evolution allowed humanity to reach important goals; probably the highest impact factor is related to bio-medical conquests, but the acquired knowledge in physics, chemistry and in material science for sure produced several devices which radically changed humanity life-style. Among all, electronics and electronic devices are deeply present in humanity ordinary life and in its new habits. However, an increased interest in scientific research recently rose due to some global problems and challenges that humanity has to face. The high energy demand characterizes Modern Age, and the rapid economic evolution of some areas of the World have caused (and continue to cause) social instability and tension at global level. For this reason, scientific research is focusing more and more on the development of solar devices able to store or eventually manipulate solar energy in other energetic vectors. Interest around solar energy is related to three considerations: basically, it is (i) abundant all over Earth’s surface, (ii) it is uniformly distributed, and (iii) Nature already offers some examples from which it is possible to take inspirations. Natural Photosynthesis is a process (or better a sequence of processes) which has been deeply understood after decades of basic research; this is also the most well-known example of solar light conversion operated from living beings (mainly vegetables) into a new energetic vector (carbohydrates) starting from simple and abundant raw materials (water and carbon dioxide). Material Science is particularly involved in the design of novel materials able to emulate natural photosynthesis and/or perform similar processes; water splitting has a prominent role because its decomposition in molecular hydrogen and oxygen offers the possibility to produce two precious chemical species. Hydrogen is currently the most credited candidate for the substitution of petrol and its derivatives as energetic vectors, while oxygen has basilar importance for life in our planet; moreover, water is extremely abundant on the Earth’s surface (almost 69% of the surface is covered from water), thus it is an easy-accessible raw material. The present thesis work roots in the points discussed in this preface; the primary target is the design, realization, characterization and test of novel materials able to act as artificial photosynthetic units. During the design of the materials, it was chosen to privilege the realization of organic/inorganic nanohybrids in order to have materials possessing huge surface area; moreover, the design of hybrid materials would imply the use of molecular building blocks, which could be easily realized with well-established chemical procedures. Preliminary work was necessary for: • the determination of an appropriate class of chromophores able to trap solar light and induce the activation of another unit able to perform the catalytic process. Starting from chromophore molecules already known in the literature, new molecules would be designed and synthesized in order to possess the necessary characteristics emerging from the hybrids design process • the choice of an appropriate catalytic unit, so to be combined with the chromophore units and realize the final dyad to be used in the catalytic tests. During the development of the thesis, perylene derivatives were chosen as potential photosensitizers, on the base of an interesting combination of physical and photochemical features (deeply discussed in Chapter 2). Particular attention was given to water-soluble molecules because, if the final target would be water splitting process, it would be worthy to have the possibility to use water both as reagent and reaction medium. Perylene chemistry was deeply scanned, and several derivatives were isolated in order to gain experience on this family of photosensitizers; classical reported procedures were employed, but also novel strategies were tested (Chapter 4). The main part of the laboratory work concerned the characterization of novel dyads based on the combination of PBI2+, one of the isolated chromophores, and two different catalytic species: (i) Ru4POM, tetra-ruthenate molecular polyoxometalate for performing water splitting in homogeneous conditions and later for the formation of a three-component hybrid system for electrocatalytic studies (Chapters 5-6); (ii) iridium oxide nanoparticles for the preparation of photoelectrochemical cells (Chapter 7). The expertise gained with perylene derivatives allowed to develop other parallel projects not directly related to energetic applications; a detailed study over perylene diimides as SERS reporters is described in the final part of this thesis (Chapter 8).
XXVII Ciclo
1987

In this diploma thesis were investigated in terms of microviscosity liquid and condensed systems composed of hyaluronan (Hya) and cationic surfactant cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB). The excitation and emission spectra, lifetime, steady-state fluorescence anisotropy and time-resolved fluorescence anisotropy of the samples were measured. First, was studied the formation of hydrophobic domains in the system Hya-CTAB at concentration of CTAB lower than its critical micelle concentration in an aqueous solution and 0.15M NaCl. It was found that in an aqueous solution small hydrophobic domains linked to chains Hya are formed. Then an increasing concentration of CTAB leads to phase separation and formation of gel. Due to the addition of NaCl then leads to the reorganization of this system and probably the formation of free micelles in the solution. Were also studied condensed phase of system Hya-CTAB-NaCl at high concentrations of surfactant during fourteen days of ageing. It was found that the microviscosity of hydrophobic domains is constant, but the microviscosity of hydrophilic parts gradually decreases.

This thesis spans three different topics of experiments based on measurements from low-energy electron diffraction (LEED), reflection-absorption infrared spectroscopy (RAIRS), and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). The first topic is related to studies of the structure of perylene on the Cu(110) surface, in the interest of main applications in electronics and optoelectronics. The RAIRS measurements show chemisorption of perylene molecules in direct contact to the Cu(110) surface based on red-shift in the vibrational frequencies. The appearance of two sets of red shifts for the same set of vibrational modes supports the proposed model for the commensurate (5x5) superstructure from a past report. STM measurements of monolayer growth at room temperature, in conjunction with simple two-dimensional models, show co-existence of chiral commensurate superstructures, (5x5) superstructure, and (8x5) superstructures. The analysis suggests the most stable adsorption site for perylene on the Cu(110) surface is the atop site. The second and main topic is related to studies of the structure of graphene formation on the Cu(110) surface at low and high growth temperatures, in the interest of fundamental studies of graphene-metal interfaces and to develop a simple synthetic method. The synthetic method is based on thermal decomposition of a hydrocarbon, but the process is unique from those in reports so far because the hydrocarbon used is the complex-molecule perylene, in contrast to a simple aliphatic hydrocarbon. The effectiveness of the conversion to graphene exceeds 50%. LEED measurements show increase in growth temperature develops the graphene formation from disordered epitaxial orientation towards the most stable epitaxial orientations at ±5° but cannot eliminate the partial disorder from less-stable epitaxial orientations around │±19°│ - │±30°│. Furthermore, direct visualization from STM measurements shows increase in growth temperature develops the graphene formation from percolated network of minute graphene domains and clusters into large domains in isolated islands. STM measurements also show the Moiré superstructures of graphene on the Cu(110) surface are chiral, a characteristic of importance to applications in enantioselective catalysis and chiral resolution. Simple two-dimensional models are shown to be able to estimate the epitaxial orientation of graphene from the Moiré pattern. The statistical distribution of epitaxial orientation from the STM data shows another preference for some orientation somewhere between │±25°│ and │±30°│ exists, second to the most preferred orientations at ±5°. The third topic is related to STM characterization of a Co-TPP overlayer on sub-monolayer graphene on the Cu(110) surface, in the interest of integration of graphene to organic materials and functionalization of graphene. The growth of the Co-TPP overlayer shows the adsorption on top of graphene is weaker than the adsorption on bare Cu(110) surface. Co-TPP forms self-assembled superstructures on top of graphene. The self-assembled Co-TPP superstructures demonstrate self-healing character.

An antenna for light harvesting is an organized multicomponent system in which several chromophoric molecular species absorb the incident light and channel the excitation energy to a common acceptor component. In this study, Click chemistry has been successfully applied in the synthesis of a bay region tetraboron dipyrrin (BODIPY) appended perylenediimide (PDI). This light-harvesting molecule presents a large cross section for the absorption of light in the visible region. Excitation energy is efficiently channeled to the perylenediimide core. This novel antenna system is the first demonstration of the efficiency of energy transfer in a BODIPY- PDI bichromophoric system and appears to be highly promising for the design and synthesis of similar dendritic structures.

Thus, the main focus of this thesis was to generate and investigate new one-dimensional LC PBI J-aggregates of an entirely new PBI organization with the transition dipole moments of the chromophores arranged parallel to the columnar axis and in slipped pi-pi stacking fashion to form highly fluorescent J-aggregates. Towards this goal, the tetra-bay substituted PBI 4c bearing free NH functional groups at the imide positions and four dendrons with branched ethylhexyl alkoxy chains at the meta-position of the phenoxy spacer (Figure 8.1a) was synthesized and compared to a literature known reference PBI 1. The mesogenic dendrons ensure LC character of the dye, which was confirmed by POM, DSC and extensive X-ray analysis. Furthermore, the sterically demanding bay-substituents prevent the cofacial assembly of the chromophores and force the dyes into a slipped pi-stacked order with the main transition dipole moments of the dyes oriented parallel to the columnar axis. X-ray analysis revealed that PBI 4c assembles into columnar triple-stranded helices consisting of side-to-side stacked molecules, which organize into a Colh phase (Figure 8.1b). FT-IR experiments of a thin film and aggregates in MCH solution confirmed the formation of H-bonds between the imide moieties. Temperature-dependent investigations furthermore proved a reversible formation of H-bonds and polarized FT-IR experiments finally gave evidence for the direction of the H-bonds along the shearing respective the columnar axis (Figure 8.1c). This was additionally verified by polarized UV-Vis absorption studies of aligned thin films. The changes in the UV-Vis absorption spectra of concentration- and temperature-dependent experiments in MCH are in agreement with the formation of J-aggregates and could be fitted to a nucleation-elongation growth mechanism. Remarkably, fluorescence spectroscopy studies revealed highly emissive aggregates in solution. These various spectroscopic techniques proved the utilization of directional noncovalent forces like hydrogen-bonding and pi-pi interactions in a cooperative manner forcing the PBI molecules in an unprecedented organization of a slipped pi-stacked arrangement with the orientation of the molecular axis and the respective transition dipole moments parallel to the columns of the LC phase. By the group of Dietrich the formation of exciton-polaritons in imprinted LC pillar microcavities as consequent use of the LC 4c was reported for the first time.In the second part of this thesis the hierarchical organization of LC PBIs into defined single-, double-, triple- and quadruple-stranded J-aggregates within crystalline and columnar LC phases, partially arranged in helical supramolecular structures in dependence of the molecular design was demonstrated. This was achieved via the preparation of a library of twelve molecules PBI 3-6(a-c) (Figure 8.2a) that was synthesized by varying the substitution position of the dendrons at the phenoxy-spacer from ortho to meta or para and by introducing an additional methyl group in ortho-position. Also the length and shape of the alkoxy chains was changed. Consequently, the impact of the sterical demand of the bay substituents concerning their phase properties, molecular arrangement and exciton coupling was investigated. POM, DSC and X-ray studies revealed the formation of only crystalline phase for the ortho-substituted PBIs 3a-c, whereas the other derivatives generated SC or LC phases. The main focus was the series with the n-C12-alkoxy chains. For the corresponding PBIs 4-6b columnar LC phases were confirmed. Retrostructural analysis by modelling and simulations gave indications for a single stranded organization for PBI 3b, a double-stranded helix for PBI 6b, a triple-stranded helical arrangement for PBI 5b and a quadruple-stranded helix for PBI 4b (Figure 8.2b-d). For all four derivatives the same molecular orientation within the columns as for PBI 4c was proven by polarized FT-IR and UV-Vis absorption studies in aligned thin films. The organization in helices of different number of strands in the Cr and LC phases of PBI 3b, 4b, 5b and 6b offered a unique possibility to elucidate the influence of particular packing arrangements on dye aggregate interactions with light. In particular, it can be investigated how exciton coupling of the dyes’ transition dipole moments and fluorescence properties are affected. In this context, the spectroscopic properties were investigated in thin film, which revealed a strong bathochromic shift of the absorption maxima compared to the monomers in solution in dependence on the number of strands for PBIs 4-6b in contrast to PBI 3b (Figure 8.2e). The same tendency was observed for the respective aggregates in MCH solution. The spectral changes obtained during concentration- and temperature-dependent UV-Vis absorption studies verified the formation of J-aggregates in MCH solution and solid state. The respective aggregates are highly likely formed via a nucleation-elongation growth mechanism. Appliance of Kasha’s exciton theory on the supramolecular aggregates revealed different contributions of H- and J-type coupling for the oligo-stranded helices. Under these considerations, it delivered an explanation for the absorption and fluorescence properties of the assemblies and declares the “best” J-aggregate for the double stranded arrangement of PBI 6b with purely negative couplings among neighbour molecules and a quantum yield above 74 % of the aggregates in MCH solution. With this H-bonded PBI-based library approach of twelve derivatives it could be shown how molecular engineering of perylene bisimide dyes can be used to design defined, complex supramolecular assemblies with unprecedented packing patterns and concomitant intriguing spectroscopic properties. So far, the formation of defined liquid crystalline supramolecular structures of tetra-bay substituted PBIs by double H-bonding between free imide moieties and pi-pi interactions between the chromophores was demonstrated. The impact of the H-bonds on the molecular arrangement was investigated in the next part of this thesis. In this regard, PBIs 7 and 8 bearing a methyl or cyclohexyl group at the imide position (Figure 8.3a) were synthesized and compared to PBI 4c. The soft character of the solid state for PBIs 7 and 8 was confirmed by POM, DSC and X-ray analysis. The X-ray studies further revealed for both PBIs a change of the molecular assembly towards helical columnar structures of conventional pi-stacked chromophores (Figure 8.3b) when the directed H-bonds cannot contribute as noncovalent interactions to the assembly formation. Temperature-dependent UV-Vis absorption studies demonstrated the importance of H-bonding in MCH solution in the way that the formation of J-aggregates as for PBI 4c could not be observed for the imide substituted molecules. In the next step, the spectroscopic properties in thin film were investigated. For PBI 7 a J-type band and fluorescence spectra with an enlarged Stokes shift and increased fluorescence lifetime of 11.4 ns, compared to PBI 4c, was obtained, suggesting the generation of excimer type emission by considering the assumed conventional stacking of rotational displaced molecules from X-ray analysis. With polarized UV-Vis absorption experiments the orientation of the molecules perpendicular to the shearing direction and subsequently to the columnar axis was confirmed. These diverse investigations clearly demonstrated the imperative of H-bonds for stable, defined, LC J-aggregates with the transition dipole moments parallel to the columnar axis. With PBIs 7 and 8 it is impressively shown how small changes in the molecular structure influence the molecular arrangement dependent on the cooperation of non-covalent interactions like H-bonding and pi-pi stacking. In the last part of this thesis the generation of two-dimensional LC arrangements is presented. Since tetra-bay substituted PBIs lead always to twisted cores preventing lamellar arrangement, here 1,7-disubstitution and the simultaneous retention of the free imide positions was chosen to generate LC lamellar phases of PBIs 9a, 9b and 10 (Figure 8.4a). This molecular design was expected to form planar perylene cores that can strongly interact by pi-pi stacking and H-bonding. POM, DSC and X-ray investigations of the compounds suggest lamellar LC phases for PBIs 9a and 9b and a soft phase for PBI 10. In this regard, the goal of the formation of LC lamellar phase of PBIs could be attained. The change from dendrons with n-C12-alkoxy chains to large fork-like mesogens like in 9b clearly changed the phase properties. PBI 9b exhibits the lowest clearing point, high phase stability, least viscosity, easy shearability at room temperature and phase transitions between lamellar and Colh phases dependent on temperature. The formation of H-bonds parallel to the layers was demonstrated by polarized FT-IR experiments for all three PBIs. Concentration-dependent UV-Vis absorption studies revealed the formation of a J-type aggregate, which seems to exhibit an overall two-dimensional structure. With STM investigations the formation of lamellar structures from drop-casted 9a and 10 solutions in 1-phenyloctane on HOPG surface could be observed. Figure 8.4b illustrates a schematic possible arrangement of the molecules in the layers (here exemplarily demonstrated for PBI 9a), which has to be further confirmed by modelling and simulations. Unfortunately, fluorescence investigations of the thin films revealed non- or only slightly emissive LC states, which make them negligible for photonic applications. Nevertheless, the synthesized and analyzed compounds might be an inspiration for further investigations on the path to two-dimensional exciton transport for photonic devices
Das Hauptaugenmerk dieser Arbeit war daher darauf gerichtet, eindimensionale flüssigkristalline J-Aggregate zu erzeugen und zu untersuchen, die eine vollkommen neue Anordnung von Perylenbisimiden aufweisen und deren Übergangsdipolmomente parallel zur Säulenachse ausgerichtet sind. Um stark fluoreszierende J-Aggregate zu bilden, sollen die Moleküle zudem in einer zueinander verschobenen pi-pi-Stapelung angeordnet sein. Um dieses Ziel zu erreichen, wurde zunächst das vierfach bucht-substituierte PBI 4c synthetisiert und mit dem literaturbekannten Referenzmolekül (PBI 1) verglichen. Das PBI 4c weist dabei freie NH-Gruppen in den Imidpositionen und vier verästelte Substituenten in der meta-Position der Phenoxygruppe auf (Abbildung 1a). Die Substituenten bestehen dabei aus jeweils drei verzweigten Ethylhexyl-Alkoxyketten. Diese mesogenen Substituenten stellen den flüssigkristallinen Charakter des Farbstoffmoleküls sicher, was durch POM, DSC und umfassende Röntgenstrukturuntersuchungen bestätigt werden konnte. Weiterhin verhindern die sterisch anspruchsvollen Buchtsubstituenten eine cofaciale Anordnung der Chromophore und zwingen die Farbstoffmoleküle in zueinander verschobene, pi-gestapelte Packungsstrukturen, in denen die Übergangsdipolmomente der Perylenbisimide parallel zur Säulenachse angeordnet sind. Die Analyse der Röntgenstrukturuntersuchungen zeigt die Bildung säulenartiger, drei-strängiger Helices, die sich aus vertikal gestapelten Molekülen zusammensetzen und sich letztendlich in einer hexagonalen flüssigkristallinen Phase anordnen (Abbildung 1b). FT-IR-Experimente dünner Schichten und der Aggregate in MCH-Lösungen bestätigen, dass zwischen den Imidgruppen in der flüssigkristalline Phase und der Aggregate in Lösung die gleiche Art von Wasserstoffbrückenbindungen existiert. Durch polarisierte FT-IR-Experimente und temperaturabhängige Untersuchungen konnte weiterhin gezeigt werden, dass die Wasserstoffbrückenbindungen in diesen Systemen zum Einen entlang der Scherrichtung und der Säulenachse ausgerichtet sind und deren Bildung zum Anderen reversibel ist. Die Ausrichtung wurde zusätzlich durch polarisierte UV-Vis-Absorptionsuntersuchungen an gerichteten Dünnschichten bestätigt. Die spektralen Änderungen in konzentrations- und temperaturabhängigen UV-Vis-Absorptionsstudien in MCH stimmen mit der Bildung von J-Aggregaten überein. Die Daten konnten durch Ausgleichskurven einem kooperativen (Kernbildungs-Verlängerungs-) Mechanismus zugeordnet werden. Bemerkenswerterweise zeigten Fluoreszenzuntersuchungen, dass die Aggregate in Lösung sehr stark emittieren. Die verwendeten spektroskopischen Untersuchungsmethoden beweisen die strukturellen Einflussmöglichkeiten über gerichtete, nicht-kovalente Kräfte wie Wasserstoff-brückenbindungen und pi-pi-Wechselwirkungen in einem kooperativen Zusammenspiel zur gezielten Bildung einer bisher unbekannten Molekülanordnung in Flüssigkristallen. In dieser neuen Struktur sind die Moleküle zueinander verschoben pi-gestapelt und mit der Molekülachse und dem entsprechenden Übergangsdipolmomentes parallel zur Säulenachse ausgerichtet. Unter Verwendung von PBI 4c konnten unsere Kooperationspartner in der Technischen Physik der Universität Würzburg in der Folge erstmalig über die Bildung von Exziton-Polaritonen in aufgedruckten, flüssigkristallinen Säulenmikrokavitäten berichten.[175] Im zweiten Teil dieser Arbeit wird gezeigt, wie sich durch molekulares Design definierte ein-, zwei-, drei- und viersträngige J-Aggregate innerhalb kristalliner oder kolumnarer flüssigkristalliner Phasen bilden. Diese Aggregate bilden hierarchisch aufgebaute, supramolekulare Strukturen, die sich zu einem großen Teil in Helices organisieren. Hierfür wurden Verbindungen für eine Bibliothek, bestehend aus zwölf Molekülen PBI 3-6(a-c) (Abbildung 2a), synthetisiert, indem die Position der verästelten Substituenten an den Phenoxygruppen zwischen ortho, meta und para variiert wurde. Zusätzlich wurde noch eine Methylgruppe in ortho-Position eingeführt sowie sowohl die Länge als auch die Art der Alkoxyketten geändert. Anschließend wurde der Einfluss des sterischen Anspruchs der Buchtsubstituenten in Bezug auf die Eigenschaften der Phasen, der Molekülanordnung und der Exzitonenkopplung untersucht. POM, DSC and Röntgenstrukturanalysen bestätigten, dass die ortho-substituierten PBIs 3a-c nur kristalline Phasen ausbildeten, wohingegen die anderen Derivate sowohl weichkristalline als auch flüssigkristalline Phasen generierten. Der Fokus lag dabei auf der Untersuchung der Serie mit n-C12-Alkoxyketten und ergab die Bildung säulenartiger, flüssigkristalliner Phasen für alle drei PBIs 4-6b. Das Erstellen von Aggregatmodellen unter Verwendung der röntgenkristallografischen Daten und die Simulation von Röntgenbeugungsbildern mit Hilfe dieser Modelle ergaben eindeutig die Bildung einer einsträngigen Molekülanordnung für PBI 3b, eine Doppelstranghelix für PBI 6b, eine dreisträngige, helikale Anordnung für PBI 5b und einer viersträngigen Helix von PBI 4b (Abbildung 2b-d). Polarisierte FT-IR und UV-Vis Absorptionsexperimente bewiesen für alle vier Derivate die gleiche molekulare Orientierung in gerichteten dünnen Schichten wie bereits für PBI 4c. Die aus den Röntgenmessungen hergeleiteten Anordnungen in Helices bestehend aus einer unterschiedlichen Anzahl von Strängen in kristallinen und flüssigkristallinen Phasen von PBI 3-6b eröffneten eine einzigartige Möglichkeit, den Einfluss der molekularen Packung auf die Wechselwirkungen der Farbstoffaggregate mit Licht aufzuklären. Im Besonderen sollte dabei der Einfluss in Bezug auf die Exzitonenkopplung der Übergangsdipolmomente der Farbstoffmoleküle in UV-Vis-Absorptionsspektren und Fluoreszenzeigenschaften untersucht werden. In diesem Zusammenhang wurden die spektroskopischen Eigenschaften der Derivate in Dünnschichten untersucht. Mit Ausnahme von PBI 3b wurde eine stark bathochrome Verschiebung der Absorptionsmaxima in Abhängigkeit der Anzahl der Stränge im Vergleich zu den Absorptionsmaxima der entsprechenden Monomere in Lösung beobachtet (Abbildung 2e). Die gleiche Tendenz konnte auch für die entsprechenden Aggregate in Lösung beobachtet werden. Die festgestellten spektralen Änderungen in konzentrations- und temperatur-abhängigen Absorptionsstudien in MCH-Lösungen bestätigten die Bildung von J-Aggregaten sowohl in Lösung als auch in der Festphase. Die Anwendung von Kashas Exzitonentheorie auf die supramolekularen Aggregate zeigte, dass H- und J-Kopplungen in unterschiedlichen Teilen bei den mehrsträngigen Helices auftreten. Diese Ergebnisse lieferten auch eine Erklärung für die Absorptions- und Fluoreszenzeigenschaften der Aggregate und ergaben, dass die doppelsträngige Helix von PBI 6b mit einer Fluoreszenzquantenausbeute von über 74 % das „beste“ J-Aggregat aller getesteten Derivate bildet, da in diesem nur Anteile reiner J-Kopplungen („negativer“ Kopplungen) zwischen benachbarten Molekülen auftreten. Durch den Ansatz einer Bibliothek von zwölf über Wasserstoffbrücken verbundener PBIs konnte gezeigt werden, inwieweit der zielgerichtete strukturelle Aufbau von PBI-Farbstoffmolekülen genutzt werden kann, um definierte, hochkomplexe Strukturen mit einer bisher unbekannten molekularen Anordnung und gleichzeitig sehr interessanten spektroskopischen Eigenschaften zu erzeugen. Bis hier wurde gezeigt, wie definierte, flüssigkristalline, supramolekulare Strukturen von vierfach buchtsubstituierten PBIs durch das Zusammenwirken von Wasserstoffbrücken-bindungen zwischen den Imidpositionen und pi-pi-Wechselwirkungen zwischen den Chromophoren gebildet werden können. Der Einfluss der Wasserstoffbrückenbindungen sollte dabei im nächsten Teil näher untersucht werden. Diesbezüglich wurden PBI 7 und 8 synthetisiert, die entsprechend jeweils Methyl- oder Cyclohexylgruppen in den Imidpositionen tragen (Abbildung 3a). Anschließend wurden diese mit PBI 4c verglichen. POM, DSC und Röntgenstrukturuntersuchungen bestätigten die Bildung einer weichen Phase für PBI 7 und 8. Weiterhin ergaben die Röntgenbeugungsexperimente für beide PBIs eine Änderung der molekularen Anordnung zu helikalen, säulenartigen Aggregaten, in denen die Chromophore pi-gestapelt organisiert sind (Abbildung 3b), wenn die Wasserstoffbrückenbindungen nicht mehr als Wechselwirkungen zur Aggregatbildung beitragen können. Temperaturabhängige UV-Vis-Absorptionsstudien verdeutlichten die Relevanz der Wasserstoffbrückenbindungen in MCH-Lösungen für die Bildung von stabilen J-Aggregaten. Anders als für PBI 4c konnte die Ausbildung von J-Aggregaten in Lösung für die beiden anderen Derivate nicht beobachtet werden. Im nächsten Schritt wurden die spektroskopischen Eigenschaften in Dünnschichten untersucht. Für PBI 7 konnte eine J-artige Bande und ein Fluoreszenzspektrum mit einer besonders großen Stokesverschiebung und einer sehr langen Fluoreszenzlebensdauer im Vergleich zu den Daten von PBI 4c detektiert werden. Unter Beachtung der molekularen Anordnung von konventionell gestapelten, zueinander verdrehten Molekülen, die aus Röntgenstrukturanalysen hergeleitet wurde, deuten diese Ergebnisse auf die Erzeugung einer excimerartigen Emission hin. Die Anordnung der Moleküle senkrecht zur Scherrichtung und demzufolge auch senkrecht zur Säulenachse wurde mittels polarisierter UV-Vis-Absorptionsmessungen untermauert. Diese unterschiedlichen Untersuchungsmethoden deuten gemeinsam darauf hin, wie zwingend erforderlich Wasserstoffbrückenbindungen für die Bildung definierter, flüssigkristalliner J-Aggregate sind, in denen die Übergangsdipolmomente der Chromophore parallel zur Säulenachse ausgerichtet sind. Mit der Synthese von PBI 7 und 8 konnte eindrucksvoll gezeigt werden, wie bereits kleine Änderungen in der Molekülstruktur einen großen Einfluss auf die Aggregatstruktur haben können, wenn diese vom Zusammenwirken verschiedener nichtkovalenter Wechselwirkungen wie Wasserstoffbrückenbindungen und pi-pi Wechselwirkungen abhängig ist. Der letzte Teil dieser Arbeit handelt von der Bildung zweidimensionaler flüssigkristalliner Anordnungen. Da vierfach buchtsubstituierte PBIs immer eine Verdrehung des Kernes hervorrufen und damit die Bildung lamellarer Strukturen verhindern, wurde hier der Ansatz der Reduzierung auf eine 1,7-Zweifachsubstitution unter gleichzeitiger Beibehaltung der freien Imidgruppen gewählt. Von diesem molekularen Design wurde erwartet, dass die planaren Perylenkerne über pi-pi-Wechselwirkungen und Wasserstoffbrückenbindungen stark miteinander wechselwirken und somit zweidimensionale Aggregate bilden können. POM, DSC und Röntgenstrukturanalysen bestätigen die Bildung lamellarer flüssigkristalliner Phasen von PBI 9a und 9b (Abbildung 4a) und einer weichen Phase von PBI 10. Der Austausch der Substituenten, die n-C12-Alkoxyketten tragen, durch gabelartige Mesogene, wie bei PBI 9b, bewirkt deutliche Änderungen der Phaseneigenschaften. PBI 9b weist den niedrigsten Klärpunkt, die höchste Phasenstabilität, die geringste Viskosität, leichte Scherbarkeit bei Raumtemperatur und interessante Phasenübergänge zwischen lamellaren und säulenartig hexagonalen Phasen in Abhängigkeit der Temperatur auf. Die Bildung von Wasserstoffbrückenbindungen parallel zu den Schichten konnte mit polarisierten FT-IR-Experimenten für alle drei Derivate gezeigt werden. Konzentrationsabhängige UV-Vis-Absorptionsuntersuchungen bestätigten die Ausbildung eines J-artigen Aggregates in MCH-Lösung, welches eine zweidimensionale Struktur aufzuweisen scheint. Mittels STM-Untersuchungen konnten lamellare Strukturen von PBI 9a und 10 Schichten in 1-Phenyloktan auf hochgeordnetem pyrolytischem Graphit beobachtet werden. Abbildung 4b veranschaulicht die Anordnung der Moleküle in den Schichten, in diesem Fall exemplarisch für PBI 9a gezeigt. Leider haben Fluoreszenzuntersuchungen gezeigt, dass die Dünnschichten keine oder eine nur sehr geringe Emission aufweisen und somit nicht für photonische Anwendungen geeignet sind. Nichtsdestotrotz könnten diese Verbindungen Inspirationen für weitere Untersuchungen sein und Ansatzpunkte liefern, das Ziel eines zweidimensionalen Exzitonentransportes für photonische Anwendungen zu erreichen

碩士
國立臺灣科技大學
高分子系
94
In this study, a series of perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride, (PTCDA) derivative was prepared by the reaction of bromine water、4-nitrophenol and 1,6-hexanediamine. The bromination of perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride have been synthesized, then carries on the nitrophenoxy reaction with nitrophenol to synthesize the derivative. But again carries on with two amines gathers the condensation reaction the PI derivative.The structure of derivatives were characterized by the FT-IR、UV、NMR、MASS and EA analysis.

This work is concerned with the syntheses and photophysical properties of para-xylylene bridged macrocycles nPBI with ring sizes from two to nine PBI units, as well as the complexation of polycyclic aromatic guest compounds. With a reduced but substantial fluorescence quantum yield of 21% (in CHCl3) the free host 2PBI(4-tBu)4 can be used as a dual fluorescence probe. Upon encapsulation of rather electron-poor guests the fluorescence quenching interactions between the chromophores are prevented, leading to a significant fluorescence enhancement to > 90% (“turn-on”). On the other hand, the addition of electron-rich guest molecules induces an electron transfer from the guest to the electron-poor PBI chromophores and thus quenches the fluorescence entirely (“turn-off”). The photophysical properties of the host-guest complexes were studied by transient absorption spectroscopy. These measurements revealed that the charge transfer between guest and 2PBI(4-tBu)4 occurs in the “normal region” of the Marcus-parabola with the fastest charge separation rate for perylene. In contrast, the charge recombination back to the PBI ground state lies far in the “inverted region” of the Marcus-parabola. Beside complexation of planar aromatic hydrocarbons into the cavity of the cyclophanes an encapsulation of fullerene into the cyclic trimer 3PBI(4-tBu)4 was observed. 3PBI(4-tBu)4 provides a tube-like structure in which the PBI subunits represent the walls of those tubes. The cavity has the optimal size for hosting fullerenes, with C70 fitting better than C60 and a binding constant that is higher by a factor of 10. TA spectroscopy in toluene that was performed on the C60@3PBI(4-tBu)4 complex revealed two energy transfer processes. The first one comes from the excited PBI to the fullerene, which subsequently populates the triplet state. From the fullerene triplet state a second energy transfer occurs back to the PBI to generate the PBI triplet state. In all cycles that were studied by TA spectroscopy, symmetry-breaking charge separation (SB-CS) was observed in dichloromethane. This process is fastest within the PBI cyclophane 2PBI(4-tBu)4 and slows down for larger cycles, suggesting that the charge separation takes place through space and not through bonds. The charges then recombine to the PBI triplet state via a radical pair intersystem crossing (RP-ISC) mechanism, which could be used to generate singlet oxygen in yields of ~20%. By changing the solvent to toluene an intramolecular folding of the even-numbered larger cycles was observed that quenches the fluorescence and increases the 0-1 transition band in the absorption spectra. Force field calculations of 4PBI(4-tBu)4 suggested a folding into pairs of dimers, which explains the remarkable odd-even effect with respect to the number of connected PBI chromophores and the resulting alternation in the absorption and fluorescence properties. Thus, the even-numbered macrocycles can fold in a way that all chromophores are in a paired arrangement, while the odd-numbered cycles have open conformations (3PBI(4-tBu)4, 5PBI(4-tBu)4, 7PBI(4-tBu)4) or at least additional unpaired PBI unit (9PBI(4-tBu)4). With these experiments we could for the first time give insights in the interactions between cyclic PBI hosts and aromatic guest molecules. Associated with the encapsulation of guest molecules a variety of possible applications can be envisioned, like fluorescence sensing, chiral recognition and photodynamic therapy by singlet oxygen generation. Particularly, these macrocycles provide photophysical relaxation pathways of PBIs, like charge separation and recombination and triplet state formation that are hardly feasible in monomeric PBI dyes. Furthermore, diverse compound specific features were found, like the odd-even effect in the folding process or the transition of superficial nanostructures of the tetrameric cycle influenced by the AFM tip. The comprehensive properties of these macrocycles provide the basis for further oncoming studies and can serve as an inspiration for the synthesis of new macrocyclic compounds
In dieser Arbeit wurde die Synthese para-Xylol-verbrückter Makrozyklen nPBI mit Ringgrößen von zwei bis neun PBI Einheiten beschrieben und deren photophysikalische Eigenschaften sowie Komplexierungsvermögen für polyzyklische aromatische Gastverbindungen analysiert. Mit einer reduzierten, aber noch substantiellen Fluoreszenzquantenausbeute von 21% in CHCl3 eignet sich der freie Wirt 2PBI(4-tBu)4 als dualer Fluoreszenzsensor. Durch die Aufnahme von elektronenarmen Gästen wird die zur Fluoreszenzlöschung führende Wechselwirkung zwischen den Chromophoren unterbunden, was sich in einer deutlichen Steigerung der Fluoreszenzquantenausbeute auf > 90% widerspiegelt („turn-on”). Andererseits führt die Zugabe elektronenreicher Gäste zu einem Elektronentransfer vom Gast auf die elektronenarmen PBI-Chromophore und quencht die Fluoreszenz damit nahezu vollständig („turn-off”). Die photophysikalischen Eigenschaften der Wirt-Gast Komplexe wurden mittels transienter Absorptionsspektroskopie weitergehend untersucht. Diese Studien zeigten, dass die Ladungstrennung zwischen Gast und 2PBI(4-tBu)4 in der „normalen Region“ der Marcus-Parabel stattfindet mit der schnellsten Ladungstrennungsrate für Perylen. Im Gegensatz dazu liegt die Ladungsrekombination zurück zum PBI Grundzustand weit in der „invertierten Region“ der Marcus-Parabel. Neben der Komplexierung flacher aromatischer Kohlenwasserstoffe in die Kavitäten der Cyclophane konnte auch die Aufnahme von Fullerenen in das zyklische Trimer 3PBI(4 tBu)4 beobachtet werden. 3PBI(4-tBu)4 weist eine röhrenartige Struktur auf, in der die PBI-Untereinheiten die Wände der Röhren darstellen. Damit hat die Kavität die optimale Größe für die Aufnahme von Fullerenen, wobei C70 besser hinein passt als C60 und damit eine um den Faktor 10 höhere Bindungskonstante besitzt. Transiente Absorptions-spektroskopie des C60@3PBI(4-tBu)4 Komplexes zeigte in Toluol zwei Energietransfer-prozesse auf. Der erste erfolgt vom angeregten PBI zum Fulleren, welches daraufhin den Triplettzustand populiert. Vom Fulleren-Triplettzustand erfolgt ein zweiter Energie-transfer zurück zum PBI, was schließlich im PBI-Triplett Zustand mündet. Für alle mittels transienter Absorptionsspektroskopie untersuchten Zyklen konnte eine symmetriebrechende Ladungstrennung in Dichlormethan beobachtet werden. Dieser Prozess ist für das PBI Cyclophan 2PBI(4-tBu)4 am schnellsten und wird mit zunehmender Ringgröße langsamer. Demnach ist die Ladungstrennung abhängig von der räumlichen Nähe der PBI Chromophore und nicht von deren Verbrückung. Im Anschluss erfolgt eine Ladungsrekombination zum PBI-Triplettzustand über ein Radikalpaar (radical pair intersystem crossing RP-ISC-Mechanismus), was zur Gewinnung von Singulettsauerstoff in Ausbeuten von ~20% genutzt werden konnte. Bei Verwendung von Toluol als Lösungsmittel wurde eine intramolekulare Faltung der geradzahligen größeren Zyklen beobachtet, wodurch die Fluoreszenz gequencht und die 0-1 Übergangsbande der Absorption verstärkt wird. Kraftfeldberechnungen für 4PBI(4 tBu)4 legen eine Faltung zu Dimerpaaren nahe, welche den außergewöhnlichen gerade-ungerade Effekt bezogen auf die Anzahl der verknüpften PBI Chromophore und die daraus resultierende Alternanz in den Absorptions- und Fluoreszenzeigenschaften erklärt. Dementsprechend können die geradzahligen Makrozyklen in der Art falten, dass alle Chromophore in einer gepaarten Anordnung vorliegen, während die ungeradzahligen Zyklen offene Konformationen (3PBI(4 tBu)4, 5PBI(4 tBu)4, 7PBI(4 tBu)4) oder zumindest teilweise ungepaarte PBI-Einheiten (9PBI(4 tBu)4) aufweisen. Mit zunehmender Ringgröße erhöht sich der Anteil an gefalteten Untereinheiten, was dazu führt, dass sich die optischen Eigenschaften des ungeradzahligen 9PBI(4 tBu)4 Zyklus den vollständig gefalteten Systemen angleicht. Mit diesen Experimenten konnten wir erstmals Enblicke in die Wechselwirkungen zwischen zyklischen PBI-Wirten und aromatischen Gastmolekülen geben. Verbunden mit der Aufnahme von Gastmolekülen ist eine Reihe möglicher Anwendungen wie Fluoreszenzsensorik, Chiralitätserkennung und photodynamische Therapie über die Generierung von Singulettsauerstoff denkbar. Insbesondere ermöglichen diese Makrozyklen photophysikalische Relaxationspfade von PBIs wie die Ladungstrennung und –rekombination und die Ausbildung von Triplettzuständen, welche in monomeren PBI-Frabstoffen nur schwer realisierbar sind. Weiterhin konnten einige verbindungs-spezifische Eigenschaften gefunden werden, wie den gerade-ungerade Effekt im Faltungsprozess oder die für den tetrameren Zyklus gefundene Umwandlung von Oberflächennanostrukturen unter dem Einfluß der AFM-Spitze. Die reichhaltigen Eigenschaften dieser Makrozyklen bilden damit die Basis für weitergehende Untersuchungen und können als Inspiration für die Synthese neuer makrozyklischer Verbindungen dienen

碩士
國立暨南國際大學
應用化學系
100
In this thesis, we studied a series of perylene diimides bearing an aniline substituent, namely Di(2An)PDI, Di(3An)PDI and Di(4An)PDI. Previous studies showed that the aniline substituent could undergo electro-polymerization reaction. Electrochemical and UV-Visible experiments show that Di(2An)PDI, Di(3An)PDI and Di(4An)PDI can be successfully electro-polymerized onto Pt, GCE, ITO and Au electrode in CH2Cl2 solution. The optimal conditions of electro-polymerization for each compound are investigated.