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Superalkali-doped borazine and lithiated borazine complexes: diffuse excess electron and large
Ria Sinha Roy1, Subhadip Ghosh1, Kaushik Hatua1
1Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, Howrah, 711 103, India.
Journal of Molecular Modeling
|February 6, 2021
Summary
Superalkali-doped borazines exhibit enhanced quadratic polarizability. Doping with Li3S significantly boosts first-hyperpolarizability in hexalithio borazine complexes.
Area of Science:
- Computational chemistry
- Materials science
Background:
- Superalkali clusters (M3O/M3S) exhibit unique electronic properties.
- Borazine and its derivatives are explored for novel material applications.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the electronic structure and quadratic polarizability of superalkali-doped borazines.
- To assess the impact of doping on the first-hyperpolarizability of borazine complexes.
Main Methods:
- Theoretical study of electronic structure.
- Calculation of quadratic polarizability using computational methods.
Main Results:
- Superalkali doping significantly enhances first-hyperpolarizability.
- Excess electron localization differs between superalkali-borazine and lithiated borazine complexes.
- Hexalithio borazine complexes show substantially higher first-hyperpolarizability than parent borazines.
Conclusions:
- Superalkali doping is a promising strategy for tuning the nonlinear optical properties of borazine materials.
- The degree of enhancement is strongly dependent on the specific superalkali and borazine framework.
Keywords:
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