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Area of Science:

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Materials Science
  • Nanotechnology

Background:

  • Nanographenes (NGs) are carbon-based nanomaterials with unique electronic and optical properties.
  • Helicenes, a class of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, exhibit chirality and interesting photophysical behaviors.
  • Sulfur doping can tune the electronic structure and properties of carbon nanomaterials.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To synthesize and characterize novel sulfur-doped nanographenes (NGs) incorporating multiple subhelicene units.
  • To investigate the structural and electronic properties of these new sulfur-doped NGs.
  • To compare the energy gaps of sulfur-doped NGs with their pristine carbon analogues.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of three novel sulfur-doped nanographenes (1-3) containing carbo[4]helicenes, thieno[4]helicenes, carbo[5]helicenes, and thieno[5]helicenes.
  • Characterization of the synthesized compounds using spectroscopic and analytical techniques.
  • Density functional theory (DFT) calculations to determine dihedral angles and electronic properties.

Main Results:

  • Successful synthesis and characterization of three novel sulfur-doped nanographenes (1-3).
  • DFT calculations confirmed dihedral angles in the helicene substructures ranging from 15° to 34°.
  • Optical energy gaps were estimated to be 2.67 eV for 1, 2.45 eV for 2, and 2.30 eV for 3.
  • Sulfur-doped NGs exhibited enlarged energy gaps compared to their pristine carbon analogues.

Conclusions:

  • Novel sulfur-doped nanographenes with complex helicene architectures were successfully synthesized.
  • The incorporation of sulfur and helicene units influences the dihedral angles and electronic properties.
  • The observed enlarged energy gaps in sulfur-doped NGs present opportunities for tuning optoelectronic properties in nanomaterials.