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Claudia Torres1, Bernardo A Frontana-Uribe1, Joaquín Barroso-Flores1
1Instituto de Química, Circuito Exterior SN, Ciudad Universitaria, Alcaldía Coyoacán, CDMX, 04510, Mexico; Centro Conjunto de Investigación en Química Sustentable UAEM-UNAM, Carretera Toluca-Atlacomulco km 14.5, Toluca de Lerdo, Estado de México, 50200, Mexico.
Abstract:
Polaron formation in different architectures of durentetraoxidithiophene (DTODT) oligomers was assessed using density functional theory (DFT) calculations at the ωB97XD/6-311G(d,p) level of theory. Oligomers with n = 2-6 structural repetitive units (SRU) at the charged states (q = 0, 1, 2) in three polymerization architectures (linear, crosslinked, and branched) were used as models for PDTODT. At q = 2, linear oligomers tend to form bipolarons, whereas crosslinked and branched form polaron pairs. Changes in Wiberg bond indexes and Natural Atomic Charges, were used as indicators for the change between quinoid and benzoid structures upon oxidation. The α-β-SOMO gap value is defined, and that of linear DTODT is in agreement with experimental band gap measurements, close to that of PEDOT, pointing towards an attractive alternative in the conducting polymer field.
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