京都大学 / 0048 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(工学) / 甲第20392号 / 工博第4329号 / 新制||工||1671(附属図書館) / 京都大学大学院工学研究科物質エネルギー化学専攻 / (主査)教授 村田 靖次郎, 教授 近藤 輝幸, 教授 小澤 文幸 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering) / Kyoto University / DFAM

Thesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch University, 2012. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: See full text / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Sien volteks

<strong>Chapter 1</strong> introduces the concept of spin, how spins interact, and how the spin state in a radical pair can affect the outcome of a chemical reaction between the unpaired electrons. The computational methodology for simulating such radical pairs is also discussed. <strong>Chapter 2</strong> discusses anisotropy in the singlet recombination yield of a radical pair in a carotenoid-porphyrin-fullerene triad, containing many hyperfine couplings. The singlet yield was calculated as a function of the direction of an applied magnetic field, using symmetry in the molecule to reduce the size of the problem. The symmetry reduction was partially successful, however it was not possible to include all the hyperfine couplings in the molecule. <strong>Chapter 3</strong> introduces a radical pair located on a flavin ligand and a tryptophan residue in the protein cryptochrome, and discusses the spin-relaxation mechanism of singlet-triplet dephasing. Magnetic field effect curves, describing the formation of a secondary radical pair as a function of applied magnetic field, were found to be broader in longer-lived radical pairs, due to dephasing caused by spin-selective recombination to the singlet ground state. Additional singlet-triplet dephasing may occur due to hopping of one of the unpaired electrons, between a zone of strong exchange interaction and a zone of negligible exchange interaction, although this is an incomplete description of the spin-relaxation. <strong>Chapter 4</strong> discusses the effect of rotational tumbling on spin-relaxation in the flavin-tryptophan radical pair in cryptochrome. Simulations indicated that the resulting modulation of anisotropic hyperfine couplings contributed modestly to spinrelaxation during transient absorption measurements, but was insufficient to explain the lack of an experimental low-field effect, or to explain the width of the experimental magnetic field effect curves as a function of magnetic field strength. <strong>Chapter 5</strong> discusses magnetic field effects on the mutual annihilation of a pair of triplet excitons in tetracene and anthracene crystals. The experimental singlet recombination yield was found, for the first time, to be modulated as a function of the direction of a applied magnetic field as weak as 2 mT. Simulations indicated that this anisotropy arose due to the zero field splitting of the electronic state in each triplet exciton. The direction of the external magnetic field altered the singlet component of the eigenstates of the Hamiltonian, and therefore altered the timeaverage of the singlet probability of a triplet exciton pair. This is different to the already established mechanism under a strong magnetic field, where the anisotropy arises from level crossings of eigenstates.

A novel route for the synthesis of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon peropyrene (Pp) is reported along with the efforts to synthesize derivatives of Pp, 2,2′- and 5,5′-linked tetracene dimers as candidates for study as singlet fission materials in photovoltaic devices. Peropyrene was synthesized by the McMurry coupling conditions from phenalenone and low-valent titanium species. The crystal structure of Pp is formed by π-stacked molecular pairs in a herringbone arrangement. The direct functionalization of Pp was studied, and several indirect methods for the functionalization of Pp via phenalenone derivatives are reported. Nucleophilicly dependent, regioselective Michael addition pathways for phenalenone are described. Phenalenone forms a nucleophilic complex with bispinacolatodiboron and yields chiral 3,3′-linked phenalenone dimers and a bicyclo[3.2.1]octane derivative product of an unusual 3,4 addition. An active complex product of phenalenone and (dimethylphenylsilyl)boronic acid pinacolic ester forms Pp directly. The synthesis of 2,2′- and 5,5′-linked tetracene dimers led to the study of the reduction of 1-arylprop-2-yn-1-ol derivatives via TFA-catalyzed hydride transfer from triethylsilane. Substrates with terminal and TMS-protected alkynes showed silane exchange upon reduction. A TMS-protected, terminal alkyne became triethylsilyl-protected by about 50% whereas only triethylsilyl-protected, terminal alkyne was observed from the reduction of an unprotected, terminal alkyne. A new conformational polymorph of 1,4-bis(triisopropylsilyl)buta-1,3-diyne is reported. Five other rotamers are studied by density functional theory as possible candidates of conformational polymorphism by the analysis of torsional strain energies. The relative stabilities and interconversion equilibria of the seven conformational isomers are studied.

De nouveaux nano-objets anisotropes fluorescents sont obtenus par l’assemblage d’acènes spécifiquement conçus. Dans des cristaux, nano-rubans et nanoparticules anisotropes de 2,3-dialkyldiphenylanthracènes, les efficacités et la polarisation de l’émission bleue sont remarquables. La couleur de l’émission est accordée par le dopage avec des émetteurs verts et oranges (di- et tétra-phényltétracènes). La microscopie confocale de fluorescence permet d’étudier les cinétiques des états excités et des transferts d’énergie photo-induits, ainsi que la dispersion et les orientations des émetteurs. Pour la première fois, l’influence de la largeur de nano-rubans sur la cinétique d’annihilations triplet-triplet de tétracènes est mise en évidence. La microscopie révèle également le polymorphisme inhabituel d’un dérivé diéthynylphényl-anthracène. Ce travail ouvre des perspectives pour le développement et l’étude de processus fondamentaux de nano-matériaux luminescents. / New fluorescent anisotropic nano-objects are obtained by the assembly of specifically designed acenes. In crystals, nano-ribbons and anisotropic nanoparticles of 2,3-dialkyldiphenylanthracenes, the efficiencies and the polarization of the blue emission is remarkable. The color of the emission is tuned by doping with green and orange emitters (di-and tetra-phenyltetracenes). Confocal fluorescence microscopy is used to study the kinetics of excited states and photo-induced energy transfers, as well as the dispersion and orientation of the emitters. For the first time, the influence of the width of the nano-ribbons on the kinetics of tetracene triplet-triplet annihilations is highlighted. Microscopy also reveals the unusual polymorphism of a diethynylphenyl anthracene derivative. This work opens perspectives for the development and study of fundamental processes of luminescent nano-materials.

In dieser Arbeit werden neue Strategien zur Wachstumskontrolle funktionaler organischer Dünnschichtmaterialien aufgezeigt, mit denen sich die Eigenschaften molekularer Schichtsysteme gezielt beeinflussen lassen. Ein Fokus liegt dabei auf der Untersuchung des Einflusses von optischen Feldern auf das Wachstumsverhalten. Ein weiterer Schwerpunkt wird auf das Grundlagenverständnis von thermisch aktivierten, kinetischen Prozessen, die die Morphologie während und nach dem Schichtwachstum beeinflussen, gelegt. Zuerst wird am Beispiel des molekularen Halbleiters Sexithiophen (6T) gezeigt, wie sich Kontrolle über das Kristallphasengleichgewicht während des Wachstums auf Kaliumchlorid (KCl) erzielen lässt. Im zweiten Teil der Arbeit wird eine neue Herangehensweise zur direkten Ausrichtung von Molekülkristallen im optischen Feld während ihrer Entstehung studiert. Am Beispiel von Tetracene wird gezeigt wie sich so optische anisotrope Absorptionseigenschaften von Molekülen dazu nutzen lassen den Brechungsindex eines polykristallinen Films lokal durch ein photolitographisches Verfahren zu beeinflussen. Im dritten Teil wird der Einfluss von dynamisch variierenden Wachstumsbedingungen während des Schichtwachstums von PTCDI-C8 studiert. Es wird gezeigt, dass sich die Oberflächenrauigkeit stark reduzieren lässt, indem zu Beginn des Wachstums jeder individuellen molekularen Monolage die Nukleationsdichte stark erhöht und in den darauf folgenden Wachstumsphasen die Diffusivität gezielt gesteigert wird. Im vierten Teil wird das Diffusionsverhalten von n-Alkan Schichten unter thermischen Einflüssen betrachtet. Es wird gezeigt, dass die inhärente molekulare Anisotropie von C44H90 Molekülen (TTC) sowie die sehr geringe, stark anisotrope, Oberflächenenergie dieses Materials ein ungewöhnliches Diffusionsverhalten auslöst. / The research performed in the framework of this thesis focuses on new strategies to effectively control the growth of crystalline thin films of functional organic molecules and attributes the quest for additional growth control parameters in organic molecular beam deposition (OMBD). First the influence of light on the growth process of the sexithiophene (6T) is studied. We find that 6T thin films deposited as conventional in dark environments on KCl exhibit a bimodal growth with phase coexistence of two crystal polymorphs. In contrast, films grown under illumination with 532 nm light show increased phase purity. Further, we establish light-directed molecular self-assembly (LDSA) to generate permanently aligned thin films of tetracene (C18H12) and demonstrate direct patterning with light. Polarized light illumination leads to azimuthally photoaligned films on isotropic, amorphous substrates. Thus, LDSA can be regarded as a new degree of freedom in the quest for control-parameters in organic thin film growth. Next the impact of dynamic temperature oscillations on the time scales of molecular monolayer growth during organic molecular beam deposition is discussed. We strongly increase the island density during nucleation and selectively increase interlayer diffusion at later stages of monolayer growth. We analyse the interplay between molecular interlayer transport and island sizes to understand kinetic processes during growth. In a fourth experiment we show how thermal annealing can be used to improve smoothness and to increase the lateral size of crystalline islands of n-alkane (TTC, C44H90) films. We employ real-time optical phase contrast microscopy to track the diffusion across monomolecular step edges which causes the unusual smoothing during annealing. We rationalise the smoothing behaviour with the highly anisotropic attachment energies and low surface energies of TTC.

Understanding of the fate of oil in the environment is of utmost importance; however, accurate, predictive models are still in very early stages. To aid in the development of these models, photodegradation of selected polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in an n-alkane hydrocarbon matrix was followed for individual PAHs and mixtures of PAHs similar to that found in the Deepwater Horizon spill. Tetracene in tetradecane photodegraded quickest of all observed PAHs, with a loss of 99% after only one hour of irradiation. Binary mixtures of PAHs showed different degradation amounts, including changes in PAH kinetics. These results suggest that the formation of dimers or aggregates as well as photosensitization reaction is important in the degradation of PAHs in oil. Kinetics of PAH photodegradation and PAH sensitized photodegradation will be presented. This information will provide a better understanding of the fate of oil in environmental systems.

Le contrôle spatial et temporel de l'auto-assemblage de molécules fluorescentes en nano-objets organisés et en matériaux mous a été réalisé par photochimie.La photodécarbonylation quantitative du progélifiant dkDDOA sous irradiation génère le super gélifiant 2,3-didécyloxyanthracène (DDOA) à température ambiante et simultanément gélifie le DMSO. DkDDOA est réactif sous excitation avec de la lumière bleue en raison de la fonction alpha-dicétone sensible à la lumière qui est ajoutée au noyau aromatique. De plus,l’ajustement de la couleur de l'émission du gel du bleu au vert a été obtenu en ajoutant un dérivé 1,2-dicétone-5,12-diphényltétracène photo réactif qui donne un 5,12-diphényltétracène émissif vert sensibilisé par un transfert d'énergie efficace.Sous un microscope, l'irradiation laser focalisée permet la structuration de nanofibres émissives sur une surface de verre. Bien que la surface de verre soit non traitée, on peut obtenir des micropattern de nanofibres de DDOA hautement alignées. Ces surfaces émettent une lumière bleue polarisée linéairement, comme le prouve la microscopie de polarisation. L'anisotropie élevée et l'orientation des fibres ont été obtenues en contrôlant la densité de nucléation et la direction de balayage du laser focalisé. Des micropattern orientés perpendiculairement peuvent ainsi être juxtaposés sur la même surface. / The spatial and temporal control of the self-assembly of fluorescent molecules into organized nano-objects and into soft materials was achieved by photochemistry. The quantitative photodecarbonylation of the progelator dkDDOA under irradiation generates the supergelator 2,3-didecyloxyanthracene (DDOA) at room temperature and simultaneously gelates DMSO. dkDDOA is reactive under excitation withblue light due to the light sensitive alpha-diketone moiety that is added to the aromatic core.Additional colour-tuning from blue to green emission from the gel was achieved by adding a similar photoreactive 1,2-diketone-5,12-diphenyltetracene that yields a green emissive 5,12-diphenyltetracene sensitized through an efficient energy transfer. Under a microscope, focused laser irradiation enables the patterning of blue-emissive nanofibers on to a glass surface. Although the surface is non-treated, micropatterns of highly aligned DDOA nanofibers can be obtained. These surfaces emit linearly polarized blue light,as proven with polarization microscopy. The high anisotropy and the orientation of the fibers was achieved by controlling the nucleation density and the direction of scanning of the focused laser. Perpendicularly oriented micropatterns can thereby be juxtaposed on the same surface.

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Organic semiconductors show promise to yield a novel class of bendable electronic devices, and much research efforts have focused on the optimization of these films for device performance. It is well known that the structure of organic films has a large influence over the electronic properties. In particular, the carrier mobility is often highly anisotropic, and domain boundaries have a detrimental effect on charge transport. Therefore the domain structure and lattice orientation are of particular interest. However, little is known about the domain structure of organic films, and techniques to study these properties have only begun to emerge in recent years. In this thesis, we apply two experimental techniques, Grazing-Incidence X-ray Diffraction (GIXD) and Lateral Force Microscopy (LFM), toward studying the lattice and domain structure of tetracene films grown on the silicon(001)-monohydride surface. We describe the necessary steps toward optimizing the sensitivity of these techniques to the domain structure. Results show that the crystalline tetracene films form a layered morphology in which the a-b plane lies parallel to the substrate surface. The film lattice structure is similar to bulk tetracene, and the lattice is confined to two orthogonal orientations, forming a partially-commensurate relationship with the substrate surface lattice along the film 'a' axis. LFM images reveal two types of polycrystalline domains. The first type ("major domains") are tens of microns in size, and are classified by their lattice orientation. They are subdivided into the second type ("sub-domains"), which range from 0.1 to 5um in size, and are argued to represent regions of uniform molecular tilt direction. The GIXD data show that the single-crystal domains which comprise these two larger domain types are anisotropic in size, being up to two times longer along the film 'b' axis than along 'a'. The single-crystal domains range from 0.05 to 0.2um in size, depending on lattice orientation and film thickness. The mathematical basis for these single-crystal domain size calculations is presented. The single-crystal domain sizes are thickness-dependent, and are two orders of magnitude smaller than a typical surface island observed in atomic-force microscopy (AFM) topographs. Substrate steps can also significantly influence the film structure by inducing boundaries in the single-crystal domains and sub-domains, but not in the major domains. This detailed knowledge of the domain structure of organic thin-films may assist in our understanding of the factors which affect charge transport in thin films, and may help to direct research efforts in optimizing the film structure for device performance. / Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI), Ontario Innovation Trust (OIT).