Halide Perovskite-Derived Compounds Rb2TeX6 (X = Cl, Br, and I): Electronic Structure of the Ground and First Excited States.

Herein, we report a study of the electronic structure of the ground and first excited states of Rb2TeCl6, Rb2TeBr6, and Rb2TeI6 halide-perovskite-derived crystals. Using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) measurements and density functional theory and multiconfiguration self-consistent field (MCSCF) calculations, the experimental and theoretical XPS spectra of the valence region were obtained. In addition, the effects of the cations and halogen atoms on the electronic structure were determined, and the classification of the excited states in double point group representation was carried out. Furthermore, a possible reason for the luminescence quenching in an isostructural series of crystals containing the [TeI6]2- anions was determined.

Boron difluoride dibenzoylmethane derivatives: Electronic structure and luminescence.

Electronic structure and optical properties of boron difluoride dibenzoylmethanate and four of its derivatives have been studied by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, absorption and luminescence spectroscopy and quantum chemistry (DFT, TDDFT). The relative quantum luminescence yields have been revealed to correlate with charge transfers of HOMO-LUMO transitions, energy barriers of aromatic substituents rotation and the lifetime of excited states in the investigated complexes. The bathochromic shift of intensive bands in the optical spectra has been observed to occur when the functional groups are introduced into p-positions of phenyl cycles due to destabilizing HOMO levels. Calculated energy intervals between electronic levels correlate well with XPS spectra structure of valence and core electrons.

Electronic Structure and Optical Properties of Boron Difluoride Dibenzoylmethane Derivatives.

Electronic structure and optical properties of boron difluoride dibenzoylmethanate BF2Dbm and its four derivatives were studied using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, absorption and luminescence spectroscopy, and quantum chemistry (DFT and TDDFT). In a series of the studied compounds, the relationship of molecular design and optical properties has been revealed. At the transition from BF2Dbm to BF2Dbm(OCH3)2, the HOMO-LUMO energy gap decreases, resulting in a bathochromic shift of the optical spectra. Substitution of one methoxy group by the nitro group in BF2Dbm(OCH3)2 causes a decrease in the contribution of the chelate ring π-orbital in the LUMO, resulting in a lower value of charge transfer from the substituents to the chelate ring in the case of the first excited state, which determines the characteristics of the main absorption bands. The nitro group transition from the m- to p-position of the benzene ring causes a change in the nature of the main bands of the optical spectra due to the increase of the splitting value of the LUMO and LUMO+1 levels. The main band in the optical spectra of the complex containing the C10H7 group is associated with the charge transfer transitions.