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Item Pyrene-Oxadiazoles for Organic Light-Emitting Diodes: Triplet to Singlet Energy Transfer and Role of Hole-Injection/Hole-Blocking Materials(American Chemical Society service@acs.org, 2016) Chidirala, S.; Ulla, H.; Valaboju, A.; Raveendra Kiran, M.R.; Mohanty, M.E.; Satyanarayan, M.N.; Umesh, G.; Bhanuprakash, K.; Rao, V.J.Three pyrene-oxadiazole derivatives were synthesized and characterized by optical, electrochemical, thermal, and theoretical investigations to obtain efficient multifunctional organic light emitting diode (OLED) materials. Synthesized molecules were used as emitters and electron transporters in three different device configurations, involving hole-injection/hole-blocking materials that showed good current and power efficiencies. To understand the underlying mechanisms involved in the application of these molecules as emitters and transporters, a detailed photophysical characterization of molecules 4-6 was carried out. The absorption, steady-state fluorescence, phosphorescence, fluorescence lifetime, and phosphorescence lifetime measurements were carried out. The high quantum yield and efficient reverse intersystem crossing leading to delayed fluorescence emission makes the molecule a good emitter, and the charge delocalization properties leading to excimer formation make them efficient electron transporters. Isoenergetic singlet and triplet states of the molecules make the reverse intersystem crossing feasible at room temperature even in the absence of thermal activation. © 2015 American Chemical Society.Item Blue emitting 1,8-naphthalimides with electron transport properties for organic light emitting diode applications(Elsevier B.V., 2017) Ulla, H.; Raveendra Kiran, M.R.; Garudachari, B.; Ahipa, T.N.; Tarafder, K.; Vasudeva Adhikari, A.; Umesh, G.; Satyanarayan, M.N.In this article, the synthesis, characterization and use of two novel naphthalimides as electron-transporting emitter materials for organic light emitting diode (OLED) applications are reported. The molecules were obtained by substituting electron donating chloro-phenoxy group at the C-4 position. A detailed optical, thermal, electrochemical and related properties were systematically studied. Furthermore, theoretical calculations (DFT) were performed to get a better understanding of the electronic structures. The synthesized molecules were used as electron transporters and emitters in OLEDs with three different device configurations. The devices with the molecules showed blue emission with efficiencies of 1.89 cdA-1, 0.98 lmW?1, 0.71% at 100 cdm-2. The phosphorescent devices with naphthalimides as electron transport materials displayed better performance in comparison to the device without any electron transporting material and were analogous with the device using standard electron transporting material, Alq3. The results demonstrate that the naphthalimides could play a significant part in the progress of OLEDs. © 2017 Elsevier B.V.Item Photophysical and electrochemical properties of organic molecules: Solvatochromic effect and DFT studies(Elsevier B.V., 2018) Mohan, M.; Pangannaya, S.; Satyanarayan, M.N.; Trivedi, D.R.A series of five Schiff base molecules M1, M2, M3, M4 and M5 have been designed and synthesized by aldol condensation reaction. Synthesized molecules have been characterized by standard spectroscopic techniques in order to confirm their structural traits. The solvatochromic behavior of molecules M1 to M5 in solvents of varying polarity were investigated by UV–Vis, fluorescence spectroscopy and supported by TD-DFT calculations. DFT studies performed in the gas phase confirmed the energy stabilized structure of the molecules M1 to M5. Structural characteristics of molecule M2 favored higher fluorescence emission with a quantum yield of 0.35 and a solid-state emission of 512 nm. Fluorescence lifetime measurement of the molecules M1 to M5 exhibited a lifetime of order 2–5 ns. Overall, molecule M2 can find its application in organic light emitting diodes as a non-dopant emitter material. © 2018 Elsevier B.V.Item Functionalized pyrene-based AIEgens: synthesis, photophysical characterization and density functional theory studies(John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2019) Mohan, M.; James, J.; Satyanarayan, M.N.; Trivedi, D.Three new pyrene-based derivatives P1, P2 and P3 with a substituted pyrazole were designed, synthesized and characterized using standard spectroscopic techniques. Ultraviolet–visible (UV–vis) spectroscopic studies for P1–P3 uncovered a finite bathochromic shift of the molecules in solvents of varying polarity. Photoluminescence (PL) studies revealed the significant fluorescence emission of all molecules in higher polar solvents such as MeOH and dimethylformamide (DMF). Fluorescence quantum yield studies demonstrated the importance of P3 possessing cyanofunctionality for imparting higher emission with a quantum yield of 0.36%. Ratiometric studies performed in a tetrahydrofuran (THF)/H2O mixture indicated fluorescence enhancement with increasing overall percentage of water, confirming the aggregation-induced emission effect. Cyclic voltammetry study of molecules P1–P3 revealed an irreversible oxidation peak and the band gaps were calculated to be 2.26 eV for P1 and 2.31 eV for P2 and P3 respectively. Density functional theory (DFT) studies performed on molecules P1–P3 validate the structure correlation of the molecules. Theoretically estimated highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO), lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) and bandgap correlated well with the experimental values. Furthermore, time-dependent (TD)DFT showed that the major contribution for the electronic transitions occurring in the system was governed by HOMO-1 and LUMO+1 orbitals. © 2019 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Item Exploring the possibilities of double proton transfer in hydrazides: A theoretical approach(John Wiley and Sons Ltd vgorayska@wiley.com Southern Gate Chichester, West Sussex PO19 8SQ, 2019) Mohan, M.; Satyanarayan, M.N.; Trivedi, D.Hydrazides are known to exhibit keto-enol tautomerism upon photoexcitation. Theoretical aspects uncovering excited state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) of N-acylsubstituted hydrazides with bithiophene core have been investigated. Geometrical aspects of the system are expected to undergo double proton translocation at its excited state. However, potential energy surface study for all the molecules reveals an impossible concurrent double proton translocation and to a greater extent dubious step-wise double proton translocation in the system. Potential energy scans reveal molecules possessing a lower forward barrier at its excited state in comparison with their ground state suggestive of possible excited state single proton transfer. Geometrical attributes and spectral analysis suggest the strengthening of intramolecular hydrogen bond (N?H???O) at its excited state, favoring single proton translocation. Theoretical estimation of electronic energy transition for all the conformers yields good correlation with the experimental figures with an energy overestimation <0.17 eV. © 2019 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Item Imidazole-Pyrene Hybrid Luminescent Materials for Organic Light-Emitting Diodes: Synthesis, Characterization & Electroluminescent Properties(Elsevier B.V., 2021) Umasankar, G.; Ulla, H.; Madhu, C.; Gontu, G.R.; Shanigaram, B.; Nanubolu, J.B.; Bhanuprakash, B.; Karunakar, G.V.; Satyanarayan, M.N.; Rao, V.J.A series of multichromophoric, pyrene-imidazole-phenyl based hybrid luminescent small molecules (PA, PI, PnB, PtB, PoM and PnDM) with different donating groups at the para position of the phenyl attached to N1 position of imidazole moiety were designed, synthesized, and characterized, for use in blue organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). The photophysical, thermal and electrochemical properties of the molecules were systematically investigated. All the molecules displayed delayed fluorescence at room temperature with a lifetime ranging from 7.1 to 8.5 µs. The synthesized fragment molecules (tetraphenyl-imidazoles: IA, IoM and InDM) revealed high triplet energies of ~ 2.90eV. Glass transition temperatures determined to range from 77°C to 123°C and decomposition temperatures are found to be above 280°C. The molecules possess appropriate HOMO and LUMO energy levels for effective charge injection. The crystal structure for PI is reported. OLED devices were fabricated based on the pyrene-imidazole-phenyl hybrids as emitters and as dopants with CBP as host. OLED devices with PI doped (5% wt.) with CBP exhibits excellent device performance with a current efficiency of 9.82 cd/A, the power efficiency of 8.32 lm/W and external quantum efficiency of 4.64%. © 2021