Yusuf Atalay

Bio: Yusuf Atalay is an academic researcher from Sakarya University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Density functional theory & HOMO/LUMO. The author has an hindex of 25, co-authored 135 publications receiving 1776 citations.

Linear and non-linear optical properties of some donor–acceptor oxadiazoles by ab initio Hartree-Fock calculations

Abstract: The molecular hyperpolarizability of some donor–acceptor oxadiazoles was investigated using ab initio methods. Ab initio optimizations were performed at the Hartree-Fock level using different basis sets, starting with the minimal basis set, and then split valence sets. The first hyperpolarizabilities were calculated at the Hartree-Fock level employing the corresponding basis sets using Gaussian 98W. In general, the first hyperpolarizability is dependent on the choice of method and basis set. In order to understand this phenomenon in the context of molecular orbital picture, we examined the molecular HOMOs and molecular LUMOs generated via HF/6-31G level. It has also been calculated the polarizability, anisotropy of polarizability and ground state dipole moment of all the molecules. Several of these oxadiazoles display significant second-order molecular nonlinearity, β(8.57–195.05 × 10−30 esu) and provide the basis for future design of efficient nonlinear optical materials having the oxadiazole core.

Ab initio HF and DFT calculations on an organic non-linear optical material

Abstract: The molecular geometric optimization, vibrational frequencies, and gauge-including atomic orbital (GIAO) 1H and 13C chemical shift values of 3-[(1E)-N-ethylethanimidoyl]-4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2H-pyran-2-one have been investigated by using ab initio Hartree–Fock (HF) and density functional method (B3LYP: Becke-3-Lee–Yang–Parr) with 6–31G(d) and 6–31++G(d,p) basis sets. Also, the first hyperpolarizabilities have been calculated at the HF and B3LYP levels employing the corresponding basis sets. To understand this phenomenon in the context of molecular orbital picture, we examined the molecular HOMOs and molecular LUMOs generated via HF and B3LYP levels. The computed vibrational frequencies are used to determine the types of molecular motions associated with each of the experimental bands observed. Data of 3-[(1E)-N-ethylethanimidoyl]-4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2H-pyran-2-one display significant second-order molecular nonlinearity and provide the basis for design of efficient nonlinear optical materials.

Ab initio Hartree-Fock calculations on linear and second-order nonlinear optical properties of new acridine-benzothiazolylamine chromophores

Abstract: The calculation of optimized molecular structure and molecular hyperpolarizability of four new acridine-benzothiazolylamine chromophores (1-4) [2-nitro-6-(piperid-1-yl) acridine (1), 6-(benzothiazol-2-yl-amino)-2-nitro-acridine (2), 6-(6-ethylcarboxylate-benzothiazol-2-yl-amino)-2-nitroacridine (3), 6-(6-(beta-hydroxyethyl-benzothiazol-2-yl-amino)-2-nitroacridine (4)] have been investigated using ab initio methods. Ab initio optimization were performed at the Hartree-Fock level using STO-3G basis set. The first hyperpolarizabilities have been calculated at the Hartree-Fock method with 6-31G and 6-311G basis sets using Gaussian 98W. In general, the first hyperpolarizability is dependent on the choice of method and basis set. To understand this phenomenon in the context of molecular orbital picture, we examined the frontier molecular orbital energies of all the molecules by using HF/6-31G, 6-311G levels. The polarizability, anisotropy of polarizability and ground state dipole moment of all the molecules have also been calculated. These acridine-benzothiazolylamine chromophores display significant second-order molecular nonlinearity, beta (60.2-137.0 x 10(-30) esu) and provide the basis for future design of efficient nonlinear optical materials having the acridine-benzothiazolylamine core.

I and i

Abstract: There is, I think, something ethereal about i —the square root of minus one. I remember first hearing about it at school. It seemed an odd beast at that time—an intruder hovering on the edge of reality. Usually familiarity dulls this sense of the bizarre, but in the case of i it was the reverse: over the years the sense of its surreal nature intensified. It seemed that it was impossible to write mathematics that described the real world in …

Ab initio calculation of vibrational absorption and circular dichroism spectra using density functional force fields

Abstract: : The unpolarized absorption and circular dichroism spectra of the fundamental vibrational transitions of the chiral molecule, 4-methyl-2-oxetanone, are calculated ab initio. Harmonic force fields are obtained using Density Functional Theory (DFT), MP2, and SCF methodologies and a 5S4P2D/3S2P (TZ2P) basis set. DFT calculations use the Local Spin Density Approximation (LSDA), BLYP, and Becke3LYP (B3LYP) density functionals. Mid-IR spectra predicted using LSDA, BLYP, and B3LYP force fields are of significantly different quality, the B3LYP force field yielding spectra in clearly superior, and overall excellent, agreement with experiment. The MP2 force field yields spectra in slightly worse agreement with experiment than the B3LYP force field. The SCF force field yields spectra in poor agreement with experiment.The basis set dependence of B3LYP force fields is also explored: the 6-31G* and TZ2P basis sets give very similar results while the 3-21G basis set yields spectra in substantially worse agreements with experiment. jg