Research Article

A DFT and TD-DFT Study of Two Hydralazine Derivatives for Organic Solar Cells and Nonlinear Optical Applications

Table 2

Calculated chemical hardness (ƞ), ionisation potential (IP), and electron affinity (EA) of the studied compounds in the gaseous phase.

Level of theoryMoleculeIP (eV)EA (eV)ƞ

B2PLYP-D3(BJ)/def2-tzvppPEPH7.3140.1903.562
PPEH7.3340.3873.473

M06-2X(D3zero)/def2-tzvppPEPH7.4330.3073.964
PPEH7.6220.3123.872