Table 3. Vertical S0–S1 and S0–T1 Excitation Energies (in eV) of the Studied Chromophores Based on eDFT Calculations.
| PBE |
B3LYP |
PBE0 |
HF |
DLPNO–STEOM–CCSD |
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| S1 | T1 | ΔEST | S1 | T1 | ΔEST | S1 | T1 | ΔEST | S1 | T1 | ΔEST | S1 | T1 | ΔEST | |
| M18 | 2.05 | 2.03 | 0.02 | 2.02 | 2.06 | –0.04 | 1.99 | 2.22 | –0.23 | 0.53 | 1.51 | –0.97 | 1.83 | 2.05 | –0.22 |
| M19 | 2.57 | 2.53 | 0.04 | 2.59 | 2.60 | –0.01 | 2.58 | 2.62 | –0.03 | 3.26 | 2.23 | 1.03 | 2.31 | 2.64 | –0.33 |
| M20 | 2.54 | 2.53 | 0.01 | 2.56 | 2.53 | 0.03 | 2.55 | 2.53 | 0.02 | 3.02 | 2.09 | 0.93 | 2.28 | 2.53 | –0.25 |
| M21 | 2.76 | 2.75 | 0.01 | 2.79 | 2.88 | –0.08 | 2.79 | 2.93 | –0.13 | 1.48 | 2.15 | –0.67 | 2.47 | 2.75 | –0.28 |
| azine | 1.06 | 1.07 | –0.01 | 0.96 | 1.07 | –0.11 | 0.89 | 1.06 | –0.17 | 0.78 | 1.74 | –0.95 | 0.61 | 1.04 | –0.43 |
| azine-4N | 1.91 | 1.89 | 0.03 | 1.94 | 2.00 | –0.07 | 1.92 | 2.04 | –0.11 | 1.32 | 2.52 | –1.20 | 1.92 | 2.11 | –0.19 |
| azine-7N | 2.52 | 2.54 | –0.02 | 2.59 | 2.75 | –0.15 | 2.59 | 2.82 | –0.22 | 1.43 | 3.75 | –2.32 | 2.35 | 3.01 | –0.66 |