Planar Ni(II), Cu(II) and Co(II) tetraaza[14]annulenes: structural, electronic and magnetic properties and application to field effect transistors
Planar Ni(II), Cu(II) and Co(II) tetraaza[14]annulenes: structural, electronic and magnetic properties and application to field effect transistors
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10.1039/c2jm33079b
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2012-08
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Alexander M. Whyte;Yoshiaki Shuku;G. Nichol;M. Matsushita;K. Awaga;N. Robertson
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Alexander M. Whyte;Yoshiaki Shuku;G. Nichol;M. Matsushita;K. Awaga;N. Robertson
A series of planar Ni(II), Cu(II) and Co(II) tetraaza[14]annulenes has been prepared and studied optically, electrochemically and magnetically. Thin films of each of these complexes have been prepared by vacuum deposition to evaluate the field-effect transistor (FET) performance as well as the morphology and crystallinity of the film formed. The electrochemistry and UV/Vis absorption studies indicate the materials are redox active and highly coloured, with molar extinction coefficients as large as 80 000 M−1 cm−1 in the visible region. The paramagnetic complexes display weak antiferromagnetic interactions, fit to the Bonner–Fisher chain model. Each of the materials formed polycrystalline films when vacuum deposited and showed field-effect transistor behaviour, with charge carrier mobilities in the range of 10−5 to 10−9 cm2 V−1 s−1. SEM imaging of the substrates indicates that the central metal ion, and its sublimation temperature, has a crucial role in defining the morphology of the resulting film.