title: Effect of imidazolium-based ionic liquids on the nanoscale morphology of CuTCNQ (TCNQ = 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane) metal-organic semiconductors.
abstract: We demonstrate for the first time the ionic-liquid-mediated synthesis of nanostructured CuTCNQ by the simple immersion of copper in a solution of TCNQ where the viscosity of the medium significantly impacts the corrosion-crystallization process and the final morphology of the material.
authors.affiliation: NanoBiotechnology Research Lab (NBRL), RMIT University, GPO Box 2476 V, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pearson
authors.forename: Anthony P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: O'Mullane
authors.forename: Suresh K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Bhargava
authors.forename: Vipul
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bansal
mesh_terms: D007093:Imidazoles / Q000737:chemistry*; D052578:Ionic Liquids / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D015394:Molecular Structure; D036103:Nanotechnology; D009570:Nitriles / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D012666:Semiconductors
chemical_list: D007093:Imidazoles; D052578:Ionic Liquids; D009570:Nitriles; C013703:tetracyanoquinodimethane; C029899:imidazole