Ordered alignment of a one-dimensional π-conjugated nickel bis(dithiolene) complex polymer produced via interfacial reactions.
A liquid-liquid interfacial synthesis using 1,2,4,5-benzenetetrathiol and nickel(II) ions produced a thin black film of a π-conjugated polymer featuring the nickel bis(dithiolene) motif. Its ordered structure was not originally identified due to its amorphicity; however, it was observed to align regularly on a highly oriented pyrolytic graphite substrate using scanning tunnelling microscopy.
Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan. nishihara@chem.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp.
Ryota
R
Matsuoka
Ryota
R
Sakamoto
Tetsuya
T
Kambe
Kenji
K
Takada
Tetsuro
T
Kusamoto
Hiroshi
H
Nishihara