π-Conjugated nickel bis(dithiolene) complex nanosheet

J Am Chem Soc. 2013 Feb 20;135(7):2462-5. doi: 10.1021/ja312380b. Epub 2013 Feb 5.

Abstract

A π-conjugated nanosheet comprising planar nickel bis(dithiolene) complexes was synthesized by a bottom-up method. A liquid-liquid interfacial reaction using benzenehexathiol in the organic phase and nickel(II) acetate in the aqueous phase produced a semiconducting bulk material with a thickness of several micrometers. Powder X-ray diffraction analysis revealed that the crystalline portion of the bulk material comprised a staggered stack of nanosheets. A single-layer nanosheet was successfully realized using a gas-liquid interfacial reaction. Atomic force microscopy and scanning tunneling microscopy confirmed that the π-conjugated nanosheet was single-layered. Modulation of the oxidation state of the nanosheet was possible using chemical redox reactions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Microscopy, Atomic Force
  • Models, Molecular
  • Nanostructures / chemistry*
  • Nickel / chemistry*
  • Organometallic Compounds / chemical synthesis
  • Organometallic Compounds / chemistry*
  • Sulfhydryl Compounds / chemistry*
  • Water / chemistry

Substances

  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Sulfhydryl Compounds
  • Water
  • Nickel