Article Title

Tuning reaction processes for the synthesis of micron and nanometer sized, single crystalline lamellae of copper 7,7,8,8-tetracyano-p-quinodimethane (Phase II) with large area

Authors

Yaling Liu, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China
Zhuoyu Ji, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China Department of Compound Semiconductor Devices and Circuit, Institute of Microelectronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
Hongxiang Li, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
Wenping Hu, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
Yunqi Liu, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
Daoben Zhu, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China

Keywords

CuTCNQ, lamellae, single crystals, phase II

Abstract

Two simple methods have been demonstrated to obtain large area, single crystalline lamellae of copper- 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (CuTCNQ). The formation of the lamellae was a result of fine tuning of the processes during the synthesis processes of CuTCNQ phase II. This facile synthesis of large area single crystalline lamellae suggests bright prospects for the study and understanding of the electrical switching of CuTCNQ by using single crystals of its phase II, and future applications of the material in memory and switching devices.

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-009-9065-0

Publisher

Tsinghua University Press

Recommended Citation

Yaling Liu,Zhuoyu Ji,Hongxiang Li,Wenping Hu,Yunqi Liu,Daoben Zhu, Tuning reaction processes for the synthesis of micron and nanometer sized, single crystalline lamellae of copper 7,7,8,8-tetracyano-p-quinodimethane (Phase II) with large area. NanoRes.2009, 2: 630-637