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Langmuir-Blodgett Films of Donor-Sigma-Acceptor Molecules and Prospects for Organic Rectifiers

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Organic and Inorganic Low-Dimensional Crystalline Materials

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((NSSB,volume 168))

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Our goal is to assemble and test a unimolecular rectifier of electrical current, which could be part of a very thin (5 nm thick) electronic device. This idea, originated by Aviram in 1973, depends on the asymmetry of molecules D-σ-A, where D is a good one-electron donor (but poor acceptor), A is a good one-electron acceptor (but poor donor), and σ is a covalent bridge that keeps the molecular orbitals of D separate from those of A. We have found five molecules which self-assemble as monolayers; three contain the TCNQ moiety; three contain “greasy” dodecyl groups on the donor end (which helps in monolayer formation), but one contains only hexyl groups. All of them can be transferred to a glass or Al substrate as Langmuir-Blodgett films. Recent FTIR data for a single monolayer are presented.

Supported in part by NSF-DMR Grant 84-17563

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Metzger, R.M., Panetta, C.A. (1987). Langmuir-Blodgett Films of Donor-Sigma-Acceptor Molecules and Prospects for Organic Rectifiers. In: Delhaes, P., Drillon, M. (eds) Organic and Inorganic Low-Dimensional Crystalline Materials. NATO ASI Series, vol 168. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2091-1_18

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