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Effect on Schottky behaviour of 1D coordination polymers by altering para-substituents on benzoate ligands

Islam S., Datta J., Ahmed F. et al. · New Journal of Chemistry · 2018 · 13971-13977

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Phase AssignmentSupport assessment: High

Compounds 1 and 2 are isostructural/isotypical 1D Zn(II) coordination polymers with chair-like hexagonal [Zn6(mu3-OH)4]8+ SBUs.

Caveat: Supported by main text, SI Table S1 and CIF files; selected bond tables are not exhaustively enumerated in this extraction.

13971-13973 · Abstract; Results and discussion · Fig. 1 · Linked to 8 structured results

Phase AssignmentSupport assessment: Medium

Freshly prepared samples of compounds 1 and 2 are reported as phase pure by PXRD comparison with simulated single-crystal patterns.

Caveat: PXRD traces were checked in rendered SI pages; no raw peak list was provided.

13976 · TGA and PXRD · Fig. S6-S7 · Linked to 2 structured results

Structure Property LinkSupport assessment: High

The compound 1 device outperforms compound 2 in conductivity, Schottky barrier height, series resistance, SCLC conductivity, mobility, carrier concentration and mobility-lifetime product.

Caveat: Compound 2 has a lower ideality factor and slightly longer carrier lifetime; authors nevertheless judge compound 1 superior overall.

13975-13976 · Electrical characterisation; Conclusions · Table 1; Table 2 · Linked to 14 structured results

Structure Property LinkSupport assessment: Medium

The higher conductivity of compound 1 is attributed to its shorter interchain {Zn6}-cluster centre distance relative to compound 2.

Caveat: This is the authors' structure-property attribution based on a two-compound comparison; Fig. S3 and Table S1 support the shorter adjacent-chain distance for compound 1.

13974; 13976 · Electrical characterisation; Conclusions · Linked to 6 structured results

Structure Property LinkSupport assessment: Medium

Changing the para substituent on the benzoate ligand from chloro to bromo alters interchain interactions and modifies electrical conductivity and Schottky behaviour.

Caveat: Only two related compounds are compared; no independent variable series beyond Cl and Br is presented.

13971; 13976 · Abstract; Conclusions · Linked to 6 structured results

Transport MechanismSupport assessment: High

Both Zn(II) coordination polymers show non-linear rectifying J-V behaviour consistent with Schottky diode behaviour.

Caveat: The exact J-V curves are graphical; diode parameters are tabulated.

13974 · Electrical characterisation · Fig. 5a · Linked to 4 structured results

Transport MechanismSupport assessment: Medium

The devices exhibit Ohmic behaviour at low bias and SCLC-dominated transport at higher forward bias.

Caveat: The slope analysis is described textually and shown in Fig. 5d; raw fit slopes are not tabulated.

13975 · Electrical characterisation · Fig. 5d,e · Linked to 4 structured results

Material identities

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MaterialCompositionStructure contextSource
Compound 1, chloro-benzoate Zn(II) 1D coordination polymer[Zn6(bpd)3(p-clba)6(mu3-OH)4].(p-clba)2.(CH3OH); elemental formula C93H69Cl8N12O21Zn6Zn(II) hexanuclear chair-like [Zn6(mu3-OH)4]8+ secondary building unit · bpd = 1,4-bis(4-pyridyl)-2,3-diaza-1,3-butadiene; p-clba = para-chlorobenzoate1D · PristineTriclinic P-1, Z = 1; 1D bpd-linked chair-like hexagonal [Zn6(mu3-OH)4]8+ SBU chains with supramolecular 2D assembly via C-H...Cl interactions.13971-13973 · Abstract; Results and discussion · Fig. 1-3; Table S1
Compound 2, bromo-benzoate Zn(II) 1D coordination polymer[Zn6(bpd)3(p-brba)6(mu3-OH)4].(p-brba)2.(CH3OH); elemental formula C93H66Br8N12O21Zn6Zn(II) hexanuclear chair-like [Zn6(mu3-OH)4]8+ secondary building unit · bpd = 1,4-bis(4-pyridyl)-2,3-diaza-1,3-butadiene; p-brba = para-bromobenzoate1D · PristineTriclinic P-1, Z = 1; isotypical with compound 1, with bpd-linked [Zn6(mu3-OH)4]8+ SBU chains and 2D supramolecular architecture via C-H...Br interactions.13971-13973 · Abstract; Results and discussion · Fig. 4; Table S1

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SampleForm and roleProcessing and geometrySource
Compound 1 yellow block crystalsresearch_0228__mat__compound_1_clSingle Crystal · Target Sample · Pristine FrameworkAs-synthesised yellow block crystals from slow diffusion; freshly prepared samples used for PXRD.13972 · Synthesis of compound 1
Al/compound 1/ITO Schottky dioderesearch_0228__mat__compound_1_clThin Film · Target Sample · Pristine FrameworkCompound 1 dispersed in DMSO at 4 mg mL^-1, sonicated, spin-coated on cleaned ITO at 1000 rpm for 2 min, then aluminium evaporated at 10^-6 Torr.ITO-coated glass with aluminium top contact · approximately 1 um13972 · Fabrication and characterisation of the device
Compound 2 yellow block crystalsresearch_0228__mat__compound_2_brSingle Crystal · Target Sample · Pristine FrameworkAs-synthesised yellow block crystals from the compound 1 procedure with H2p-brba; freshly prepared samples used for PXRD.13972 · Synthesis of compound 2
Al/compound 2/ITO Schottky dioderesearch_0228__mat__compound_2_brThin Film · Target Sample · Pristine FrameworkCompound 2 dispersed in DMSO at 4 mg mL^-1, sonicated, spin-coated on cleaned ITO at 1000 rpm for 2 min, then aluminium evaporated at 10^-6 Torr.ITO-coated glass with aluminium top contact · approximately 1 um13972 · Fabrication and characterisation of the device