Primary studyCore evidenceTransport Physics

Improved electrical conductivity of Co(ii) and Cu(ii) ladder polymers in the fabrication of photoresponsive Schottky devices

Dutta B., Das D., Raksha K. et al. · Materials Advances · 2022 · 215-222

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Application RelevanceSupport assessment: Medium

Co-CP and Cu-CP are proposed as photoresponsive electronic materials for optoelectronic device applications.

Caveat: Application evidence is limited to laboratory Schottky-device measurements in this paper.

221 · Conclusion · Linked to 4 structured results

Structure Property LinkSupport assessment: High

Cu-CP is more photoresponsive and has higher conductivity than Co-CP in the reported Schottky devices.

Caveat: Comparison is between two device films; film thickness and coating conditions are not fully specified.

220 · Current-voltage (I-V) measurement · Table 1 · Linked to 4 structured results

Structure Property LinkSupport assessment: Medium

The paper attributes Cu-CP's higher conduction partly to flower-like morphology, which gives higher contact area than rod-shaped Co-CP.

Caveat: No quantitative BET surface area or particle-size statistics are reported; morphology-conductivity link is interpretive.

217-218 · Surface morphological studies · Fig. 5-6 · Linked to 3 structured results

Transport MechanismSupport assessment: High

Both CP devices show higher charge conduction and higher dc conductivity under illumination than in the dark.

Caveat: Light intensity and wavelength are not reported.

218-220 · Current-voltage (I-V) measurement · Table 1 · Linked to 4 structured results

Transport MechanismSupport assessment: Medium

Logarithmic I-V analysis is interpreted as ohmic conduction at low voltage, SCLC at intermediate voltage and high-injection power-law behaviour at higher voltage.

Caveat: Region boundaries are shown graphically in Fig. 7b but not tabulated.

220 · SCLC discussion · Fig. 7b · Linked to 4 structured results

Material identities

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MaterialCompositionStructure contextSource
Co-CP[Co2(bpd)2(nac)2]·2CH3OH·H2O (reported); crystal formula C78H66Co2N8O11 in SI/CIFCo(II) centres; dinuclear carboxylate SBU · bpd = N,N'-bis(1-pyridine-4-yl-ethylidene); nac = 3-(1-naphthyl)acrylate1D · PristineMonoclinic C2/c; 1D ladder polymer with pi...pi-stacked supramolecular assembly.216 · Structural description of [Co2(bpd)2(nac)2]·2CH3OH·H2O (Co-CP) · Fig. 1-2
Cu-CP[Cu2(bpd)2(nac)2]·2CH3CN·2H2O (reported); crystal formula C118H94Cu3N14O14 in SI/CIFCu(II) centres; dinuclear carboxylate SBU plus Cu2 linear-chain component · bpd = N,N'-bis(1-pyridine-4-yl-ethylidene); nac = 3-(1-naphthyl)acrylate1D · PristineTriclinic P-1 in SI/CIF; combination of 1D ladder polymers and 1D linear chains, assembled into a 3D supramolecular framework.6 · General X-ray Crystallography · Table S3

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SampleForm and roleProcessing and geometrySource
Al/Co-CP/ITO Schottky deviceresearch_0234__mat__co_cpThin Film · Target Sample · Pristine Frameworkspin-coated Co-CP film; vacuum dried 1 h; Al deposited at 4.7 x 10^-6 torrITO-coated glass with aluminium top contact · not reported218 · Device fabrication method · Scheme 1
Co-CP brown block-shaped crystalsresearch_0234__mat__co_cpSingle Crystal · Target Sample · Pristine Frameworkas-synthesised crystals isolated after layering synthesis2-3 · Synthesis of compound Co-CP
Al/Cu-CP/ITO Schottky deviceresearch_0234__mat__cu_cpThin Film · Target Sample · Pristine Frameworkspin-coated Cu-CP film; vacuum dried 1 h; Al deposited at 4.7 x 10^-6 torrITO-coated glass with aluminium top contact · not reported218 · Device fabrication method · Scheme 1
Cu-CP green block-shaped crystalsresearch_0234__mat__cu_cpSingle Crystal · Target Sample · Pristine Frameworkas-synthesised crystals isolated after layering synthesis3 · Synthesis of compound Cu-CP