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Fabrication of a halopyridine appended Co(II) based 1D coordination polymer for efficient charge transportation

Naaz S., Das P., Khan S. et al. · Polyhedron · 2021 · 115159

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Application RelevanceSupport assessment: Low

The authors conclude that compound 1 may be applied in photosensitive electronic devices.

Caveat: The available main text does not report a direct illumination-dependent measurement; the claim rests on rectification and stated photosensitivity.

p005 · 4 Conclusion · Linked to 2 structured results

Application RelevanceSupport assessment: High

The Al/compound 1/ITO device shows rectifying behaviour consistent with Schottky barrier formation.

Caveat: Device concentration and spin-coating conditions are incompletely reported; junction inhomogeneity is noted by the authors.

p005 · 3.4 Electrical analysis · Fig. 5; Table 1 · Linked to 5 structured results

CaveatSupport assessment: High

The paper suggests photosensitive electronic-device relevance, but the supplied article/SI do not report an illumination-dependent photocurrent or photoresponse measurement.

Caveat: This is a database caveat based on absence of a reported light-response result in the read documents.

p005 · 4 Conclusion · Linked to 2 structured results

Phase AssignmentSupport assessment: High

Compound 1 is a monoclinic P21/c Co(II) one-dimensional coordination polymer in which fumarate bridges Co centres to form chains.

Caveat: The empirical/CIF formula differs from the bracketed formula printed in parts of the article.

p002 · 3.1 Description of structure · Fig. 1 · Linked to 4 structured results

Structure Property LinkSupport assessment: Medium

Hydrogen bonding and pi-pi stacking interactions are proposed to facilitate charge transport in compound 1.

Caveat: The paper provides correlative structural evidence rather than a mechanistic transport proof.

p005 · 3.4 Electrical analysis · Linked to 5 structured results

Transport MechanismSupport assessment: Medium

The frequency-dependent decrease in dielectric constant is attributed to dipole relaxation, while larger low-frequency dielectric loss is attributed to space-charge polarisation/Shockley-Read mechanism.

Caveat: Quantitative dielectric values were read visually from the figure, and the mechanistic assignment is qualitative.

p003-p004 · 3.3 Dielectric properties · Fig. 4a-b · Linked to 3 structured results

Transport MechanismSupport assessment: Medium

AC conductivity is described with Jonscher's law; n = 0.64 is interpreted as sudden hopping with translational motion rather than localised hopping.

Caveat: The fit itself is only shown graphically in the inset; the paper reports n but not uncertainty or fitting range.

p005 · 3.3 Dielectric properties · Fig. 4c · Linked to 3 structured results

Material identities

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MaterialCompositionStructure contextSource
Compound 1: halopyridine appended Co(II) coordination polymerMain text reports [Co(3-clpy)2(fum)2(H2O)2]n; elemental analysis and CIF give C14 H14 Cl2 Co N2 O6 (formula weight 436.10), consistent with one fumarate per Co formula unit.Co(II) centres in distorted octahedral CoO4N2 coordination environments · 3-clpy = 3-chloropyridine axial ligand; fum = fumarate bridging ligand; coordinated aqua ligands1D · PristineMonoclinic P21/c coordination polymer. Co(II) centres and fumarate ligands form 1D chains; hydrogen bonding links chains into 2D sheets; pi-pi stacking gives a 3D supramolecular aggregate.p001 · Abstract

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As-synthesised bulk compound 1research_0378__mat__mat_compound_1Powder · Target Sample · Pristine FrameworkAs-synthesised pristine coordination polymer used for elemental analysis, FT-IR, PXRD, TGA and Hirshfeld/structure discussion.p002 · 2.1 Physical measurements · Figs. S2-S3
Blocked shaped pink crystals of compound 1research_0378__mat__mat_compound_1Single Crystal · Target Sample · Pristine FrameworkLayered solution crystallisation product obtained after a few days; used for single-crystal X-ray structure determination.p002 · 2.2.1 Preparation
Al/compound 1/ITO thin-film MS junctionresearch_0378__mat__mat_compound_1Thin Film · Target Sample · Pristine FrameworkCompound 1 dissolved in acetonitrile, ultrasonicated for 45 min, spin-coated on pre-cleaned ITO, dried in vacuum, then coated with aluminium under 10^-6 Torr through a shadow mask.ITO coated glass with vacuum-deposited Al top contact · ~1 um film thickness; effective diode area 7.065 x 10^-6 m2p002 · 2.6 Electrical measurements