TY  - JOUR
AU  - Jayamurugan, G.
AU  - Gowri, V.
AU  - Hernández, D.
AU  - Martin, S.
AU  - González-Orive, A.
AU  - Dengiz, C.
AU  - Dumele, O.
AU  - Pérez-Murano, F.
AU  - Gisselbrecht, J.-P.
AU  - Boudon, C.
AU  - Schweizer, W.B.
AU  - Breiten, B.
AU  - Finke, A.D.
AU  - Jeschke, G.
AU  - Bernet, B.
AU  - Ruhlmann, L.
AU  - Cea, P.
AU  - Diederich, F.
T1  - Design and Synthesis of Aviram–Ratner-Type Dyads and Rectification Studies in Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) Films
LA  - eng
PY  - 2016
SP  - 10539
EP  - 10547
T2  - Chemistry - A European Journal
SN  - 1521-3765
VL  - 22
IS  - 30
PB  - Wiley-VCH Verlag
AB  - The design and synthesis of Aviram–Ratner-type molecular rectifiers, featuring an anilino-substituted extended tetracyanoquinodimethane (exTCNQ) acceptor, covalently linked by the σ-spacer bicyclo[2.2.2]octane (BCO) to a tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) donor moiety, are described. The rigid BCO spacer keeps the TTF donor and exTCNQ acceptor moieties apart, as demonstrated by X-ray analysis. The photophysical properties of the TTF-BCO-exTCNQ dyads were investigated by UV/Vis and EPR spectroscopy, electrochemical studies, and theoretical calculations. Langmuir–Blodgett films were prepared and used in the fabrication and electrical studies of junction devices. One dyad showed the asymmetric current–voltage (I–V) curve characteristic for rectification, unlike control compounds containing the TTF unit but not the exTCNQ moiety or comprising the exTCNQ acceptor moiety but lacking the donor TTF part, which both gave symmetric I–V curves. The direction of the observed rectification indicated that the preferred electron current flows from the exTCNQ acceptor to the TTF donor.
DO  - 10.1002/chem.201505216
UR  - https://portalciencia.ull.es/documentos/5e96e9002999522706a9247c
DP  - Dialnet - Portal de la Investigación
ER  -