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Tetrathiafulvalene‐, 1,5‐Dioxynaphthalene‐, and Cyclobis(paraquat‐ p ‐phenylene)‐based [2]Rotaxanes with Cyclohexyl and Alkyl Chains as Spacers: Synthesis, Langmuir–Blodgett Films, and Electrical Bistability
Author(s) -
Guo X.,
Zhou Y.,
Feng M.,
Xu Y.,
Zhang D.,
Gao H.,
Fan Q.,
Zhu D.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.200600898
Subject(s) - tetrathiafulvalene , alkyl , chemistry , rotaxane , supramolecular chemistry , crystallography , scanning tunneling microscope , phenylene , bistability , nanotechnology , stereochemistry , materials science , optoelectronics , molecule , crystal structure , organic chemistry , polymer
The synthesis and characterization of two new (TTF‐DNP‐CBPQT 4+ ) [2]rotaxanes 1 and 2 is reported, based on tetrathiafulvalene (TTF), 1,5‐dioxynaphthalene (DNP), and cyclobis(paraquat‐ p ‐phenylene) (CBPQT 4+ ) with cyclohexyl and alkyl chains as the spacers. Multilayer Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) films of [2]rotaxanes 1 and 2 are prepared. Conducting atomic force microscopy, scanning tunneling microscopy, and two‐terminal junction device studies indicate that the LB films of [2]rotaxanes 1 and 2 show electrical bistability behavior. By comparing with the TTF‐DNP‐CBPQT 4+ [2]rotaxanes reported by Stoddart et al. previously, the present results imply that proper modification of the chemical structures of the TTF unit and the spacer have negligible effect on the electrical bistability behavior of these TTF‐DNP‐CBPQT 4+ [2]rotaxanes. These findings will allow for the design and preparation of new multifunctional TTF‐DNP‐CBPQT 4+ [2]rotaxanes in the future.