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Charge Transfer Complexes: Role of Water in the Dynamic Crystallization of CuTCNQ for Enhanced Redox Catalysis (TCNQ = Tetracyanoquinodimethane) (Adv. Mater. Interfaces 15/2017)
Author(s) -
Siu Mark C.,
Anderson Samuel R.,
Mohammadtaheri Mahsa,
Ahmed Taimur,
Walia Sumeet,
Ramanathan Rajesh,
Bansal Vipul
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
advanced materials interfaces
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.671
H-Index - 65
ISSN - 2196-7350
DOI - 10.1002/admi.201770073
Subject(s) - tetracyanoquinodimethane , redox , acetonitrile , materials science , crystallization , catalysis , semiconductor , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , photochemistry , organic chemistry , molecule , chemistry , optoelectronics , engineering , metallurgy
Vipul Bansal and co‐workers overcome the challenge in fabricating large dimension Cu(7,7,8,8‐tetracyanoquinodimethane) (CuTCNQ) metal‐organic semiconductors in article number 1700097 . The use of water‐acetonitrile bisolvent mixture instead of acetonitrile in conventional synthesis allows a dynamic control over the reaction equilibrium. This favours CuTCNQ crystallization and enables growth of highly redox active CuTCNQ structures exceeding 100 μm in length.