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Cover Picture: Morphology and Nanomechanics of Conducting Plastic Crystals (ChemPhysChem 7/2004)
Author(s) -
Volel Maritza,
Alarco PierreJean,
AbuLebdeh Yaser,
Armand Michel
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
chemphyschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1439-7641
pISSN - 1439-4235
DOI - 10.1002/cphc.200490039
Subject(s) - cover (algebra) , nanomechanics , ionic bonding , morphology (biology) , pyrazole , crystallography , ring (chemistry) , chemical physics , materials science , symmetry (geometry) , chemistry , atomic force microscopy , nanotechnology , condensed matter physics , physics , geometry , ion , stereochemistry , mathematics , organic chemistry , geology , mechanical engineering , paleontology , engineering
The cover picture shows weakly interacting anions and cations in ionic plastic crystals that are free to rotate in a spherical symmetry and give rise to multiple subphases, as seen by AFM. Here, the compact shape of the cation, which is favourable for the tumbling motion, has been designed by fusing a second carbocycle to a pyrazole ring. For more information read the Article by Armand et al. on p. 1027.