Article
Two‐Dimensional Tetrathiafulvalene Covalent Organic Frameworks: Towards Latticed Conductive Organic Salts
Chemistry: A European Journal
(2014)
Abstract
The construction of a new class of covalent TTF lattice by integrating TTF units into two‐dimensional covalent organic frameworks (2D COFs) is reported. We explored a general strategy based on the C2+C2 topological diagram and applied to the synthesis of microporous and mesoporous TTF COFs. Structural resolutions revealed that both COFs consist of layered lattices with periodic TTF columns and tetragonal open nanochannels. The TTF columns offer predesigned pathways for high‐rate hole transport, predominate the HOMO and LUMO levels of the COFs, and are redox active to form organic salts that exhibit enhanced electric conductivity by several orders of magnitude. On the other hand, the linkers between the TTF units play a vital role in determining the carrier mobility and conductivity through the perturbation of 2D sheet conformation and interlayer distance. These results open a way towards designing a new type of TTF materials with stable and predesignable lattice structures for functional exploration.
Keywords
- Carrier mobility,
- Conducting materials,
- Covalent organic frameworks,
- Synthetic methods,
- Tetrathiafulvalene
Disciplines
Publication Date
November 3, 2014
DOI
10.1002/chem.201402844
Publisher Statement
© 2014 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
Citation Information
Shangbin Jin, Tsuneaki Sakurai, Tim Kowalczyk, Sasanka Dalapati, et al.. "Two‐Dimensional Tetrathiafulvalene Covalent Organic Frameworks: Towards Latticed Conductive Organic Salts" Chemistry: A European Journal Vol. 20 Iss. 45 (2014) p. 14608 - 14613 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/tim-kowalczyk/14/