X. Chi, C. Besnard, V. Thorsmølle
Nov 17, 2004
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Coronene is a highly symmetric organic molecule whose molecular structure resembles a fragment of graphite. We have crystallized a charge-transfer complex based on coronene and TCNQ, and present crystal structure and transport properties. The complex adopts alternate stacking between coronene and TCNQ and the charge-transfer was estimated to be of the order of 0.3 by the structure and IR analysis of TCNQ. This degree of charge-transfer is larger than those of other hydrocarbon based charge-transfer complexes reported. We find semiconductor behavior with an optical gap of 1.55 eV and a transport gap of 0.49 eV. The Child's law mobility is estimated to be 0.3 cm(2)/Vs-this alone, with the small tran-sport gap suggests this compound might be attractive for device applications. (Less)