Observation of current rectification by the new bimetallic iron(iii) hydrophobe [FeIII2(LN4O6)] on Au|LB-molecule|Au devices

Weeraratne, A. D.  K.  Isuri; Baydoun, Habib; Shakya, Rajendra; Niklas, Jens; Xie, Lingxiao; Mao, Guangzhao; Stoian, Sebastian A.; Poluektov, Oleg G.; Verani, Cláudio N.

doi:10.1039/c8dt03158d

Title: Observation of current rectification by the new bimetallic iron(iii) hydrophobe [Fe^III₂(L^N4O6)] on Au|LB-molecule|Au devices

Journal Article · Mon Sep 10 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Dalton Transactions

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/c8dt03158d· OSTI ID:1487125

Weeraratne, A. D. K. Isuri ^[1]; Baydoun, Habib ^[1]; Shakya, Rajendra ^[1];

^[2]; Xie, Lingxiao ^[3]; Mao, Guangzhao ^[3];

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Wayne State Univ., Detroit, MI (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division
Wayne State Univ., Detroit, MI (United States). Dept. of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
Univ. of Idaho, Moscow, ID (United States). Dept. of Chemistry

Targeting the development of stimulus-responsive molecular materials with electronic functionality, we have synthesized and studied the redox and electronic properties of a new bimetallic iron hydrophobe [Fe^III₂(L^N4O6)] (1). The new H₆L^N4O6 ligand displays bicompartmental topology capable of accomodating two five-coordinate HSFe^III ions bridged by tetraaminobenzene at a close distance of ca. 8 Å. We show that the metal-based reduction processes in (1) proceed sequentially, as observed for electronically coupled metal centers. This species forms a well-defined Pockels-Langmuir film at the air–water interface, with collapse pressure of 32 mN m^-1. Langmuir–Blodgett monolayers were deposited on gold substrates and used to investigate current–voltage (I–V) measurements. This unprecedented bimetallic hydrophobe [Fe^III₂(L^N4O6)] (1) shows unquestionable molecular rectification and displays a rectification ratio RR between 2 and 15.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences Division

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OSTI ID:: 1487125

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Journal Information:: Dalton Transactions, Vol. 47, Issue 40; ISSN 1477-9226

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