Redox control and high conductivity of nickel bis(dithiolene) complex π-nanosheet: A potential organic two-dimensional topological insulator

Tetsuya Kambe, Ryota Sakamoto, Tetsuro Kusamoto, Tigmansu Pal, Naoya Fukui, Ken Hoshiko, Takahiro Shimojima, Zhengfei Wang, Toru Hirahara, Kyoko Ishizaka, Shuji Hasegawa, Feng Liu, Hiroshi Nishihara

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Abstract

A bulk material comprising stacked nanosheets of nickel bis(dithiolene) complexes is investigated. The average oxidation number is -3/4 for each complex unit in the as-prepared sample; oxidation or reduction respectively can change this to 0 or -1. Refined electrical conductivity measurement, involving a single microflake sample being subjected to the van der Pauw method under scanning electron microscopy control, reveals a conductivity of 1.6 × 102 S cm-1, which is remarkably high for a coordination polymeric material. Conductivity is also noted to modulate with the change of oxidation state. Theoretical calculation and photoelectron emission spectroscopy reveal the stacked nanosheets to have a metallic nature. This work provides a foothold for the development of the first organic-based two-dimensional topological insulator, which will require the precise control of the oxidation state in the single-layer nickel bisdithiolene complex nanosheet (cf. Liu, F. et al. Nano Lett. 2013, 13, 2842).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)14357-14360
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume136
Issue number41
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014 Oct 15
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Catalysis
  • Chemistry(all)
  • Biochemistry
  • Colloid and Surface Chemistry

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