Coherent valence fluctuation in photo-induced neutral-ionic transition of an one-dimensional charge transfer complex

Author(s):  
S. Iwai ◽  
S. Tanaka ◽  
K. Fujinuma ◽  
H. Kishida ◽  
H. Okamoto ◽  
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2002 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 357-360
Author(s):  
M. Buron ◽  
E. Collet ◽  
M. H. Lemée-Cailleau ◽  
H. Cailleau ◽  
T. Luty ◽  
...  

Mixed-stack charge-transfer (CT) complexes undergoing the neutral-ionic (N-I) phase transition are molecular materials formed of stacks where electron donor (D) and acceptor (A) molecules regularly alternate. In the N phase, the CT is low and molecules are situated on inversion centers, while in the I phase, the increase of CT is accompanied by a lattice distortion (dimerization process and symmetry breaking). The one-dimensional (1D) architecture triggers the chain multistability by stabilizing lattice-relaxed (LR)-CT excitations ...D° A° D° A° $(D^+A^-)(D^+A^-)(D^+A^-)$ Do A" D° A° D°... These 1D nano-scale objects are at the heart of the equilibrium N-I phase transition and govern the fascinating physical properties such as giant dielectric response or photo-induced phase transformations. In this contribution, the 1D character of these critical excitations will be demonstrated by direct observation using high resolution X-Ray diffraction.


Author(s):  
Yuki Nakagawa ◽  
Yukihiro Takahashi ◽  
Jun Harada ◽  
Tamotsu Inabe

In the ionic charge-transfer (CT) complex composed of bis(ethylenedithio)tetrathiafulvalene (ET) and 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-p-benzoquinone (DDQ), C10H8S8·C8Cl2N2O2, the donor and acceptor molecules both form centrosymmetric dimers associated by strong face-to-face π–π interactions. The disordered DDQ molecules form a one-dimensional π-stacked column, while the ET molecules form a two-leg ladder through additional short S...S contacts between adjacent π–π-bonded dimers. The crystal structure of ET–DDQ revealed in this study will provide a valuable example of the two-leg spin ladder system, which has rarely been reported for ET-based CT complexes.


2000 ◽  
Vol 69 (5) ◽  
pp. 1302-1305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sachio Horiuchi ◽  
Yoichi Okimoto ◽  
Reiji Kumai ◽  
Yoshinori Tokura

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