Ultra-Conductive Magnesium

The improvement of the electrical conductivity of usual metals is limited by the purity of the metal and the ability to grow single crystal structures. Also, it was observed that the AC conductivity of the metal increases when the frequency of the electrical current applied on the conductor increases. Here, we show that the pure Magnesium metal can exhibit an ultrahigh electrical conductivity when it is subjected to 360K temperature, and an electrical current with frequency of the order of 1GHz.

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Synthesis of composite single crystal structures on the basis of iron borate for fundamental studies and practical applications

Journal of Physics Conference Series ◽

10.1088/1742-6596/1697/1/012063 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1697 ◽

pp. 012063

Author(s):

Yu Mogilenec ◽

K Seleznyova ◽

K. Seleznev ◽

M Strugatsky ◽

S Yagupov

Keyword(s):

Single Crystal ◽

Crystal Structures ◽

Iron Borate ◽

Practical Applications ◽

Single Crystal Structures

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Manipulating the Conformation of 3,2′:6′,3″-Terpyridine in [Cu2(μ-OAc)4(3,2′:6′,3″-tpy)]n 1D-Polymers

Chemistry ◽

10.3390/chemistry3010015 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 182-198

Author(s):

Dalila Rocco ◽

Samantha Novak ◽

Alessandro Prescimone ◽

Edwin C. Constable ◽

Catherine E. Housecroft

Keyword(s):

Single Crystal ◽

Crystal Structures ◽

Metal Binding ◽

Polymer Chains ◽

X Ray Diffraction ◽

Face To Face ◽

Single Crystal Structures ◽

Π Stacking ◽

Metal Binding Domain ◽

Packing Interactions

We report the preparation and characterization of 4′-([1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)-3,2′:6′,3″-terpyridine (1), 4′-(4′-fluoro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)-3,2′:6′,3″-terpyridine (2), 4′-(4′-chloro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)-3,2′:6′,3″-terpyridine (3), 4′-(4′-bromo-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)-3,2′:6′,3″-terpyridine (4), and 4′-(4′-methyl-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)-3,2′:6′,3″-terpyridine (5), and their reactions with copper(II) acetate. Single-crystal structures of the [Cu2(μ-OAc)4L]n 1D-coordination polymers with L = 1–5 have been determined, and powder X-ray diffraction confirms that the single crystal structures are representative of the bulk samples. [Cu2(μ-OAc)4(1)]n and [Cu2(μ-OAc)4(2)]n are isostructural, and zigzag polymer chains are present which engage in π-stacking interactions between [1,1′-biphenyl]pyridine units. 1D-chains nest into one another to give 2D-sheets; replacing the peripheral H in 1 by an F substituent in 2 has no effect on the solid-state structure, indicating that bifurcated contacts (H...H for 1 or H...F for 2) are only secondary packing interactions. Upon going from [Cu2(μ-OAc)4(1)]n and [Cu2(μ-OAc)4(2)]n to [Cu2(μ-OAc)4(3)]n, [Cu2(μ-OAc)4(4)]n, and [Cu2(μ-OAc)4(5)]n·nMeOH, the increased steric demands of the Cl, Br, or Me substituent induces a switch in the conformation of the 3,2′:6′,3″-tpy metal-binding domain, and a concomitant change in dominant packing interactions to py–py and py–biphenyl face-to-face π-stacking. The study underlines how the 3,2′:6′,3″-tpy domain can adapt to different steric demands of substituents through its conformational flexibility.

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