Langmuir, Vol.29, No.1, 8-12, 2013
Effect of Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids on the Nanoscale Morphology of CuTCNQ (TCNQ=7,7,8,8-Tetracyanoquinodimethane) Metal-Organic Semiconductors
We demonstrate for the first time the ionic-liquid-mediated synthesis of nanostructured CuTCNQ by the simple immersion of copper in a solution of TCNQ where the viscosity of the medium significantly impacts the corrosion-crystallization process and the final morphology of the material.