Thin Solid Films, Vol.327-329, 443-445, 1998
Conductive Langmuir-Blodgett films based on dialkyldimethylammonium-metal(dmit)(2)
Conductive Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films based on dialkyldimethylammonium-Au(dmit)(2) complex are described. The surface pressure (pi) vs. area per molecule (A) isotherm suggests that the pure complex gives a film of good quality at the air/water interface without using matrices. The UV-visible absorption spectra indicate the reproducible film deposition for up to 20 layers onto substrates. To render the as deposited films conductive, an electrochemical oxidation is performed. The resultant in-plane conductivities are 1-3 orders of magnitude higher than those of the corresponding systems when arachidic acid is used as the matrix with 1:1 molar ratio.