Evidence of the chemical uniaxial strain effect on electrical conductivity in the spin-crossover conducting molecular system: [Fe-III(qnal)(2)][Pd(dmit)(2)](5)center dot Acetone

Takahashi K; Cui HB; Okano Y; Kobayashi H; Mori H; Tajima H; Einaga Y; Sato O

Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.130, No.21, 6688-6688, 2008

Takahashi K, Cui HB, Okano Y, Kobayashi H, Mori H, Tajima H, Einaga Y, Sato O

A novel spin-crossover molecular conductor, [Fe(qnal)(2)] [Pd(dmit)(2)](5)center dot acetone, was prepared and characterized. The crystal structural analyses of both the low- and high-temperature phases revealed that the supramolecular pi-pi interactions between the spin-crossover Fe(qnal)(2) cations as well as the cation contraction play an important role in the uniaxial lattice deformation which will modulate the electrical conductivity of the conducting Pd(dmit)(2) layer.