Element-Selective Molecular Charge Transport Characteristics of Binuclear Copper(II)-Lanthanide(III) Complexes
A series of isostructural dinuclear 3d-4f complexes, isolated as [CuLn(L·SMe)2(OOCMe)2(NO3)]·xMeOH (Ln = Gd 1, Tb 2, Dy 3, and Y 4; x = 0.75-1) and comprising one acetate and two thioether-Schiff base (L·SMe-) bridging ligands based on 4-(methylthio)aniline and 2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde (HL·SM...
| Autores: | , , , , , , , , , , |
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión aceptada para publicación |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2018 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya) |
| Repositorio: | Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:recercat.cat:2445/143967 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2445/143967 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Ions Compostos complexos Complex compounds |
| Sumario: | A series of isostructural dinuclear 3d-4f complexes, isolated as [CuLn(L·SMe)2(OOCMe)2(NO3)]·xMeOH (Ln = Gd 1, Tb 2, Dy 3, and Y 4; x = 0.75-1) and comprising one acetate and two thioether-Schiff base (L·SMe-) bridging ligands based on 4-(methylthio)aniline and 2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde (HL·SMe = C15H15NO2S), was synthesized and fully characterized. The magnetic properties of the charge-neutral {CuLn} complexes are dominated by ferromagnetic CuII-LnIII exchange interactions. Large-area electron transport studies reveal that the average conductivity of robust, self-assembled {CuLn} monolayers on a gold substrate is significantly lower than that of common alkanethiolates. Theoretical calculations of transmission spectra of individual complexes 1 and 4 embedded between two metallic electrodes show that the molecular current-voltage (I-V) characteristics are strongly influenced by electron transport through the Cu centers and thus fully independent of the lanthanide ion, in excellent agreement with the experimental I-V data for 1-4. The β-polarized transmission indicated by calculations of 1 and 4 points out their potential as spin filters. In addition, the reactivity of the title compound 1 with CuII in a square-pyramidal coordination environment toward methanolate and azide was examined, resulting in the formation of a linear trinuclear complex, [Cu2Na(L·SMe)4]NO3·3MeOH (5), characterized by antiferromagnetic exchange interactions between the two copper ions. |
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