Synthesis and electrical, spectroscopic and nonlinear optical properties of cobalt molecular materials obtained from PcCo(CN)L (L = ethylenediamine, 1,4-diaminebutane, 1,12-diaminododecane and 2,6-diamineanthraquinone)

O. G. Morales-Saavedra, M. E. Sánchez-Vergara, A. A. Rodríguez-Rosales, R. Ortega-Martínez, A. Ortiz-Rebollo, B. A. Frontana-Uribe, V. García-Montalvo

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Abstract

Novel PcCo(CN)L monomeric complexes were synthesized from [PcCoCN] n compounds and bidentate axial ligands (L) such as ethylenediamine, 1,4-diaminebutane, 1,12-diaminedodecane and 2,6-diamineanthraquinone. These complexes were implemented to fabricate pellets and thin films by the vacuum thermal evaporation technique. The obtained compounds and deposited thin films were characterized by different spectroscopic techniques. Measurements of the electrical conductivity and the electrical current as a function of temperature were also carried out. IR-spectroscopy studies showed that the ligand attaches to the [PcCoCN]n unit. The CN vibrational band is found in the PcCo(et)CN and PcCo(bu)CN molecular solids, although it is displaced with respect to other reported values. Compounds PcCo(do)2 and PcCo(an)2 do not show CN vibrational bands. This fact suggests a double bond between the ligand and the macrocycle and a coordination at the fifth and sixth position on the Co(III) atom. UV-vis spectra of the thin films exhibited higher conjugation degree for the CN-based samples. Electrical conductivity for the PcCo(an)2 complex was consistently low for all temperature ranges under measurement, whereas the other synthesized compounds showed a semiconductor-like dependence of electric current with temperature. Additionally, cubic nonlinear optical (NLO) characterizations of the film samples were performed with the Z-Scan and third harmonic generation (THG) techniques, all samples exhibit outstandingly high nonlinear activity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)776-785
Number of pages10
JournalMaterials Chemistry and Physics
Volume123
Issue number2-3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Oct 2010

Keywords

  • Molecular materials
  • Optical materials
  • Phthalocyanines
  • Thin films

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