High pressure Raman studies of 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ) and CuTCNQ

Visible light activity of Bi2WO6@TCNQ with core-shell structure in phenol degradation

Bi₂WO₆@TCNQ visible light photocatalyst with a core-shell structure was synthesized by adsorption methods. The core-shell structure results in the fast transfer of photogenerated carriers, reduced carrier recombination and photogenerated holes on the HOMO level of TCNQ can be injected into the VB of Bi₂WO₆ under visible light irradiation, resulting in the direct oxidation of organic pollutants. The photocatalytic activity of Bi₂WO₆@TCNQ was gradually enhanced with an increasing proportion of TCNQ. When the mass fraction of TCNQ reaches 0.5%, it exhibits the highest visible light activity. The apparent rate constant k of Bi₂WO₆@TCNQ-0.5% is almost 2.2 times as high as that of pure Bi₂WO₆.

Unveiling the Switching Riddle of Silver Tetracyanoquinodimethane Towards Novel Planar Single-Crystalline Electrochemical Metallization Memories

The switching riddle of AgTCNQ is shown to be caused by the solid electrolyte mechanism. Both factors of bulk phase change and contact issue play key roles in the efficient work of the devices. An effective strategy is developed to locate the formation/disruption of Ag conductive filaments using the planar asymmetric configuration of Au/AgTCNQ/AlOx /Al. These novel electrochemical metallization memories demonstrate many promising properties.

Two-step electrochemically directed synthesis of Pr4N(TCNQ)n (n=1, 2): preparation, structure, and properties of a magnetically isolated dimer and a quasi-one-dimensional chain

Solid-state electrochemistry of a tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ)-modified electrode in contact with a tetrapropylammonium cation (Pr(4)N(+)) electrolyte showed two electron-transfer steps to give Pr(4)N(TCNQ)(2) (1) and Pr(4)N(TCNQ) (2) rather than the traditional one-electron step to directly give Pr(4)N(TCNQ). Two thermodynamically stable Pr(4)N(+)-TCNQ stoichiometries, 1 and 2, were synthesized and characterized. The degree of charge transfer (ρ) calculated from the crystal structure is -0.5 for the TCNQ moieties in 1 and -1.0 for those in 2. Raman spectra for Pr(4)N(TCNQ)(2) show only one resonance for the extracyclic C=C stretching at 1423 cm(-1), which lies approximately midway between that of TCNQ at 1454 cm(-1) and TCNQ(-) at 1380 cm(-1). Both the magnetic susceptibility and EPR spectra are temperature-dependent, with a magnetic moment close to that for one unpaired electron per (TCNQ)(2) unit in 1, whereas 2 is almost diamagnetic. Pressed discs of both complexes show conductivity (1-2×10(-5) S cm(-1)) in the semiconductor range. For 1, the position of zero current for the steady-state voltammograms implies 50% of TCNQ(-) and 50% TCNQ(0) is present in solution, thereby supporting a dissociation of (TCNQ)(2)(-) in solution, but is indicative of only TCNQ(-) being present for 2.