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Fujino T, Kameyama R, Onozuka K, Matsuo K, Dekura S, Miyamoto T, Guo Z, Okamoto H, Nakamura T, Yoshimi K, Kitou S, Arima TH, Sato H, Yamamoto K, Takahashi A, Sawa H, Nakamura Y, Mori H. Orbital hybridization of donor and acceptor to enhance the conductivity of mixed-stack complexes. Nat Commun 2024; 15:3028. [PMID: 38627402 PMCID: PMC11021477 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47298-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024] Open
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Mixed-stack complexes which comprise columns of alternating donors and acceptors are organic conductors with typically poor electrical conductivity because they are either in a neutral or highly ionic state. This indicates that conductive carriers are insufficient or are mainly localized. In this study, mixed-stack complexes that uniquely exist at the neutral-ionic boundary were synthesized by combining donors (bis(3,4-ethylenedichalcogenothiophene)) and acceptors (fluorinated tetracyanoquinodimethanes) with similar energy levels and orbital symmetry between the highest occupied molecular orbital of the donor and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital of the acceptor. Surprisingly, the orbitals were highly hybridized in the single-crystal complexes, enhancing the room-temperature conductivity (10-4-0.1 S cm-1) of mixed-stack complexes. Specifically, the maximum conductivity was the highest reported for single-crystal mixed-stack complexes under ambient pressures. The unique electronic structures at the neutral-ionic boundary exhibited structural perturbations between their electron-itinerant and localized states, causing abrupt temperature-dependent changes in their electrical, optical, dielectric, and magnetic properties.
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- Tomoko Fujino
- The Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8581, Japan.
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- The Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8581, Japan
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- The Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8581, Japan
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- The Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8581, Japan
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- The Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8581, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Materials Science, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8561, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Materials Science, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8561, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Materials Science, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8561, Japan
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- Institute for Molecular Science, 38 Nishigo-Naka, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi, 444-8585, Japan
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- The Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8581, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Materials Science, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8561, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Materials Science, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8561, Japan
- RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), Wako, 351-0198, Japan
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- Rigaku Corporation, 3-9-12 Matsubara, Akishima, Tokyo, 196-8666, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Okayama University of Science, 1-1 Ridaicho, Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-0005, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8555, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8603, Japan
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- Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI), SPring-8, 1-1-1, Kouto, Sayo-cho, Sayo-gun, Hyogo, 679-5198, Japan
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- The Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8581, Japan.
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Topological Excitations in Neutral–Ionic Transition Systems. Symmetry (Basel) 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/sym14050925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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The existence and physical properties of topological excitations in ferroelectrics, especially mobile topological boundaries in one dimension, are of profound interest. Notably, topological excitations emerging in association with the neutral–ionic (NI) phase transition are theoretically suggested to carry fractional charges and cause anomalous charge transport. In recent years, we experimentally demonstrated mobile topological excitations in a quasi-one-dimensional (1D) ferroelectric, tetrathiafulvalene-p-chloranil [TTF-CA; TTF (C6H4S4) and CA (C6Cl4O2)], which shows the NI transition, using NMR, NQR, and electrical resistivity measurements. Thermally activated topological excitations carry charges and spins in the NI crossover region and in the ionic phase with a dimer liquid. Moreover, free solitons show a binding transition upon a space-inversion symmetry-breaking ferroelectric order. In this article, we review the recent progress in the study of mobile topological excitations emerging in TTF-CA, along with earlier reports that intensively studied these phenomena, aiming to provide the foundations of the physics of electrical conductivity and magnetism carried by topological excitations in the 1D ferroelectric.
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Giavazzi D, Di Maiolo F, Painelli A. The fate of molecular excited states: modeling donor-acceptor dyes. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:5555-5563. [DOI: 10.1039/d1cp05971h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We investigate the relaxation of a coherently excited molecule in the Redfield approximation. The molecular model, parametrized to describe donor-acceptor dyes that represent a large family of molecules of interest...
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This short review article provides the reader with a summary of the history of organic conductors. To retain a neutral and objective point of view regarding the history, background, novelty, and details of each research subject within this field, a thousand references have been cited with full titles and arranged in chronological order. Among the research conducted over ~70 years, topics from the last two decades are discussed in more detail than the rest. Unlike other papers in this issue, this review will help readers to understand the origin of each topic within the field of organic conductors and how they have evolved. Due to the advancements achieved over these 70 years, the field is nearing new horizons. As history is often a reflection of the future, this review is expected to show the future directions of this research field.
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The smart utilization of photons is paid global attention from the viewpoint of renewable energy and information technology. However, it is still impossible to store photons as batteries and condensers do for electrons. All the present technologies utilize (the energy of) photons in situ, such as solar panels, or in spontaneous relaxation processes, such as photoluminescence. If we can store the energy of photons over an arbitrary period and utilize them on demand, not only we will make an innovative progress in energy management, but we will also be able to replace a part of electrons by photons in the information technology for more efficient performance. In this article, we review a prototype of such a material including the current status of related research as well as where we are heading for.
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Iqbal MA, Liaqat A, Hussain S, Wang X, Tahir M, Urooj Z, Xie L. Ultralow-Transition-Energy Organic Complex on Graphene for High-Performance Shortwave Infrared Photodetection. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e2002628. [PMID: 32686222 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202002628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2020] [Revised: 06/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Room-temperature, high-sensitivity, and broadband photodetection up to the shortwave infrared (SWIR) region is extremely significant for a wide variety of optoelectronic applications, including contamination identification, thermal imaging, night vision, agricultural inspection, and atmospheric remote sensing. Small-bandgap semiconductor-based SWIR photodetectors generally require deep cooling to suppress thermally generated charge carriers to achieve increased sensitivity. Meanwhile, the photogating effect can provide an alternative way to achieve superior photosensitivity without the need for cooling. The optical photogating effect originates from charge trapping of photoinduced carriers at defects or interfaces, resulting in an extremely high photogain (106 or higher). Here, a highly sensitive SWIR hybrid photodetector, fabricated by integrating an organic charge transfer complex on a graphene transistor, is reported. The organic charge transfer complex (tetrathiafulvalene-chloranil) has an exceptional low-energy intermolecular electronic transition down to 0.5 eV, with the aim of achieving efficient SWIR absorption for wavelengths greater than 2 µm. The photogating effect at the organic complex and graphene interface enables an extremely high photogain and a high detectivity of ≈1013 Jones, along with a response time of 8 ms, at room temperature for a wavelength of 2 µm.
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- Muhammad Ahsan Iqbal
- CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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Kinoshita Y, Kida N, Magasaki Y, Morimoto T, Terashige T, Miyamoto T, Okamoto H. Strong Terahertz Radiation via Rapid Polarization Reduction in Photoinduced Ionic-To-Neutral Transition in Tetrathiafulvalene-p-Chloranil. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2020; 124:057402. [PMID: 32083935 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.124.057402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2018] [Revised: 05/06/2019] [Accepted: 01/08/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Terahertz lights are usually generated through the optical rectification process within a femtosecond laser pulse in noncentrosymmetric materials. Here, we report a new generation mechanism of terahertz lights based upon a photoinduced phase transition, in which an electronic structure is rapidly changed by a photoirradiation. When a ferroelectric organic molecular compound, tetrathiafulvalene-p-chloranil, is excited by a femtosecond laser pulse, the ionic-to-neutral transition is driven and simultaneously a strong terahertz radiation is produced. By analyzing the terahertz electric-field waveforms and their dependence on the polarization direction of the incident laser pulse, we demonstrate that the terahertz radiation originates from the ultrafast decrease of the spontaneous polarization in the photoinduced ionic-to-neutral transition. The efficiency of the observed terahertz radiation via the photoinduced phase transition mechanism is found to be much higher than that via the optical rectification in the same material and in a typical terahertz emitter, ZnTe.
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- Yuto Kinoshita
- Department of Advanced Materials Science, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwa-no-ha, Chiba 277-8561, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Materials Science, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwa-no-ha, Chiba 277-8561, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Materials Science, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwa-no-ha, Chiba 277-8561, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Materials Science, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwa-no-ha, Chiba 277-8561, Japan
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- AIST-UTokyo Advanced Operando-Measurement Technology Open Innovation Laboratory, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Chiba 277-8568, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Materials Science, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwa-no-ha, Chiba 277-8561, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Materials Science, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwa-no-ha, Chiba 277-8561, Japan
- AIST-UTokyo Advanced Operando-Measurement Technology Open Innovation Laboratory, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Chiba 277-8568, Japan
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Naito T, Watanabe N, Sakamoto Y, Miyaji Y, Shirahata T, Misaki Y, Kitou S, Sawa H. A molecular crystal with an unprecedentedly long-lived photoexcited state. Dalton Trans 2019; 48:12858-12866. [PMID: 31317979 DOI: 10.1039/c9dt02377a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The Au(iii)-complex anions in a newly synthesised compound BPY[Au(dmit)2]2 (BPY = N,N'-ethylene-2,2'-bipyridinium, dmit = 1,3-dithiole-2-thione-4,5-dithiolate) reversibly exhibit a molecular distortion in the solid state under UV-radiation. The photoexcited state is maintained for a week at 298 K, during which time molecules relax to their original structures and energy is gradually released as heat without decomposition or light emission. Most Au atoms adopt square planar (SP) coordination geometries, but some anions have unusual non-planar (NP) coordination geometries that produce disorder at the Au sites. The total (Gibbs) energy of the system depends on the proportion of Au atoms of NP geometry, which is directly determined from the occupancy (Occ (%)) by X-ray diffractometry. Due to phase transition, Occ substantially changes at a critical temperature (TC) of ∼280 K without other structural changes; however it remains almost constant in each phase. In addition, due to UV-promoted charge-transfer transitions between BPY and Au(dmit)2, Occ can be controlled by UV irradiation (∼250-450 nm). The UV-excited states have unprecedentedly long relaxation times (t1/2 > 36 h at 298 K), which is attributed to the close connection between the degrees of freedom on charge, spin, and molecular structures.
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- Toshio Naito
- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ehime University, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan. and Advanced Research Support Center (ADRES), Ehime University, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan and Geodynamics Research Center (GRC), Ehime University, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan and Research Unit for Development of Organic Superconductors, Ehime University, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ehime University, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ehime University, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ehime University, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ehime University, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan. and Research Unit for Development of Organic Superconductors, Ehime University, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ehime University, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan. and Research Unit for Development of Organic Superconductors, Ehime University, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan and Research Unit for Power Generation and Storage Materials, Ehime University, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8603, Japan and Institute for Molecular Science, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8603, Japan
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Back to the Structural and Dynamical Properties of Neutral-Ionic Phase Transitions. CRYSTALS 2017. [DOI: 10.3390/cryst7100285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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