Issue 33, 2012

Molecular organization and doping in poly(2-methoxyaniline)/Ni(dmit)2 films obtained with the Langmuir–Blodgett technique

Abstract

The control of the properties of materials at the molecular level is pursued for many applications, especially those associated with nanostructures. In this paper, we show that the coordination compound [Ni(dmit)2], where (dmit) is the 1,3-dithiole-2-thione-4,5-dithiolate ligand, can induce doping of poly(2-methoxyaniline) (POMA) in molecularly ordered Langmuir and Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) films. Doping was associated with interactions between the components and the compression of the Langmuir film at the air–water interface, according to polarization-modulated infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopy (PM-IRRAS) data. Taking these results together with in situ UV-Vis absorption measurements, we could identify the molecular groups involved in the interaction, including the way they were reoriented upon film compression. The Langmuir films were sufficiently stable to be transferred as Y-type LB films, while the hybrid POMA/[Ni(dmit)2] films remain doped in the solid state. As expected, the molecular charges affected the film morphology, as observed from combined atomic and electric force microscopy measurements. In summary, with adequate spectroscopy and microscopy tools we characterized molecular-level interactions, which may allow one to design molecular electronic devices with controlled electrical properties.

Graphical abstract: Molecular organization and doping in poly(2-methoxyaniline)/Ni(dmit)2 films obtained with the Langmuir–Blodgett technique

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
16 Aug 2012
Accepted
11 Oct 2012
First published
12 Oct 2012

RSC Adv., 2012,2, 12835-12843

Molecular organization and doping in poly(2-methoxyaniline)/Ni(dmit)2 films obtained with the Langmuir–Blodgett technique

P. H. S. Picciani, F. J. Pavinatto, N. M. Comerlato, G. Coutinho and O. N. Oliveira, RSC Adv., 2012, 2, 12835 DOI: 10.1039/C2RA21828C

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