Geometric and electronic structure of metal-organic nanowires

Growth and characterization of thin single crystalline layers for molecular electronics

(Third Party Funds Group – Sub project)

Overall project: In situ Microscopy with Electrons, X-rays and Scanning Probes
Project leader: Rainer Fink, Christoph Brabec
Project members: Markus Meyer, Manuel Johnson, Xiaoyan Du, Tim Hawly
Start date: 1. October 2013
End date: 30. September 2017
Extension Datevv: 30. September 2022
Acronym: GRK1896-A4
Funding source: DFG / Graduiertenkolleg (GRK)
URL: https://www.grk1896.forschung.fau.de/teaching/project-areas/project-area-a/a4-geometric-and-electronic-structure-of-metal-organi

Abstract:

Metal-organic charge-transfer complexes based on TCNQ shows exciting electrical or photochemical switching properties, which involves modification of the valence state of TCNQ (TCNQ-/TCNQ°). We use complementary microspectroscopic tools to investigate in-situ the switching behaviour of individual Ag-TCNQ nanocrystals. Structural probes like Nano-XRD and electron diffraction are considered to offer insight into potential structural modifications upon electrical switching.