Pressure Induced Phase Transitions and Metallization of a Neutral Radical Conductor

• Published in: Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 136; no. 3; pp. 1070 - 1081
• Main Authors: Wong, Joanne W. L, Mailman, Aaron, Lekin, Kristina, Winter, Stephen M, Yong, Wenjun, Zhao, Jianbao, Garimella, Subrahmanyam V, Tse, John S, Secco, Richard A, Desgreniers, Serge, Ohishi, Yasuo, Borondics, Ferenc, Oakley, Richard T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 22.01.2014

The crystal structure and charge transport properties of the prototypal oxobenzene-bridged 1,2,3-bisdithiazolyl radical conductor 3a are strongly dependent on pressure. Compression of the as-crystallized α-phase, space group Fdd2, to 3–4 GPa leads to its conversion into a second or β-phase, in which...