TRANSITION-METAL CHELATE-FULLERIDE COMPOUNDS - ELECTROCRYSTALLIZATIONOF SEMICONDUCTING [RU(BPY)3](C60)2

Authors
FOSS CA FELDHEIM DL LAWSON DR DORHOUT PK ELLIOTT CM MARTIN CR PARKINSON BA
Citation
Ca. Foss et al., TRANSITION-METAL CHELATE-FULLERIDE COMPOUNDS - ELECTROCRYSTALLIZATIONOF SEMICONDUCTING [RU(BPY)3](C60)2, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 140(5), 1993, pp. 84-86
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Electrochemistry
Journal title
Journal of the Electrochemical Society → ACNP
ISSN journal
00134651
Volume
140
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
84 - 86
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-4651(1993)140:5<84:TCC-E>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
We report the electrochemical synthesis and conductivity of the transi tion metal chelate-fulleride compound [Ru(bpy)3](C60)2 (where bpy = 2, 2'-bipyridine). This compound was prepared via the electrogeneration o f C60- in dichloromethane media saturated with Ru(bpy)3(PF6)2. Two poi nt conductivity measurements demonstrate that this black crystalline m aterial exhibits Arrhenius behavior typical of semiconductors at tempe ratures between 80 and 308 K. The specific conductivity at 298.15 K is 0.01 OMEGA-1 cm-1, and the activation energy is 0.15 eV.