Supramolecularly organized systems based on transition metal complexes with Schiff's bases. Photo- and electrochemical activity

In the present paper we report about the last advances concerning the struc ture and properties of electrochromic photosensitive metallopolymers based on the complexes of Pt, Pd, Ni, Co, Cu with Schiff's bases. The criteria of selection of the object for the synthesis of new polymers with one-dimensi onal, reversible, controlled photo- and electroinduced charge transfer was determined. A model for the polymer structure was proposed. The ohmic resis tance in the direction parallel and perpendicular to the microelectrode sur face of gold-coated alpha-Al2O3 differs as 1 : 10(6)-10(9) depending on the polymer and film thickness. A qualitative model of the processes of light energy accumulation was proposed.