Insight into weakly antiferromagnetic coupling behavior in a non-integer oxidation state bis(2-thioxo-1,3-dithiole-4,5-dithiolate)nickelate molecular semiconductor

Wan Wan Yao, Lei Xu, Xiao Yi Xu, Jian Lan Liu, Zheng Fang Tian, Xiao Ming Ren

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Abstract

In this study, we prepared a salt, (ImH)[Ni(dmit)2]2 (1; ImH+ = imidazolium; dmit2− = 2-thioxo-1, 3-dithiole-4, 5-dithiolate), by a facile approach of chemical oxidation together with solvent evaporation at ambient condition. (1) was characterized by microanalysis for C, H and N elements, IR spectroscopy, TG and DSC techniques. 1 crystallizes in triclinic space group P − 1, with two different [Ni(dmit)2] species (Ni1 and Ni2) and one ImH+ cation in an asymmetric unit. The characteristic C[dbnd]C, C–S and Ni–S bond lengths in [Ni(dmit)2] species demonstrated that the valences of two different [Ni(dmit)2] species are −0.5. The anions form dimeric stacks in 1, which are further connected into monolayers by inter-stack S…S interactions. 1 shows semiconducting feature with σDC = 1.45 × 10−3 S cm−1 at 293 K and Ea = 0.17 eV; and smaller Weiss constant (−0.67 K) owing to the magnetic couplings being achieved through weak dipole–dipole interactions.

Original languageEnglish
Article number109833
JournalInorganic Chemistry Communications
Volume144
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2022

Keywords

  • 2-Thioxo-1,3-dithiole-4,5-dithiolate complex
  • Conduction
  • Magnetism
  • Non-integer oxidation state
  • Radical

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