Conducting charge-transfer and radical ion salts based on bitetrathiafulvalenes; an approach to organic metals using stoichiometry control

Abstract

Charge-transfer and radical ion salts of 4,5,4′″,5′″-tetramethylthio-, 4,5,4′″,5′″-bis(ethylenedithio)-, and 4,5,4″′,5″′-bis(ethylenedioxy)-4′,4″-bitetrathiafulvalenes showed fairly high electric conductivities, reflecting the effect of stoichiometry control.

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