Photoconductivity Switching in Semiconducting Two-Dimensional Crystals via Molecular Tetris

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Contributors

  • Kalipada Koner - , Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata (Author)
  • Kaustav Das - , Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata (Author)
  • Rajendra Prasad Paitandi - , Kyoto University (Author)
  • Rohan Mahapatra - , Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata (Author)
  • Abhradeep Sarkar - , Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata (Author)
  • Adhra Sury - , Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune (Author)
  • Yun Hee Koo - , Kyoto University (Author)
  • Yingying Zhang - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Center for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS) (Author)
  • Thomas Heine - , Chair of Theoretical Chemistry, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Center for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS), Yonsei University (Author)
  • Agnieszka Kuc - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Center for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS) (Author)
  • Pramod P. Pillai - , Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune (Author)
  • Shu Seki - , Kyoto University (Author)
  • C. Malla Reddy - , Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (Author)
  • Rahul Banerjee - , Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata, Korea University (Author)

Abstract

Two-dimensional organic materials are mainly constructed by using orthogonal anisotropic connectivity of covalent bonding and π-π stacking. The noncovalent connectivity between building blocks is presumed to be too delicate to stabilize the two-dimensional (2D) layers. Contrary to this assumption, we constructed graphite-like 2D layered material by utilizing pure noncovalent connectivity, i.e., weak intermolecular and π-π interaction via a molecular Tetris strategy. We produce X-ray mountable single crystals comprising polycyclic aromatic heterocycles by employing a single-crystal-to-dissolution-to-single-crystal transformation methodology. The macromechanical analysis of this layered crystal shows shearing behavior, which is quantified using nanoindentation experiments. The 2D lattice’s layer space allows reversible intercalation-deintercalation of iodine, which enhances the photoconductivity by 17 folds. Combined efforts of X-ray diffraction, solid-state spectroscopy, and electrochemical studies established the mechanism of intercalation and resulting photoconductivity enhancement.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)9972-9980
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume147
Issue number11
Publication statusPublished - 19 Mar 2025
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

PubMed 40063599