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Article: Turning molecules into metals: 20th century alchemy.
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- Canadian Chemical News
- Article date:
- November 1, 1992
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The incorporation of p-dopants may be a useful way to generate more conducive materials
The design of molecular materials which conduct electricity is a concept that has captivated the imagination and challenged the skills of many synthetic chemists.
With the exception of the recent and exciting discovery of the conducting and super-conducting properties of alkali metal-doped |C.sub.60~ |1~, most synthetic molecular conductors are based on the use of charged |pi~-radicals, either in the form of charge transfer salts such as TTF TCNQ or radical ion salts such as those based on the TMTSF and BEDT-TTF donors |2~.
An alternative approach, one which ...