Crystal structure and electrical conductivity of (TTF)5Hg6(SCN)16

Crystal structure and electrical conductivity of (TTF)5Hg6(SCN)16

Synthetic Metals. 27 (1988) B15 B21 BI5 "The submitted manuscript has been authored by a contractor of the U . S . Government under contact No, W-31-...

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Synthetic Metals. 27 (1988) B15 B21

BI5 "The submitted manuscript has been authored by a contractor of the U . S . Government under contact No, W-31-109-ENG-38. Accordingly, the U.S Government retains a nonexclusive, royaltyfree license to publish or reproduce the published form of this contribution, or allow others to do so, for U.S. Government purposes."

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE AND ELECTRICAL

N. THORUP,

CONDUCTIVITY

M. A. BENO, C. S. CARISS,

OF (TTF)5Hg6(SCN)I6

K. D. CARLSON, U. GEISER,

S. KLEINJAN,

L. C. PORTER, H. H. WANG and J. M. WILLIAMS Chemistry and Materials Argonne National

Science Divisions

Laboratory,

Argonne,

Illinois 61)439 (U.S.A.)

ABSTRACT The crystal structure been determined. cell dimensions

and electrical

properties

The crystals are monoclinic, a = 15.032(3),

= 108.92(i) ° .

b = 16.846(5),

of (TTF)5Hg6(SCN)16

space group P21/a , with unit c = 17.364(3)

The TTF units are stacked along the c axis.

stacks, dimers and trimers alternate. well as non-bridging

SUN- ligands.

behavior with a room temperature

have

A and Within the

The complex anion contains bridging as

The crystals exhibit semicondncting

conductivity

of 8.7 x 10 -4 S'cm -1.

INTRODUCTION Tetrathiafulvalene anions.

(TTF) forms cation-radical

The structures

salts with many inorganic

of a number of such salts are already known,

(TTF)CIO 4 [I], (TTF)3(BF4) 2 [2] and (TTF)HgCI 3 [3]. form stacks,

but the electrical

irregularities

within

non-stoichiometric

BEDT-TTF,

of TTF, however,

rather unusual

Some

the anion Cu(SCN) 2- with

phase

[5-8], we have studied

crystal structure and conductivity composition

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localization.

eclipsed stacking of TTF [4].

Hg(SCN) 3- salts of TTF and BEDT-TTF.

the preparation,

often

are highly conducting which may be

by the recent success of combining

leading to a i0 K superconducting

corresponding

The TTF molecules

is usually rather low due to

the stacks which lead to electron

halides

related to the regular, Encouraged

conductivity

e.g.,

The present paper reports of a compound with the

(TTF)5Hg6(SCN)16.

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EXPERIMENTAL The title compound was prepared by slow diffusion of a 20 mL CH2CI 2 solution containing 600 mg of NBu4Hg(SCN) 3 (0.97 mmol), solution containing 24 mg of TTF (0.12 mmol).

into a I0 mL CH2CI 2

48.1 mg of good quality tiny

black needles mixed with small amounts of Hg were obtained.

Mp.

gingle crystal X-ray diffraction and conductivity measurements out on the as-grown needles.

127-129°C.

were carried

The crude product can be recrystallized

from

CH3CN. X-ray data were collected on a Syntex diffractometer Mo-radiation.

the full-matrix least squares refinement. tropically,

N and C atoms isotropically.

corrected for Lorentz, residuals:

using monochromated

3168 unique refle×ions with I>3o(I) and 4°<20<45 ° were used in Hg and S atoms were refined anisoNo H atoms were included.

polarization and absorption effects.

Data

Resultant

R = 0.055, wR = 0.058.

Resistivity measurements the temperature interval

as a function of temperature were carried out over

160-300 K using the standard four-probe

technique.

Lead contacts consisted of a silver paste securing gold wires to the surface of the crystal,

and temperature control and variation were obtained using a

closed-cycle helium refrigerator.

RESULTS The unit cell (see abstract) (TTF)5Hg6(SCN)I6. included on Figs.

contains

Atomic coordinates are given in Table i.

Bond lengths are

1 and 2, which also show the atomic numbering.

a packing diagram of the structure. the c axis (spaced by c/3). to four SCN- ions if Hg-(S,N) SCN

two formula units of

Figure 3 is

The Hg atoms are nearly lined up along

Each of the three unique Hg atoms is coordinated distances up to 2.80 % are considered.

Some

ions are bonded to one Hg only (via S) whereas others form bridges

between Hg atoms bonding via S as well as N (Figs. anion, Hg6(SCN)164-,

contains

1 and 3).

The complex

three Hg atoms on one line connected to three Hg

atoms on another llne with a center of symmetry between the two halves. The TTF units form one-dimensional

stacks along the c axis.

These stacks

fit into channels formed by the anions, and no stack has any S..-S contacts shorter than 3.6 % to surrounding anions.

Within a stack the planar TTF units

are almost parallel with interstack distances 3.46, 3.47 and 3.49 %, i.e., nearly equidistant

spacing.

However,

differences

in molecular overlap between

BI7 neighbur[qg TTF units

indicate a separation

are three un[que TTF units

into d[mers aud tr[~ ~ ,o

(actL~ally 2 1/2) which are d e s i g n a t e d 4, 5 and & in

accordance with the atomic numbering scheme. units

Ynec,

related by a center of symmetry.

The dimer

The trimer

is formed by two TT!-~

[s formed by one TTF-6 unit

lc)cated at a center of symmetry and sandwiched between two symmetry related TTF-4 units.

The molecular overlaps within a dimer

(4-6) are similar and close to eclipsed, mode or overlap

(5-5') and within a tr[mer

which is supposed

to be a preferred

for TTF units carrying a rather h~gh formal

charge

[9].

The

t]l[rd type of overlap

(5'-4) involves a 38 ° nwist and implies an ~nteractio,

of molecular orbitals

which

is not favorable

for metal-like band formation.

The resistivity as a function of reciprocal radical salt is presented

in Fig. 4.

displayed a room temperature

temperature

for this cation-

The sample used for the measurements

conductivity of ~.7 x 10 -4 S.cm -I and was

s e m i c o n d u c t i n g with a calculated activation energy of 0.173 eV. irregularity as described probably responsible Unfortunately,

above and the associated charge

neutral

and charged TTF ,mits.

five TTF units carry a net charge or 4+.

I.

By

The central TTF of a

and the others singly charged, but a more even charge

is also possible.

.,

Fig.

are

the low precision associated with the bond lengths within TTF

trimer may be neutral d~stribution

locallzations

for the rather low conductivity of the crystals.

units does not allow distinction between charge balance

The stacking

Unique half of Hg6(SCN)I6

anion with bond distances.

r-t

o

o

n,

c~

t~

I

b~

L~ U3

LYI

h-i CO

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Fig. 3.

Packing viewed along a axis.

6

OJ

5

4

~ a

--

'

I

I

I

4 5 6 Temperature (1/K x 1000)

Fig. 4.

Variation

of resistivity

with temperature.

B20 TABLE 1 Fractional atomic coordinates and thermal parameters.

Atom Hgl Hg2 Hg3 $11 S12 $21 $22 $23 $31 $32 $33 NIl NI2 N21 N22 N23 N31 N32 N33 CII C12 C21 C22 C23 C31 C32 C33 $41 $42 $43 $44 C41 C42 C43 C44 C45 C46 $51 $52 $53 $54 C51 C52 C53 C54 C55 C56 $61 $62 C61 C62 C63

x 0.48575(6) 0.99799(6) 0.99679(7) 0.3329(4) 0.6474(4) 1.1128(4) 0.8425(4) 0.9973(5) 1.1350(4) 0.8596(4) 0.4900(4) 0.353(2) 0.6262(13) 1.122(2) 0.8849(13) 1.0694(13) 0.5822(13) 0.9199(13) 0.4353(12) 0.3485(14) 0.6329(13) 1.113(2) 0.8721(14) 1.0369(13) 1.1020(14) 0.8984(14) 0.4591(14) 0.9349(4) 0.8613(4) 1.1483(4) 1.0753(4) 0.9584(14) 1.0490(13) 0.811(2) 0.779(2) 1.2306(15) 1.198(2) 0.4156(4) 0.3523(4) 0.6~06(4) 0.5723(4) 0.4431(13) 0.5374(13) 0.295(2) 0.267(2) 0.7188(15) 0.692(2) 0.1338(5) 0.0871(4) 0.0470(13) 0.228(2) 0.207(2)

y 0.16426(6) 0.34207(6) 0.32889(6) 0.1781(5) 0.1721(4) 0.2543(4) 0.3216(4) 0.5319(4) 0.2703(4) 0.2596(4) 0.0300(3) 0.190(2) 0.2068(12) 0.332(2) 0.3239(11) 0.4267(11) 0.2617(12) 0.2301(11) 0.0775(10) 0.1823(13) 0.1898(12) 0.298(2) 0.3244(13) 0.4693(12) 0.2533(13) 0.2434(12) 0.0576(13) 0.1129(4) -0.0499(4) 0.0450(4) -0.1179(4) 0.0138(12) -0.0185(11) 0.1007(14) 0.0282(14) -0.0341(13) -0.1062(13) 0.6016(4) 0.4375(4) 0.5441(4) 0.3796(4) 0.5021(12) 0.4785(11) 0.588(2) 0.512(2) 0.4728(13) 0.3991(14) 0.0624(4) -0.1058(4) -0.0093(13) -0.004(2) -0.081(2)

z 0.39233(6) 0.05587(6) 0.71717(6) 0.2978(4) 0.4745(3) 0.1495(4) -0.0480(4) -0.1501(4) 0.8139(4) 0.6163(4) 0.6602(4) 0.146(2) 0.6264(12) 0.294(2) -0.1952(12) -0.0216(11) 0.9521(12) 0.4816(12) 0.4956(11) 0.2086(13) 0.5644(12) 0.233(2) -0.1325(13) -0.0762(12) 0.8950(13) 0.5361(13) 0.5651(13) 0.7850(4) 0.7606(4) 0.8456(4) 0.8199(4) 0.7872(12) 0.8153(12) 0.7438(14) 0.7361(14) 0.8659(13) 0.8538(13) 0.3719(4) 0.3652(4) 0.4351(4) 0.4266(4) 0.3866(11) 0.4124(11) 0.337(2) 0.3325(15) 0.4579(13) 0.4526(14) 0.0387(4) 0.0211(4) 0.0137(13) 0.064(2) 0.053(2)

Ueq/Uis o 104 451(4) 420(4) 502(4) 712(32) 453(22) 425(23) 484(24) 555(27) 513(26) 452(23) 508(25) 947(82) 546(55) 944(81) 512(52) 464(51) 556(55) 515(53) 389(46) 364(54) 279(49) 650(77) 363(53) 275(48) 372(55) 337(53) 353(54) 477(24) 440(23) 435(23) 494(25) 326(52) 264(48) 506(65) 472(61) 410(57) 419(58) 468(24) 504(25) 448(23) 445(23) 272(48) 260(48) 612(73) 542(67) 410(57) 468(61) 558(26) 536(26) 354(53) 568(68) 603(72)

B21 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Work at Argonne National Laboratory

is sponsored

Energy (DOE), Office of Basic Energy Sciences, under contract W-31-109-ENG-38. from the Technical Danish Natural student Programs Dakota,

University

participants

from Humboldt Grand Forks,

Division of Materials

N.T. is a Scientist of Denmark,

Science Research Council.

research

by the U.S. Department

sponsored

Lyngby, C.S.C.

in Residence

Sciences,

on leave

Denmark and supported

by the

and S.K. are undergraduate

by the Argonne Division

State University,

of

Arcata,

of Educational

CA, and University

of North

ND, respectively.

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