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Coordination‐Polymeric Nanofibers and their Field‐Emission Properties

Publication Type : Journal Article

Publisher : WILEY-VCH Verlag

Source : Macromolecular Rapid Communications, WILEY-VCH Verlag, Volume 30, Number 15, p.1356–1361 (2009)

Url : http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/marc.200900230

Keywords : coordination polymers, field emissions, Gels, metal-organic frameworks, Nanostructures

Campus : Coimbatore

School : Center for Industrial Research and Innovation

Center : Center for Industrial Research and Innovation (ACIRI)

Department : Nanosciences

Year : 2009

Abstract : The large-scale fabrication of nanofibers of coordination polymers (CPs) is reported for the first time from CP gel precursors by the electrospinning method. In the absence of organic polymeric additives, viscous solutions suitable for drawing fibers have been made by diluting the gel precursors, which are obtained by mixing Ni(OAc)2 and 4-trifluoromethylbenzoic acid with 4,4′-bis(pyridyl)ethylene (bpe) or 4,4′-bipyridine (bpy) linear spacer ligands in organic solvents. One-dimensional polymeric structures have been proposed for these gels and nanofibers based on the crystal structures of the compounds isolated. These fibers show some interesting field-emission properties. The results described here may well be extended to other one-dimensional polymers, thus opening the door for processing of the coordination polymers.

Cite this Research Publication : Sudip Kumar Batabyal, Peedikakkal, A. Malik Puth, Ramakrishna, S., Sow, C. Haur, and Jagadese J. Vittal, “Coordination‐Polymeric Nanofibers and their Field‐Emission Properties”, Macromolecular Rapid Communications, vol. 30, pp. 1356–1361, 2009.

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