A supramolecular Cd(ii)-metallogel: an efficient semiconductive electronic device

• DOI: 10.1039/c8dt03773f
• Publication Date: 2018-11-16T17:19:42Z
• Authors: Subhendu Dhibar; Arka Dey; Santanu Majumdar; Debasish Ghosh; Amit Mandal; Partha Pratim Ray; Biswajit Dey
• Keywords: Oxalic Acid; Sonication

A sonication-based strategy for the synthesis of a functional supramolecular Cd(ii)-metallogel (CdA-OX) has been achieved through mixing cadmium(ii) acetate dihydrate and oxalic acid dihydrate, low molecular weight gelator (LMWG), in N,N-dimethyl formamide solvent at room temperature under atmospheric pressure. The mechanical properties were investigated rheological study. pebble-like self-assembly hierarchical architecture metallohydrogel was visualized field emission scanning electron microscopy investigations. electrical metallogel thoroughly examined indicate its semiconducting nature. Based on conducting properties, successfully applied to Schottky barrier diode. Overall, this work is novel instance technologically challenging electronic device application Cd(ii)-metallogel.