Crystal Structures and Conducting Properties of Mott Insulator (BEDT-BDS)PF6: Selenium Substitution Effect in the Parent (BEDT-BDT)PF6

A new organic donor, viz. benzo[1,2-g:4,5-g']bis(seleno[2,3-b][1,4]dithiin) (BEDT-BDS), which is a selenium analog of the parent benzo[1,2-g:4,5-g']bis(thieno[2,3-b][1,4]dithiin), has been synthesized. The degree of zigzag-N-shaped molecular bending of BEDT-BDS, which is caused by the selenium substitution, is greater than that of BEDT-BDT. The N-shaped molecular bending in a radical-cation salt (BEDT-BDS)PF6 changes the S center dot center dot center dot S contact distances between the stacked molecules, and thus, a quasi-one-dimensional electronic structure is formed. According to the compositional formula and temperature dependence of resistivity, the PF6 salt is revealed to be a half-filled Mott insulator.

Automated summary

A new organic donor BEDT-BDS with a greater degree of molecular bending compared to BEDT-BDT has been synthesized, forming a quasi-one-dimensional electronic structure in a radical-cation salt.