| EPSRC Reference: |
EP/C510488/1 |
| Title: |
Preparation And Properties Of Chiral Organic Conductors |
| Principal Investigator: |
Wallis, Professor JD |
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| Department: |
School of Science & Technology |
| Organisation: |
Nottingham Trent University |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
26 September 2005 |
Ends: |
25 January 2009 |
Value (£): |
248,156
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Chemical Synthetic Methodology |
Materials Synthesis & Growth |
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This project will investigate how the electrical conductivity of a crystalline material depends on the sense of chirality, or handedness, of the substance. Until recently, no suitable conducting materials were available as one chiral form (or enantiomer) for such a detailed investigation. This project brings together the principal applicant, who has recently developed syntheses of one chiral form of a family of molecules related to BEDT-TTF , which is known to form conducting materials on electrochemical oxidation, and Professor P Day FRS who is internationally known for his work on conductivity and magnetism. The electrical conductivities of the two chiral forms of selected BEDT-TTF derivatives will be measured on crystals in a magnetic field which is oriented : (a) parallel to the direction of conductivity, to observe magneto-chiral anisotropy, and then (b) perpendicular to the direction of the conductivity to observe the Hall effect. The second phase of the project will take an adventurous line to design and prepare materials with potential for forming helical crystal packing arrangements, which, like spiral staircases, can be left- or right-handed. The helix provides a natural axis along which to measure the conductivity as a function of magnetic field. Little is known of the influence of chirality on electrical properties, so this is a fundamental investigation by an interdisciplinary team.
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