Mechanically compliant single crystals of a stable organic radical†

dc.contributor.authorCommins, Patricken_ZA
dc.contributor.authorDippenaar, A. Bernarden_ZA
dc.contributor.authorLi, Liangen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorHara, Hideyukien_ZA
dc.contributor.authorHaynes, Delia A.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorNaumov, Panceen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-10T14:11:50Zen_ZA
dc.date.available2023-05-10T14:11:50Zen_ZA
dc.date.issued2021-03en_ZA
dc.descriptionCITATION: Commins, P. et al .2021. echanically compliant single crystals of a stable organic radical†. Chemical Science 12(17):6 pages. doi.10.1039/d1sc01246ken_ZA
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at: rsc.orgen_ZA
dc.description.abstractMechanically compliant organic crystals are the foundation of the development of future flexible, light-weight single-crystal electronics, and this requires reversibly deformable crystalline organic materials with permanent magnetism. Here, we report and characterize the first instance of a plastically bendable single crystal of a permanent organic radical, 4-(4′-cyano-2′,3′,4′,5′-tetrafluorophenyl)-1,2,3,5-dithiadiazolyl. The weak interactions between the radicals render single crystals of the β phase of this material exceedingly soft, and the S–N interactions facilitate plastic bending. EPR imaging of a bent single crystal reveals the effect of deformation on the three-dimensional spin density of the crystal. The unusual mechanical compliance of this material opens prospects for exploration into flexible crystals of other stable organic radicals towards the development of flexible light-weight organic magnetoresistance devices based on weak, non-hydrogen-bonded interactions in molecular crystals.en_ZA
dc.description.versionPublisher’s versionen_ZA
dc.format.extent6 pagesen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationCommins, P. et al .2021. echanically compliant single crystals of a stable organic radical†. Chemical Science 12(17):6 pages. doi.10.1039/d1sc01246ken_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2041-6539 (Online)en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/126894en_ZA
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherRoyal Society of Chemistryen_ZA
dc.rights.holderAuthors retain copyrighten_ZA
dc.subjectCrystalline polymersen_ZA
dc.subjectMagnetite crystalsen_ZA
dc.subjectRadicals (Chemistry)en_ZA
dc.subjectCrystallizationen_ZA
dc.titleMechanically compliant single crystals of a stable organic radical†en_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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