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High pressure investigations on TTF-TCNQ charge-transfer complexes
Bing Han1, Ruixiang Ma1, Haihua Wang1
1College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, PR China.
Abstract:
Charge-transfer complexes (CTC) exhibit promising application in scientific field. A prototype CTC (TTF-TCNQ), formed by charge donating (tetrathiafulvalene) and charge accepting (tetracyanoquinodimethane) molecule, was systematically studied by Raman method. By combining Raman and synchrony X-ray diffraction (XRD), we investigated the high-pressure structures of TTF-TCNQ up to 15 GPa, and did not observe any first-order phase transition. Finally, a detailed evolution of structure for TTF-TCNQ, versus pressure, is provided, offering a new pathway to investigate the structural stability of CTC.
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