A combined voltammetric and synchrotron radiation-grazing incidence X-ray diffraction study of the electrocrystallization of zinc tetracyanoquinodimethane

The in situ electrocrystallization of zinc tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ) has been explored using synchrotron radiation-grazing incidence X-ray diffraction (SR-GIXRD) at potentials in the region of the cyclic voltammetric peak where reduction of TCNQ to TCNQ– occurs at a Pt electrode in acetonitrile (0.1 M [NBu4][PF6]) solution containing Zn(NO3)2·6H2O. The in situ SR-GIXRD data along with ex situ IR and Raman spectroscopy results all confirmed the formation of the kinetically favoured phase of Zn[TCNQ]2(H2O)2 as the product.

Citation

Veder, J. and Nafady, A. and Clarke, G. and De Marco, R. and Bond, A. 2012. A combined voltammetric and synchrotron radiation-grazing incidence X-ray diffraction study of the electrocrystallization of zinc tetracyanoquinodimethane. Australian Journal of Chemistry. 65 (3): pp. 236-240.

Source Title

Australian Journal of Chemistry

DOI

10.1071/CH11361

ISSN

0004-9425

School

Department of Chemistry

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/23641

Collection

Curtin Research Publications