Molecules (May 2025)

Interfacial Synthesis of an Electro-Functional 2D Bis(terpyridine)copper(II) Polymer Nanosheet

  • Kenji Takada,
  • Joe Komeda,
  • Hiroaki Maeda,
  • Naoya Fukui,
  • Hiroyasu Masunaga,
  • Sono Sasaki,
  • Hiroshi Nishihara

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30092044
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 30, no. 9
p. 2044

Abstract

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Coordination polymers are attractive materials for various fields of practical application. The high degree of freedom of choice of metal ions and organic ligands plays a critical role in functional diversification. In the present study, we report the liquid–liquid interfacial synthesis of a 2D bis(terpyridine)copper(II) polymer thin film, Cu-tpy. The synthesized Cu-tpy was characterized by various microscopic observations such as TEM, SEM, and AFM, and spectroscopic measurements such as XPS, Raman spectroscopy, SEM/EDS, and UV–Vis spectroscopy. Synchrotron-radiated X-ray scattering confirmed that Cu-tpy was oriented crystalline films. Moreover, Cu-tpy showed electrochemical micro-supercapacitor behavior in the solid-state owing to its ionic nature. This study expands the potential of bis(terpyridine)metal(II) polymers as electro-functional materials.

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