Synthesis, Structure and Function
Neil B. McKeown
University of Manchester
Abstract:
Since their discovery earlier this century, phthalocyanines have been of great interest to chemists, physicists and industrial scientists. They remain one of the most studied functional molecular materials and a vast literature devoted to structure-property relationships has evolved, based on the continuous advances in phthalocyanine synthesis. This book assimilates this information and uses recent advances from the study of phthalocyanine-based materials to evaluate critically their potential role in emerging technologies. Following a brief historical overview and a chapter devoted to chemical synthesis, the various types of molecular and polymeric phthalocyanine materials are described in detail. These include crystals, thin film fabrication including molecular epitaxial deposition and the Langmuir-Blodgett technique, composites, liquid crystals and self-assembled materials. The fundamental optical and electronic properties of these materials are explained and their potential in nonlinear optics, optical data storage, electronic sensors, xerography, solar energy conversion, nuclear chemistry, molecular magnetism, electrochromic displays and heterogeneous catalysis is evaluated.
Chapter Contents
1. An introduction to the phthalocyanines
2. Phthalocyanine synthesis
3. The fabrication of phthalocyanine materials
4. Optical properties
5. Electronic conductivity
6. Optoelectronic properties of phthalocyanine materials
7. Miscellaneous properties and uses of Pc materials
8. Future developments.
Title Details
Binding: Hardback
Bibliographic information:
247 x 174 mm 211pp 67 line diagrams 2 half-tones 4 colour plates 11 tables
ISBN: 0 521 49623 3
16 July 1998
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