Organic Superconductors: Synthesis

J.M. Williams and K. Carneiro, "Organic Superconductors Synthesis, Structure, Conductivity, and Magnetic Properties", pp. 249-296, in "Advances in Inorganic Chemistry Radio-chemisiry , Vol 29, Academic Press, Inc. (1985). 

Organic Superconductors Synthesis, Structure, Conductivity, and Magnetic Properties Jack M. Williams and Kim Carneiro... 

ORGANIC SUPERCONDUCTORS SYNTHESIS, STRUCTURE, CONDUCTIVITY, AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES... 

WiUiams JM, Ferraro JR, Thom RJ, Carlson KD, Geiser U, Wang HH, Kini AM, Whangbo MH (eds) Organic Superconductors, Synthesis, Structure, Properties, and Theory. Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs NJ... 

J.M. Williams, J.R. Ferraro and R.J. Thorn, Organic Superconductors Synthesis, Structure, Properties and Theory (Includes FullerenesJ, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1991. 

The electrocrystallization technique has provided the most general method for the synthesis of high-quality organic molecular conductors and has given rise to the majority of organic superconductors. In an electrocrystallization experiment, a donor or an acceptor is oxidized or reduced electrochemically to form radical cations or radical anions. Crystal formation takes place at the working electrode when the radical cations/anions combine with suitable counterions that are furnished by the supporting electrolyte. 

J. M. Williams, J. R. Ferraro, R. J. Thom, K. Carlson, U. Geiser, H. H. Wang, A. M. Kini, and M.-H. Whangbo, Organic Superconductors (Including Fullerenes) Synthesis, structure. Properties, and Theory, Prentice-Hall, 1992. 

The finding of the first ic-type superconductor, >c-(BEDT-TTF)2l3, and the crystal and band structure examinations provided strong evidence of the existence of ideally two-dimensional n metals A. Kobayashi, R. Kato, H. Kobayashi, S. Moriyama, Y. Nishio, K. Kajita and W. Sasaki, Chem. Lett. 459 (1987) R. Kato, H. Kobayashi, A. Kobayashi, S. Moriyama, Y. Nishio, K. Kajita and W. Sasaki, Chem. Lett. 507 (1987). The main /c-type organic superconductors are listed in the review article J.M. Williams et al.. Organic Superconductors (Including Fullerenes) Synthesis, Structure, Properties, and Theory, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1992. 

The discovery in 1973 that polysulfur nitride (SN)X, a polymer comprised only of non-metallic elements, behaves as a superconductor at 0.26 K sparked widespread interest in sulfur-nitrogen (S-N) chemistry. In the past 30 years, the field of inorganic S-N chemistry has reached maturity and interfaces with other areas of chemistry, e.g., theoretical chemistry, materials chemistry, organic synthesis, polymer chemistry and biochemistry, have been established and are under active development. This interest has been extended to Se-N and, to a lesser extent, Te-N systems. 

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