The first evidence for the generation of radicals and formation of electrically conducting molecular materials by protic doping of tetrathiafulvalenes

Abstract

Protic acid doping of organic materials can be used to form conductive materials, see Figure. In an attempt to identify the mechanism of charge transfer in materials formed in this way, this first evidence is presented for the occurrence of radicals in the TTF + TTFH⊕ system (TTF us tetrathiafulvalene). magnified image