文摘
Molecule-based materials show a large variety of physical properties such as conductivity, magnetism, optics, which render them attractive for a new generation of electronic devices. Electrochemical processing is one of the methods that may be applied to grow thin conductive films. Depending on the systems, the technique itself and the two-dimensional growth may afford new phases and/or similar or different properties from those observed on single crystals. Several examples of compounds carrying dithiolato-, polyoxo- or cyano-ligands are provided and the particular use of silicon wafers as substrates is considered.