Novel purely organic conductor with an aminoxyl radical, alpha-(BEDT-TTF)(2)(PO-CONHCH2SO3)-2H(2)O (PO=2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3-pyrrolin-1-oxyl free radical)

A novel bis(ethylenedithio)tetrathiafulvalene (BEDT-TTF)-based salt with an aminoxyl radical 2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3-pyrrolin-l-oxyl (PO) has been prepared. The salt has alpha-type 2-D conducting sheets and is a semiconductor with rho(RT) = 26 Omega center dot cm and E-a = 0.31 eV. The temperature dependence of the magnetic susceptibility suggests that both the aminoxyl radical and the BEDT-TTF layer have local spin moments at room temperature