[Pb2(bdc)1.5(aiz)]n (1) and [Pb2(bdc)1.5(aiz)(MeOH)2]n (2) (H2bdc = 1,4-benzene dicarboxylic
acid, aiz = (E)-N′-(thiophen-2-ylmethylene)isonicotinohydrazide)
have been synthesized, and structural characterization has been established
by X-ray analysis and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Here, bdc2– links two Pb(II) centers and the aiz ligand binds
the metal centers in two different manners: chelating and monodonating.
Thus, polymerizations have taken place from the combination of mixed
ligand system. Optical band gaps have been studied via UV measurements.
Again, the experimental and calculated (from density functional theory
(DFT)) band gaps agree well and the semiconducting properties of synthesized
polymeric materials have been approved. Thus, optoelectronic and photonic
devices can be made by this type of coordination polymers (CPs). The I–V representative curves of 1 (device-A) and 2 (device-B) in both dark and
illuminated conditions show that device-A has a higher magnitude of
current than device-B. Dark- and photo-conductivity values of device-A
are calculated as 2.94 × 10–6 and 6.12 ×
10–6 S m–1, respectively, whereas
for device-B, the values of dark- and photo-conductivity are 2.92
× 10–7 and 3.66 × 10–7 S m–1, respectively, at room temperature.