Fabrication of an Active Electronic Device Using a Hetero-bimetallic Coordination Polymer

A nickel­(II)/lead­(II) coordination polymer [(NCS)­Pb­(H2O)­LNi­(NCS)]n {H2L = N,N′-bis­(3-methoxysalicylidene)­propane-1,3-diamine} has been synthesized and characterized. The band gap (3.18 eV) calculated from Tauc’s plot suggests the semiconducting nature of the complex. The material has a photosensitivity of 5.76, indicating its applicability in the fabrication of photosensitive devices. The complex has been successfully applied in a technologically challenging thin-film photosensitive Schottky device.