| abstract |
This invention features a supramolecule having the following structure: n n nM is a transition metal atom that is rhenium (Re), manganese (Mn), chromium (Cr), molybdenum (Mo), tungsten (W), iron (Fe), ruthenium (Ru), or osmium (Os); Y is a nitrogen-based didentate ligand; A is O, S, Se, or Te; R is C 3 ˜C 16 alkyl, (CH 2 ) n -aryl, or (CH 2 ) n -aryl-(O—C 1 ˜C 16 alkyl) p , in which n is 0-15, p is 1-3; and m is 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5. |