Abstract
A new organic-inorganic hybrid, namely the [C12H17N2]2ZnBr4 compound, has been synthesized and studied by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and optical and complex impedance spectroscopy. It crystallized in the centrosymmetric P21/n space group at room temperature. The asymmetric unit is constituted by [ZnBr4]2- anions, showing slightly distorted tetrahedral geometry, surrounded by four organic (C12H17N2)+ cations. The crystal packing is stabilized by N-H⋯Br and C-H⋯Br hydrogen bonds arranged in a three-dimensional network. The optical absorption measurement confirms the semiconductor nature with a band gap of around 3.94 eV. Additionally, the analysis of Nyquist plots (-Z'' vs. Z') shows that the electrical properties of the material are heavily dependent on frequency and temperature, indicating a relaxation phenomenon and semiconductor-type behavior. Reduction in Z' was observed as a function of temperature and frequency which indicates an increase in ac conductivity and the negative temperature coefficient of resistance. The frequency dependent plots of (-Z'') show that the electrical relaxation is non-Debye in nature. The ac conductivity spectrum obeys Jonscher's universal power law. The Correlated barrier hopping model CBH has been suggested to agree with the conduction mechanism of σ ac for the [C12H17N2]2ZnBr4 compound.
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