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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-4-4
pubmed:abstractText
The assembly of thioacetyl-terminated oligo(phenylene ethynylene)s (OPEs) on Au and Pt surfaces under an electric potential (electrochemical assembly, EA) was compared to assembly at an open circuit (conventional self-assembly, CSA). Cyclic voltammetry and ellipsometry were used to characterize the adsorption kinetics of self-assembled monolayers formed by these two techniques. The adsorption rate of the EA was remarkably faster at positive potentials but slower at negative potentials than that of the CSA, The EA at 400 mV proceeded about 800 times faster than the CSA when exposed to the same solution concentrations. The adsorption rates of both EA and CSA were found to be dependent on the molecular structures of OPEs. OPEs containing electron-donating groups assemble faster than those with electron-withdrawing groups. The amount of time that the thioacetyl-terminated OPE is in the presence of the base, for removal of the acetyl group to generate the thiolate, is called the deprotection time. Deprotection times play a critical role in achieving the maximum difference in adsorption rates between the EA and the CSA. The assembly must be initiated no later than 5 min after the basic deprotection is commenced so that the thiolate concentration remains low. The difference in the adsorption rates between EA and CSA might enable selective deposition of certain OPEs onto specific electrodes.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0743-7463
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
17
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1335-41
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparative study of electrochemically directed assembly versus conventional self-assembly of thioacetyl-terminated oligo(phenylene ethynylene)s on gold and platinum surfaces.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Chemistry and Center for Nanoscale Science & Technology, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article