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Synthesis, Assembly, and Characterization of Monolayer Protected Gold Nanoparticle Films for Protein Monolayer Electrochemistry
Published on: October 4, 2011
Compatibility of omega-functionality in the electrochemically directed self-assembly of monolayers on gold from alkyl
Joseph P Labukas1, Thomas J H Drake, Gregory S Ferguson
1Department of Chemistry, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015-3172, USA.
Abstract:
Self-assembled monolayers were formed on gold electrochemically from omega-functionalized alkyl thiosulfates (Bunte salts). The resulting SAMs were characterized using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), contact-angle goniometry, and ellipsometry. A range of terminal functionality was examined, including CH(3), perfluoroalkyl, CO(2)H, CO(2)CH(3), CONH(2), CH(2)OH, and vinyl groups. Side-reactions involving some of these functional groups were consistent with intermediates proposed in our earlier publications and begin to define the scope of this method for building chemical structures at interfaces.
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