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Electrochemical study of adlayers of α,ω-alkanedithiols on Au(111): Influence of the forming solution, chain length and treatment with mild reducing agents

Journal

JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 661, Issue 1, Pages 90-99

Publisher

ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2011.07.019

Keywords

Self-assembled monolayers; Alkanethiols; Alkanedithiols; Disulphide bonds; Reductive desorption

Funding

  1. FONCyT [PICT 2005-32893]
  2. CONICET
  3. SECyT-UNC

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Self-assembled adlayers of alkanedithiols (DTs) on Au(1 1 1) are studied with electrochemical techniques (reductive desorption experiments, redox couples cyclic voltamperometry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy) in order to characterize adlayer structures. The formation of intralayer and interlayer disulphide bonds (S-S) strongly affects the structure of the layers. We considered different variables which influence the amount of S-S bonds: the length of the alkyl chain (from 2 to 9 C atoms), the polarity of the solvent of the forming solution (ethanol, n-hexane and toluene), the O-2 level and the use of a post-deposition treatment with mild reducing agents. Optimal experimental conditions for the formation of DT monolayers with controlled amount of S-S bonds for both short and long alkyl chains are precisely identified. According to our results, short chain DTs form multilayer structures (interlayer S-S bonds) under typical procedures; whereas long chain DTs present intralayer S-S bonds. The use of low polarity solvents during the layer formation as well as the use of reducing agents after deposition favours the formation of good quality DT monolayers. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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