Journal
MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
Volume 130, Issue 3, Pages 1072-1077Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2011.08.038
Keywords
Thin films; Multilayers; Nanostructures, Electrochemical techniques
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- FAPEPI
- CNPq [472369/2008-3]
- CAPES
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The building of supramolecular structures in nanostructured films has been exploited for a number of applications, with the film properties being controlled at the molecular level. In this study, we report on the layer-by-layer (LbL) films combining cobalt (II) tetrasulfonated phthalocyanine (CoTsPc), chitosan (Chit) and single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) in two architectures, {Chit/CoTsPc}(n) and {Chit-SWCNTs/CoTsPc}(n) (n = 1-10). The physicochemical properties of the films were evaluated and the multilayer formation was monitored with microgravimetry measurements using a quartz microbalance crystal and an electrochemical technique. According to atomic force microscopy (AFM) results, the incorporation of SWCNTs caused the films to be thicker, with a thickness ca. 3 fold that of a 2-bilayer LbL film with no SWCNTs. Cyclic voltammetry revealed a quasi-reversible, one electron process with E-1/2 at -0.65 V (vs SCE) and an irreversible oxidation process at 0.80V in a physiological medium for both systems, which can be attributed to [CoTsPc(1)](5-)/[CoTsPc(II)](4-) and CoTsPc(II) to CoTsPc(III), respectively. The {Chit-SWCNTs/CoTsPc}(5) multilayer film exhibited an increased faradaic current, probably associated with the supramolecular charge transfer interaction between cobalt phthalocyanine and SWCNTs. The results demonstrate that an intimate contact at the supramolecular level between functional SWCNTs immobilized into biocompatible chitosan polymer and CoTsPc improves the electron flow from CoTsPc redox sites to the electrode surface. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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