Enhanced stability of short- and long-chain diselenide self-assembled monolayers on gold probed by electrochemistry, spectroscopy, and microscopy

Subramanian, S and Sampath, S (2007) Enhanced stability of short- and long-chain diselenide self-assembled monolayers on gold probed by electrochemistry, spectroscopy, and microscopy. In: Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 312 (2). pp. 413-424.

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Abstract

Well-ordered, compact, self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of hexyl and dodecyl diselenides have been formed on oriented (111) gold surfaces. Monolayer formation has been effected by adsorption from neat diselenides as well as millimolar solutions of diselenides in alcohol. The monolayer formation is confirmed using electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance studies. The stability and permeability of the monolayers at various temperatures have been probed using reflection absorption infrared spectroscopy (RAIRS) and electrochemistry. The RAIRS studies in the dry state show the formation of highly ordered, compact structures when adsorbed from neat compounds compared to the monolayers adsorbed in the presence of alcohol. The monolayers adsorbed from neat diselenide are quite stable as a function of temperature irrespective of the chain length. The electrochemical studies based on the blocking behavior of the monolayers toward electron transfer between a diffusing species and the electrode surface reflect the stability and the compactness of the structure. The results point out that the presence of solvent molecules during the SAM formation hinders the organization of the monolayer structure, especially in the case of short-chain diselenide monolayers.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
Publisher:	Elsevier
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Elsevier.
Keywords:	Self-assembled monolayer;Diselenides;Infrared spectroscopy;Electrochemistry;Thermal stability;Short and long chain surfactants
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Inorganic & Physical Chemistry
Date Deposited:	26 Sep 2007
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 04:39
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/11909

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