Studies on the effect of solvents on self-assembled monolayers formed from organophosphonic acids on indium tin oxide

The preparation of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of organophosphonic acids on indium tin oxide (ITO) surfaces from different solvents (triethylamine, ethyl ether, tetrahydofuran (THF), pyridine, acetone, methanol, acetonitrile, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), or water) has been performed with some sig...

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Main Authors: Chen, X., Luais, E., Darwish, Nadim, Ciampi, S., Thordarson, P., Gooding, J.
Format: Journal Article
Published: American Chemical Society 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11757
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author Chen, X.
Luais, E.
Darwish, Nadim
Ciampi, S.
Thordarson, P.
Gooding, J.
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Darwish, Nadim
Ciampi, S.
Thordarson, P.
Gooding, J.
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description The preparation of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of organophosphonic acids on indium tin oxide (ITO) surfaces from different solvents (triethylamine, ethyl ether, tetrahydofuran (THF), pyridine, acetone, methanol, acetonitrile, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), or water) has been performed with some significant differences observed. Cyclic voltammetry (CV), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), and contact angle measurement demonstrated that the quality of SAMs depends critically on the choice of solvents. Higher density, more stable monolayers were formed from solvents with low dielectric constants and weak interactions with the ITO. It was concluded low dielectric solvents that were inert to the ITO gave monolayers that were more stable with a higher density of surface bound molecules because higher dielectric constant solvents and solvents that coordinate with the surface disrupted SAM formation.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-117572017-09-13T14:58:44Z Studies on the effect of solvents on self-assembled monolayers formed from organophosphonic acids on indium tin oxide Chen, X. Luais, E. Darwish, Nadim Ciampi, S. Thordarson, P. Gooding, J. The preparation of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of organophosphonic acids on indium tin oxide (ITO) surfaces from different solvents (triethylamine, ethyl ether, tetrahydofuran (THF), pyridine, acetone, methanol, acetonitrile, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), or water) has been performed with some significant differences observed. Cyclic voltammetry (CV), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), and contact angle measurement demonstrated that the quality of SAMs depends critically on the choice of solvents. Higher density, more stable monolayers were formed from solvents with low dielectric constants and weak interactions with the ITO. It was concluded low dielectric solvents that were inert to the ITO gave monolayers that were more stable with a higher density of surface bound molecules because higher dielectric constant solvents and solvents that coordinate with the surface disrupted SAM formation. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11757 10.1021/la3010129 American Chemical Society restricted
spellingShingle Chen, X.
Luais, E.
Darwish, Nadim
Ciampi, S.
Thordarson, P.
Gooding, J.
Studies on the effect of solvents on self-assembled monolayers formed from organophosphonic acids on indium tin oxide
title Studies on the effect of solvents on self-assembled monolayers formed from organophosphonic acids on indium tin oxide
title_full Studies on the effect of solvents on self-assembled monolayers formed from organophosphonic acids on indium tin oxide
title_fullStr Studies on the effect of solvents on self-assembled monolayers formed from organophosphonic acids on indium tin oxide
title_full_unstemmed Studies on the effect of solvents on self-assembled monolayers formed from organophosphonic acids on indium tin oxide
title_short Studies on the effect of solvents on self-assembled monolayers formed from organophosphonic acids on indium tin oxide
title_sort studies on the effect of solvents on self-assembled monolayers formed from organophosphonic acids on indium tin oxide
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11757