Forming Ferrocenyl Self-Assembled Monolayers on Si(100) Electrodes with Different Alkyl Chain Lengths for Electron Transfer Studies

The reaction of hydrogen-terminated Si(100) with 1,8-nonadiyne was previously shown to afford robust surfaces where oxidation of the substrate is not evident. Here, the experimental conditions required for reacting hydrogen-terminated Si(100) with a,?-diynes of different lengths is explored via ther...

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Main Authors: Ahmad, S., Ciampi, Simone, Parker, S., Gonçales, V., Gooding, J.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim 2019
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74262
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author Ahmad, S.
Ciampi, Simone
Parker, S.
Gonçales, V.
Gooding, J.
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Gonçales, V.
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description The reaction of hydrogen-terminated Si(100) with 1,8-nonadiyne was previously shown to afford robust surfaces where oxidation of the substrate is not evident. Here, the experimental conditions required for reacting hydrogen-terminated Si(100) with a,?-diynes of different lengths is explored via thermal hydrosilylation of 1,6-heptadiyne, 1,8-nonadiyne, 1,10-undecadiyne and 1,15-hexadecadiyne. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy indicated monolayers were successfully formed with oxide levels below the XPS detection limit for molecules with lengths varying from 7 to 11 carbons. It was observed that the apparent rate of electron transfer (ket) was affected not only by the SAM thickness, but also by hopping between ferrocene moieties where the presence of tiny oxidative defects act as electron transfer hotspots.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-742622019-07-16T02:44:50Z Forming Ferrocenyl Self-Assembled Monolayers on Si(100) Electrodes with Different Alkyl Chain Lengths for Electron Transfer Studies Ahmad, S. Ciampi, Simone Parker, S. Gonçales, V. Gooding, J. The reaction of hydrogen-terminated Si(100) with 1,8-nonadiyne was previously shown to afford robust surfaces where oxidation of the substrate is not evident. Here, the experimental conditions required for reacting hydrogen-terminated Si(100) with a,?-diynes of different lengths is explored via thermal hydrosilylation of 1,6-heptadiyne, 1,8-nonadiyne, 1,10-undecadiyne and 1,15-hexadecadiyne. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy indicated monolayers were successfully formed with oxide levels below the XPS detection limit for molecules with lengths varying from 7 to 11 carbons. It was observed that the apparent rate of electron transfer (ket) was affected not only by the SAM thickness, but also by hopping between ferrocene moieties where the presence of tiny oxidative defects act as electron transfer hotspots. 2019 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74262 10.1002/celc.201800717 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim restricted
spellingShingle Ahmad, S.
Ciampi, Simone
Parker, S.
Gonçales, V.
Gooding, J.
Forming Ferrocenyl Self-Assembled Monolayers on Si(100) Electrodes with Different Alkyl Chain Lengths for Electron Transfer Studies
title Forming Ferrocenyl Self-Assembled Monolayers on Si(100) Electrodes with Different Alkyl Chain Lengths for Electron Transfer Studies
title_full Forming Ferrocenyl Self-Assembled Monolayers on Si(100) Electrodes with Different Alkyl Chain Lengths for Electron Transfer Studies
title_fullStr Forming Ferrocenyl Self-Assembled Monolayers on Si(100) Electrodes with Different Alkyl Chain Lengths for Electron Transfer Studies
title_full_unstemmed Forming Ferrocenyl Self-Assembled Monolayers on Si(100) Electrodes with Different Alkyl Chain Lengths for Electron Transfer Studies
title_short Forming Ferrocenyl Self-Assembled Monolayers on Si(100) Electrodes with Different Alkyl Chain Lengths for Electron Transfer Studies
title_sort forming ferrocenyl self-assembled monolayers on si(100) electrodes with different alkyl chain lengths for electron transfer studies
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74262