Optical and electrochemical properties of covalent assembled bis(4′-carboxylic phenyl terpyridyl) Ru(ii)-monolayer

Abstract

Homoleptic monomolecular layers of optically-rich and redox-active Ru(II)-4′carboxylic-phenyl-2,2′:6′,2′′-terpyridyl (1) have been fabricated on SiO_x-based substrates. The optical and redox properties of the films have been studied in detail. The molecular films showed high electrochemical and thermal stability. The combination of thermal and electrochemical stability of the surface-confined assemblies could be useful for potential applications in materials science.