Issue 14, 2012

Electrocatalytic activity of nitroxyl mixed self-assembled monolayers: combined effects of the nanoscale organization and the composition

Abstract

The aim of this article is to demonstrate that the composition and distribution of electroactive species immobilized on a gold surface can have a significant influence on the reactivity of modified surfaces. It will be shown that on mixed SAMs, where the electroactive species (TEMPO) are diluted with alkanethiols of different lengths, the contribution of the surface distribution on the electrocatalytic activity is as important as the composition. Without any information on the distribution of species within the monolayer, the interpretation of results cannot be reliable.

Graphical abstract: Electrocatalytic activity of nitroxyl mixed self-assembled monolayers: combined effects of the nanoscale organization and the composition

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
20 Dec 2011
Accepted
20 Jan 2012
First published
27 Feb 2012

Soft Matter, 2012,8, 3875-3880

Electrocatalytic activity of nitroxyl mixed self-assembled monolayers: combined effects of the nanoscale organization and the composition

O. Alévêque, T. Breton and E. Levillain, Soft Matter, 2012, 8, 3875 DOI: 10.1039/C2SM07423K

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