Issue 25, 2022

Electrochemical atomic force microscopy of two-dimensional trinuclear ruthenium clusters molecular assembly and dynamics under redox state control

Abstract

Mixed-valence ruthenium trinuclear clusters containing dichloroacetates were synthesized, and the self-assembly of a single molecular adlayer composed of these clusters on a graphite surface was investigated by atomic force microscopy (AFM). AFM clearly revealed the dynamics of two-dimensional (2D) structure formation as well as the molecular characteristics of the adlayers at different electrochemical interfaces. The results verified that the design of metal complexes is important not only for redox chemistry but also for molecular assembly and nanoarchitecture construction.

Graphical abstract: Electrochemical atomic force microscopy of two-dimensional trinuclear ruthenium clusters molecular assembly and dynamics under redox state control

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
26 Mar 2022
Accepted
09 Jun 2022
First published
09 Jun 2022

Nanoscale, 2022,14, 8929-8933

Electrochemical atomic force microscopy of two-dimensional trinuclear ruthenium clusters molecular assembly and dynamics under redox state control

S. Yoshimoto, J. Kato, H. Sakamoto, H. Minamoto, K. Daicho, K. Takamura, N. Shimomoto and M. Abe, Nanoscale, 2022, 14, 8929 DOI: 10.1039/D2NR01666D

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