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  • Title: Conformational change in 4-pyridineethanethiolate self-assembled monolayers on Au(111) driven by protonation/deprotonation in electrolyte solutions.
    Author: Nishiyama K, Tsuchiyama M, Kubo A, Seriu H, Miyazaki S, Yoshimoto S, Taniguchi I.
    Journal: Phys Chem Chem Phys; 2008 Dec 14; 10(46):6935-9. PubMed ID: 19030588.
    Abstract:
    Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of 4-pyridineethanethiol (4-PyEtS) formed on a Au(111) surface were investigated in aqueous electrolyte solutions by cyclic voltammetry and in situ scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). On the basis of reductive desorption of 4-PyEtS on Au(111), the reduction peak potential was found to be -0.86 V vs. Ag/AgCl (sat. KCl). The surface excess was calculated from the reductive desorption peak area to be 5.4 x 10(-10) mol cm(-2). High-resolution STM images revealed that a p(5 x radical3 R-30 degrees ) lattice including two molecules was found in 0.1 M NaClO(4), whereas the 4-PyEtS-SAMs formed a p(10 x radical3 R-30 degrees ) lattice constituting four molecules in 0.05 M HClO(4). The transition from a p(10 x radical3 R-30 degrees ) to a p(5 x radical3 R-30 degrees ) in the 4-PyEtS-SAMs was directly observed by changing pH of the electrolyte solution, indicating that the conformational change in 4-PyEtS-SAMs is driven by protonation/deprotonation. The present results obtained by STM observation are also supported by the clear pH dependence of the pyridine moiety in the surface-enhanced infrared spectrum.
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