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  • Title: Molecular assembly and electropolymerization of 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene on Au(111) single crystal electrode as probed by in situ electrochemical STM in 0.10 M HClO4.
    Author: Lapitan LD, Tongol BJ, Yau SL.
    Journal: Langmuir; 2010 Jul 06; 26(13):10771-7. PubMed ID: 20586412.
    Abstract:
    We have used electrochemical scanning tunneling microscopy (EC-STM) to obtain molecular insights on the adlayer structures and electrochemical polymerization of 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) on a bare Au(111) single crystal electrode in 0.1 M HClO(4) solution. Cyclic voltammetric (CV) studies showed an increase in anodic current at 0.90 V with the oxidation of EDOT monomer occurring at E = 1.10 V (vs reversible hydrogen electrode). In situ STM revealed, for the first time, that EDOT molecules can spontaneously form organized adlayers on a bare Au(111) surface with 18 muM concentration of EDOT in aqueous solution. Molecularly resolved STM images of the EDOT adlayer showed two domains consisting of disordered and ordered structures with the formation of vacancy islands or "etch pits". Several EDOT structures were observed at +0.60 V, namely, (4 x 7), (5 x square root(37)), and (square root(7) x 3) with calculated coverages of 0.107, 0.114, and 0.111 ML, respectively. Electropolymerization was also carried out using in situ STM in 0.10 M HClO(4) under potential control.
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