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Adsorption of Expanded Pyridinium Molecules at the Electrified Interface and Its Effect on the Electron-Transfer Process

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    SYSNO ASEP0490605
    Document TypeJ - Journal Article
    R&D Document TypeJournal Article
    Subsidiary JČlánek ve WOS
    TitleAdsorption of Expanded Pyridinium Molecules at the Electrified Interface and Its Effect on the Electron-Transfer Process
    Author(s) Nováková Lachmanová, Štěpánka (UFCH-W) ORCID, RID
    Dupeyre, G. (FR)
    Lainé, P. P. (FR)
    Hromadová, Magdaléna (UFCH-W) RID, ORCID, SAI
    Source TitleLangmuir. - : American Chemical Society - ISSN 0743-7463
    Roč. 34, č. 22 (2018), s. 6405-6412
    Number of pages8 s.
    Languageeng - English
    CountryUS - United States
    Keywordsadsorption ; cyclic voltammetry ; electron transition
    Subject RIVCG - Electrochemistry
    OECD categoryElectrochemistry (dry cells, batteries, fuel cells, corrosion metals, electrolysis)
    R&D ProjectsGA16-03085S GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF)
    GJ16-07460Y GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF)
    GA18-04682S GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF)
    Institutional supportUFCH-W - RVO:61388955
    UT WOS000434893600010
    EID SCOPUS85047071190
    DOI10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b00671
    AnnotationAdsorption properties of a series of redox-active expanded pyridinium molecules were studied at an electrified interface by cyclic and alternating current voltammetry methods. It was shown that the adsorbed state can sufficiently block N-pyramidalization of the pyridinium redox center of 2′,6′-diphenyl-[4,1′:4′,4′′-terpyridin]-1′-ium tetrafluoroborate (2), leading to a change of the mechanism from a single two-electron-transfer process to stepwise transfer of two electrons. Chemically locked molecules 1, 9-(pyridin-4-yl)benzo[c]benzo[1,2]quinolizino[3,4,5,6-ija][1,6]naphthyridin-15-ium tetrafluoroborate (ring fusion), and 3, 3,5-dimethyl-2′,6′-diphenyl-[4,1′:4′,4′′-terpyridin]-1′-ium tetrafluoroborate (steric hindrance) do not enable N-pyramidalization of the redox center upon electron transfer (ET) and serve as references. It was shown that 1 follows Langmuir-type adsorption around a potential of zero charge and that 1-3 form a close-packed film with some repulsive interactions between individual molecules at potentials where ET takes place. It has been suggested that all three molecules lie flat on the electrode surface, with the lowest free energy of adsorption found for 2. Maximum surface concentration Γ∗ equal to (1.4 ± 0.1) × 10-10mol·cm-2was found for 1, (1.5 ± 0.1) × 10-10mol·cm-2for 2, and (1.6 ± 0.1) × 10-10mol·cm-2for 3. These findings will help to clarify the role of molecular contacts with conducting substrate in the single-molecule electron-transport measurements of 1-3 during the metal-molecule-metal junction formation process.
    WorkplaceJ. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry
    ContactMichaela Knapová, michaela.knapova@jh-inst.cas.cz, Tel.: 266 053 196
    Year of Publishing2019
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