INQUIMAE   12526
INSTITUTO DE QUIMICA, FISICA DE LOS MATERIALES, MEDIOAMBIENTE Y ENERGIA
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Self-Assembled Monolayers of NH2‑Terminated Thiolates: Order, pKa, and Specific Adsorption
Autor/es:
W. A. MARMISOLLE; D. A. CAPDEVILA; E. DE LA LLAVE; F. J. WILLIAMS; D. H. MURGIDA
Revista:
LANGMUIR
Editorial:
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
Referencias:
Lugar: Washington; Año: 2013 vol. 29 p. 5351 - 5359
ISSN:
0743-7463
Resumen:
Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of amino-
terminated alkanethiols on Au were characterized by a
combination of electrochemical (LSV, CV, and EIS) and
spectroscopic (XPS and SER) techniques. Clear correlations
were obtained between the apparent surface pKa values
determined by impedimetric titrations and order parameters
such as the content of trans conformers in the SAMs. These
results contrast with previous studies that exhibit dispersions of up
to 6 pH units in the reported pKa values. In addition, we
determined that inorganic and organic phosphate species bind
specifically to these SAMs mediating adsorption and heteroge-
neous electron transfer of positively charged macromolecules such as cytochrome c