Title :
Electrochemical Characteristics of Self Assembled Monolayers of Oligothiophenes
Author :
Deivaraj, T.C. ; Collier, Peter Anthony ; Kerk, Wai Tat ; Chin, Wee Shong ; Loh, Kian Ping ; Bai Ping ; Er Ping, Li
Author_Institution :
Surface Technology Group Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology 71 Nanyang Drive, Singapore-638075, Email: theiva@simtech.a-star.edu.sg
Abstract :
The properties of self assembled monolayers (SAMs) of 3-hexylthiophene, 2-mercapto 3-hexylthiophene and 2-mercapto 4-hexylthiophene on gold substrates have been evaluated by electrochemical techniques. It was observed that the 2-mercapto 4-hexylthiophene formed better packed films than the other molecules. As SAMs find potential applications in molecular electronics, the study, using tailored molecules, provides a better understanding of the film properties and the relation to the molecular structures.
Keywords :
electrochemical techniques; molecular electronics; oligo thiophenes; self assembled monolayers; Chemical technology; Chemistry; Electromagnetics; Electrons; Erbium; Gold; Manufacturing; Molecular electronics; Substrates; Tail; electrochemical techniques; molecular electronics; oligo thiophenes; self assembled monolayers;
Conference_Titel :
Nanotechnology, 2006. IEEE-NANO 2006. Sixth IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cincinnati, OH, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0077-5
DOI :
10.1109/NANO.2006.247742
