In Situ STM Elucidation of the Adsorption and Polymerization of Alkyl Ring-Substituted Aniline on Au(111) Electrode
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- 作者：Sihzih Chen ; HsinLing Tu ; ChunGuey Wu ; ShuehLin Yau ; LiangJen Fan ; YawWen Yang
- 刊名：Journal of Physical Chemistry C
- 出版年：2010
- 出版时间：May 13, 2010
- 年：2010
- 卷：114
- 期：18
- 页码：8493-8499
- 全文大小：430K
- 年卷期：v.114,no.18(May 13, 2010)
- ISSN：1932-7455
文摘
Cyclic voltammetry (CV) and in situ scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) were used to examine the adsorption and electropolymerization of 3-methylaniline (3-MA) and 3-ethylaniline (3-EA) on Au(111) single-crystal electrode in 0.5 M H2SO4 + 6 mM 3-MA and 3-EA, respectively. 3-MA admolecules were adsorbed in a Au(111) (5 × 2√3)rect structure (θ = 0.2) at 0.5 V (vs reversible hydrogen electrode, RHE), but rearranged into two less compact adlattices, (5 × 2√3)rect, θ = 0.10 and (3√3 × 2√3), θ = 0.11, when the potential was increased from 0.5 to 0.8 V. In comparison, 3-EA admolecules were adsorbed in Au(111) (4 × 2√3)rect, θ = 0.125 at the onset potential (0.9 V) for electropolymerization. Raising the potential in excess of 0.9 V resulted in oxidation and polymerization of 3-MA and 3-EA molecules. The poly(3-MA) molecules produced in the early stage (<1 monolayer) assumed linear conformation, but became predominantly crooked upon the increase of overpotential. In contrast, poly(3-EA) molecules were mostly straight and aligned preferentially in the 121 directions of the Au(111) electrode. Linear poly(3-EA) chains continued to thrive with time and stacked up to produce a smooth polymeric film. Possible reasons for this sharp contrast in molecular conformation are discussed.