Two-Dimensional Self-Assembled Structures of Melamine and Melem at the Aqueous Solution−Au(111) Interface

Autor: Masashi Aono, Tamikuni Komatsu, Masashi Kunitake, Shinobu Uemura
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Langmuir. 27:1336-1340
ISSN: 1520-5827
0743-7463
DOI: 10.1021/la103948n
Popis: Self-assembled structures of melamine and the condensed melamine derivative melem were investigated at aqueous solution-Au(111) interfaces by cyclic voltammetry and in situ scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) observation. The adsorption/desorption behaviors of both molecules on Au(111) surfaces could be controlled by varying the electrochemical potential and solution concentration. In the negative potential region, self-assembled structures of melem and melamine were constructed by double hydrogen bonding systems between nitrogen atoms of triazine rings and amine groups. In addition, melem formed a closely packed structure at potentials of between -0.3 and -0.15 V or in solutions at higher concentrations.
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