What happens to the thiolates created by reductively desorbing SAMs? An in situ study using fluorescence microscopy and electrochemistry

Langmuir

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2065-2074

  Casanova Moreno, Jannu R ^a   Bizzotto, Dan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AU SURFACES; COUNTER ELECTRODES; ELECTROGENERATED H; ELECTROLYTE DENSITY; IN-SITU STUDY; LARGE PARTS; OXIDATIVE POTENTIAL; READSORPTION; REDUCTION POTENTIAL; REDUCTIVE DESORPTION; REMOVAL PROCESS; SAMS; THIOL SELF-ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS; THIOLATE SPECIES; THIOLATES; WATER REDUCTION;

CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MICROELECTRODES; MOLECULES; REDUCTION; SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS;

DESORPTION;

EID: 84873683724     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la305170c     Document Type: Article

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