Regular poly(para-phenylene) films bound to gold surfaces through the electrochemical reduction of diazonium salts followed by electropolymerization in an ionic liquid

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 106, Issue , 2013, Pages 172-180

  Descroix, Stéphanie ^a   Hallais, Géraldine ^e,f   Lagrost, Corinne ^b   Pinson, Jean ^c,d  

^a INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

^b INSTITUT DES SCIENCES CHIMIQUES DE RENNES   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^e Alchimer   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Diazonium; Electrografting; Polyparaphenylene; Surface

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ELECTROCHEMICAL OXIDATION; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; ELECTROPOLYMERIZATION; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); IONIC LIQUIDS; LIQUIDS; REDUCTION; SALTS; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY; SURFACES;

BENZENEDIAZONIUM SALT; DIAZONIUM; ELECTRO REDUCTION; ELECTROCHEMICAL REDUCTION OF DIAZONIUM SALTS; ELECTROGRAFTING; POLY(PARA-PHENYLENE); POLYPARAPHENYLENES; RESULTING MATERIALS;

GOLD;

EID: 84879232965     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.05.063     Document Type: Article

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