Studies of the molecular switching of azobenzene-functionalized platform adlayers on Au(1 1 1) by chronoamperometry

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 112, Issue , 2013, Pages 869-880

  Jung, Ulrich ^a   Kubitschke, Jens ^a   Herges, Rainer ^a   Magnussen, Olaf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Azobenzene; Chronoamperometry; Cyclic voltammetry; Functional electrode surfaces; Photoswitching; Self assembled monolayers

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRODE; INTENSITY DEPENDENCE; IRRADIATION INTENSITY; ISOMERIZATION REACTION; MOLECULAR ADSORBATE; PHOTOINDUCED CURRENTS; PHOTOSWITCHING;

CHRONOAMPEROMETRY; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTRODES; ISOMERIZATION; SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS;

AZOBENZENE;

EID: 84890116289     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.06.123     Document Type: Article

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