Banner L Todd, Tekobo Samuel, Garay Fernando, Clayton Benjamin T, Thomas Zachary P, Lindner Ernö, Richter Andrew G, Pinkhassik Eugene
Institute for Nanomaterials Development and Innovation at the University of Memphis (INDIUM) and Department of Chemistry, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152, USA.
Chem Mater. 2010 Apr 13;22(7):2248-2254. doi: 10.1021/cm903024h.
Robust surface-bound insulating polymer films with controlled thickness in <5 nm range are important for technological advances in diverse disciplines such as electrochemical sensors, molecular electronics, separations and anti-corrosive coatings. Creating these films by simple methods from readily available materials has been a significant challenge. Here we report a newly synthesized molecule combining a styrene and thiol moieties, joined via a short linker, that binds to the gold surface, polymerizes and crosslinks polymer chains to form robust films with uniform and controlled thickness and complete surface coverage. Additional layers can be deposited. These films that bridge two- and three-dimensional materials show excellent stability and insulating properties.
厚度控制在<5nm范围内的坚固的表面结合绝缘聚合物薄膜对于电化学传感器、分子电子学、分离和防腐涂层等不同学科的技术进步至关重要。通过简单方法从易得材料制备这些薄膜一直是一项重大挑战。在此,我们报道了一种新合成的分子,它将苯乙烯和硫醇部分通过短连接基连接在一起,该分子与金表面结合,使聚合物链聚合和交联,形成具有均匀可控厚度和完全表面覆盖的坚固薄膜。可以沉积额外的层。这些连接二维和三维材料的薄膜表现出优异的稳定性和绝缘性能。