Porphyrin thin films coated quartz crystal microbalances prepared by electropolymerization technique

Paolesse R; Di Natale C; Dall'Orto VC; Macagnano A; Angelaccio A; Motta N; Sgarlata A; Hurst J; Rezzano I; Mascini M; D'Amico A

Thin Solid Films, Vol.354, No.1-2, 245-250, 1999

DOI10.1016/S0040-6090(99)00533-7 Export Citation

Porphyrin thin films coated quartz crystal microbalances prepared by electropolymerization technique

Paolesse R, Di Natale C, Dall'Orto VC, Macagnano A, Angelaccio A, Motta N, Sgarlata A, Hurst J, Rezzano I, Mascini M, D'Amico A

Quartz crystal microbalances (QMB) have been coated by thin films of different metal complexes of protoporphyrin IX dimethyl ester (M-PPIX), deposited by electropolymerization technique. The structure of these films has been characterized by scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM). The sensory behaviour of the obtained QMB have been studied in the presence of four volatile organic compounds (VOC).

Keywords:scanning tunnelling microscopy;multilayers;porphyrins;sensors