화학공학소재연구정보센터
Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Vol.106, No.32, 7751-7757, 2002
Dynamics of electron transfers between electrodes and monolayers of nanoparticles
This paper describes measurements of the rate of electron transfers between electrodes and attached monolayers of gold nanoparticles (monolayer-protected clusters, MPCs). The Au cores have an average 1.6 nm diameter, and possess a mixed monolayer of hexanethiolate and mercaptoundecanoic acid (MUA) ligands. The nanoparticles are assembled onto An surfaces coated with a self-assembled MUA monolayer using MUA-carboxylate-zinc ion-MUA-carboxylate bridges. The attached MPC monolayers exhibit well-defined single electron, double layer charging voltammetry of the Au cores. The electron-transfer kinetics of the attached nanoparticles are estimated using cyclic voltammetric, alternating impedance, and potential step techniques. Results from these experiments are consistent with one another and yield heterogeneous electron-transfer rates in the range of 40 to 160 s(-1).