title: Redox properties of self-assembled gold nanoclusters.
abstract: The redox properties of a monolayer of alkanethiolate-protected gold nanoclusters (MPCs) constructed on a gold slide electrode was studied in 1,2-dichloroethane (DCE) electrolyte solutions. The influence of the electrostatic interaction between attached MPCs and the substrate electrode on the absolute standard redox potential of MPCs was theoretically considered and studied experimentally.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Electrochimie Physique et Analytique, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Station 6, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Hubert H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Girault
mesh_terms: D000473:Alkanes / Q000737:chemistry; D004563:Electrochemistry; D004566:Electrodes; D004573:Electrolytes / Q000737:chemistry; D005025:Ethylene Dichlorides / Q000737:chemistry; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D012996:Solutions / Q000737:chemistry; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D000473:Alkanes; D004573:Electrolytes; D005025:Ethylene Dichlorides; D012996:Solutions; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds; C024565:ethylene dichloride; D006046:Gold