title: Electronic communication between immobilized ferrocenyl-terminated dendrimers.
abstract: Redox-active ferrocenyl-terminated dendrimers have been used to build robust and active interfaces in which the inherent properties of the dendrimers are preserved. The procedure is based on the preparation of a polyarylcarboxylate layer through the controlled reduction of aryldiazonium salts followed by strong adsorption of the dendrimers on the insulating layer. Scanning electrochemical microscopy was used to probe the transport properties as lateral charge diffusion. The experiments demonstrate that charge-transfer communication between the dendrimers inside the layer is fast and efficient, depending on the dendrimer generation.
authors.affiliation: Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, Université de Rennes 1, CNRS, UMR 6226 (Equipe MACSE), Campus de Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Aifang
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Càtia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ornelas
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Astruc
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hapiot
mesh_terms: D050091:Dendrimers / Q000737:chemistry*; D004566:Electrodes; D004579:Electron Transport; D004583:Electrons; D005296:Ferrous Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D000075163:Metallocenes; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction
chemical_list: D050091:Dendrimers; D005296:Ferrous Compounds; D000075163:Metallocenes; C064804:ferrocenium; C004998:ferrocene