title: Direct formation of a 2D redox-active adlayer based on a bisterpyridine derivative and Co2+ on a Au(111) electrode.
abstract: The direct assembly of single component 4',4''''-(1,4-phenylene)bis(2,2' : 6',2''-terpyridine) (PTPy) and Co(2+) and PTPy mixed arrays was examined on a Au(111) surface by a simple immersion method. A redox active 2D adlayer consisting of a bisterpyridine derivative and cobalt ions was found to form directly on Au(111) from solution, suggesting that new nanostructures and/or adlayers with electrochemical activity can be precisely designed and controlled by selection of the metal ion and ligand.
authors.affiliation: Priority Organization for Innovation and Excellence, Kumamoto University, 2-39-1 Kurokami, Kumamoto 860-8555, Japan. so-yoshi@kumamoto-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Soichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoshimoto
authors.forename: Yuta
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: Katsuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nishiyama
authors.forename: Isao
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Taniguchi