A Novel Photochemical Route For Modifying Surfaces: Prospects And Applications.

1991 ◽  
Vol 227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark A. Harmer

ABSTRACTPotential applications of a very general route to photochemically modifying a range of surfaces will be described. Surfaces which have been modified vary considerably and include polyimide, polyethylene, fluoropolymers, polyester, glass, tin oxide and aluminum. Photoactivated azides, for example 3-azidopyridine, have been found to be very effective at modifying a range of surfaces. Using this method organic type functional groups, in this case pyridine type groups, can be photografted on to the surface. As a result of photomodification the surface properties change. In the case of polyethylene for example the surface becomes more hyrophilic and shows improved adhesion to metals. These modified surfaces also display acid-base character. In the protonated form anions can be exchanged into the film. This method has been used to modify a metal oxide electrode surface to develop chemically modified electrodes. The process may also be used in lithography.

1983 ◽  
Vol 61 (5) ◽  
pp. 888-893 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marye Anne Fox ◽  
James R. Hohman ◽  
Prashant V. Kamat

Tin oxide and titanium dioxide semiconductor electrodes have been covalently modified by the attachment of functionalized olefins and arenes through surface silanation or via a cyanuric chloride linkage. The excited state and electrochemical properties of the molecules so attached are significantly affected by the semiconductor. Photocurrent measurements and time-resolved laser coulostatic monitoring have been employed to elucidate the mechanism of charge injection on these modified surfaces.


1975 ◽  
Vol 47 (12) ◽  
pp. 1882-1886 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. R. Moses ◽  
L. Wier ◽  
R. W. Murray

2007 ◽  
Vol 36 (9) ◽  
pp. 1164-1165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seiya Tsujimura ◽  
Tomohiko Abo ◽  
Yoshitaka Ano ◽  
Kazunobu Matsushita ◽  
Kenji Kano

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 089-093 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shirley Tiong Palisoc ◽  
Michelle Tiamzon Natividad ◽  
Craig Egan Allistair Dumanon Tan

Chemically-modified Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) coated glass substrates were fabricated by depositing Nafion thin films doped with tris (2,2’-bipyridyl) ruthenium(II) dichloride hexahydrate via drop coating deposition technique. The Nafion volume concentration in the film is 1% (v/v) and the mediator concentration is 5 mg per 1 mL Nafion. The chemically-modified electrodes were characterized by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and were used as working electrodes to detect varying concentrations of copper (Cu2+) and zinc (Zn2+) in a 0.1 M NaCl supporting electrolyte solution via Anodic Stripping Voltammetry (ASV). Cu2+ and Zn2+ ions were successfully determined by ASV. The limits of detection for Cu2+ and Zn2+ were 0.1 ppm and 0.7 ppm, respectively. The modified electrodes were used to determine the presence of Cu2+ and Zn2+ in different real water samples. The presence of Cu2+ was successfully determined in deep well, lake, and tap water samples, while the presence of Zn2+ was successfully determined in sea and tap water samples. Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS) results confirm the presence of Cu2+ and Zn2+ in the samples.


2010 ◽  
Vol 55 (21) ◽  
pp. 6233-6238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hubert Cachet ◽  
Catherine Debiemme-Chouvy

2001 ◽  
Vol 401 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 196-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
P Lemoine ◽  
D Mariotti ◽  
P Maguire ◽  
J.A McLaughlin

2018 ◽  
Vol 68 (12) ◽  
pp. 2799-2803
Author(s):  
Maria Daniela Pop ◽  
Oana Brincoveanu ◽  
Mihaela Cristea ◽  
George Octavian Buica ◽  
Marius Enachescu ◽  
...  

Preparation and microscopy characterization of polymer modified glassy carbon electrodes based on (5-[(azulen-1-yl) methylene]-2-thioxothiazolidin-4-one (L) were reported. Atomic Force Microscopy was used to investigate the morphological and mechanical properties of the deposited polyL films onto glassy carbon. The topography images of the analyzed samples exhibited the presence of some columnar shape features onto the layer surfaces. The surface roughness of the layers deposited at constant charge calculated from topography images, increased with the more positive applied potential for controlled potential electrolysis. At different charges, the roughness parameter showed the same behavior for the layers obtained applying a constant potential without having a noticeable influence on the adhesion properties on the substrate. Analysis using scanning electron microscopy shows a relatively uniform surface arrangement of the polymer and the presence of some clusters which are disturbing the planarity. PolyL chemically modified electrodes have been used for heavy metal ions detection with best results for lead.


Crystals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 560
Author(s):  
Ravindra Ketan Mehta ◽  
Anupama Bhat Kaul

In this work, we implemented liquid exfoliation to inkjet-print two-dimensional (2D) black phosphorous (BP) and molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) p–n heterojunctions on a standard indium tin oxide (ITO) glass substrate in a vertical architecture. We also compared the optical and electrical properties of the inkjet-printed BP layer with that of the MoS2 and the electrical properties of the mechanically exfoliated MoS2 with that of the inkjet-printed MoS2. We found significant differences in the optical characteristics of the inkjet-printed BP and MoS2 layers attributed to the differences in their underlying crystal structure. The newly demonstrated liquid exfoliated and inkjet-printed BP–MoS2 2D p–n junction was also compared with previous reports where mechanically exfoliated BP–MoS2 2D p–n junction were used. The electronic transport properties of mechanically exfoliated MoS2 membranes are typically better compared to inkjet-printed structures but inkjet printing offers a cost-effective and quicker way to fabricate heterostructures easily. In the future, the performance of inkjet-printed structures can be further improved by employing suitable contact materials, amongst other factors such as modifying the solvent chemistries. The architecture reported in this work has potential applications towards building solar cells with solution processed 2D materials in the future.


2021 ◽  
Vol 412 ◽  
pp. 128717
Author(s):  
So Jeong Park ◽  
Min Hee Joo ◽  
Sung-Min Hong ◽  
Choong Kyun Rhee ◽  
Jun-Gill Kang ◽  
...  

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