Positive constructs: Charges Localized on Surface-Confined Organometalic Oligomers
Assemblies with molecular-level organization based on organic chromophores and a bimetallic palladium complex are presented. A layer-by-layer strategy is employed by alternately coordinating vinylpyridine-terminated chromophores to the metal centers to form cationic oligomers. These new structures are formed from solution on quartz and silicon substrates functionalized with a covalently bound template layer. Twelve consecutive deposition steps result in structurally regular assemblies as demonstrated by linear increases in the ellipsometrically determined thickness and UV-vis optical absorption. The increase in thickness for each additional layer shows that the long-range order of the system is determined by the structure of the chromophores and by the square-planar geometry of the metal centers. Furthermore, the optical properties indicate that the conjugation length of the assembly component does not increase in the surface-bound oligomers with each additional deposition cycle. Structural communication is transferred via the system components, but they remain electronically isolated. This is supported by density functional theory (DFT) calculations.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). National Synchrotron Light Source
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Doe - Office Of Science
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC02-98CH10886
- OSTI ID:
- 980396
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-93314-2010-JA; CMATEX; TRN: US201015%%1781
- Journal Information:
- Chemistry of Materials, Vol. 21; ISSN 0897-4756
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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