TTF、TCNQ及电荷转移复合物TTF-TCNQ在Au（111）表面吸附的ECSTM研究

研究发现当电极电位处于双层区时,三种分子在Au（111）电极表面均可形成高度有序的吸附结构.TTF与TCNQ分子有序吸附层的单胞结构分别为（6×3）和（4×7）,如图1中的模型所示,分子均是以平躺的方式吸附在Au（111）电极表面.而当电极电位向负方向移至0.08V（RHE）时,TCNQ分子的吸附结构发生了相转变,形成了一种单胞为（3√3×12）的新型结构.这是由于在较负的电位下,TCNQ分子与金电极之间的作用减弱,而相邻分子之间的排斥作用占据主导地位,使得相邻分子间的角度由原来的60°增大至90°,单胞结构发生了相应的改变.电荷转移复合物TTF-TCNQ在Au（111）表面则构筑了层状吸附结构,而且分子不再以平躺形式进行吸附,而是采取肩并肩站立的方式堆积成有序结构,与单纯两种分子在吸附结构和吸附方式上均不相同,如图2所示.此时π-π堆积作用在分子的组装过程中占据主导地位,该堆积方式与TTF-TCNQ单晶和薄膜的结构具有一定的相似性.     

L-半胱氨酸和胱胺共自组装膜活体检测抗坏血酸

自组装单分子膜（SAM）由于其独特的物理化学性质近年来受到了极大的关注. SAM通过金硫键在电极表面形成高度有序的单分子膜,该稳定的分子膜不仅可以调节表面的亲疏水性质,而且可以促进电极表面氧化还原活性分子的反应速率. 本论文提出了一种简单有效的方法,在金微电极上构建半胱氨酸和胱胺共自组装单分子膜用于活体内抗坏血酸的检测. 研究发现,当混合单分子层中半胱氨酸和胱胺的摩尔比为1:1时,可以在低电位下（约为0.10 V）显著增强抗坏血酸氧化的电子转移动力学,同时该膜能在一定程度上抵抗蛋白质在电极表面的非特异性吸附. 将共自组装单分子膜应用到活体检测中,作者检测到鼠纹状体中抗坏血酸的基准值为257±30mmol·L^-1（n = 3）. 本论文为活体电化学检测提供了一种简单、有效的方法.     

银电极表面异亮氨酸单分子膜结构和表面性质的表面增强拉曼光谱研究

利用表面增强拉曼光谱(SERS)技术研究了在粗糙化银电极表面吸附的异亮氨酸自组装单层膜结构及其表面性质随溶液酸碱性和电极电位改变的特征.研究结果表明溶液pH值的变化并没有显著改变异亮氨酸分子在银电极表面以去质子化羧基吸附为主的特征.借助于高氯酸根离子这一SERS光谱探针,对异亮氨酸单分子膜的表面酸碱性质进行了表征和分析.而就电位改变对该单分子膜结构的影响而言,在所研究的电位范围内,单分子膜中的异亮氨酸分子是通过去质子化羧基与氨基两个位点而吸附的,且吸附作用随电位负移而呈现有规律的变化.     

银电极上4-氨基安替比林原位表面增强拉曼光谱电化学

在银电极表面4-氨基安替比林(4-AAP)分子自组装,形成单分子膜层.应用表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)光谱原位考察不同电位下4-AAP在电极表面的吸附机理及其组装液pH值对组装分子与银作用方式的影响.依据密度泛函数(DFT)理论预测4-AAP分子振动模式及其SERS光谱归属.结果表明:在开路电位下,组装层中的4-AAP分子以N15和O3为位点,由苯环倾斜和比林环垂直的方式吸附在银表面;但随着外加电位负移,4-AAP分子的苯环趋于垂直吸附而比林环则逐渐以平行方式靠近银表面.在-0.8V电位下,4-AAP分子从银表面脱附.酸性溶液中组装,形成的4-AAP膜层以N15和O3为位点吸附于银表面,比林环倾斜而苯环直立;碱性条件下,分子的吸附位点不变,比林环呈平行取向,而苯环倾斜于银表面.     

粘土矿物-蛋白质超薄膜的设计与生物催化性能

随着生物芯片及生物大分子有序自组装技术的发展,蛋白质-粘土矿物的超薄复合膜（clay-protein ultrathin films,CPUFs）的制备在生物催化领域引起人们的广泛关注.本文详述了蛋白质（溶解酵素、牛血清白蛋白、木瓜蛋白酶与精蛋白）与单片粘土（elementary sheet）矿物（钠化皂石）形成单层或多层纳米薄膜复合物的吸附过程及二维分子自组装的制备工艺,对交替层吸附（layer-by-layer,LbL）和Langmuir-Blodgett（LB）方法应用于CPUFs的构筑分别进行了介绍,并阐述了紫外可见分光光度计（UV-vis）,衰减全反射红外光谱（ATR-FTIR）,X射线衍射（XRD）,原子力显微镜（AFM）和界面化学技术等手段对薄膜定性定量表征的研究方法及结果.研究表明,在CPUFs的形成过程中,静电相互作用是一个突出因素,但不是唯一驱动力.在利用LB技术构筑CPUFs的研究中,我们发现即使在无表面活性剂分子的协助下,水溶性蛋白质也能够在粘土矿物稀溶液的界面上形成较为稳定的蛋白质-粘土矿物Langmuir复合膜.通过研究表面压力与时间（？-t）的动力学曲线和表面压力对面积（？-A）的等温线,实现了粘土矿物与蛋白分子吸附过程即CPUFs形成过程的实时监测,并测定出CPUFs中蛋白质含量（NS）、蛋白质分子堆积密度（？？）、单个蛋白质分子在粘土片层上的平均占位面积（？？）及蛋白质在粘土层的饱和吸附量等物理化学参数.通过将界面化学测定结果、光谱学方法测定结果与粘土矿物体相溶液吸附实验结果相比较,发现LB技术实现了单层粘土片（厚度约1.3nm）的吸附与自组装,证明界面化学方法是定量化研究CPUFs的一种有效手段.通过将含有溶解酵素的CPUFs膜用于流水池反应器上进行生物活性检测,考察了其在睾丸酮丛毛单胞菌生长发育过程中的催化性能,结果表明LZ分子被锚固在CPUFs上以后,未发生明显的生物活性失活现象.     

TiO2电极表面氰基吡啶吸附的电化学SERS光谱

采用基于核壳纳米粒子的壳层隔绝纳米粒子增强拉曼(SHINERS)以及Au纳米粒子增强技术, 对比研究了4-氰基吡啶(4-CNPy)在TiO2表面的吸附行为. 结果表明, 采用2种技术所获得的光谱存在明显的差别. 利用前者得到了4-CNPy在TiO2电极上随电极电位变化的吸附方式. 在电位为0时, 分子以吡啶环上的N垂直吸附; 随电位负移, 部分分子变为倾斜吸附, 且在电位为-1.0 V时倾斜角度变大. 在正电位区间, 分子始终以吡啶环上的N垂直吸附. 而采用Au纳米粒子滴加在TiO2电极上的方式, 则得到吸附在TiO2, Au及TiO2/Au复合结构上的总光谱信息.     

碱性体系中金电极表面硫氰根离子的宽带和频光谱研究

本文使用宽带和频光谱研究不同电位下碱性溶液中多晶金电极表面硫氰根离子（SCN^-）的吸附行为. 在-1.1 V ~ 0.2 V（vs. SCE）,C-N伸缩振动的Stark斜率的变化表明,随着电位正移,SCN^-在金电极表面从N端吸附变为S端吸附. 在较正电位下,C-N伸缩振动具有Fano线型. 这是因为金的费米能级随电位的正移而降低,和频过程中金的电子跃迁方式从带内跃迁（sp→sp）变为带间跃迁（d→sp）,造成金基底与表面吸附SCN^-和频信号的相对相位改变. 实验表明,通过研究和频光谱线型随电位的变化可以获取电极表面电子能级相对位置的信息.     

2,2′-联吡啶与锌电极作用的表面增强拉曼光谱研究

利用表面增强拉曼光谱(SERS)对2,2′-联吡啶分子在锌电极表面的吸附进行了研究. 实验表明, 2,2′-联吡啶和锌电极有较强的相互作用, 2,2′-联吡啶和锌表面的氧物种存在竞争吸附, 起始电位较正时, 氧物种的吸附使2,2′-联吡啶吸附电位负移；起始电位较负时, 2,2′-联吡啶的吸附抑止氧物种的吸附, 使其吸附电位正移, 且相同电位下氧化种的吸附量大大减少. 同时当电极电位由正往负移时, 吸附在锌表面的2,2′-联吡啶会发生构型转化, 在－1.3 V下以顺式构型垂直吸附, 而当电位负移至－1.4 V时则以反式构型吸附；而电极电位由负往正移时, 在研究电位区间内2,2′-联吡啶都以反式构型吸附, 不存在构型的转化.     

基于活性金电极上硫代水杨酸自组装单分子层的电化学表面增强拉曼光谱

采用原位电化学表面增强拉曼光谱(EC-SERS)研究了硫代水杨酸(TSA)吸附在活性Au电极表面的自组装单分子层(SAMs).TSA在活性Au表面的化学吸附及不同酸碱度下的TSA浸饰单层膜的SERS光谱,表明随pH值的增加,峰强呈现2个不同的下降阶段.通过EC-SERS考察不同电富集时间和电位的影响,显示在酸性介质和0.7 V及70 s富集时间下,可以获得最大EC-SERS信号,并随着电位负移,信号逐渐减弱,直至基本消失,表明TSA分子在Au表面排布状态会随外加条件的改变而发生变化.通过计算TSA在不同pH值下的分布分数以及探针分子在不同电位下的增强因子(EF),结合SERS和EC-SERS的变化走势对比,得出TSA在活性Au表面自组装形成单分子层/膜的机理,指出由于TSA不同的电化学吸附取向,以及高负电位下的还原/脱附作用,使得Au表面拉曼活性降低,造成EF显著减小,不可逆地失去了SERS的活性.     

非水体系苯并咪唑及衍生物吸附的电化学表面增强拉曼光谱研究

应用电化学现场表面增强拉曼光谱(SERS)以及直接电化学合成技术分别研究了非水体系中苯并咪唑及2-巯基苯并咪唑在铜电极表面的吸附行为及其与三苯基膦(pph3)共存的表面过程.在较负电位区间苯并咪唑主要以分子形式吸附在电极表面.在较正电位区间,电极表面生成类高分子(CuBIM)n膜,具有缓蚀作用,对含有pph3的该体系,Cu+首先与pph3配位形成稳定的阳离子,进入溶液之后与BIM配位生成稳定的配合物,导致不能在表面有效地成膜而破坏了苯并咪唑的缓蚀作用.2-巯基苯并咪唑在Cu表面主要通过自组装单层方式在电极表面吸附,且在实验测试的电位区间内,MBI均是以S端与金属表面作用,其吸附取向随电位正移由倾斜逐渐向接近垂直过渡,并在金属表面形成MBI单分子层膜.pph3的加入不影响MBI在Cu电极表面的成膜行为.电化学现场模拟合成及产物结构组成解析为推断表面反应过程提供了直接证据.     

不含亲水基团的偶氮苯衍生物L-B膜的制备和性质研究

本文合成了具有一定结构特点的偶氮苯的衍生物, 以元素分析和^1HNMR鉴定了B产物的组成和结构。采用L-B技术制备了其多层L-B膜, 以紫外可见光谱研究了膜中分子的聚集状态和膜的纵向均匀性; 以偏振紫外确定了膜中分子偶氮基的取向; L-B膜的小角度X射线衍射结果表明膜具有层状有序的周期性结构。     

Photo-responsive properties of poly(NIPAM-co-AAc) microgel particles with absorbed, hydrophobically modified organic salts

The absorption of two hydrophobically modified organic salts (HMOSs), containing azobenzene units, into poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-acrylic acid) microgel particles has been studied at pH 8 and 20 °C. These dispersions were then irradiated with UV light (wavelength 365 nm) for 10 min to observe the effect on the microgel particle properties, such as the adsorbed amount of the HMOS, the particle size, and the electrophoretic mobility. We show that irradiation of these dispersions with UV light can lead to induced, partial desorption of the HMOS molecules, with concomitant changes in the size and electrophoretic mobility of the microgel particles. This is due to a conformational switch (trans-form to cis-form) in the HMOS molecules, which reduces the strength of the hydrophobic interaction between the HMOS molecules and the isopropyl moieties within the microgel network. Moreover, the original absorbed amounts, size, and electrophoretic mobility values can be largely restored after storage in the dark for extended periods.     

Probing the protein orientation on charged self-assembled monolayers on gold nanohole arrays by SERS

In this work, surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) was applied to probe the orientation of cytochrome c (Cyt-c) on gold nanohole arrays functionalized with self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of alkane thiols with positively (-NH2) and negatively (-COOH) charged terminal groups. Square grid gold nanohole arrays with a nanohole diameter of 270 nm and a grating of 350 nm were fabricated by electron beam lithography (EBL) and were used as the SERS substrates. The SERS intensities of the nontotally symmetric mode (B(1g) mode nu(11)) and the totally symmetric mode (A(1g) mode nu(4)) and their ratios were used to determine the orientation of Cyt-c on surfaces. The results indicate that the heme group is close and perpendicular to the negatively charged surface but is far from and oriented at an angle to the positively charged surface. Cyt-c has a random or more flat orientation on the bare Au nanoholes surface.     

Molecular orientation of azobenzene chromophores in ultrathin polymer nanosheets studied by attenuated total reflection spectroscopy

This paper describes characterization of molecular orientation for azobenzene moieties in a polymer nanosheet. Copolymers of N-[4-(phenylazo)phenyl] acrylamide (PAZoA) with tert-pentyl acrylamide (tPA) were synthesized and the monolayers deposited on tapered quartz waveguides by Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) technique. Spectroscopic properties of the copolymer (p(tPA/PAZoA)) monolayers were monitored by integrated optical waveguide technique on the molecular level. Molecular orientation of the azobenzene was precisely determined by polarized absorption spectra. It was found that the azobenzene groups took a horizontal orientation and distributed uniformly in the p(tPA/PAZoA) monolayer without significant PAZoA aggregation. Photoisomerization process from trans to cis form was also investigated. More than half of the trans form (60–70%) was photoisomerized under unpolarized light irradiation, and the photoisomerization rate was independent on the PAZoA contents. This implies that the microenvironment of PAZoA moieties was almost the same in three different p(tPA/PAZoA) monolayers.     

Study on self-assembled monolayers of functionalized azobenzene thiols on gold: XPS,electrochemical properties,and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of 4-acetamino-4'-(4-mercaptobutoxy)azobenzene (CH3)CONH-ph-N=N-ph-O(CH2)(4)SH, abbr. aaAzoC4SH) and 4-mercaptobutoxy azobenzene (ph-N=N-ph-O(CH2)(4)SH, abbr. AzoC4SH) on a gold surface have been studied by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), FT Raman spectroscopy, and electrochemistry. A surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)-active system with a "sandwiched" structure of Ag/R-Azo-C4S-/Au was conveniently obtained by the method of Tollen's test. The relationship between the SERS effect and the structural nature of the system indicates that the enhancement correlates to both the silver islands above and the gold substrate underneath. The redox behaviors of the self-assembly on gold electrodes showed that the SAMs of the two compounds exhibit well-behaved voltammetric responses in a Britton-Robinson buffer corresponding to the irreversible two-electron, two-proton reduction-oxidation of azobenzene. The apparent electron-transfer rate kinetics is very sluggish, and the rate constant k(app) of aaAzoC4SH/Au (1.34 x 10(-6) s(-1)) is lower than that of AzoC4SH/Au (1.63 x 10(-4) s(-1)), which may be attributed to the different spatial restriction of close-packing structures on the conformational change accompanied by electron and proton transfer in the SAMs.     

Re-revision of the stereo structure of piperidine lactone,an intermediate in the synthesis of febrifugine

The stereo structure of piperidine lactone (3), an intermediate of the antimalarial agent febrifugine ((+)-1) prepared by a synthetic method, was re-revised to the cis-form from the trans-form.     

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) from different azobenzene self-assembled monolayers and sandwiches

Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of functionalized azobenzene thiols (RAzoCnSH, n=3-6 for R=H, abbreviated as AzoCnSH; and n=4 for R=CH(3)CONH, abbreviated as aaAzoC4SH) on different substrates RAzoCnSz.sbnd;z.sfnc;S (S represents substrates of vacuum-deposited gold (Au), silver foil (Ag), HNO(3) etched silver foil (EAg), and silver mirror (mAg)) have been studied by SERS in the near-infrared region. SERS of the SAMs on EAg and/or mAg exhibit SERS effects that vary with etching time and/or deposition time. The most appropriate time is 5 s for etching in 1:1 HNO(3) and 40 s for deposition in 0.1 M Ag(NH(3))(2)NO(3). Further, a layer of Ag mirror was conveniently deposited on the top of the SAMs on different substrates, yielding a more efficient SERS-active system possessing a "sandwiched" structure of mAgz.sfnc;RAzoCnS-z.sfnc;S. An appropriate surface roughness is required for the strongest SERS effect. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) indicates that there exist a large number of projects around 100 nm on the surface showing the strongest SERS effect. When the surface roughness is decreased or increased, the SERS effect decreases sharply. The relationship between the SERS effect and the structural nature was investigated and showed that the enhancement factor decays exponentially with increasing in distances of the azobenzene group from the underlying substrate or the overlying silver mirror. This result reveals that the SERS effect may be the result of the electromagnetic coupling effect between two metal layers.     

Photoinduced work function changes by isomerization of a densely packed azobenzene-based SAM on Au: a joint experimental and theoretical study

Responsive monolayers are key building blocks for future applications in organic and molecular electronics in particular because they hold potential for tuning the physico-chemical properties of interfaces, including their energetics. Here we study a photochromic SAM based on a conjugated azobenzene derivative and its influence on the gold work function (Φ(Au)) when chemisorbed on its surface. In particular we show that the Φ(Au) can be modulated with external stimuli by controlling the azobenzene trans/cis isomerization process. This phenomenon is characterized experimentally by four different techniques, kelvin probe, kelvin probe force microscopy, electroabsorption spectroscopy and ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy. The use of different techniques implies exposing the SAM to different measurement conditions and different preparation methods, which, remarkably, do not alter the observed work function change (Φ(trans)-Φ(cis)). Theoretical calculations provided a complementary insight crucial to attain a deeper knowledge on the origin of the work function photo-modulation.     

Observation of Collective Photoswitching in Free-Standing TATA-Based Azobenzenes on Au(111)

Light-induced transitions between the trans and cis isomer of triazatriangulenium-based azobenzene derivatives on Au(111) surfaces were observed directly by scanning tunneling microscopy, allowing atomic-scale studies of the photoisomerization kinetics. Although the azobenzene units in these adlayers are free-standing and spaced at uniform distances of 1.26 nm, their photoswitching depends on the isomeric state of the surrounding molecules and, specifically, is accelerated by neighboring cis isomers. These collective effects are supported by ab initio calculations indicating that the electronic excitation preferably localizes on the n–π* state of trans isomers with neighboring cis azobenzenes.