硫醇分子链长对氧化还原自组装多层膜电化学行为影响的初步研究(英文)

以烷基硫醇和二茂铁衍生物构建的氧化-还原自组装多层膜为模型体系,研究烷基硫醇分子链长对多层膜电化学行为的影响.实验表明,二茂铁基团和电极之间的电子传递反应速率随两者距离的增加呈现指数级下降的趋势;烷基硫醇分子链长对自组装膜电化学行为的影响于不同情况下表现不同.本实验条件下,当多层膜上的电活性基团与电极比较接近时,长链分子自组装膜呈现较强的电化学响应.而当电极与电活性基团之间的距离较远时,短链烷基硫醇分子自组装膜呈现较强的电化学响应.     

分子沉积膜的纳米摩擦特性

利用原子力显微镜研究了金衬底、沉积单层和多层分子沉积膜的金表面以及非活性端基修饰的沉积单层和多层分子沉积膜金的表面的纳米摩擦特性．结果表明,金表面沉积分子沉积膜以及对分子沉积膜的非活性端基修饰对金衬底均有一定的减摩作用;当针尖与试样表面趋于原子级摩擦时,摩擦的作用主要取决于试样表面分子的端基结构,而与分子的链长、骨架及分子沉积膜的层数等无关;分子沉积膜的活性端基使其纳米摩擦特性不稳定,而非活性端基修饰可以使其纳米摩擦特性稳定,并且可以降低摩擦力;空气的相对湿度对摩擦力有显著的影响,相对湿度越大,摩擦力越小．     

致密二茂铁硫醇自组装膜的电化学行为

合成了11-二茂铁基十一烷基-1-硫醇(HS-(CH₂)₁₁-Fc)，利用自组装膜的特点，通过分子设计将二茂铁基团引入到自组装膜中。在金电极表面构筑有序单分子膜，制备出具有电化学活性的修饰层，研究其电化学行为，作为考察复杂电化学动力学的理想模型。进一步探究其电子传递的特点与自组装膜表面覆盖度之间的联系，提出了一种新的电子传递模型，研究电子转移与膜结构的对应关系，为更深层次的分子设计和功能组装提供理论指导。     

3-巯基丙酸自组装单分子膜的研究进展

自组装单层或单分子膜(Self-assembled monolayers)的研究十分活跃,尤其是硫-金体系的单层研究更是得到科学家们的青睐。3-巯基丙酸由于可以在金基底形成稳定有序的二维自组装单分子膜,从而显示出独特的结构和表面性质。该文着重从膜的制备、膜内分子的结构、单层膜的性质以及应用等方面综述金基底上3-巯基丙酸自组装单分子膜的研究进展,并对其前景进行了展望。     

OTS自组装单分子膜在玻璃表面形成程的AFM研究

运用原子力显微镜研究了十八烷基三氯硅烷在玻璃表面自组装形成单分子膜的过程.通过对样品表面的显微图像、表面平均粗糙度及前进接触角的测量分析,揭示了自组装单分子膜在玻璃表面的生长规律,并探索反应初期玻璃表面的吸附特点.     

硅表面上构筑烷烃单层膜的分子模拟

用分子力学方法模拟了十二烷烃在硅表面的单层膜的排列情况. 从中发现: 十二烷烃在硅表面的覆盖率约为50%, (8×8)大小的模拟格子即可描述烷烃链在硅表面的空间排列. 同时讨论了不同取代方式对单层膜的影响, 并比较了酯基和甲基终止的硅表面单层膜的空间排列方式, 模拟结果与实验测量基本吻合. 结果表明: 分子模拟方法可以作为实验手段的一种辅助工具, 在分子水平上为实验提供理论支持和微观信息.     

树枝状大分子的自组装超薄膜

树枝状化合物因具有三维立体结构、均一的分布和多而密且可修饰性强的外官能团,使之作为结构单元进行自组装形成具有特色的超薄膜。Regen等利用整代聚酰胺－胺型（PAMAM）树状分子的胺端基,将其沉积到用Pt^2 离子活化的表面,重复这一过程即得到多层膜。Crook等首先报道了以共价键结合的树状分子膜,这种膜是将PAMAM树状分子的胺端基与巯基十一烷酸组成的单层膜作用生成酰胺键而形成的。Tsukruk等将表面分别带正负电荷的PAMAM树状分子在硅表面进行层状沉积形成超薄膜。研究显示,以树状分子为结构单元经自组装形成的膜具有潜在的用途前景,如作为化学探感器、多相催化剂、滤光片或光学器件基材等。     

自组装单分子膜及其表征方法

自组装单分子膜的研究是近年来十分活跃的研究领域. 随着膜的应用领域的拓展 ,对膜的表征方法不断提出新的要求.本文综述了自组装单分子膜体系的类型和基底表面的 处理方法,着重从电化学、谱学、显微学以及表面润湿性等方面综述了近几年来自组装单分子膜的表征方法研究进展, 并对其发展前景作了展望.     

端基结构对超支化聚合物静电吸附自组装行为的影响

研究了3种具有相同骨架结构、不同端基的超支化聚合物与线型聚阳离子(PDAC)的静电吸附自组装.结果表明,超支化聚合物的组装过程与线型弱酸聚合物相似,都受溶液pH值与无机盐浓度的影响,但影响程度随端基结构不同而变化.此外,对以超支化聚合物为最外层的不同自组装膜的表面形貌及接触角进行了表征,其表面形貌及亲水性随端基结构的不同而不同.     

聚合物多层膜的表面分子工程

概述了作者及其研究群体发展的基于氢键、配位键和共价键的聚合物交替沉积组装方法.在此基础上,重点讨论将溶液中的超分子组装与界面交替沉积相结合的非常规界面交替沉积组装方法.通过结构构筑与功能组装的结合,实现了不同表面物理化学性质的可控调节,包括仿生矿化、超疏水涂层、可控组装与释放、表面分子印迹等.这些研究结果对发展基于聚合物多层膜的表面分子工程具有重要意义.     

Odd-even variations in the wettability of n-alkanethiolate monolayers on gold by water and hexadecane: a molecular dynamics simulation study

Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were performed to investigate odd-even chain length dependencies in the wetting properties of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of n-alkanethiols [CH3(CH2)n-1SH] on gold by water and hexadecane. Experimentally, the contact angle of hexadecane on the SAMs depends on whether n is odd or even, while contact angles for water show no odd-even dependence. Our MD simulations of this system included a microscopic droplet of either 256 water molecules or 60 hexadecane molecules localized on an n-alkanethiolate SAM on gold with either an even or odd chain length. Contact angles calculated for these nanoscopic droplets were consistent with experimentally observed macroscopic trends in wettability, namely, that hexadecane is sensitive to structural differences between odd- and even-chained SAMs while water is not. Structural properties for the SAMs (including features such as chain tilt, chain twist, and terminal methyl group tilt) were calculated during the MD simulations and used to generate IR spectra of these films that compared favorably with experimental spectra. MD simulations of SAMs in contact with slabs of water and hexadecane revealed that the effects of these solvents on the structure of the SAM was restricted to the chain terminus and had no effect on the inner structure of the SAM. The density profiles for water and hexadecane on the SAMs were different in that water displayed a significant depletion in its density at the liquid/SAM interface from its bulk value, while no such depletion occurred for hexadecane. This difference in contact may explain the lack of an odd-even variation in the wetting characteristics of water on these surfaces, because the water molecules are positioned further away from the surface and, therefore, are not sensitive to the structural differences in the average orientations for the terminal methyl groups in odd- and even-chained SAMs. In contrast, the differences in the wetting properties of hexadecane on the odd- and even-chained SAMs may reflect the closer proximity of these molecules to the SAM surface and a resulting greater sensitivity to the differences in the terminal methyl group orientations in the SAMs. SAM-solvent interaction energies were calculated during the MD simulations, yielding interaction energies that differed on the even- and odd-chained surfaces by approximately 10% for hexadecane and negligibly for water, in accord with estimates using experimental wetting results.     

Organic surfaces exposed by self-assembled organothiol monolayers: Preparation, characterization, and application

Organic surfaces play a major role in materials science. Most surfaces that we touch in our daily lives are made from organic materials, e.g., vegetables, fruit, skin, wood, and textiles made from natural fibers. In the context of biology, organic surfaces play a prominent role too, proteins docking onto cell surfaces are a good example. To better understand the characteristics of organic surfaces, including physico-chemical properties like wettability or chemical reactivities and physical properties like friction and lubrication, a structurally well-defined model system that can be investigated with numerous analytical techniques is desirable. In the last two decades, one particular system, self-assembled monolayers or SAMs, have demonstrated their suitability for this purpose. In particular, organothiols consisting of an organic molecule with an attached SH-group are well suited to fabricating structurally well-defined adlayers of monolayer thickness on gold substrates using a simple preparation procedure. These ultrathin monolayers expose an organic surface with properties that can be tailored by varying the type of organothiol employed. After a short introduction into the preparation of SAMs, this article provides an overview of the possibilities and limitations of organic surfaces exposed by Au-thiolate SAMs. Applications are as diverse as the metallization of organic surfaces, a fundamental problem in materials science, and the fabrication of surfaces that resist the adsorption of proteins. In addition to a number of different case studies, we will also discuss the most powerful analytical techniques needed to characterize these important model systems.     

Globotriose- and oligo(ethylene glycol)-terminated self-assembled monolayers: surface forces, wetting, and surfactant adsorption

A set of oligo(ethylene glycol)-terminated and globotriose-terminated self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) has been prepared on gold substrates. Such model surfaces are well defined and have good stability due to the strong binding of thiols and disulfides to the gold substrate. They are thus very suitable for addressing questions related to effects of surface composition on wetting properties, surface interactions, and surfactant adsorption. These issues are addressed in this report. Accurate wetting tension measurements have been performed as a function of temperature using the Wilhelmy plate technique. The results show that the nonpolar character of oligo(ethylene glycol)-terminated SAMs increases slightly but significantly with temperature in the range 20-55 degrees C. On the other hand, globotriose-terminated SAMs are fully wetted by water at room temperature. Surface forces measurements have been performed and demonstrated that the interactions between oligo(ethylene glycol)-terminated SAMs are purely repulsive and similar to those determined between adsorbed surfactant layers with the same terminal headgroup. On the other hand, the interactions between globotriose-terminated SAMs include a short-range attractive force component that is strongly affected by the packing density in the layer. In some cases it is found that the attractive force component increases with contact time. Both these observations are rationalized by an orientation- and conformation-dependent interaction between globotriose headgroups, and it is suggested that hydrogen-bond formation, directly or via bridging water molecules, is the molecular origin of these effects.     

Strong resistance of a thin crystalline layer of balanced charged groups to protein adsorption

Resistance of mixed self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) with various counter-charged terminal groups of different valence and protonation/deprotonation states to nonspecific protein adsorption is investigated. It is demonstrated that excellent nonfouling surfaces can be readily constructed from mixed positively and negatively charged components of equal valence in a wide range of thiol solution compositions. Furthermore, the lattice structure of one of the mixed SAM systems studied is revealed by atomic force microscopy (AFM) to be (5.2 +/- 0.2 A x 5.2 +/- 0.2 A)60 degrees . Results indicate that the packing structure of mixed charged SAMs is determined by strong charge-charge interactions of the terminal groups rather than S-Au and chain-chain interactions. This work provides direct evidence that conformational flexibility is not required for protein resistance of a surface and even a single compact layer of charged groups of balanced charge with a crystalline structure can resist nonspecific protein adsorption, suggesting that tightly bound water molecules on the topmost part of the mixed SAMs play a dominant role in surface resistance to nonspecific protein adsorption.     

Investigation into pH-responsive self-assembled monolayers of acylated anthranilate-terminated alkanethiol on a gold surface

This article describes the preparation of pH-responsive self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of acylated anthranilate-terminated alkanethiol. These monolayers are formed by chemisorption of the alkanethiol molecules onto a gold surface, resulting in different wetting properties of the surfaces depending upon the pH. By using various characterization techniques (e.g., infrared spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry, contact angle measurements, and surface energy analysis), we have found that the changes in the wetting properties originate from the different surface structures of the monolayers in different pH environments. From surface energy analysis, we found that the disperse components of the surface energy on such SAMs predominate after treatment with pH 1 water, whereas the polar components of the surface energy on such SAMs predominate after treatment with pH 13 water. It is greatly anticipated that this line of research will provide new insight into the mechanism behind pH-responsive properties, facilitating the design and synthesis of new surface-active molecules for the fabrication of pH-responsive functional surfaces.     

新型树枝状硫醇的自组装单层膜──图案化表面及其浸润性的调控

近年来 ,自组装膜的研究不断引起人们重视[1] .一方面 ,其兴趣可能源于纳米级器件的组装 ,如生物传感器等 [2 ] ;另一方面 ,它可作为研究摩擦学 [3]、生物膜模拟 [4 ]和微观浸润性的模型体系 [5] .树枝状分子的结构可在分子水平上精确控制 ,是很有潜力的纳米构筑基元 [6 ] .不同于常规的自组装膜构筑基元 ,树枝状分子的特殊结构使其在金属表面形成某些特殊的组装结构成为可能 .结合界面分子自组装技术和树枝状分子化学 ,国内外已有机构开展了树枝状硫醇的自组装膜的研究[7～ 9] .我们曾发现一种聚醚树枝状硫醇分子在金表面形成的自组装单层…     

Applications of self-assembled monolayers for biomolecular electronics

Preparation and characterization of ordered ultrathin organic films (a few nanometers to several hundred nanometers) has recently attracted considerable attention because of the possibility of controlling order and interactions at the molecular level and has triggered several innovative applications ranging from molecular electronics to tribology. Monomolecular films prepared by self-assembly are attractive for several exciting applications because of the unique possibility of making the selection of different types of terminal functional groups as well as length scales more flexible. The present article discusses various applications of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) in molecular electronics ranging from biosensors to optoelectronic devices with specific examples. Similarly, SAMs and multilayers of bifunctional molecules on polycrystalline substrates can be effectively used to carry out specific reactions between pendent functionalities and solution or gaseous species to produce new hybrid materials for devices such as molecular diodes. The importance of SAMs in controlling nucleation and growth is also illustrated using biomimetic synthesis of ceramic thin films (biomineralization) of zirconia.     

Effect of surface chemical composition on the surface potential and iso-electric point of silicon substrates modified with self-assembled monolayers

Self-assembled monolayer (SAM)-modified nano-materials are a new technology to deliver drug molecules. While the majority of these depend on covalently immobilizing molecules on the surface, it is proposed that electrostatic interactions may be used to deliver drugs. By tuning the surface potential of solid substrates with SAMs, drug molecules could be either absorbed on or desorbed from substrates through the difference in electrostatic interactions around the selected iso-electric point (IEP). In this work, the surface of silicon substrates was tailored with various ratios of 3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane (APTMS) and 3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane (MPTMS), which form amine- and thiol-bearing SAMs, respectively. The ratio of the functional groups on the silicon surface was quantified by X-ray photoelectron spectrometry (XPS); in general, the deposition kinetics of APTMS were found to be faster than those of MPTMS. Furthermore, for solutions with high MPTMS concentrations, the relative deposition rate of APTMS increased dramatically due to the acid-base reaction in the solution and subsequent electrostatic interactions between the molecules and the substrate. The zeta potential in aqueous electrolytes was determined with an electro-kinetic analyzer. By depositing SAMs of binary functional groups in varied ratios, the surface potential and IEP of silicon substrates could be fine-tuned. For <50% amine concentration in SAMs, the IEP changed linearly with the chemical composition from <2 to 7.18. For higher amine concentrations, the IEP slowly increased with concentration to 7.94 because the formation of hydrogen-bonding suppressed the subsequent protonation of amines.     

Protein interactions with model chromatographic stationary phases constructed using self-assembled monolayers

Model surfaces representative of chromatographic stationary phases were developed by immobilising an homologous series (C2-C18) of n-alkylthiols, mixed monolayers of C4/C18 and thioalkanes with alcohol, carboxylic acid, amino and sulphonic acid terminal groups onto a flat, silver-coated glass surface using self-assembled monolayer (SAM) chemistry. The processes of adsorption and desorption of serum albumins onto the monolayer surfaces was monitored in real-time using surface plasmon resonance (SPR). Alkyl-terminated SAMs all showed a strong adsorption of bovine serum albumin which was largely independent of alkyl chain length, the ratio of mixed C4/C18 SAMs or the solution pH/ionic strength. The adsorption of human serum albumin to carboxylic and amine terminated SAMs was shown to be predominantly via non-electrostatic interactions (hydrophobic or hydrogen bonding). However, sulphonic acid terminated SAMs showed almost exclusively electrostatic interactions with human serum albumin. This preliminary work using self-assembled monolayer chemistry confirms the usefulness of well characterised SAMs surfaces for investigating protein adsorption and desorption onto/from model chromatography surfaces and gives some guidance for selecting appropriate functionalities to develop better surfaces for chromatography and electrophoresis.     

Self-assembly of alkanols on Au(111) surfaces

Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of alkanols (1-C(N)H(2N+1)OH) with varying carbon-chain lengths (N = 10-30) have been systematically studied by means of scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) at the interfaces between alkanol solutions (or liquids) and Au(111) surfaces. The carbon skeletons were found to lie flat on the surfaces. This orientation is consistent with SAMs of alkanols on highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) and MoS2 surfaces, and also with alkanes on reconstructed Au(111) surfaces. This result differs from a prior report, which claimed that 1-decanol molecules (N = 10) stood on their ends with the OH polar groups facing the gold substrate. Compared to alkanes, the replacement of one terminal CH3 group with an OH group introduces new bonding features for alkanols owing to the feasibility of forming hydrogen bonds. While SAMs of long-chain alkanols (N > 18) resemble those of alkanes, in which the aliphatic chains make a greater contribution, hydrogen bonding plays a more important role in the formation of SAMs of short-chain alkanols. Thus, in addition to the titled lamellar structure, a herringbone-like structure, seldom seen in SAMs of alkanes, is dominant in alkanol SAMs for values of N < 18. The odd-even effect present in alkane SAMs is also present in alkanol SAMs. Thus, the odd N alkanols (alkanols with an odd number of carbon atoms) adopt perpendicular lamellar structures owing to the favorable interactions of the CH3 terminal groups, similar to the result observed for odd alkanes. In contrast to alkanes on Au(111) surfaces, for which no SAMs on an unreconstructed gold substrate were observed, alkanols are capable of forming SAMs on either the reconstructed or the unreconstructed gold surfaces. Structural models for the packing of alkanol molecules on Au(111) surfaces have been proposed, which successfully explain these experimental observations.