Non-covalent assembly of a photoswitchable surface |
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Authors: | Cooper Christopher G F MacDonald John C Soto Ernesto McGimpsey W Grant |
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Institution: | Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts 01609, USA. |
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Abstract: | A noncovalently bound multilayered thin film in which individual layers are linked by metal ligand interactions undergoes a photochemically initiated permanent change in surface wettability. The film consists of three separate layers: a SAM on gold of 4-(10-mercaptodecyl)oxy]pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid, a layer of Cu(II) ions that are deposited onto the SAM and bind symmetrically in the site provided by the two carboxylate groups and the pyridyl nitrogen atom, and a layer of cis-2,2'-dipyridylethylene, which caps the Cu(II) layer by complexation through both pyridyl nitrogen atoms (Film I). Photoexcitation of the film in chloroform at 300 nm leads to substantial cis-trans isomerization as indicated by conductivity, impedance, grazing incidence IR, and contact angle measurements. The latter show a decrease in contact angle (increase in wettability) of 17 degrees , which is attributed to exposure of both the underlying Cu(II) layer and one of the pyridyl ring nitrogen atoms following isomerization to the trans isomer. |
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