Asymmetry of electron transmission through monolayers of helical polyalanine adsorbed on gold surfaces |
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Authors: | Sek Slawomir Tolak Anna Misicka Aleksandra Palys Barbara Bilewicz Renata |
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Affiliation: | Department of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1, 02093 Warsaw, Poland. slasek@chem.uw.edu.pl |
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Abstract: | Polyalanine derivatives containing cysteamine linker R-(Ala)14NH-(CH2)2-SH, where R is ferrocenecarbonyl or hydrogen, were synthesized and then used to form self-assembled monolayers on gold. The tilt angles and the packing density of the molecules within monolayer assemblies were determined by FTIR spectroscopy and scanning tunneling microscopy, respectively. Electrochemical properties of monolayer-modified electrodes were studied using cyclic voltammetry and impedance spectroscopy. Measurements of electron-transfer rates using electrochemical techniques and scanning tunneling spectroscopy revealed asymmetry dependent on the applied voltage. It is suggested that the observed electron-transfer behavior is connected with the electric field generated by the molecular dipole of the polyalanine helix. |
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