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García‐Castro M, Moscoso A, Sarabia F, López‐Romero JM, Contreras‐Cáceres R, Díaz A. Nanoscale Biocompatible Structures Generated from Fluorinated Tripodal Phenylenes on Gold Nanoprisms. ChemistryOpen 2022; 11:e202200007. [PMID: 35324086 PMCID: PMC8944223 DOI: 10.1002/open.202200007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2022] [Revised: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
Modification of gold substrates with a stable, uniform and ultrathin layer of biocompatible materials is of tremendous interest for the development of bio-devices. We present the fabrication of hybrid systems consisting of triangular prism gold nanoparticles (Au@NTPs) covalently covered with tripod-shaped oligo(p-phenylenes) featuring trifluoromethyl groups. Their synthesis is accomplished using a biphenyl boronic ester as the key compound. Au@NTPs were prepared through a seedless procedure using 3-butenoic acid and benzyldimethyl ammonium chloride, and modified with aminothiol groups. Coverage of this amine-modified gold substrate with a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) of tripod-shaped molecules is carried out in ethanolic solution. The hybrid system avoids up to 70 % of protein corona formation, and allows unspecific attachment for bulky adsorbates, providing an optimal biosensing platform. Chemical composition and morphology are analyzed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV-visible spectroscopy and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM).
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Affiliation(s)
- Miguel García‐Castro
- Departamento de Química OrgánicaUniversidad de MálagaFacultad de Ciencias29071MálagaSpain
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- Departamento de Química OrgánicaUniversidad de MálagaFacultad de Ciencias29071MálagaSpain
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- Departamento de Química OrgánicaUniversidad de MálagaFacultad de Ciencias29071MálagaSpain
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- Departamento de Química OrgánicaUniversidad de MálagaFacultad de Ciencias29071MálagaSpain
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Benneckendorf FS, Rohnacher V, Sauter E, Hillebrandt S, Münch M, Wang C, Casalini S, Ihrig K, Beck S, Jänsch D, Freudenberg J, Jaegermann W, Samorì P, Pucci A, Bunz UHF, Zharnikov M, Müllen K. Tetrapodal Diazatriptycene Enforces Orthogonal Orientation in Self-Assembled Monolayers. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:6565-6572. [PMID: 31825591 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b16062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Conformationally rigid multipodal molecules should control the orientation and packing density of functional head groups upon self-assembly on solid supports. Common tripods frequently fail in this regard because of inhomogeneous bonding configuration and stochastic orientation. These issues are circumvented by a suitable tetrapodal diazatriptycene moiety, bearing four thiol-anchoring groups, as demonstrated in the present study. Such molecules form well-defined self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) on Au(111) substrates, whereby the tetrapodal scaffold enforces a nearly upright orientation of the terminal head group with respect to the substrate, with at least three of the four anchoring groups providing thiolate-like covalent attachment to the surface. Functionalization by condensation chemistry allows a large variety of functional head groups to be introduced to the tetrapod, paving the path toward advanced surface engineering and sensor fabrication.
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- Frank S Benneckendorf
- Organisch-Chemisches Institut , Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg , Im Neuenheimer Feld 270 , 69120 Heidelberg , Germany
- InnovationLab , Speyerer Straße 4 , 69115 Heidelberg , Germany
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- InnovationLab , Speyerer Straße 4 , 69115 Heidelberg , Germany
- Kirchhoff-Institut für Physik , Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg , Im Neuenheimer Feld 227 , 69120 Heidelberg , Germany
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- Angewandte Physikalische Chemie , Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg , Im Neuenheimer Feld 253 , 69120 Heidelberg , Germany
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- InnovationLab , Speyerer Straße 4 , 69115 Heidelberg , Germany
- Organic Semiconductor Centre, SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy , University of St Andrews , North Haugh , St Andrews KY16 9SS , United Kingdom
- Kirchhoff-Institut für Physik , Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg , Im Neuenheimer Feld 227 , 69120 Heidelberg , Germany
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- InnovationLab , Speyerer Straße 4 , 69115 Heidelberg , Germany
- Materials Science Department, Surface Science Division , TU Darmstadt , Otto-Berndt-Straße 3 , 64287 Darmstadt , Germany
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- University of Strasbourg , CNRS, ISIS, 8 allée Gaspard Monge , 67000 Strasbourg , France
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- University of Strasbourg , CNRS, ISIS, 8 allée Gaspard Monge , 67000 Strasbourg , France
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut , Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg , Im Neuenheimer Feld 270 , 69120 Heidelberg , Germany
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- InnovationLab , Speyerer Straße 4 , 69115 Heidelberg , Germany
- Kirchhoff-Institut für Physik , Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg , Im Neuenheimer Feld 227 , 69120 Heidelberg , Germany
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut , Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg , Im Neuenheimer Feld 270 , 69120 Heidelberg , Germany
- InnovationLab , Speyerer Straße 4 , 69115 Heidelberg , Germany
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut , Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg , Im Neuenheimer Feld 270 , 69120 Heidelberg , Germany
- InnovationLab , Speyerer Straße 4 , 69115 Heidelberg , Germany
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- InnovationLab , Speyerer Straße 4 , 69115 Heidelberg , Germany
- Materials Science Department, Surface Science Division , TU Darmstadt , Otto-Berndt-Straße 3 , 64287 Darmstadt , Germany
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- University of Strasbourg , CNRS, ISIS, 8 allée Gaspard Monge , 67000 Strasbourg , France
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- InnovationLab , Speyerer Straße 4 , 69115 Heidelberg , Germany
- Kirchhoff-Institut für Physik , Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg , Im Neuenheimer Feld 227 , 69120 Heidelberg , Germany
- Centre for Advanced Materials , Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg , Im Neuenheimer Feld 225 , 69120 Heidelberg , Germany
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut , Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg , Im Neuenheimer Feld 270 , 69120 Heidelberg , Germany
- Centre for Advanced Materials , Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg , Im Neuenheimer Feld 225 , 69120 Heidelberg , Germany
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- Angewandte Physikalische Chemie , Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg , Im Neuenheimer Feld 253 , 69120 Heidelberg , Germany
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- InnovationLab , Speyerer Straße 4 , 69115 Heidelberg , Germany
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research , Ackermannweg 10 , 55128 Mainz , Germany
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Chiykowski VA, Lam B, Du C, Berlinguette CP. On how electron density affects the redox stability of phenothiazine sensitizers on semiconducting surfaces. Chem Commun (Camb) 2017; 53:2547-2550. [PMID: 28154843 DOI: 10.1039/c6cc09992k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The stabilities of three organic dyes that differ only by two substituents (-OMe, -H and -Br) about the phenothiazine donor unit were evaluated when immobilized on a semiconductor surface. All three dyes delivered modest power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) in the dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC), but maintained 75% of their initial PCE over 300 h of sustained simulated sunlight. Electron-donating substituents increased the stability of the phenothiazine radical unit created after light-induced charge injection into the semiconductor; however, this did not translate to higher DSSC stability, which appears to be more sensitive to the basicity of the anchoring group for this series.
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- Valerie A Chiykowski
- Departments of Chemistry and Chemical & Biological Engineering, The University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada.
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- Departments of Chemistry and Chemical & Biological Engineering, The University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada.
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- Departments of Chemistry and Chemical & Biological Engineering, The University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada.
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- Departments of Chemistry and Chemical & Biological Engineering, The University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada.
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