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	Supramolecular Aggregation of Inorganic Molecules at Au(111) Electrodes under a Strong Ionic Atmosphere
	Fu, Yong-Chun ; Su, Yu-Zhuan ; Wu, De-Yin ; Wu DY(吴德印) ; Yan, Jia-Wei ; Yan JW(颜佳伟) ; Xie, Zhao-Xiong ; Xie ZX(谢兆雄) ; Mao, Bing-Wei ; Mao BW(毛秉伟)
	2009-09
英文摘要	Neutral inorganic molecules are generally weak in surface adsorption and intermolecular interactions. Self-assembly of such types of molecule would provide valuable information about various interactions. At electrochemical interfaces, the relative strength of these interactions may be modified through control of electrode potential and electrolyte, which may lead to the discovery of new structures and new phenomena However, studies of this nature are as yet lacking. In this work, we consider the covalent-bound semimetal compound molecules, XCl3 (X = Sb, Bi), as model systems of neutral inorganic molecules to investigate their self-assembly at electrochemical interfaces under a high ionic atmosphere. To fulfill such investigations, in situ STM and cyclic voltammetry are employed, and comparative experiments are performed on Au(111) in ionic liquids as well as aqueous solutions with high ionic strength. In the room temperature ionic liquid of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (BMIBF4), potential-dependent partial charge transfer between the Au surface and XCl3 molecules creates a molecule-surface interaction and provides the driving force for adsorption of the molecules. Supramolecular aggregations of adsorbed XCl3 are promoted through chlorine-based short-range intermolecular correlation under crystallographic constraint, while repulsive Coulombic interactions created between the partially charged aggregations facilitate their long-range ordering For SbCl3 molecules, hexagonally arranged 6- or 7-member clusters are formed at 0.08 to -0.2 V (vs Pt), which assemble into a secondary (root 31 x root 31)R8 9 degrees structure For BiCl3 molecules, both the 6-membered hexagonal and 3-membered trigonal clusters are formed in the narrow potential range -0.3 to -0 35 V, and are also arranged into an ordered secondary structure. Comparative studies were performed with SbCl3 in concentrated aqueous solutions containing 2 M HCl to simulate the strong ionic strength of the ionic liquid Almost identical 6-/7-member clusters and long-range (root 31 x root 31)R8 9 degrees structure are observed at -0.1 V, demonstrating the crucial role of strong ionic strength in such supramolecular aggregations. However, such supramolecular structures are modified and eventually destroyed as ionic strength is further increased by addition of NaClO4 up to 6 M. The destructive changes of the supramolecular structures are attributed to the alteration of ion distribution in the double layer from cation-rich to anion-rich at increasing NaClO4 concentration. This modifies and eventually breaks the balance of intermolecular and molecule-electrolyte interactions. Finally, the dynamic behavior of the SbCl3 assembly is investigated down to molecular level. It has been demonstrated that the initial stage of assembly follows a two-dimensional nucleation and growth mechanism and has a potential-dependent rate that is closely related to the surface mobility of the SbCl3 Clusters There is a probability that clusters can escape from an existing assembly domain or insert into a vacancy in such a domain while they can also relax with central or ring members in a dynamic fashion. These phenomena indirectly reflect the dynamic properties of cations from electrolytes at the interface. The rich information contained in the self-assembly behavior of SbCl3 and BiCl3 demonstrates that neutral inorganic molecules can be employed for fundaental studies of a variety of interesting issues, especially the interplay of various interfacial interactions.; NSF of China [20433010, 20673090]; National Basic Research Program of China [2007CB935603]
语种	英语
出版者	AMER CHEMICAL SOC
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1021/ja902373q]
专题	化学化工－已发表论文
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Fu, Yong-Chun,Su, Yu-Zhuan,Wu, De-Yin,et al. Supramolecular Aggregation of Inorganic Molecules at Au(111) Electrodes under a Strong Ionic Atmosphere[J],2009.
APA	Fu, Yong-Chun.,Su, Yu-Zhuan.,Wu, De-Yin.,吴德印.,Yan, Jia-Wei.,...&毛秉伟.(2009).Supramolecular Aggregation of Inorganic Molecules at Au(111) Electrodes under a Strong Ionic Atmosphere..
MLA	Fu, Yong-Chun,et al."Supramolecular Aggregation of Inorganic Molecules at Au(111) Electrodes under a Strong Ionic Atmosphere".(2009).

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