Site-directed exchange studies with combinatorial libraries of nanostructures

Albena Ivanisevic, Kim V. McCumber, Chad A. Mirkin*

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Abstract

We describe a new combinatorial method for studying the exchange between solution adsorbates and nanoscale features within libraries generated via dip-pen nanolithography. Four different compounds, 1-octadecanethiol, 16-mercaptohexadecanoic acid, ferrocene (11-mercaptoundecyl), and ferrocene (11-mercapto-1-oxoundecyl), are studied on amorphous and single-crystal gold substrates. This series of adsorbates allows us to compare the exchange properties of patterns of nanoscale features as a function of composition, feature size, and type of underlying substrate. Moreover, these properties can be compared and contrasted with bulk SAM properties. The novel strategy provides not only a method for initiating site-specific exchange processes but also a way of extracting kinetic information about the rate of such processes in situ.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)11997-12001
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume124
Issue number40
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 9 2002

Funding

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • Biochemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Colloid and Surface Chemistry

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