Abstract
The synthesis of a phosphonic-acid-functionalized porphyrin is presented and a procedure for the reproducible assembly of the porphyrins into thin films on glass or conductive glass surfaces is described. The assembly scheme, which utilizes established zirconium phosphonate (ZrP) chemistry, yields highly oriented films (normal to the surface) of well-defined thicknesses. In the lateral direction (plane parallel to the surface) the porphyrins interact by edge-on-edge contact and are characterized by significant porosity. Electrochemical redox-probe experiments indicate the existence of openings or pores of several angstroms in width in both monolayer and multilayer ZrP porphyrin films. Micropatterned versions of the films, capable of diffracting visible light, have also been prepared and have been used for the direct evaluation of film thicknesses via atomic force microscopy.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 3065-3072 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Polyhedron |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 22 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 1 2003 |
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Keywords
- Diffraction gratings
- Porphyrins
- Thin films
- Zirconium phosphonates
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Materials Chemistry
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Ultrathin micropatterned porphyrin films assembled via zirconium phosphonate chemistry. / Massari, Aaron M.; Gurney, Richard W.; Wightman, Matt D.; Huang, Chien Hao Kane; Nguyen, SonBinh T.; Hupp, Joseph T.
In: Polyhedron, Vol. 22, No. 22, 01.10.2003, p. 3065-3072.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Ultrathin micropatterned porphyrin films assembled via zirconium phosphonate chemistry
AU - Massari, Aaron M.
AU - Gurney, Richard W.
AU - Wightman, Matt D.
AU - Huang, Chien Hao Kane
AU - Nguyen, SonBinh T.
AU - Hupp, Joseph T
PY - 2003/10/1
Y1 - 2003/10/1
N2 - The synthesis of a phosphonic-acid-functionalized porphyrin is presented and a procedure for the reproducible assembly of the porphyrins into thin films on glass or conductive glass surfaces is described. The assembly scheme, which utilizes established zirconium phosphonate (ZrP) chemistry, yields highly oriented films (normal to the surface) of well-defined thicknesses. In the lateral direction (plane parallel to the surface) the porphyrins interact by edge-on-edge contact and are characterized by significant porosity. Electrochemical redox-probe experiments indicate the existence of openings or pores of several angstroms in width in both monolayer and multilayer ZrP porphyrin films. Micropatterned versions of the films, capable of diffracting visible light, have also been prepared and have been used for the direct evaluation of film thicknesses via atomic force microscopy.
AB - The synthesis of a phosphonic-acid-functionalized porphyrin is presented and a procedure for the reproducible assembly of the porphyrins into thin films on glass or conductive glass surfaces is described. The assembly scheme, which utilizes established zirconium phosphonate (ZrP) chemistry, yields highly oriented films (normal to the surface) of well-defined thicknesses. In the lateral direction (plane parallel to the surface) the porphyrins interact by edge-on-edge contact and are characterized by significant porosity. Electrochemical redox-probe experiments indicate the existence of openings or pores of several angstroms in width in both monolayer and multilayer ZrP porphyrin films. Micropatterned versions of the films, capable of diffracting visible light, have also been prepared and have been used for the direct evaluation of film thicknesses via atomic force microscopy.
KW - Diffraction gratings
KW - Porphyrins
KW - Thin films
KW - Zirconium phosphonates
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U2 - 10.1016/S0277-5387(03)00428-5
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VL - 22
SP - 3065
EP - 3072
JO - Polyhedron
JF - Polyhedron
SN - 0277-5387
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