Silicon surface-bound redox-active conjugated wires derived from mono- and dinuclear iron(II) and ruthenium(II) oligo(phenyleneethynylene) complexes

Nicolas Gauthier; Gilles Argouarch; Frédéric Paul; Mark G. Humphrey; Loic Toupet; Soraya Ababou-Girard; Hussein Sabbah; Philippe Hapiot; Bruno Fabre

doi:10.1002/adma.200800324

Silicon surface-bound redox-active conjugated wires derived from mono- and dinuclear iron(II) and ruthenium(II) oligo(phenyleneethynylene) complexes

Nicolas Gauthier^*, Gilles Argouarch, Frédéric Paul, Mark G. Humphrey, Loic Toupet, Soraya Ababou-Girard, Hussein Sabbah, Philippe Hapiot, Bruno Fabre

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A study has demonstrated the successful covalent assembly of electron-rich mononuclear Fe(II) (2₁-2₃) and dinuclear Fe(II) Ru(II) acetylides on monocrystalline silicon surfaces following a novel approach. The experimentation shows that electron-rich mononuclear Fe(II) (2_n) or dinuclear Fe(II)/Ru(II) (3) acetylide complexes can be grafted onto hydrogenated silicon surfaces under very mild conditions and following a simple one-step photochemical procedure. These redox-active organometallic monolayers exhibit facile electron transfer between the bound metal centers and the silicon surface through the interfacial Si-C bond. The electron-rich Fe(II) centers in compounds 2_n or 3 are oxidized at significantly lower potentials. The data obtained for the Si-3 also unambiguously establish the possibility of generating bound mixed-valence states at the silicon interface.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1952-1956
Number of pages	5
Journal	Advanced Materials
Volume	20
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.200800324
Publication status	Published - 19 May 2008

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Silicon surface-bound redox-active conjugated wires derived from mono- and dinuclear iron(II) and ruthenium(II) oligo(phenyleneethynylene) complexes

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