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Evidences for Adsorption of Heptyl Viologen Cation Radicals in Thin Deposition Layers on ITO Electrodes by Slab Optical Waveguide Spectroscopy

Yusuke AYATO, Akiko TAKATSU, Kenji KATO, Naoki MATSUDA

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In situ observations were mainly performed by using slab optical waveguide (SOWG) spectroscopy synchronized with potential step measurements to investigate the time dependent spectral change of the adsorbed heptyl viologen cation radicals (HV+・) in thin deposition layer on indium-tin-oxide (ITO) electrodes. Several absorption bands, which indicated a monomer and dimer of HV+・ were co-adsorbed on ITO electrode surface with a monolayer or a few layers deposition, were observed in UV-visible region. The time dependent spectra yielded some important molecular information for the adsorption phenomena of HV+・ on the electrode surface. All observed absorption bands disappeared completely when the electrode potential of -200 mV vs. Ag/AgCl was applied, which indicated the adsorbed HV+・ species were electrochemically reoxidized on the ITO electrode.

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IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Electronics Vol.E89-C No.12 pp.1750-1754
Publication Date
2006/12/01
Publicized
Online ISSN
1745-1353
DOI
10.1093/ietele/e89-c.12.1750
Type of Manuscript
Special Section PAPER (Special Section on Towards the Realization of Organic Molecular Electronics)
Category
Evaluation of Organic Materials

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