Electron curtain process

In contrast, a new type of redox polymer-coated electrode has recently been fabricated using the bottom-up method, in which redox-active molecules are connected with molecular wires, and the wires act as the current collector.11-13 In this case, electrons can be transported through the wires, and control of the electron transfer pathway is possible by changing the structure of the molecular wires. If the wire has a linear structure, redox active molecules with the wire connections exhibit a structure similar to that of a beaded curtain (Fig. lb), in which the electron transfers in a straightforward manner along each line. Furthermore, when the wire is composed of redox active molecules, we observe the promising phenomenon that the electron transfers via the redox process in the wire, whose mechanism would... 

Figure 1. Schematic view of a curtain-type selfshlelded electron processor. The product path typically Involves a modest angle change to facilitate radiation shielding. An Inert gas knife coupled with a small process volume eliminates oxygen Inhibition and ozone generation problems. Process speeds to 300 m/mlnute are typical.

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