Gold, interface and

A second class of catalysts was prepared by deposition of TiCU and Mg metal on gold surfaces [91,117]. Mg deposition and subsequent TiCU exposure results in a complex structure with Mg metal being located at the gold interface and covered by a MgCl2 layer. On top of that TiCl species of differ-... 

Chemistry of Organosulfur Compounds at the Gold Interface and Characterization 115... 

CHEMISTRY OF ORGANOSULFUR COMPOUNDS AT THE GOLD INTERFACE AND CHARACTERIZATION OF SAMs... 

Schneir J, Harary H H, Dagata J A, Hansma P Kand Sonnenfeld R 1989 Scanning tunneling microscopy and fabrication of nanometer scale structure at the liquid-gold interface Scanning Microsc. 3 719... 

Particularly attractive for numerous bioanalytical applications are colloidal metal (e.g., gold) and semiconductor quantum dot nanoparticles. The conductivity and catalytic properties of such systems have been employed for developing electrochemical gas sensors, electrochemical sensors based on molecular- or polymer-functionalized nanoparticle sensing interfaces, and for the construction of different biosensors including enzyme-based electrodes, immunosensors, and DNA sensors. Advances in the application of molecular and biomolecular functionalized metal, semiconductor, and magnetic particles for electroanalytical and bio-electroanalytical applications have been reviewed by Katz et al. [142]. 

In summary, it appears that gold(I) will continue to be a very rich source of inspiration and experimentation, not only in liquid crystal research but in research using gold liquid crystals at the interface of gold chemistry and the material... 

FIGURE 6 Schematic representation of different interfaces for chip CE-ESI/MS (A) spray directly from the chip, (B) liquid-junction capillary interface, (C) gold-coated capillary interface, and (D) coaxial sheath-flow configuration. Reprinted from reference 410 with permission from Elsevier Science B.V. 

Figure 2.5 Schematic representation of the Au/MPS/PAH-Os/solution interface modeled in Refs. [118-120] using the molecular theory for modified polyelectrolyte electrodes described in Section 2.5. The red arrows indicate the chemical equilibria considered by the theory. The redox polymer, PAH-Os (see Figure 2.4), is divided into the poly(allyl-amine) backbone (depicted as blue and light blue solid lines) and the pyridine-bipyridine osmium complexes. Each osmium complex is in redox equilibrium with the gold substrate and, dependingon its potential, can be in an oxidized Os(lll) (red spheres) or in a reduced Os(ll) (blue sphere) state. The allyl-amine units can be in a positively charged protonated state (plus signs on the polymer...

Recently, Dyer used the same strategy to perform a photoinitiated synthesis of a mixed brush by using an AIBN-type initiator boimd to gold [57]. Specifically, they used initiator (24) to modify gold substrates with a binary brush composed of PS and PMMA. As Fig. 11 describes, mixed brushes will respond to the polarity of the solvent. For example, immersion into a non-selective solvent like THF brings both components to the air/hquid interface since PS and PMMA are both soluble in THF. However, immersion into a polar solvent, such as isobutanol, will selectively bring PMMA to the air/hquid interface, while the nonpolar PS collapses into the interior of the film. In contrast, immersion into cyclohexane brings PS to the air/hquid interface and PMMA is driven to the interior. The cycle is completely reversible after immersion into a nonselective solvent like THF. 

The interface between the gold particles and the support or even their size seems to be very important also. 

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