Surface modifiers functional organic acids

Hamers and coworkers have shown that the hydrogen-terminated, electrically insulating diamond surface can be chemically modified with functionalized alkenes (e.g., perfluorodecene) [154]. They also showed that it is possible to prepare diamond surfaces terminated with organic molecules containing primary amine and carboxylic acid functional groups. In their approach, chemical functionalization is accomplished with the aid of UV irradiation. The diamond surface, in an enclosed vessel, is exposed to a small volume of the particular organic compound. The solution environ-... 

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