Electrochemical Behaviors of Nonionic Fluorosurfactant Zonyl FSN Self-Assembled Monolayers on Au(111) and Au(100)

Authors

Yong-an TANG, State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces,and Department of Chemistry,College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,Xiamen University,Xiamen 361005,Fujian,China;
Jia-wei YAN, State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces,and Department of Chemistry,College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,Xiamen University,Xiamen 361005,Fujian,China;
Feng ZHU, State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces,and Department of Chemistry,College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,Xiamen University,Xiamen 361005,Fujian,China;
Chun-feng SUN, State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces,and Department of Chemistry,College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,Xiamen University,Xiamen 361005,Fujian,China;
Bing-wei MAO, State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces,and Department of Chemistry,College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,Xiamen University,Xiamen 361005,Fujian,China;

Abstract

The electrochemical behaviors of nonionic fluorosurfactant Zonyl FSN self-assembled monolayers on Au(111) and Au(100) were investigated by electrochemical scanning tunneling microscopy and cyclic voltammetry.In the potential range where the redox reaction of FSN molecules doesn′t occur,the structures of FSN self-assembled monolayers are uniform,which may suppress the adsorption of sulfate and the surface reconstruction of Au single crystal.At the initial stage of the oxidation of Au(111) and Au(100) surfaces covered by FSN self-assembled monolayers,Au(111) surface is characteristic of some protuberance,while Au(100) surface is characteristic of the movement of steps,however the structures of FSN self-assembled monolayers keep unchanged.Compared with Au(100),FSN self-assembled monolayers formed on Au(111) surface can suppress the oxidation of Au surface more efficiently.

Keywords

nonionic fluorosurfactant, FSN, self-assembled monolayers, Au(111), Au(100), ECSTM

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.61558/2993-074X.2815

Publication Date

2011-02-28

Online Available Date

2011-02-28

Revised Date

2011-02-28

Received Date

2011-02-28

Recommended Citation

Yong-an TANG, Jia-wei YAN, Feng ZHU, Chun-feng SUN, Bing-wei MAO. Electrochemical Behaviors of Nonionic Fluorosurfactant Zonyl FSN Self-Assembled Monolayers on Au(111) and Au(100)[J]. Journal of Electrochemistry, 2011 , 17(1): Article 10.
DOI: 10.61558/2993-074X.2815
Available at: https://jelectrochem.xmu.edu.cn/journal/vol17/iss1/10

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