Probing consequences of anion-dictated electrochemistry on the electrode/monolayer/electrolyte interfacial properties.

ABSTRACT: Altering electrochemical interfaces by using electrolyte effects or so-called "electrolyte engineering" provides a versatile means to modulate the electrochemical response. However, the long-standing challenge is going "beyond cyclic voltammetry" where electrolyte effects are interrogated from the standpoint of the interfacial properties of the electrode/electrolyte interface. Here, we employ ferrocene-terminated self-assembled monolayers as a molecular probe and investigate how the anion-dictated electrochemical responses are translated in terms of the electronic and structural properties of the electrode/monolayer/electrolyte interface. We utilise a photoelectron-based spectroelectrochemical approach that is capable of capturing "snapshots" into (1) anion dependencies of the ferrocene/fe

SUBMITTER: Wong RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7442636 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature