Abstract
This paper presents studies on the influence of the instability of the
4-mercaptopyridine (pyS) layer adsorbed on polycrystalline gold surface
(Au/pyS) on rapid electron transfer reaction. Voltammetric and impedance
experiments were performed using Fe(CN)(6)(3-) as the electrochemical
probe molecule. The morphology of the layer was assessed by the atomic
force microscopy (AFM) technique using gold (111) modified with the pyS.
The techniques used in this work presented a qualitatively agreement
concerning the instability of the pyS layer. The electrochemical results
showed that instability of the pyS layer leads to an increase on rapid
electron transfer reaction of the probe molecule. AFM images showed that
the instability of the pyS layer leads to the arisen of defects on layer
and an increase in the roughness layer. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All
rights reserved.
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