Issue 19, 2003

Probing photoinduced electron transfer reactions by in situ electrochemical contact angle measurements

Abstract

In situ electrochemical static contact angle measurements are employed to probe photoinduced electron transfer processes at electrode surfaces. Photosystems consisting of tris(2,2′-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II), (Ru(bpy)32+), N,N′-dimethyl-4,4′-bipyridinium (MV2+), Na2EDTA or CdS nanoparticles, MV2+, triethanolamine (TEOA) were included in aqueous droplets that were coupled with a ferrocene monolayer-functionalized electrode. Upon the oxidation of the interface (0.5 V vs. Ag quasi-reference electrode), and the illumination of the systems, photoinduced electron transfer to the modified electrode proceeds. The electron transfer processes yield photocurrents, and the photoelectrochemical transformations are followed by contact angle measurements. Similarly, a CdS/bipyridinium monolayer is assembled on an Au electrode support. The redox transformations of the bipyridinium units control the hydrophilic/hydrophobic properties of the interface, and are followed by contact angle analyses. Irradiation of the CdS/bipyridinium layer associated with the electrode biased at −0.3 V yields a photocurrent. The changes in the wetting properties of the irradiated interface are investigated by contact angle measurements.

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
11 Jun 2003
Accepted
07 Aug 2003
First published
26 Aug 2003

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2003,5, 4236-4241

Probing photoinduced electron transfer reactions by in situ electrochemical contact angle measurements

X. Wang, S. Zeevi, A. B. Kharitonov, E. Katz and I. Willner, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2003, 5, 4236 DOI: 10.1039/B306661D

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