New Methodologies for the Organic Modification of Solid Surfaces

有机和生物有机分子在固体表面的固定化是纳米技术和微阵列技术的中心目标。传感器和分子电子器件的发展直接关系到分子操纵和控制表面吸附物的固定化技术和方法的进步。我的长期目标是开发用于传感应用的分子电子器件。我最初的重点是使这项技术成为一项可实现的技术所必需的化学的三个重要方面：(I)用有机分子有效地修饰固体表面的新方法的开发，(Ii)表面的严格表征和对膜的电化学性质的研究，以及(Iii)在高度局部水平上对吸附物的电化学操作。

The immobilization of organic and bioorganic molecules on solid surfaces is a central objective in nanotechnology and microarray technologies. Developments in sensors and molecular electronic devices are directly related to advances in immobilization techniques and methodologies for molecular manipulation and control of surface adsorbates. My long-term objective is the development of molecular electronic devices, for use in sensing applications. My initial thrust concerns three important aspects of the chemistry necessary to make this a realizable technology; (i) the development of new approaches for the efficient modification of solid surfaces with organic molecules, (ii) the rigorous characterization of surfaces and investigation of the electrochemical properties of the films, and (iii) the electrochemical manipulation of adsorbates on a highly local level.