New Methodologies for the Organic Modification of Solid Surfaces

在固体表面上固定有机和生物有机分子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与分子操作和表面吸附控制的固定技术和方法的进步直接相关。我的长期目标是开发分子电子器件，用于传感应用。我最初的重点是化学的三个重要方面，这是使这种技术成为可实现的技术所必需的；(1)发展用有机分子对固体表面进行有效修饰的新方法；(2)对表面进行严格的表征并研究薄膜的电化学性质；(3)在高度局部水平上对吸附物进行电化学操作。

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.