Abstract
Versatile coatings based on the polymerization of aminomalonitrile (AMN) start to attract attention in the field of surface science owing to their biocompatibility and also in relation to the use of a precursor molecule being considered as a fundamental building block in prebiotic chemistry. As other emerging versatile coating methods, the polymerization of AMN produces not only coatings on almost all kinds of known materials but also the deposition of a useless precipitate in solution when AMN is dissolved at pH = 8.5. To circonvent this drawback, at least on conductive substrates, it is shown that AMN coatings can be obtained in a scan rate dependant manner on amorphous carbon electrodes by means of cyclic voltammetry at pH = 6.0 in conditions where AMN is stable in solution. The composition of the electrodeposited AMN coatings is compared with that of the solution processed coatings by means of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 124-129 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects |
| Volume | 552 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 5 Sep 2018 |
Keywords
- Aminomalonitrile
- Cyclic voltammetry
- Electrochemical deposition
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Electrochemical deposition of aminomalonitrile based films. / Ball, Vincent; Toh, Rou Jun; Voelcker, Nicolas H.; Thissen, H.; Evans, Richard A.
In: Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, Vol. 552, 05.09.2018, p. 124-129.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Electrochemical deposition of aminomalonitrile based films
AU - Ball, Vincent
AU - Toh, Rou Jun
AU - Voelcker, Nicolas H.
AU - Thissen, H.
AU - Evans, Richard A.
PY - 2018/9/5
Y1 - 2018/9/5
N2 - Versatile coatings based on the polymerization of aminomalonitrile (AMN) start to attract attention in the field of surface science owing to their biocompatibility and also in relation to the use of a precursor molecule being considered as a fundamental building block in prebiotic chemistry. As other emerging versatile coating methods, the polymerization of AMN produces not only coatings on almost all kinds of known materials but also the deposition of a useless precipitate in solution when AMN is dissolved at pH = 8.5. To circonvent this drawback, at least on conductive substrates, it is shown that AMN coatings can be obtained in a scan rate dependant manner on amorphous carbon electrodes by means of cyclic voltammetry at pH = 6.0 in conditions where AMN is stable in solution. The composition of the electrodeposited AMN coatings is compared with that of the solution processed coatings by means of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.
AB - Versatile coatings based on the polymerization of aminomalonitrile (AMN) start to attract attention in the field of surface science owing to their biocompatibility and also in relation to the use of a precursor molecule being considered as a fundamental building block in prebiotic chemistry. As other emerging versatile coating methods, the polymerization of AMN produces not only coatings on almost all kinds of known materials but also the deposition of a useless precipitate in solution when AMN is dissolved at pH = 8.5. To circonvent this drawback, at least on conductive substrates, it is shown that AMN coatings can be obtained in a scan rate dependant manner on amorphous carbon electrodes by means of cyclic voltammetry at pH = 6.0 in conditions where AMN is stable in solution. The composition of the electrodeposited AMN coatings is compared with that of the solution processed coatings by means of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.
KW - Aminomalonitrile
KW - Cyclic voltammetry
KW - Electrochemical deposition
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U2 - 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2018.05.028
DO - 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2018.05.028
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85047183127
VL - 552
SP - 124
EP - 129
JO - Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
JF - Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
SN - 0927-7757
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