Surface Porphyrins Metalate with Zn Ions from Solution

Controlling the metalation of surface porphyrins is a critical process in porphyrin-based devices. Indeed, surface porphyrins are known to metalate in ultrahigh vacuum from codeposited metal atoms or substrate atoms; however, it is not yet known if surface porphyrins could metalate from ions in solu...

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Autores principales: Franke, M., Marchini, F., Steinrück, H.-P., Lytken, O., Williams, F.J.
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_19487185_v6_n23_p4845_Franke
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Sumario:Controlling the metalation of surface porphyrins is a critical process in porphyrin-based devices. Indeed, surface porphyrins are known to metalate in ultrahigh vacuum from codeposited metal atoms or substrate atoms; however, it is not yet known if surface porphyrins could metalate from ions in solution, that is, the most likely environment for porphyrin-based devices. Using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy we have studied the metalation of monolayers and multilayers of a free-base tetraphenyl porphyrin adsorbed on Au(111) with ions in solution. We found that full metalation with Zn2+ can be achieved already at room temperature in contrast with the elevated temperatures required for metalation with codeposited metal atoms. © 2015 American Chemical Society.