self-assembled monolayers probed by electrochemistry: from layer properties to sensors
Electron transfer processes play an important role in the development of nanoelectronics and biosensors. Therefore it is important to understand and to optimize these processes. Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) provide a highly tunable platform which can be implemented on metallic electrodes for the use of electrochemical techniques. The research described in this thesis considers two different types of monolayer surfaces with the aim to tune and study their electron transfer properties.
In summary, the results described in this thesis show that the versatility of SAMs makes it possible to tune the properties of these layers to enhance or modify the electron transfer properties. Electrochemistry provides a powerful tool for the characterization of these layers. The results presented here provide a contribution to the development of electrochemical biosensing devices.
