Polyelectrolyte layer-by-layer deposition in cylindrical nanopores

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Lazzara, T. D. and Lau, K. H. A. and Abou-Kandil, A. I. and Caminade, A. M. and Majoral, J. P. and Knoll, W. (2010) Polyelectrolyte layer-by-layer deposition in cylindrical nanopores. ACS Nano, 4 (7). pp. 3909-3920. ISSN 1936-0851 (https://doi.org/10.1021/nn1007594)

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Abstract

Layer-by-layer (LbL) deposition of polyelectrolytes within nanopores in terms of the pore size and the ionic strength was experimentally studied. Anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) membranes, which have aligned, cylindrical, nonintersecting pores, were used as a model nanoporous system. Furthermore, the AAO membranes were also employed as planar optical waveguides to enable in situ monitoring of the LbL process within the nanopores by optical waveguide spectroscopy (OWS). Structurally well-defined N,N-disubstituted hydrazine phosphorus-containing dendrimers of the fourth generation, with peripherally charged groups and diameters of approximately 7 nm, were used as the model polyelectrolytes. The pore diameter of the AAO was varied between 30-116 nm and the ionic strength was varied over 3 orders of magnitude. The dependence of the deposited layer thickness on ionic strength within the nanopores is found to be significantly stronger than LbL deposition on a planar surface. Furthermore, deposition within the nanopores can become inhibited even if the pore diameter is much larger than the diameter of the G4-polyelectrolyte, or if the screening length is insignificant relative to the dendrimer diameter at high ionic strengths. Our results will aid in the template preparation of polyelectrolyte multilayer nanotubes, and our experimental approach may be useful for investigating theories regarding the partitioning of nano-objects within nanopores where electrostatic interactions are dominant. Furthermore, we show that the enhanced ionic strength dependence of polyelectrolyte transport within the nanopores can be used to selectively deposit a LbL multilayer atop a nanoporous substrate.

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Lazzara, T. D., Lau, K. H. A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3676-9228, Abou-Kandil, A. I., Caminade, A. M., Majoral, J. P. and Knoll, W.;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:45490
    Dates:
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    16 June 2010
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    Notes:M1 - 7 Times Cited: 16
    Subjects:Science > Chemistry
    Department:Faculty of Science > Pure and Applied Chemistry
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:29 Oct 2013 16:19
    Last modified:11 Nov 2024 10:32
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/45490
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