Dynamic pattern formation of liquid crystals using binary self-assembled monolayers on an ITO surface under DC voltage.

There have been numerous studies of liquid crystal (LC) convection using sandwich-type LC cells under AC voltage. In contrast to previous LC convection studies under AC voltage, we propose the use of a binary self-assembled monolayer (SAM) with a redox-active Ru complex and insulating octadecyl phosphonic acid (C18) molecules on an indium tin oxide (ITO) surface as the electrode of sandwich-type LC cells under DC bias voltage. This is because the functionalized molecules immobilized on the ITO surface are expected to control the LC orientation and electrical conduction of LC cells, under an exact DC bias voltage.

Photoresponse enhancement by mixing of an alcohol-soluble C60 derivative into a ruthenium complex monolayer.

We have investigated the effect of mixing an alcohol-soluble C60 derivative into a self-assembled monolayer (SAM), which consisted of a redox-active Ru-complex with multipoint anchoring groups, on an indium tin oxide surface. Angle-resolved X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of the mixed SAM revealed that the C60 derivative was well incorporated into the redox-active Ru-complex SAM. In addition, some of the C60 derivatives were present on the mixed SAM surface.

Long-range electron transport of ruthenium-centered multilayer films via a stepping-stone mechanism.

We studied electron transport of Ru complex multilayer films, whose structure resembles redox-active complex films known in the literature to have long-range electron transport abilities. Hydrogen bond formation in terms of pH control was used to induce spontaneous growth of a Ru complex multilayer. We made a cross-check between electrochemical measurements and I-V measurements using PEDOT:PSS to eliminate the risk of pinhole contributions to the mechanism and have found small β values of 0.