Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance Investigations of Photoswitching in Azobenzene-Functionalized Self-Assembled Monolayers on Au

August 2, 2013

Localized plasmon resonance (LSPR) spectroscopy, employing gold nanodisk substrates, is applied for studies of photoswitching in self-assembled monolayers of azobenzene-containing thiols. By choosing customized samples in which the sharp LSPR resonance is well separated from the spectral regime of the molecular absorption bands, the photoisomerization kinetics of the adlayer can be monitored in real time. Quantitative data on the photoinduced transcis and cistrans isomerization processes in inert gas atmosphere were obtained as a function of irradiation intensity and temperature, demonstrating the high sensitivity of this technique to such processes in functional adlayers.

Authors

Mathias Müller, Ulrich Jung, Viktoria Gusak, Sandra Ulrich, Michelle Holz, Rainer Herges, Christoph Langhammer, Olaf Magnussen

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Langmuir

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