Abstract
Molecular switching memories have gained great importance in recent years because of the current sharp increase in the production of consumer electronics. Herein, 3D-printed nanocomposite carbon electrodes (3D-nCEs) have been explored as unconventional responsive interfaces to electrically readout bistable molecular switches via electrochemical impedance spectroscopy as the output system. As a proof-of-concept, two different 3D-printed responsive interfaces have been devised using surface engineering for covalently anchoring (supra)molecular components that well-define two electrical states (on/off) driven by either electrical or optical stimuli. Accordingly, this work paves the way for the functionalization of 3D-nCEs through fundamental chemistry, opening up new horizons in unprecedented tailored 3D-printed responsive interfaces which could be utilized as potential (bio)sensors, (opto)electronic devices, or molecular logic gates.
Original language | English |
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Journal | ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces |
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Publication status | Accepted/In press - 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:M.P. acknowledges the financial support of Grant Agency of the Czech Republic (EXPRO: 19-26896X). J.M. and E.R. acknowledge CzechNanoLab Research Infrastructure supported by MEYS CR (LM2018110).
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Materials Science(all)