Monolayers and multilayers of chlorophyl a on a mercury electrode

被引:2
作者
Moncelli, MR
Becucci, L
Dolfi, A
Buoninsegni, FT
Agostiano, A
机构
[1] Univ Florence, Dept Chem, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
[2] Univ Bari, Dept Chem, I-70126 Bari, Italy
关键词
chlorophyll a; self-assembled film; mercury; photocurrent;
D O I
10.1016/S1567-5394(02)00041-5
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A novel experimental technique used to investigate chlorophyll films on a hanging mercury drop electrode is described. Two different procedures are employed to prepare self-assembled chlorophyll monolayers and multilayers on the mercury electrode. Upon illuminating the chlorophyll a (Chl)-coated mercury electrode with an appropriate light source, the photocurrents generated by the Chl aggregates are measured under short-circuit conditions in the absence of photoartefacts. The preliminary results obtained by this novel technique are presented. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:159 / 162
页数:4
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