Metallosupramolecular Thin Polyelectrolyte Films

Markus Schütte; Dirk G Kurth; Matthew R Linford; Helmut Cölfen; Helmut Möhwald

doi:10.1002/(SICI)1521-3773(19981102)37:20<2891::AID-ANIE2891>3.0.CO;2-7

Metallosupramolecular Thin Polyelectrolyte Films

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 1998 Nov 2;37(20):2891-2893. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-3773(19981102)37:20<2891::AID-ANIE2891>3.0.CO;2-7.

Authors

Markus Schütte¹, Dirk G Kurth¹, Matthew R Linford¹, Helmut Cölfen¹, Helmut Möhwald¹

Affiliation

¹ Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid- und Grenzflächenforschung, Rudower Chaussee 5, D-12489 Berlin-Adlershof (Germany), Fax: (+49) 30-6392-3102.

Abstract

Molecular recognition and electrostatic interaction of oppositely charged polyelectrolytes are combined in the fabrication of ultrathin metallosupramolecular multilayers [shown schematically in the picture, PEI=polyethyleneimine, PSS=poly(styrene sulfonate)]. The layers between the PSS layers are composed of an iron(II) bis(terpyridine) coordination polymer.

Keywords: N ligands; Polymers; Supramolecular chemistry; Thin films.