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Free-Standing Phytantriol Q224 Cubic-Phase Films : Resistivity Monitoring and Switching

Brown, Rosemary ; Madrid, Elena ; Castaing, Remi ; Stone, James M. ; Squires, Adam M. ; Edler, Karen J. LU orcid ; Takashina, Kei and Marken, Frank (2017) In ChemElectroChem 4(5). p.1172-1180
Abstract

Phytantriol Q224 cubic phase, as a bicontinuous meso-structured material stable in contact with aqueous electrolyte, has found applications in drug delivery and cosmetics and is employed here as a free-standing film separating two aqueous compartments in order to study i) ion conductivity (at low potential bias within ±0.8 V), ii) conductivity switching effects (at high potential bias beyond ±0.8 V), and iii) phase switching effects (as a function of temperature). A microhole of approximately 20 μm diameter in a 6 μm thick poly-ethylene-terephthalate film is employed as the support coated with phytantriol (on a single side or on both sides) in contact with aqueous electrolyte phase on both sides in a classic four-electrode... (More)

Phytantriol Q224 cubic phase, as a bicontinuous meso-structured material stable in contact with aqueous electrolyte, has found applications in drug delivery and cosmetics and is employed here as a free-standing film separating two aqueous compartments in order to study i) ion conductivity (at low potential bias within ±0.8 V), ii) conductivity switching effects (at high potential bias beyond ±0.8 V), and iii) phase switching effects (as a function of temperature). A microhole of approximately 20 μm diameter in a 6 μm thick poly-ethylene-terephthalate film is employed as the support coated with phytantriol (on a single side or on both sides) in contact with aqueous electrolyte phase on both sides in a classic four-electrode measurement cell. The conductivity of the phytantriol phase within the microhole is shown to be ionic strength, applied potential, time/history, and temperature dependent. The experimental data for asymmetric phytantriol deposits are indicative of a microhole resistance that can be switched between two states (high and low resistance associated with a filled or empty microhole, respectively). When heating symmetrically applied films of phytantriol, Q224-to-HII phase transition linked to a jump to a higher specific resistivity is observed, which is consistent with differential scanning calorimetry data for this phase transition.

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conductivity, impedance, memory, mesophase, voltammetry
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ChemElectroChem
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4
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9 pages
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2196-0216
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10.1002/celc.201600735
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  author       = {{Brown, Rosemary and Madrid, Elena and Castaing, Remi and Stone, James M. and Squires, Adam M. and Edler, Karen J. and Takashina, Kei and Marken, Frank}},
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  publisher    = {{Wiley-Blackwell}},
  series       = {{ChemElectroChem}},
  title        = {{Free-Standing Phytantriol Q<sup>224</sup> Cubic-Phase Films : Resistivity Monitoring and Switching}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/celc.201600735}},
  doi          = {{10.1002/celc.201600735}},
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