Self-assembled monolayers of fluorene- and nitrofluorene-terminated thiols on polycrystalline gold electrode: Electrochemical and optical properties

► Formation and characterization of fluorene- and nitrofluorene-terminated thiol SAMs on gold. ► Voltammetric behavior of redox probes on modified surfaces. ► The photophysical behavior of Au-fluorophore substrates. ► Spectroelectrochemical steady-state fluorescence and lifetime measurements for SAMs.