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Preparation and Structure of Low-Density, Flat-Lying Decanethiol Monolayer From the Densely-Packed, Upright Monolayer on Gold
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Author(s)
Laura B. Picraux, Christopher D. Zangmeister, J Batteas
Abstract
This study investigates the formation of low-density, flat-lying decanethiol chemisorbed on Au prepared by heating the surface covered with a densely-packed, upright monolayer to a surface temperature above the onset of desorption. We determined conditions for preparing the low-density phase by observing the evolution of the photoemission spectrum as a function of the surface temperature using polarized ultraviolet light and by utilizing scanning tunneling microscopy. The preparation conditions were similar for single- and polycrystalline gold surfaces. Once the low density decanethiol phase was formed, reflection absorption infrared spectroscopy was employed to determine the orientation of the carbon chain backbone with respect to the Au surface.
Picraux, L.
, Zangmeister, C.
and Batteas, J.
(2006),
Preparation and Structure of Low-Density, Flat-Lying Decanethiol Monolayer From the Densely-Packed, Upright Monolayer on Gold, Langmuir
(Accessed May 30, 2023)