Woodruff, D. P. (2008) The interface structure of n-alkylthiolate self-assembled monolayers on coinage metal surfaces. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Vol.10 (No.48). pp. 7211-7221. doi:10.1039/b813948b

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Abstract

The current state of understanding of the structure of the metal/thiolate interface of n-alkylthiolate self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) on Cu(111), Ag(111) and Au(111) is reviewed. On Cu(111) and Ag(111) there is now clear evidence that adsorbate-induced reconstruction of the outermost metal layer occurs to a less atomically-dense structure, with the S head-group atom bonded to four-fold and three-fold coordinated hollow sites, respectively, and that intermolecular interaction plays some role in the periodicity of the resulting SAMs. On the far more heavily-studied Au(111) surface, the detailed interface structure remains controversial, but there is growing evidence for the role of Au-adatom-thiolate moieties in the layer ordering.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	Q Science > QD Chemistry
Divisions:	Faculty of Science > Physics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Thiols -- Research, Self-assembly (Chemistry) -- Research, Monomolecular films, Surface chemistry
Journal or Publication Title:	Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
Publisher:	Royal Society of Chemistry
ISSN:	1463-9076
Official Date:	23 October 2008
Dates:	Date Event 23 October 2008 Published
Volume:	Vol.10
Number:	No.48
Page Range:	pp. 7211-7221
DOI:	10.1039/b813948b
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access

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