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LANGMUIR
Volume 26, Issue 10, Pages 7242-7247Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/la904317b
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- University of Genova
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A study of the self-assembly of 1,4-benzenedimethanethiol (BDMT; HS-CH2-(C6H4)-CH2-SH) monolayers on gold is presented. Self-assembled monolayers (SAM) are characterized by reflection absorption infrared spectroscopy (RAIRS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and spectroscopic ellipsometry (SF) measurements. The ensemble of measurements consistently shows that well-organized BDMT SAMs, with standing-up molecules, can be obtained on high quality gold films with incubation in n-hexane provided that N-2-degassed solutions are used and all preparation steps are performed at 60 degrees C in the absence of ambient light. SE data indicate that the optical interface properties of the BDMT-Au system are different from those of simple alkanethiol SAMs. A possible mechanism for the formation of the standing-up phase from the lying-down phase via a hydrogen exchange reaction involving chemisorbed lying-clown and free dithiol molecules is discussed.
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