Adsorption mechanisms, structures, and growth regimes of an archetypal self-assembling system: Decanethiol on Au(111)

Autor:	P. Eisenberger, D. J. Lavrich, Lonny E. Berman, Frank Schreiber, Paul Fenter, P. Schwartz, S. M. Wetterer, T. Y. B. Leung, Giacinto Scoles, A. Eberhardt
Rok vydání:	1998
Předmět:	Surface coating Adsorption Chemical physics Self assembling X-ray crystallography Monolayer Molecule Nanotechnology Growth rate Thin film
Zdroj:	Physical Review B. 57:12476-12481
ISSN:	1095-3795 0163-1829
DOI:	10.1103/physrevb.57.12476
Popis:	We present a study using several techniques of the growth of decanethiol monolayers deposited on single-crystal gold surfaces. Through independent measurements of coverage, energetics, and structure as a function of the growth rate and temperature, we provide a quantitative, in-depth description of the molecular processes by which these aliphatic molecules ``self-assemble'' into highly ordered structures in the absence of a solvent. We find that the multiple-energy scales present in these systems produce distinct adsorption mechanisms, structures, and growth regimes, indicating a complexity that is likely to be a general characteristic of this broad class of self-assembling systems.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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