Author : Goli Pourmand
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ISBN 13 :
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Book Synopsis Sub-molecular Details in the STM Imaging of 4-nitrophenyl Thiolate Self-assembled Monolayers by : Goli Pourmand
Download or read book Sub-molecular Details in the STM Imaging of 4-nitrophenyl Thiolate Self-assembled Monolayers written by Goli Pourmand and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) on solid surfaces and in particular aromatic SAMs, attracted considerable attention in recent years due to their unique electrical properties. Low packing density and irreproducibility are common problems associated with aromatic SAMs. In this study, a wide range of modification conditions were used to achieve high coverage SAMs for two common aromatic precursors, 4-nitrothiophenol and bis(4-nitrophenyl) disulfide. Characterization of the SAMs prepared from 4-nitrothiophenol using a number of techniques including scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) demonstrated the formation of highly packed aromatic SAMs along with observation of distinct superstructures on gold that with further analysis revealed the ability of STM to image sub-molecular details of molecules. SAMs prepared from the disulfide lead to a chemically similar monolayer but revealed a much lower coverage with no superstructures. Our results show that these distinct features are most likely induced by SAM stress and the molecules which are involved in making these structures are in a frozen state allowing for the sub molecular details to be observed by STM.