Molecular-Scale Investigation of Structural Changes in Cyclohexanethiol Self-Assembled Monolayers on Au(111)
- Authors
- Kang, Hungu; Jang, Chang-Hyun; Hara, Masahiko; Noh, Jaegeun
- Issue Date
- Dec-2009
- Publisher
- AMER SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHERS
- Keywords
- Self-Assembled Monolayers; Cycloehexanethiol; Scanning Tunneling Microscopy; Structural Change
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY, v.9, no.12, pp.7085 - 7089
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- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
- Volume
- 9
- Number
- 12
- Start Page
- 7085
- End Page
- 7089
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/175755
- DOI
- 10.1166/jnn.2009.1621
- ISSN
- 1533-4880
- Abstract
- Two-dimensional ordered structures of cyclohexanethiol (CHT) self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) on Au(111) formed from different solution concentrations were investigated using scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). Molecular-scale STM imaging clearly revealed the 2D phase transitions of CHT SAMs from a (2 x 4 root 2)R20 degrees structure to a (5 x 2 root 3)R35 degrees structure via a intermediate phase of a (5 x root 15)R25 degrees structure depending on solution concentration used for SAM fabrication. The (5 x 2 root 3)R35 degrees phase was observed for high concentrations, after deposition at low temperature or after long-time immersion. Based on these results, we confirmed that the molecular packing arrangement can be regarded as a fully covered SAM structure. In addition, 2D SAM formation of CHT SAMs is markedly different from that of alkanethiol SAMs, which is a result of structural dynamics of the CHT ring in the process of molecular self-assembly. The molecular-scale STM results for CHT SAMs on Au(111) can provide very useful information on understanding structural behaviors of cyclic thiol SAMs.
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