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Chemisorption of Self Assembled Alkyl Thiol on Au(111)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

M. S. Yeganeh
Affiliation:
Exxon Corporate Research, Annandale, New Jersey 08801
S. M. Dougal
Affiliation:
Exxon Corporate Research, Annandale, New Jersey 08801
R. S. Polizzotti
Affiliation:
Exxon Corporate Research, Annandale, New Jersey 08801
P. Rabinowitz
Affiliation:
Exxon Corporate Research, Annandale, New Jersey 08801
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Abstract

We have used infrared-visible sum-frequency generation (SFG) to spectroscopically probe the interfacial structure of a self assembled monolayer (SAM) of alkyl thiol on a Au(111) surface. The SFG spectra of the CH3 group measured as a function of azimuthal angle indicates that sulfur atoms cannot be situated at sites of a single type, e.g., hollow or bridge, but must be in a mixed arrangement. SFG is also used to study the reconstruction of the gold substrate by alkyl thiol.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1995

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