Issue 31, 2011

Morphological and mechanical properties of alkanethiol self-assembled monolayers investigated via bimodal atomic force microscopy

Abstract

Alkanethiol Self-Assembly Monolayers (SAMs) were investigated by means of BiModal Atomic Force Microscopy. Morphological and mechanical properties show a parabolic trend vs. the chain length n, which is ascribed to the disorder at the SAMs/Au interface. This explains the trend of charge injection across SAMs in organic field effect transistors.

Graphical abstract: Morphological and mechanical properties of alkanethiol self-assembled monolayers investigated via bimodal atomic force microscopy

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
02 May 2011
Accepted
17 Jun 2011
First published
30 Jun 2011

Chem. Commun., 2011,47, 8823-8825

Morphological and mechanical properties of alkanethiol self-assembled monolayers investigated via bimodal atomic force microscopy

C. Albonetti, S. Casalini, F. Borgatti, L. Floreano and F. Biscarini, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 8823 DOI: 10.1039/C1CC12567B

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