A detailed
study of the S-Au bond in different S and Au environment
s i
s pre
sented. We find that the e
ssentialfeature
s of the S-Au bond are already contained in the
simple
st
sy
stem, i.e., the S-Au dimer. A compari
sonof S, SH, and SCH
3 ad
sorption on Au(111) reveal
s that functionalization of the S atom with -H or -CH
3influence
s only the ad
sorption geometry but not the character of the S-Au bond. On the ba
si
s of calculation
sat
T = 0 K u
sing a c(4 × 2)
supercell, which contain
s four molecule
s, we al
so conclude that no
significantinteraction between adjacent molecule
s appear
s and, therefore, there i
s no tendency to dimerize or to form
structure
s energetically more favorable than the (
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