Chain-Branching Control of the Atomic Structure of Alkanethiol-Based Gold鈥揝ulfur Interfaces
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- 作者：Yun Wang ; Qijin Chi ; Jingdong Zhang ; Noel S. Hush ; Jeffrey R. Reimers ; Jens Ulstrup
- 刊名：Journal of the American Chemical Society
- 出版年：2011
- 出版时间：September 28, 2011
- 年：2011
- 卷：133
- 期：38
- 页码：14856-14859
- 全文大小：755K
- 年卷期：v.133,no.38(September 28, 2011)
- ISSN：1520-5126
文摘
Density functional theory structure calculations at 0 K and simulations at 300 K of observed high-resolution in situ scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) images reveal three different atomic-interface structures for the self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of three isomeric butanethiols on Au(111): direct binding to the Au(111) surface without pitting, binding to adatoms above a regular surface with extensive pitting, and binding to adatoms with local surface vacancies and some pitting. Thermal motions are shown to produce some observed STM features, with a very tight energy balance controlling the observed structures. Variation of the degree of substitution on the 伪 carbon is found to significantly change the relative energies for interaction of the different types of adatom structures with the surface, while the nature of the surface cell, controlled primarily by inter-adsorbate steric interactions, controls substrate reorganization energies and adsorbate distortion energies. Most significantly, by manipulating these features, chemical control of the adsorbate can produce stable interfaces with surface pitting eliminated, providing new perspectives for technological applications of SAMs.