Title
Mobility of the Alkanethiol-Gold(111) Interface Studied by Scanning Probe Microscopy
Document Type
Letter to the Editor
Publication Date
1-1-1993
Abstract
Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) was used to observe the motion of pits on the CH3(CH2)nSH/Au(111) surface (n = 5, 15, and 17). These pits are shown to diffuse to step edges at rates independent of the alkanethiol chain length during STM imaging. Heating the CH3(CH2)nSH/Au(111) surface (n = 15 and 17) at 100 °C causes removal of the pits from the surface without damage to the monolayer. The proposed mechanism for pit motion suggests that the Au-S bonds are labile and that only Au atoms diffuse. The pits are shown to be defects in the Au(111) surface formed during thiol adsorption. © 1993, American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Langmuir
First Page
2775
Last Page
2777
Recommended Citation
McCarley, R., Dunaway, D., & Willicut, R. (1993). Mobility of the Alkanethiol-Gold(111) Interface Studied by Scanning Probe Microscopy. Langmuir, 9 (11), 2775-2777. https://doi.org/10.1021/la00035a007
