Adlayers of alkanedithiols on au(111): Effect of disulfide reducing agent

Langmuir

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1400-1406

  Cometto, F P ^a   Ruano, G ^b   Ascolani, H ^b   Zampieri, G ^b,c  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FISICOQUÍMICA   (Argentina)

^b CENTRO ATÓMICO BARILOCHE   (Argentina)

^c INSTITUTO BALSEIRO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADLAYERS; AU(1 1 1 ); AU(111) SURFACES; DITHIOLS; ETHANEDITHIOL (EDT); ETHANOLIC SOLUTION; HIGH-RESOLUTION PHOTOEMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; IMMERSION METHOD; POST TREATMENT; STANDING-UP;

ETHANE; HEXANE; MONOLAYERS; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; REDUCING AGENTS;

MOLECULES;

ALKANE; DISULFIDE; GOLD; REDUCING AGENT; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ALKANES; DISULFIDES; GOLD; REDUCING AGENTS; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 84873375618     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la3036067     Document Type: Article

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