Organothiol Monolayer Formation Directly on Muscovite Mica
- Radboud University Institute for Molecules and Materials Heyendaalseweg 135 6525AJ Nijmegen The Netherlands
- ESRF, 71 Avenue des Martyrs Grenoble France
- Utrecht University Institute for Theoretical Physics Princetonplein 5 3584 CC Utrecht The Netherlands
- Physical Sciences Division Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland WA 99352 USA
Organothiol monolayers on metal substrates (Au, Ag, Cu) and their use in a wide variety of applications have been extensively studied. Here, the growth of layers of organothiols directly onto muscovite mica is demonstrated using a simple procedure. Atomic force microscopy, surface X‐ray diffraction, and vibrational sum‐frequency generation IR spectroscopy studies revealed that organothiols with various functional endgroups could be self‐assembled into (water) stable and adaptable ultra‐flat organothiol monolayers over homogenous areas as large as 1 cm 2 . The strength of the mica–organothiol interactions could be tuned by exchanging the potassium surface ions for copper ions. Several of these organothiol monolayers were subsequently used as a template for calcite growth.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER) (SC-23)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 1605475
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1605476
OSTI ID: 1623492
- Journal Information:
- Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), Journal Name: Angewandte Chemie (International Edition) Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 59; ISSN 1433-7851
- Publisher:
- Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)Copyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- Germany
- Language:
- English