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Title: Cyclic voltammetric and electrochemical impedance studies on the structure, adsorption kinetics, and barrier properties of some organic dithiol self-assembled monolayers on gold
Authors: Sur, Ujjal Kumar
Subramanian, R.
Lakshminarayanan, V.
Keywords: Dithiol;
Capacitance;
Adsorption kinetics;
Disorganization;
Acetonitrile
Issue Date: 1-Oct-2003
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Citation: Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2003, Vol.266, p175 -182
Abstract: We have studied the orientation and barrier properties of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of two alkanedithiols, hexanedithiol, octanedithiol, and an aromatic dithiol, 1,4-benzene dimethanethiol (BDMT), on gold in acetonitrile. From our studies, we conclude that BDMT molecules can form more organized monolayers on gold than aliphatic dithiol SAMs due to extremely strong lateral van der Waals interaction among the phenyl rings in the former. A study of the adsorption kinetics of octanedithiol in ethanol indicates that the adsorption rate law is concentration dependent just as for alkanethiols. However, the rate of adsorption is considerably faster than for simple alkanethiols.
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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2289/3162
ISSN: 0021-9797
Alternative Location: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9797(03)00568-X
Copyright: 2003 Elsevier B.V.
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