Abstract
We report on a vibrational study of the self-assembly of para-nitroanilino-dodecane-thiol (p-NAT, NO2-C6H4-NH-(CH2)12-SH) molecules on polycrystalline gold surfaces, by means of sum-frequency generation (SFG). In the investigated spectral range (1150 to 1400 cm-1), the evolution of the vibrational fingerprint indicates that important reorientations of the molecules occur during film growth, until a stable conformation is reached slightly before saturation coverage. The experimental data are interpreted with the help of ab initio calculations from which the geometrical orientation of the self-assembled molecules can be deduced.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 129-136 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Physica Status Solidi (A) Applied Research |
Volume | 175 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1999 |
Event | Proceedings of the 1999 1st Workshop on Surface and Interface Optics (SIO'99) - Sainte-Maxime, France Duration: May 4 1999 → May 9 1999 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics