TY - JOUR
T1 - Modification and stability of aromatic self-assembled monolayers upon irradiation with energetic particles
AU - Cyganik, P.
AU - Vandeweert, E.
AU - Postawa, Z.
AU - Bastiaansen, Z.
AU - Vervaecke, F.
AU - Lievens, P.
AU - Silverans, R. E.
AU - Winograd, N.
PY - 2005/3/24
Y1 - 2005/3/24
N2 - We have studied ion and electron irradiation of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of 2-(4′-methyl-biphenyl-4yl)-ethanethiol (BP2, CH 3-C 6H 4C 6H 4CH 2CH 2-SH), phenyl mercaptan (PEM, C 6H 5CH 2CH 2-SH), and 4′-methyl-biphenyl-4- thiol (BP0, CH 3-C 6H 4C 6H 4-SH) deposited on Au(111) substrates. Desorption of neutral particles from PEM/Au and BP2/Au was investigated using laser ionization in combination with mass spectrometry. The ion-induced damage of both BP2 and PEM SAMs is very efficient and interaction with a single ion leads to the modification of tens of molecules. This feature is the result of a desorption process caused by a chemical reaction initiated by an ion impact. Both for ions and electrons, experiments indicate that the possibility for scission of the Au-S bond strongly depends on the chemical nature of the SAM system. We attribute the possible origin of this effect to the orientation of the Au-S-C angle or adsorption sites of molecules. The analysis of electron-irradiated PEM/Au and BP2/Au, using ion-initiated laser probing, enabled measurements of the cross section for the electron-induced damage of the intact molecule or specific fragment. Analysis of electron-irradiated BP0/Au by using time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS) provides direct evidence for the quasi-polymerization process induced by electron irradiation.
AB - We have studied ion and electron irradiation of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of 2-(4′-methyl-biphenyl-4yl)-ethanethiol (BP2, CH 3-C 6H 4C 6H 4CH 2CH 2-SH), phenyl mercaptan (PEM, C 6H 5CH 2CH 2-SH), and 4′-methyl-biphenyl-4- thiol (BP0, CH 3-C 6H 4C 6H 4-SH) deposited on Au(111) substrates. Desorption of neutral particles from PEM/Au and BP2/Au was investigated using laser ionization in combination with mass spectrometry. The ion-induced damage of both BP2 and PEM SAMs is very efficient and interaction with a single ion leads to the modification of tens of molecules. This feature is the result of a desorption process caused by a chemical reaction initiated by an ion impact. Both for ions and electrons, experiments indicate that the possibility for scission of the Au-S bond strongly depends on the chemical nature of the SAM system. We attribute the possible origin of this effect to the orientation of the Au-S-C angle or adsorption sites of molecules. The analysis of electron-irradiated PEM/Au and BP2/Au, using ion-initiated laser probing, enabled measurements of the cross section for the electron-induced damage of the intact molecule or specific fragment. Analysis of electron-irradiated BP0/Au by using time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS) provides direct evidence for the quasi-polymerization process induced by electron irradiation.
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U2 - 10.1021/jp0478209
DO - 10.1021/jp0478209
M3 - Article
C2 - 16863170
AN - SCOPUS:15744387155
SN - 1520-6106
VL - 109
SP - 5085
EP - 5094
JO - Journal of Physical Chemistry B
JF - Journal of Physical Chemistry B
IS - 11
ER -