Modelling Organic Surfaces with Self-Assembled Monolayers

Abstract

The interfacial properties of organic materials are of critical importance in many applications, especially the control of wettability, adhesion, tribology, and corrosion. The relationships between the microscopic structure of an organic surface and its macroscopic physical properties are, however, only poorly understood. This short review presents a model system that has the ease of preparation and the structural definition required to provide a firm understanding of interfacial phenomena. Long-chain thiols, HS(CH2)nX, adsorb from solution onto gold and form densely packed, oriented monolayers. By varying the terminal functional group, X, of the thiol, organic surfaces can be created having a wide range of structures and properties. Keywords: Self assembly, Monolayers, Thiols, Gold, Organic surfaces.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA208385

Entities

People

  • C. D. Bain
  • G. M. Whitesides

Organizations

  • Harvard University

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adhesion
  • Advanced Materials
  • Alkanes
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Classification
  • Hydrophobic Properties
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Optical Properties
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Organic Materials
  • Physical Properties
  • Self Assembled Monolayers
  • Surface Properties

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