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  • Title: Influence of molecular ordering on electrical and friction properties of ω-(trans-4-stilbene)alkylthiol self-assembled monolayers on Au(111).
    Author: Qi Y, Liu X, Hendriksen BL, Navarro V, Park JY, Ratera I, Klopp JM, Edder C, Himpsel FJ, Fréchet JM, Haller EE, Salmeron M.
    Journal: Langmuir; 2010 Nov 02; 26(21):16522-8. PubMed ID: 20415505.
    Abstract:
    The electrical and friction properties of ω-(trans-4-stilbene)alkylthiol self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) on Au(111) were investigated using atomic force microscopy (AFM) and near edge X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy (NEXAFS). The sample surface was uniformly covered with a molecular film consisting of very small grains. Well-ordered and flat monolayer islands were formed after the sample was heated in nitrogen at 120 °C for 1 h. While lattice resolved AFM images revealed a crystalline phase in the islands, the area between islands showed no order. The islands exhibit substantial reduction (50%) in friction, supporting the existence of good ordering. NEXAFS measurements revealed an average upright molecular orientation in the film, both before and after heating, with a narrower tilt-angle distribution for the heated fim. Conductance-AFM measurements revealed a 2 orders of magnitude higher conductivity on the ordered islands than on the disordered phase. We propose that the conductance enhancement is a result of a better π-π stacking between the trans-stilbene molecular units as a result of improved ordering in islands.
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