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Organothiol Monolayer Formation Directly on Muscovite Mica
Author(s) -
Poel Wester,
Brugman Sander J. T.,
Ven Kim H. A.,
Gasseling Anouk,
Lange Jordi,
Townsend Eleanor R.,
Engwerda Anthonius H. J.,
Jankowski Maciej,
Blijlevens Melian A. R.,
Werkhoven Ben L.,
Drnec Jakub,
Carlà Francesco,
Felici Roberto,
Tuladhar Aashish,
Adhikari Narendra M.,
De Yoreo James J.,
Elemans Johannes A. A. W.,
Enckevort Willem J. P.,
Rowan Alan E.,
Vlieg Elias
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.201913327
Subject(s) - muscovite , mica , monolayer , chemistry , crystallography , ion , metal , calcite , nanotechnology , materials science , chemical physics , mineralogy , organic chemistry , metallurgy , quartz
Organothiol monolayers on metal substrates (Au, Ag, Cu) and their use in a wide variety of applications have been extensively studied. Here, the growth of layers of organothiols directly onto muscovite mica is demonstrated using a simple procedure. Atomic force microscopy, surface X‐ray diffraction, and vibrational sum‐frequency generation IR spectroscopy studies revealed that organothiols with various functional endgroups could be self‐assembled into (water) stable and adaptable ultra‐flat organothiol monolayers over homogenous areas as large as 1 cm 2 . The strength of the mica–organothiol interactions could be tuned by exchanging the potassium surface ions for copper ions. Several of these organothiol monolayers were subsequently used as a template for calcite growth.