SAMs lattice mismatch

Figure 5.7 The role of stress caused by lattice mismatch between SAM and substrate illustrated in (a) and (b) by a cross-section of a SAM (x-z plane), indicated adsorption sides (x-y plane) and the molecule-substrate interaction potential V where the solid circles indicate the energy of an adsorption site for a particular SAM molecule, (a) For rigid molecules, stress is mainly released by defect formation in SAM, which results in a layer of rather low crystallinity and small domains, (b) Molecules...

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