Surface engineering

SAMs are ordered molecular assembHes formed by the adsorption (qv) of an active surfactant on a soHd surface (Fig. 6). This simple process makes SAMs inherently manufacturable and thus technologically attractive for building supedattices and for surface engineering. The order in these two-dimensional systems is produced by a spontaneous chemical synthesis at the interface, as the system approaches equiHbrium. Although the area is not limited to long-chain molecules (112), SAMs of functionalized long-chain hydrocarbons are most frequently used as building blocks of supermolecular stmctures. 

In choosing a SAM system for surface engineering, there are several options. Silane monolayers on hydroxylated surfaces are an option where transparent or nonconductive systems are needed. However, trichlorosilane compounds are moisture-sensitive and polymeri2e in solution. The resulting polymers contaminate the monolayer surface, which occasionally has to be cleaned mechanically. CarboxyUc acids adsorb on metal oxide, eg, AI2O2, AgO through acid—base interactions. These are not specific therefore, it would be impossible to adsorb a carboxyUc acid selectively in the presence of, for example, a terminal phosphonic acid group. In many studies SAMs of thiolates on Au(lll) are the system of choice. 

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We gratefully acknowledge funding for this work from the DTI and EPSRC (D. Turner and J. Robinson), through the LINK Surface Engineering Programme. 

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