Engineering silicon oxide surfaces using self-assembled monolayers

S. Onclin, B.J. Ravoo, David Reinhoudt

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    Abstract

    Although a molecular monolayer is only a few nanometers thick it can completely change the properties of a surface. Molecular monolayers can be readily prepared using the Langmuir-Blodgett methodology or by chemisorption on metal and oxide surfaces. This Review focuses on the use of chemisorbed self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) as a platform for the functionalization of silicon oxide surfaces. The controlled organization of molecules and molecular assemblies on silicon oxide will have a prominent place in bottom-up nanofabrication, which could revolutionize fields such as nanoelectronics and biotechnology in the near future. In recent years, self-assembled monolayers on silicon oxide have reached a high level of sophistication and have been combined with various lithographic patterning methods to develop new nanofabrication protocols and biological arrays. Nanoscale control over surface properties is of paramount importance to advance from 2D patterning to 3D fabrication.
    Original languageUndefined
    Pages (from-to)2-24
    JournalAngewandte Chemie (international edition)
    Volume44
    Issue number39
    Publication statusPublished - 2005

    Keywords

    • METIS-225118
    • Superconductors
    • technology of materials
    • Lasers
    • Silicon
    • Semiconductors
    • Si
    • applied chemistry
    • Review
    • IR-53012

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