TY - JOUR
T1 - Probing surface properties of organic molecular layers by scanning tunneling microscopy
AU - Wu, Hairong
AU - Li, Genglin
AU - Hou, Jirui
AU - Sotthewes, Kai
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was financially supported by Beijing Natural Science Foundation (No. 2204092 ), Science Foundation of China University of Petroleum-Beijing (No. 2462015YJRC033 ), and Beijing Municipal Excellent Talent Training Funds Youth Advanced Individual Project ( 2018000020124G163 ). In addition, the authors thank Prof. dr. Harold J. W. Zandvliet for his kind help and valuable suggestions in preparing the manuscript.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2023/8
Y1 - 2023/8
N2 - In view of the relevance of organic thin layers in many fields, the fundamentals, growth mechanisms, and dynamics of thin organic layers, in particular thiol-based self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) on Au(111) are systematically elaborated. From both theoretical and practical perspectives, dynamical and structural features of the SAMs are of great intrigue. Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) is a remarkably powerful technique employed in the characterization of SAMs. Numerous research examples of investigation about the structural and dynamical properties of SAMs using STM, sometimes combined with other techniques, are listed in the review. Advanced options to enhance the time resolution of STM are discussed. Additionally, we elaborate on the extremely diverse dynamics of various SAMs, such as phase transitions and structural changes at the molecular level. In brief, the current review is expected to supply a better understanding and novel insights regarding the dynamical events happening in organic SAMs and how to characterize these processes.
AB - In view of the relevance of organic thin layers in many fields, the fundamentals, growth mechanisms, and dynamics of thin organic layers, in particular thiol-based self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) on Au(111) are systematically elaborated. From both theoretical and practical perspectives, dynamical and structural features of the SAMs are of great intrigue. Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) is a remarkably powerful technique employed in the characterization of SAMs. Numerous research examples of investigation about the structural and dynamical properties of SAMs using STM, sometimes combined with other techniques, are listed in the review. Advanced options to enhance the time resolution of STM are discussed. Additionally, we elaborate on the extremely diverse dynamics of various SAMs, such as phase transitions and structural changes at the molecular level. In brief, the current review is expected to supply a better understanding and novel insights regarding the dynamical events happening in organic SAMs and how to characterize these processes.
KW - Dynamics
KW - Scanning tunneling microscopy
KW - Self-assembled monolayers
KW - Temporal resolution
KW - Thiol-based SAMs
KW - 2023 OA procedure
U2 - 10.1016/j.cis.2023.102956
DO - 10.1016/j.cis.2023.102956
M3 - Review article
C2 - 37393823
AN - SCOPUS:85163775587
SN - 0001-8686
VL - 318
JO - Advances in colloid and interface science
JF - Advances in colloid and interface science
M1 - 102956
ER -