Thiocholesterol on gold: A nanoporous molecular assembly

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Yang, ZP
Engquist, I
Kauffmann, JM
Liedberg, B
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[1] LINKOPING UNIV,APPL PHYS LAB,S-58183 LINKOPING,SWEDEN
[2] FREE UNIV BRUSSELS,INST PHARM,B-1050 BRUSSELS,BELGIUM
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10.1021/la951524t
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O6 [化学];
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0703 ;
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The formation of thiocholesterol (TC) monolayers on gold has been studied by ellipsometry, contact angle measurements, infrared spectroscopy, and cyclic voltammetry. Subsequent treatment of the TC assembly with 11-mercaptodeuterioundecanoic acid (MDUA) shows that the average surface coverage is about 65% of that of a self-assembled alkanethiolate monolayer and that it has a large number of molecular defects. These defects exist because of a mismatch between the size and shape of the TC molecule and the pinning distance at the Au(111) crystal lattice. Potential uses of these defect-rich structures are microelectrode arrays for electroanalytical and biosensor applications.
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