Mixed self-assembled monolayers of alkanethiolates on ultrasmooth gold do not exhibit contact-angle hysteresis

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Gupta, P
Ulman, A
Fanfan, S
Korniakov, A
Loos, K
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[1] Polytech Univ, Dept Chem & Biol Sci & Engn, Brooklyn, NY 11201 USA
[2] Edward R Murrow High Sch, Brooklyn, NY 11230 USA
[3] NSF Garcia MRSEC Polymers & Engineered Interfaces, Brooklyn, NY 11230 USA
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10.1021/ja044623e
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O6 [化学];
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0703 ;
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We present the first study of mixed alkanethiolate SAMs on ultrasmooth gold surfaces. By eliminating surface roughness, it became possible, for the first time, to investigate wetting properties as a function of surface chemical composition. In three different surface compositions, it was found that contact-angle hysteresis apparently vanished. This suggests that surface chemical heterogeneity does not contribute to contact-angle hysteresis in mixed SAMs on ultrasmooth gold surfaces. Copyright © 2005 American Chemical Society.
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