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Atom Probe Study of 1-Octadecanethiol Self-Assembled Monolayers on Platinum (111) and (200) Surfaces

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 September 2021

Helena Solodenko Open the ORCID record for Helena Solodenko [Opens in a new window] ,
Patrick Stender Open the ORCID record for Patrick Stender [Opens in a new window]  and
Guido Schmitz
Helena Solodenko*
Affiliation:
Institute for Materials Science, Chair of Materials Physics, University of Stuttgart, Heisenbergstr. 3, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
Patrick Stender
Affiliation:
Institute for Materials Science, Chair of Materials Physics, University of Stuttgart, Heisenbergstr. 3, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
Guido Schmitz
Affiliation:
Institute for Materials Science, Chair of Materials Physics, University of Stuttgart, Heisenbergstr. 3, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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*Corresponding author: Helena Solodenko, E-mail: helena.solodenko@mp.imw.uni-stuttgart.de
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Abstract

Atom probe tomography measurements of self-assembled monolayers of 1-octadecanethiol on platinum tips were performed and their fragmentation behavior under the influence of different laser powers was investigated. The carbon backbone evaporates in the form of small hydrocarbon fragments consisting of one to four carbon atoms, while sulfur evaporates exclusively as single ions. The carbon molecules evaporate at very low fields of 5.9 V/nm, while S requires a considerably higher evaporation field of 23.4 V/nm. With increasing laser power, a weak, but noticeable trend toward larger fragment sizes is observed. No hydrocarbon fragments containing S are detected, indicating that a strong S–Pt bond has formed. The observed surface coverage of S fits well with literature values and is higher for (111)-oriented samples than for (200).

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coveragefragmentationlaser dependencethiolate
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Microscopy and Microanalysis , Volume 28 , Issue 4 , August 2022 , pp. 1300 - 1309
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Microscopy Society of America

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