The understandings and applications of self-assembly have evolved significantly since the
adsorption of n-alkyldisulfides on gold surfaces was first reported. The desire to produce …

Odd-even effects on structure and property is a widely observed phenomenon in chemistry,
physics, biology, and materials sciences. In general, it describes an alternative alteration of …

We present an overview of the main techniques for production and processing of graphene
and related materials (GRMs), as well as the key characterization procedures. We adopt …

Carbon nanomembranes (CNMs) are synthetic 2D carbon sheets with tailored physical or
chemical properties. These depend on the structure, molecular composition, and …

Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) formed from thiophenol, 1, 1 '-biphenyl-4-thiol, 1, 1 '; 4 ',
1 ''-terphenyl-4-thiol, and anthracene-2-thiol on polycrystalline Au and Ag were …

Plasmonic metal nanostructures can concentrate incident optical fields in nanometer-sized
volumes, called hot spots. This leads to enhanced optical responses of molecules in such a …

Synchrotron-based high-resolution X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy was for the first time
applied to investigate the damage in self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of alkanethiols …

We have explored the interaction of self-assembled monolayers of 1, 1′-biphenyl-4-thiol
(BPT) with low energy electrons. X-ray photoelectron, infrared, and near edge x-ray …

Self-assembled monolayers of a series of ω-(4 '-methyl-biphenyl-4-yl)-alkanethiols (CH3−
C6H4− C6H4−(CH2) m− SH, m= 1− 6) formed on polycrystalline gold and silver surfaces …

This article reviews recent experiments on the modification of thiol-derived self-assembling
monolayers (SAMs) by electron and x-ray irradiation. Several complementary experimental …