The spontaneous adsorption of organic molecules on a variety of planar and nonplanar
substrates, that is, self assembly, can generate films just one molecule thick. These …

Nanotechnology has greatly enhanced the field of medicine over the last decade. Within this
field, advances in nanoparticle research have rendered them attractive candidates for drug …

Semiconductor–metal nanocomposites are being pursued for use as a new generation of
light emitters and photovoltaic devices. A convenient method for attaching gold …

A series of 2-phenylpropane-1, 3-dithiol derivatives with single (R1ArDT), double (R2ArDT),
and triple (R3ArDT) octadecyloxy chains substituted at the 4-, 3, 5-, and, 3, 4, 5-positions …

This article describes the molecular structure–function relationship for a series of
biphenylthiol derivatives with varying torsional degree of freedom in their molecular …

This paper provides an overview of the relationship between optical ellipsometric
measurements and nanoscale science. This relationship is discussed by analyzing …

Surfaces modified with poly (l-lysine) can be used to immobilize selected biomolecules
electrostatically. This report describes the preparation of a set of self-assembled monolayers …

A new carboxylic acid-terminated alkanethiol having bidentate character, 16-(3, 5-bis
(mercaptomethyl) phenoxy) hexadecanoic acid (BMPHA), was designed as an absorbate …

Four custom-designed bidentate adsorbates having either ammonium or Boc-protected
amino termini and either methanethiol or ethanethioate headgroups were prepared for the …

Over the few last decades, the potential of using thiol functionalities to induce the self‐
assembly of various kinds of molecules on metal surfaces has been widely demonstrated. In …