Modification of alkaneselenolate monolayers by low-energy electrons

T. Weidner, A. Shaporenko, N. Ballav, A. Ulman, M. Zharnikov

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

20 Scopus citations

Abstract

The effect of low-energy (50 eV) electron irradiation on alkaneselenolate (AS) self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) was studied by synchrotron-based X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and near-edge X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy. As a test system, SAMs of dodecaneselenolate (C12Se) were used, and an analogous dodecanethiolate (C12S) SAM was taken as a reference. Both the alkyl matrix and headgroup-substrate interface in AS SAMs were found to be affected by a variety of closely interrelated irradiation-induced processes, which mostly follow a pseudo first-order kinetics and level off at high irradiation doses. The crosssections of the most prominent processes were obtained and found to be in a range of 2-3 × 10-16 cm 2. The values are very close to the parameters for analogous alkanethiolate (AT) SAMs, which exhibit similar behavior upon exposure to low-energy electron irradiation. At the same time, the saturation values of the fingerprint parameters for some irradiation-induced processes in AS SAMs appeared to be slightly smaller than the values for analogous AT films. This is explained by a stronger headgroup-substrate bond in the case of selenium.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1191-1198
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Physical Chemistry C
Volume112
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 31 Jan 2008

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Modification of alkaneselenolate monolayers by low-energy electrons'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this