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Title
Work-function modification of Au and Ag surfaces upon deposition of self-assembled monolayers : influence of the choice of the theoretical approach and the thiol decomposition scheme
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Abstract
We have characterized theoretically the work-function modifications of the (111) surfaces of gold and silver upon deposition of self-assembled monolayers based on methanethiol and trifluoromethanethiol. A comparative analysis is made between the experimental results and those obtained from two widely used approaches based on density functional theory. The contributions to the total work-function modifications are estimated on the basis of two decomposition schemes of the thiol molecules that have been proposed in the literature. The contributions are found to differ significantly between the two approaches, as do the corresponding adsorption energies.
Language
English
Source (journal)
ChemPhysChem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry. - Weinheim, 2000 - 2015
Publication
Weinheim : Wiley-VCH , 2013
ISSN
1439-4235 [print]
1439-7641 [online]
DOI
10.1002/CPHC.201300450
Volume/pages
14 :13 (2013) , p. 2939-2946
ISI
000324316000014
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UAntwerpen
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Publications with a UAntwerp address
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Last edited 09.10.2023
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