HREELS study of alkanethiol passivated gold clusters on graphite

Chen, Y. and Palmer, R.E. and Wilcoxon, J.P. (2000) HREELS study of alkanethiol passivated gold clusters on graphite. Surface Science, 454-456. pp. 963-967. ISSN 0039-6028 (https://doi.org/10.1016/S0039-6028(00)00247-8)

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Abstract

Passivated metal (e.g. gold) nanoclusters consist of a metal particle core surrounded by a ligand coat. We have investigated films of gold particles passivated with alkanethiol (C8H17S) ligands deposited from solution onto a graphite surface using high-resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy (HREELS). Vibrational modes of the CH, groups of the ligands are observed, together with their overtones. Incident energy dependent measurements show an enhancement in intensity of these vibrational modes at a specific energy, similar to 10 eV, consistent with a negative ion resonance state. This observation is compared with previous studies of self-assembled monolayers of thiols on the Au (111) surface.

  • Item type:Article
    ID code:35390
    Dates:
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    20 May 2000
    Published
    Subjects:Science > Physics
    Department:Faculty of Science > Physics
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:04 Nov 2011 11:49
    Last modified:08 Apr 2024 19:38
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/35390
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