Abstract
We studied the development of interfacial energy γ of alkanethiol self-assembled monolayers on Ag/mica substrates by force-displacement spectroscopy using an atomic force microscope. Self-assembled monolayers of decanethiol [CH3 (CH2)9SH] and octadecanethiol [CH3 (CH2)17SH] were studied. The growth of the monolayer as a function of time was studied by an ellipsometer for three different concentrations of decanethiol and octadecanethiol. The thiols led to well-ordered self-assembled monolayer that showed atomic resolution images by lateral force microscopy mode. The behaviour of γ showed non-monotonic variation in stages of adsorption, which was more prominent for short chain length decanethiol. The γ reached a limiting value of 12 mJ m−2 for decanethiol and 7 mJ m−2 for octadecanethiol.
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