Study of Alkylthiolate Self-assembled Monolayers on Au(111) Using a Semilocal meta-GGA Density Functional

2012 ◽  
Vol 116 (13) ◽  
pp. 7374-7379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lara Ferrighi ◽  
Yun-xiang Pan ◽  
Henrik Grönbeck ◽  
Bjørk Hammer
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional ◽  
Self Assembled Monolayers ◽  
Assembled Monolayers ◽  
Self Assembled

scholarly journals Density Functional Theory with Modified Dispersion Correction for Metals Applied to Self-Assembled Monolayers of Thiols on Au(111)

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. P. Andersson
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Dimethyl Disulfide ◽  
Gold Surface ◽  
Self Assembled Monolayers ◽  
Dispersion Correction ◽  
Dissociative Chemisorption ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Assembled Monolayers ◽  
Self Assembled

Using sound physical principles we modify the DFT-D2 atom pairwise semiempirical dispersion correction to density functional theory to work for metallic systems and in particular self-assembled monolayers of thiols on gold surfaces. We test our approximation for two functionals PBE-D and revPBE-D for lattice parameters and cohesive energies for Ni, Pd, Pt, Cu, Ag, and Au, adsorption energies of CO on (111) surfaces of Pd, Pt, Cu, Ag, and Au, and adsorption energy of benzene on Ag(111) and Au(111). Agreement with experimental data is substantially improved. We apply the method to self-assembled monolayers of alkanethiols on Au(111) and find reasonable agreement for PBE-D and revPBE-D for both physisorption of n-alkanethiols as well as dissociative chemisorption of dimethyl disulfide as an Au-adatom-dithiolate complex. By modifying the C6 coefficient for Au, we obtain quantitative agreement for physisorption and chemisorption for both PBE-D and revPBE-D using the same set of parameters. Our results confirm that inclusion of dispersion forces is crucial for any quantitative analysis of the thiol and thiolate bonds to the gold surface using quantum chemical calculations.

scholarly journals A van der Waals density functional investigation of carboranethiol self-assembled monolayers on Au(111)

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (18) ◽  
pp. 12920-12927 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ersen Mete ◽  
Ayşen Yılmaz ◽  
Mehmet Fatih Danışman
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Van Der Waals ◽  
Density Functional Theory Calculations ◽  
Self Assembled Monolayers ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Monolayer Adsorption ◽  
Assembled Monolayers ◽  
Self Assembled ◽  
Functional Investigation

Isolated and full monolayer adsorption of various carboranethiol (C2B10H12S) isomers on the gold(111) surface has been investigated using both the standard and van der Waals density functional theory calculations.

scholarly journals Nanoscale Chemical Imaging of Coadsorbed Thiolate Self-assembled Monolayers on Au(111) by Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feng Shao ◽  
Liqing Zheng ◽  
Jinggang Lan ◽  
Renato Zenobi
Keyword(s):  
Raman Spectroscopy ◽  
Dft Calculations ◽  
Adsorption Energy ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Phase Segregation ◽  
Self Assembled Monolayers ◽  
Ambient Conditions ◽  
Assembled Monolayers ◽  
Self Assembled ◽  
Tip Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of thiolates on metal surfaces are of key importance for engineering surfaces with tunable properties. However, it remains challenging to understand binary thiolate SAMs on metals at the nanoscale under ambient conditions. Here we employ tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS) and density functional theory (DFT) calculations to investigate local information of binary SAMs on Au(111) coadsorbed from an equimolar mixture of p-cyanobenzenethiol (pCTP) and p-aminothiophenol (pATP), including chemical composition, coadsorption behavior, phase segregation, plasmon-induced photocatalysis, and solvation effects. We found that upon competitive adsorption of pCTP and pATP on Au(111) from a methanolic solution, the coadsorption initially occurs randomly and homogeneously; eventually, pATP is replaced by pCTP through gradual growth of pCTP nanodomains. TERS imaging also allows for visualization of the plasmon-induced coupling of pATP to p,p’-dimercaptoazobenzene (DMAB) and the solvation-induced phase segregation of the binary SAMs into nanodomains, with a spatial resolution of ~9 nm under ambient conditions. According to DFT calculations, these aromatic thiolates differing only in their functional groups, -CN versus –NH2, show different adsorption energy on Au(111) in vacuum and methanol, and thus the solvation effect on adsorption energy of these thiolates in methanol can determine the dispersion state and replacement order of the binary thiolates on Au(111).

scholarly journals THE APPLICATION OF GOLD SURFACES AND PARTICLES IN NANOTECHNOLOGY

2006 ◽  
Vol 13 (02n03) ◽  
pp. 297-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. FORD ◽  
C. MASENS ◽  
M. B. CORTIE
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Self Assembled Monolayers ◽  
Hydrogen Atoms ◽  
Gold Surfaces ◽  
Selective Functionalization ◽  
Assembled Monolayers ◽  
Self Assembled ◽  
Computational Predictions ◽  
Effect Of Surface

Gold is widely used in nanotechnology, for example as a substrate in forming self-assembled monolayers or as nanoparticles for their unique optical and chemical properties. In this paper we give an overview of the properties of gold relevant to its potential application in molecular-scale devices and present some of our recent computational predictions. Density functional calculations of molecular adsorption onto gold surfaces were used to investigate the effect of surface symmetry and identify new linking schemes for self-assembled monolayers. Adsorption energies of methylthiolate (SCH3) onto the (111), (100) and (110) surfaces of gold are predicted to be 39.3, 48.4 and 51.1 kcal/mol respectively and demonstrate that selective functionalization of the surfaces is possible. Phosphine molecules with at least two hydrogen atoms substituted for methyl groups are predicted to form Au – P surface bonds with energies of about 13–20 kcal/mol.

scholarly journals Interface electronic structures of reversible double-docking self-assembled monolayers on an Au(111) surface

2014 ◽  
Vol 372 (2013) ◽  
pp. 20130018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tian Zhang ◽  
Zhongyun Ma ◽  
Linjun Wang ◽  
Jinyang Xi ◽  
Zhigang Shuai
Keyword(s):  
Fermi Level ◽  
Work Function ◽  
Molecular Electronics ◽  
Electronic Structures ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Systematic Investigation ◽  
Self Assembled Monolayers ◽  
Metal Electrodes ◽  
Assembled Monolayers ◽  
Self Assembled

Double-docking self-assembled monolayers (DDSAMs), namely self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) formed by molecules possessing two docking groups, provide great flexibility to tune the work function of metal electrodes and the tunnelling barrier between metal electrodes and the SAMs, and thus offer promising applications in both organic and molecular electronics. Based on the dispersion-corrected density functional theory (DFT) in comparison with conventional DFT, we carry out a systematic investigation on the dual configurations of a series of DDSAMs on an Au(111) surface. Through analysing the interface electronic structures, we obtain the relationship between single molecular properties and the SAM-induced work-function modification as well as the level alignment between the metal Fermi level and molecular frontier states. The two possible conformations of one type of DDSAM on a metal surface reveal a strong difference in the work-function modification and the electron/hole tunnelling barriers. Fermi-level pinning is found to be a key factor to understand the interface electronic properties.

Electrochemical behavior of self-assembled monolayers based on functionalized oligothiophenes

1998 ◽  
Vol 95 (6) ◽  
pp. 1339-1342 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Michalitsch ◽  
A. El Kassmi ◽  
P. Lang ◽  
A. Yassar ◽  
F. Garnier
Keyword(s):  
Electrochemical Behavior ◽  
Self Assembled Monolayers ◽  
Assembled Monolayers ◽  
Self Assembled
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