and ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopies (XPS and UPS). Ultrahigh vacuum (UHV)
dosing of sputter-cleaned ZnO (0001) with methanethiol (MT), 1-dodecanethiol (DDT), and 3-
mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane (MPTMS) leads to S2p peaks with a binding energy of
163.3 eV. Similar results for MPTMS are obtained for sputter-cleaned ZnO (0001) that is pre-
dosed with water to form hydroxyl groups. In all cases, the absence of a free thiol S2p peak …