Odd-even effects on structure and property is a widely observed phenomenon in chemistry,
physics, biology, and materials sciences. In general, it describes an alternative alteration of …

Recent efforts to understand the interaction of large aromatic molecules with metal surfaces
are discussed. We focus exclusively on work involving the model molecule 3, 4, 9, 10 …

Gold surfaces modified with C3− C18-alkanethiols (CH3 (CH2) X-1SH; HX SH; x= 3, 8, 12,
16, 18) and C16-alkanethiols, fluorinated at the outer 1, 2, 4, and 10 methylene positions …

We review recent developments in the area of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) and their
applications. First, we discuss issues related to the structure, the phase transitions, the …

Chemisorption of organosulfur molecules, such as alkanethiols, arenethiols and disulfide
compounds on gold surfaces and their subsequent self-organization is the archetypal …

In the last two decades surface science techniques have decisively contributed to our
present knowledge of alkanethiol self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) on solid surfaces …

The electronic polarization energies, P= P++ P−, of a perylenetetracarboxylic acid
dianhydride (PTCDA) cation and anion in a crystalline thin film on a metallic substrate are …

In view of the relevance of organic thin layers in many fields, the fundamentals, growth
mechanisms, and dynamics of thin organic layers, in particular thiol-based self-assembled …

We study the dipole formation at the surface formed by− CH3 and− CF3 terminated short-
chain alkylthiolate monolayers on Au (111). In particular, we monitor the change in work …

We use a first-principles technique to calculate the length dependence of resistance of
alkanethiol wires in the metal− alkanethiol− metal configuration. The current− voltage …