Adsorption and self-assembly of bio-organic molecules at model surfaces: A route towards increased complexity

D Costa, CM Pradier, F Tielens, L Savio - Surface Science Reports, 2015 - Elsevier
Understanding the bio-physical–chemical interactions at nanostructured biointerfaces and
the assembly mechanisms of so-called hybrid nano-composites is nowadays a key issue for …

l-Cysteine on Ag(111): A Combined STM and X-ray Spectroscopy Study of Anchorage and Deprotonation

S Fischer, AC Papageorgiou, M Marschall… - The Journal of …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Thiols adsorbed on noble metals are prominent model systems for self-assembly and
nanotechnology research. l-cysteine is the only proteinogenic amino acid containing a thiol …

Structures of glycine, enantiopure alanine, and racemic alanine adlayers on Cu (110) and Cu (100) surfaces

RB Rankin, DS Sholl - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2005 - ACS Publications
We have determined the structures of dense adlayers of glycine and alanine on the Cu (110)
and Cu (100) surfaces using plane wave density functional theory. These calculations …

Enantiospecific electrodeposition of chiral CuO films from copper (II) complexes of tartaric and amino acids on single-crystal Au (001)

HM Kothari, EA Kulp, S Boonsalee… - Chemistry of …, 2004 - ACS Publications
Chiral films of CuO were electrochemically deposited onto achiral Au (001) using chiral
precursors such as tartaric acid and the amino acids alanine and valine to complex the Cu …

Molecular ordering and adsorbate induced faceting in the Ag {110}−(S)-glutamic acid system

TE Jones, CJ Baddeley, A Gerbi, L Savio, M Rocca… - Langmuir, 2005 - ACS Publications
The adsorption of the amino acid,(S)-glutamic acid, was investigated on Ag {110} as a
function of coverage and adsorption temperature using the techniques of scanning tunneling …

Chemistry of Alanine on Pd (1 1 1): Temperature-programmed desorption and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic study

F Gao, Z Li, Y Wang, L Burkholder, WT Tysoe - Surface science, 2007 - Elsevier
The adsorption of alanine is studied on a Pd (111) surface using X-ray photoelectron
spectroscopy (XPS) and temperature-programmed desorption (TPD). It is found that alanine …

Chemistry of glycine on Pd (111): Temperature-programmed desorption and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic study

F Gao, Z Li, Y Wang, L Burkholder… - The Journal of Physical …, 2007 - ACS Publications
The surface chemistry of glycine is studied on clean Pd (111) using a combination of X-ray
photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and temperature-programmed desorption (TPD). Glycine …

Self-Assembly of (S)-Glutamic Acid on Ag(100): A Combined LT-STM and Ab Initio Investigation

M Smerieri, L Vattuone, D Costa, F Tielens, L Savio - Langmuir, 2010 - ACS Publications
Self-assembly of organic molecules at metal surfaces is of greatest importance in
nanoscience; in fact, it opens new perspectives in the field of molecular electronics and in …

(S)-Glutamic Acid on Ag(100): Self-Assembly in the Nonzwitterionic Form

M Smerieri, L Vattuone, T Kravchuk, D Costa, L Savio - Langmuir, 2011 - ACS Publications
The fundamental understanding of adsorption and self-organization of biological molecules
at surfaces is of greatest importance for a huge variety of possible applications, ranging from …

Structures of dense glycine and alanine adlayers on chiral Cu (3, 1, 17) surfaces

RB Rankin, DS Sholl - Langmuir, 2006 - ACS Publications
Density Functional Theory calculations have been used to predict the structures of dense
glycine and alanine adlayers on Cu (3, 1, 17) S. Facets of this chiral Cu surface result from …