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 phase diagram, and the growth dynamics We explain how the internal degrees of freedom and the multiple interactions involved can lead to a fairly rich phase behaviour even for systems which are commonly considered 'simple' model systems Then we discuss selected problems for more complex SAM-based systems, including SAMs as substrates for growth, SAMs and molecular electronics, electrochemical applications, and 'switchable' SAMs, as well as the use of SAMs for biofunctionalized surfaces and lateral structuring

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0953-8984/16/28/R01/pdf

Self-assembled monolayers: from 'simple' model systems to biofunctionalized interfaces

Structure and bonding of large aromatic molecules on noble metal surfaces: The example of PTCDA

Understanding odd-even effects in organic self-assembled monolayers.

Electronic polarization at surfaces and thin films of organic molecular crystals: PTCDA

Gold adatom as a key structural component in self-assembled monolayers of organosulfur molecules on Au(1 1 1)

https://www.soft-matter.uni-tuebingen.de/publications/Pflaum_ss01.pdf

Structure and Electronic Properties of CH3- and CF3-Terminated Alkanethiol Monolayers on Au(111): A Scanning Tunneling Microscopy, Surface X-Ray and Helium Scattering Study

T. R. Lee

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Structure and Electronic Properties of CH3- and CF3-Terminated Alkanethiol Monolayers on Au(111): A Scanning Tunneling Microscopy, Surface X-Ray and Helium Scattering Study