Self-Assembled Monolayers on Mercury Probed in a Modified Surface Force Apparatusстатья
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Аннотация:Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of three thiol compounds formed on mercury are investigated by a
combination of cyclic voltammetry, electrocapillary curves, and a novel method of measuring electrical doublelayer
properties. The last method involves a modified surface force apparatus in which a flat mica surface is
pressed down toward a fixed mercury drop held beneath it, while both are immersed in aqueous electrolyte
solution. Optical interference measurements are made of the mica-mercury separation as a function of electrical
potential applied to the mercury, which yields information on the double-layer interaction between the two
surfaces. Mercury is decorated by SAMs of 11-mercapto-1-undecanoic acid, which is shown to bring negative
charge to the mercury/aqueous interface due to dissociation of the carboxylic acid groups; 11-mercapto-1-
undecanol, which although it is uncharged changes the dipole potential of the interface; and 1-undecanethiol,
which likewise changes the dipole potential, but by a different amount. The difference between the changes
in dipole potential (90 mV) can be related to the different terminal groups of these two SAMs, -CH3 compared
to -OH, that are in contact with the aqueous phase.