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Elsevier, Chemical Physics Letters, (600), p. 79-86, 2014

DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2014.03.064

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Molecular Dynamics Study of Mixed Alkanethiols Covering a Gold Surface at Three Different Arrangements

Journal article published in 2014 by V. Vasumathi, M. Natália D. S. Cordeiro ORCID
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Abstract

Molecular dynamics simulations are used to study the structural properties of mixed self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of 11-carbon alkanethiolate chains, comprising methyl-terminated and carboxylic acid-terminated tail groups, coating a planar gold surface and interfaced with water. Three different arrangements of the SAM-coated surfaces are compared, namely: random, ordered and Janus particles-type shells. Our simulation study reveals the different structural morphology of the SAM surfaces and shows how it influences their overall hydrophilicity, the hydrogen-bonding structure and the water molecules orientation.