On the Contrasting Effect Exerted by a Thin Layer of CdS against the Passivation of Silver Electrodes Coated with Thiols
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. ECALE Cycles for CdS Deposition
2.3. Self-Assembly of Alkanethiols on Ag(III) and on CdS-Covered Ag(III)
2.4. EQCM Measurement
2.5. Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES) Analysis
3. Results
3.1. SAM of C16SH on Ag(III)
3.2. SAM of C16SH on Ag(III) Covered by an Ultrathin Film of CdS
3.3. C16SH SAM Formation on CdS
3.4. Estimate of the SAM Layer Quality
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | Total Thickness (Å) | CdS Thickness (Å) | C16SH Thickness (Å) |
---|---|---|---|
30 CdS/Ag(III) | 85 + 7 | 75 + 10 | - |
C16SH/Ag(III) | 25 + 5 | - | 25 + 5 |
C16SH + 10CdS/Ag(III) | 40 + 6 | 20 + 3 | 20 + 3 |
C16SH + 30CdS/Ag(III) | 88 + 8 | 68 + 7 | 20 + 3 |
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Salvietti, E.; Giurlani, W.; Foresti, M.L.; Passaponti, M.; Fabbri, L.; Marcantelli, P.; Caporali, S.; Martinuzzi, S.; Calisi, N.; Pedio, M.; et al. On the Contrasting Effect Exerted by a Thin Layer of CdS against the Passivation of Silver Electrodes Coated with Thiols. Surfaces 2018, 1, 29-42. https://doi.org/10.3390/surfaces1010004
Salvietti E, Giurlani W, Foresti ML, Passaponti M, Fabbri L, Marcantelli P, Caporali S, Martinuzzi S, Calisi N, Pedio M, et al. On the Contrasting Effect Exerted by a Thin Layer of CdS against the Passivation of Silver Electrodes Coated with Thiols. Surfaces. 2018; 1(1):29-42. https://doi.org/10.3390/surfaces1010004
Chicago/Turabian StyleSalvietti, Emanuele, Walter Giurlani, Maria Luisa Foresti, Maurizio Passaponti, Lorenzo Fabbri, Patrick Marcantelli, Stefano Caporali, Stefano Martinuzzi, Nicola Calisi, Maddalena Pedio, and et al. 2018. "On the Contrasting Effect Exerted by a Thin Layer of CdS against the Passivation of Silver Electrodes Coated with Thiols" Surfaces 1, no. 1: 29-42. https://doi.org/10.3390/surfaces1010004