Optical signatures of thiolate/Cu(110) and S/Cu(110) surface structures

D. S. Martin; Paul D. Lane; G. E. Isted; R. J. Cole; N. P. Blanchard

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.82.075428

Optical signatures of thiolate/Cu(110) and S/Cu(110) surface structures

D. S. Martin^*, Paul D. Lane, G. E. Isted, R. J. Cole, N. P. Blanchard

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School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

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The optical properties of thiolate/Cu(110) and S/Cu(110) surfaces created by the adsorption of methanethiol and L-cysteine are investigated using reflection anisotropy spectroscopy (RAS). We find that characteristic optical signatures are obtained from these systems. The experimental RAS profiles are simulated using a four-phase model consisting of vacuum, anisotropic overlayer, anisotropic surface, and isotropic substrate. The results of the simulations suggest that a broad optical transition at 3.8 eV is associated with the thiolate/Cu (110) interface, consistent with recent first-principles calculations [S. D'Agostino et al., Phys. Rev. B 75, 195444 (2007)].

Original language	English
Article number	075428
Number of pages	6
Journal	Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume	82
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.82.075428
Publication status	Published - 15 Aug 2010

Keywords

REFLECTANCE-ANISOTROPY SPECTROSCOPY
SELF-ASSEMBLING MONOLAYERS
CU(110) SURFACES
DIFFERENCE SPECTROSCOPY
ADSORPTION
CHEMISORPTION
ORIENTATION
AU(110)
GROWTH
STATES

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Optical signatures of thiolate/Cu(110) and S/Cu(110) surface structures

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