title: Octylgermane on gold: synthesis, oxidation, and pattern formation.
abstract: Chemisorbed monolayers of octylgermane (C8H17GeH3) on gold have been formed by vapor deposition in ultrahigh vacuum. The monolayer has been characterized by X-ray photoelectron and reflection absorption infrared spectroscopies (XPS and RAIRS) and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). XPS data indicate the monolayer can be oxidized by exposure to ozone. STM images exhibit a complex pattern which can be modeled as strain-mediated spinodal decomposition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1055, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Owens
authors.forename: Bonnie J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Ludwig
authors.forename: Daniel R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Fosnacht
authors.forename: Jeffrey M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bartolin
authors.forename: Natalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Homann
authors.forename: Norman J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Wells
authors.forename: Bradford G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Orr
authors.forename: Mark M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Banaszak Holl