title: Rotational polymorphism in 2-naphthalenethiol SAMs on Au(111).
abstract: We evidence by STM that 2-naphthalenethiol self-assembled monolayers formed at the n-tetradecane/Au(111) interface coexist as two structural phases which both possess molecules into two different orientations (standing and lying). Such a rotational polymorphism is observed and understood at the molecular level for the first time.
authors.affiliation: CEA-Saclay, LRC Nanostructures et Semi-Conducteurs Organiques CNRS-CEA-UPMC, SPCSI/DRECAM, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Aymeric
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nion
authors.forename: Alexandr
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marchenko
authors.forename: Luc
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Piot
authors.forename: Denis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fichou
mesh_terms: D003460:Crystallization; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D009281:Naphthalenes; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds; D006046:Gold; C401958:2-naphthalenethiol