title: A method for removing self-assembled monolayers on gold.
abstract: Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) have been widely used in studying interfacial phenomena, biological processes, electrochemistry, photoelectrochemistry, photoactivity and molecular interaction. Much research has been carried out in fabricating and removing SAMs on different substrates. In this work, we report for the first time, to our knowledge, that SAMs of thiolates on gold can be removed by immersing SAMs in 0.5 M NaBH 4 solution for 10 min. The procedure of removing thiolates was very convenient. Cyclic voltammetry, surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy were used to characterize this process. The results indicated that the SAMs of thiolates on gold can be removed efficiently by NaBH 4.
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Mingquan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Shihong
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhan
authors.forename: Xiaodong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Yongjun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Zhiling
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jiming
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hu