title: Determination of the structure of adenine monolayers adsorbed at Au(110)/electrolyte interfaces using reflection anisotropy spectroscopy.
abstract: Reflection anisotropy spectroscopy (RAS) has been used to show that at saturation coverage adenine adsorbs on the Au(110)/electrolyte interface in a base-stacking configuration with the plane of the bases orientated vertically on the surface and with the long axis of the molecules parallel to the [110] direction. Changes in the RAS observed from adsorbed adenine as a result of changes in the potential applied to the Au(110) electrode could arise from slight changes in the orientation of the molecules in the vertical plane.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Oliver Lodge Laboratory, University of Liverpool, Merseyside L69 7ZE, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: C I
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bowfield
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Dolan
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Cuquerella
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Mansley
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Fernig
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Weightman
mesh_terms: D000225:Adenine / Q000737:chemistry*; D000327:Adsorption; D016880:Anisotropy; D004566:Electrodes; D004573:Electrolytes / Q000737:chemistry; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013057:Spectrum Analysis / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D004573:Electrolytes; D006046:Gold; D000225:Adenine