Purification of ethanol for highly sensitive self-assembly experiments

Ethanol is the preferred solvent for the formation of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of thiolates on gold. By applying a thin film sensor system, we could demonstrate that even the best commercial qualities of ethanol contain surface-active contaminants, which can compete with the desired thiolate...

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Main Authors: Kathrin Barbe, Martin Kind, Christian Pfeiffer, Andreas Terfort
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Beilstein-Institut 2014-08-01
Series:Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.5.139