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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Beilstein-Institut
2014-08-01
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Series: | Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.5.139 |