Interactions of hydrophobic and hydrophilic self-assembled monolayers with water as probed by sum-frequency-generation spectroscopy

• Published in: Chemical physics letters Vol. 494; no. 4; pp. 193 - 197
• Main Authors: Howell, Caitlin, Maul, Robert, Wenzel, Wolfgang, Koelsch, Patrick
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 19.07.2010

[Display omitted] ► Hydrophobic and hydrophilic SAMs probed in air and H 2O via sum-frequency-generation spectroscopy. ► Hydrophobic films: similar in air and H 2O, no interaction of water with film. ► Hydrophilic films: significant changes in spectra in H 2O, interaction of water molecules with fil...