Abstract
The adsorption of the amino acid, (S)-glutamic acid, was investigated on Ag{110} as a function of coverage and adsorption temperature using the techniques of scanning tunneling microscopy, low energy electron diffraction, and reflection absorption infrared spectroscopy. In the monolayer, (S)-glutamic acid was found to adsorb predominantly in the anionic glutamate form. Several discrete ordered adlayer structures were observed depending on preparation conditions. In addition, (S)-glutamic acid was found to induce both one-and two-dimensional faceting of the Ag{101} surface. In some cases, evidence was found that the 2-D faceting involved the creation of a chiral facet distribution. A comparison is made of the Ag/(S)-glutamic acid system with analogous studies of amino acids on Cu.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 9468-9475 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Langmuir |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 21 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 11 Oct 2005 |
Keywords
- SCANNING-TUNNELING-MICROSCOPY
- INDUCED SURFACE RECONSTRUCTION
- L-GLUTAMIC ACID
- ADSORPTION STRUCTURE
- CU(110) SURFACES
- COPPER SURFACES
- AMINO-ACIDS
- L-LYSINE
- GLYCINE
- CU(001)