(S)-Lysine adsorption induces the formation of gold nanofingers on Au{111}

Karen Elisa Wilson; Herbert Anton Fruchtl; Federico Grillo; Christopher John Baddeley

doi:10.1039/c1cc13257a

(S)-Lysine adsorption induces the formation of gold nanofingers on Au{111}

Karen Elisa Wilson, Herbert Anton Fruchtl, Federico Grillo, Christopher John Baddeley

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Abstract

STM imaging following the adsorption of (S)-lysine on Au{111} leads to the observation of Au nanofingers whose growth directions correlate with the unit cell vectors of ordered 2-D phases of lysine. The likely mechanism of surface restructuring is discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	10365-10367
Journal	Chemical Communications
Volume	47
Issue number	37
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c1cc13257a
Publication status	Published - 7 Oct 2011

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(S)-Lysine adsorption induces the formation of gold nanofingers on Au{111}

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