2013
DOI: 10.1002/sia.5217
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Observation of self‐assembled layers of alkyl phosphonic acid on aluminum using low‐voltage scanning electron microscopy and AFM

Abstract: Self-assembled alkyl phosphate layers have been formed on a flat, anodized aluminum substrate in dilute ethanol solution containing 2 wt% n-tetradecylphosphonic acid (TDP) and examined by low-voltage scanning electron microscopy as well as atomic force microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Locally, multi-layered alkyl phosphate films have been formed on aluminum, being clearly observed by a low-voltage scanning electron microscope operated at less than 1 kV. Atomic force microscopy observations disc… Show more

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“…Furthermore, the steplike morphology at the center of the SEM image gives indication that it does not have a uniform thickness. A similar type of multilayered morphology was observed with the self-assembly of phosphonic acid derivatives on aluminum oxide by Hauffman et al (2008Hauffman et al ( , 2012aHauffman et al ( , 2013a and also by Sato et al (2013). After an investigation combining ex situ and in situ techniques, Hauffman et al (2008Hauffman et al ( , 2012a concluded that the layers are not homogeneous in nature and exhibit a continuous grow with immersion time (increasing the number of deposited molecules) according to a Stranski-Krastanov mechanism.…”
Section: Surface Morphology and Wetting Behaviorsupporting
confidence: 58%
“…Furthermore, the steplike morphology at the center of the SEM image gives indication that it does not have a uniform thickness. A similar type of multilayered morphology was observed with the self-assembly of phosphonic acid derivatives on aluminum oxide by Hauffman et al (2008Hauffman et al ( , 2012aHauffman et al ( , 2013a and also by Sato et al (2013). After an investigation combining ex situ and in situ techniques, Hauffman et al (2008Hauffman et al ( , 2012a concluded that the layers are not homogeneous in nature and exhibit a continuous grow with immersion time (increasing the number of deposited molecules) according to a Stranski-Krastanov mechanism.…”
Section: Surface Morphology and Wetting Behaviorsupporting
confidence: 58%
“…They have concluded that a hydrophobic tail terminated surface is more favorable than a hydrophilic headgroup terminated surface. Additionally, Sato et al 40 have observed formation of hydrophobic multilayer films of tetradecyl phosphonic acid after assembly at room temperature on anodized aluminum.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The experts diagnosed the presence of locally distributed bilayers, but the AFM techniques disclosed the presence of bilayers on the complete surface. They assert that the formation of a uniform SAM monolayer on an oxidized aluminum surface is a complex process [ 127 ].…”
Section: Sam Layers Built From Different Chemicalsmentioning
confidence: 99%