Hb. Jiang et al., SELF-ASSEMBLED MONOLAYER OF PROPYLBENZOATE ON THE BIMETALLIC SURFACE OF RB CR/, Applied physics A: Materials science & processing, 66(1), 1998, pp. 119-122
We report on a novel kind of self-assembling monolayer (SAM) consistin
g of large organic molecules on a bimetallic surface. Propylbenzoat re
acts with a monoatomically thin rubidium (Rb) layer on a chromium (Cr)
film. The interaction between propylbenzoat and Rb and the strong int
eraction between Rb and Cr result in the formation of a SAM. The SAM c
an protect the underlying substrate from etching.