Preparation and study of complex self-assembled film as a super-thin barrier on silver

A self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of (3-mercaptopropy) trimethoxysilane (3-MPT) chemisorbed on silver surface was chemically modified by 1-octadecanethiol (C₁₈H₃₇SH) (to form self-assembled mixed-monolayer (SAMM)) and the co-polymer of N-vinylcarbazole and methyl methacrylate ester to form complex self-assemblied film (CSAF). The combinative state of interface between SAMs (or SAMM) and co-polymer were characterized by dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA). The thickness of film on Ag was characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Cyclic voltammetry (CV) measurements in 10% NaOH aqueous solution with the silver surface and covered with film indicated that 3-MPT SAMs modified with C₁₈H₃₇SH and then with co-polymer have higher capability against oxidation.