The organic monolayers of saturated alkyl chains linked to silicon substrates are used for the development of devices with important electronic properties. In this study, thanks to the use of 10-bromine-1-decene and 11-bromine-1-undecene molecules on silicon surfaces, the formation of a system potentially applicable in the modification of the end groups of the carbon chain is achieved in the organic monolayers, that is to say the functionalization of the monolayer allowing a better charge transport through the molecules. The silicon surface (oxide-free) was passivated by hydrogenation. Respect to the formation of the organic monolayer, the hydrogen-terminated silicon surface was subjected to 200°C with each of the mentioned organic molecules. Both the hydrogenated surface and the organic monolayers were characterized by the measurement of the contact angle between water droplets and the...

The preparation in the formation of self-assembled monolayers on silicon surfaces has allowed us the technological advancement of new organic semiconductor materials, obtaining devices that stand out for their electrical properties at the nanometric scale1. For this investigation, the reaction between alkenes and hydrogenated surface of Si (100) was considered to form self-assembled organic monolayers2. The organic molecules of alkenes used were 1-dodecene, 1-tetradecene, 1-hexadecene and 1-octadecene, which stand out for the functionalization process of these organic films. For the treatment of the silicon surface, a previous hydrogenation3,4 reaction was considered, obtaining Si-H functional groups on the surface. Regarding, the formation reaction of the organic monolayer, the silicon substrate of the hydrogenated surface reacted with each of the alkenes5 at 220°C for 2 hours. The exp...