J. Phys. Chem. B 2005, 109, 5033-5044
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Ultrafast Dynamics of Self-Assembled Monolayers under Shock Compression: Effects of Molecular and Substrate Structure Alexei S. Lagutchev, James E. Patterson,† Wentao Huang, and Dana D. Dlott* School of Chemical Sciences, UniVersity of Illinois at UrbanasChampaign, Box 01-6 CLSL, 600 South Mathews AVenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801 ReceiVed: October 28, 2004; In Final Form: December 21, 2004
Laser-driven ∼1 GPa shock waves are used to dynamically compress self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) consisting of octadecanethiol (ODT) on Au and Ag, and pentanedecanethiol (PDT) and benzyl mercaptan (BMT) on Au. The SAM response to
