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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Apr 21.
Published in final edited form as: J Phys Chem C Nanomater Interfaces. 2011 Apr 21;115(19):9432–9441. doi: 10.1021/jp201213g

Table 4.

Effective photoelectron take-off angles for Cx COOH-SAMs on flat Au and AuNP surfaces calculated from XPS data acquired in the ‘hybrid’ or electrostatic modes.

AuNP Diameter [nm] COOH-SAM Chain Length θEt-o (Std. Dev.) Hybrid Mode θEt-o Electrostatic Mode

14nm Flat Au 14nm Flat Au

6 54 (12) 41 (7) 23
14 8 58 (1) 38 (2) 0
11 57 (4) 35 (5) 13
16 57 (1) 38 (3) 52 0

25 16 53 (1)

40 16 51 (1)

θEt-o = Effective take-off angle needed to match dH or dE to dL.