Surface chemistry of ultrathin films of histidine on gold as probed by 
high-resolution synchrotron photoemission

Zubavichus, Yan; Zharnikov, Michael; Yang, Yongjie; Fuchs, Oliver; Heske, Clemens; Umbach, Eberhard; Tzvetkov, George; Netzer, Falko P.; Grunze, Michael

doi:10.1021/jp047626m

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Surface chemistry of ultrathin films of histidine on gold as probed by high-resolution synchrotron photoemission

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Grunze, Michael
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Zubavichus, Y., Zharnikov, M., Yang, Y., Fuchs, O., Heske, C., Umbach, E., et al. (2004). Surface chemistry of ultrathin films of histidine on gold as probed by high-resolution synchrotron photoemission. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 109(2), 884-891. doi:10.1021/jp047626m.

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Procedures for the vacuum deposition of thin histidine films on polycrystalline Au(111) and their characterization with high-resolution synchrotron-radiation-based photoelectron spectroscopy are reported. The chemical form of histidine (anionic vs zwitterionic) and the nature of its interactions with the substrate (strong ionic-covalent vs weak van der Waals bonding) in mono- and multilayer films are analyzed. It is shown that water adsorption on a pre-prepared histidine film at 100 K results in protonation of histidine molecules and partial formation of hydroxyl anions. These chemical effects are carefully differentiated from spectral changes associated with radiation damage of the histidine films.