10.1021/jp8008207.s001 Manuel Rei Vilar Manuel Rei Vilar Ana M. Botelho do Rego Ana M. Botelho do Rego Ana M. Ferraria Ana M. Ferraria Yvette Jugnet Yvette Jugnet Claude Noguès Claude Noguès Dana Peled Dana Peled Ron Naaman Ron Naaman Interaction of Self-Assembled Monolayers of DNA with Electrons: HREELS and XPS Studies American Chemical Society 2008 XPS results HREELS HREEL spectra XPS studies vibrational peaks DNA electron energy loss spectroscopy monolayer XPS StudiesWe 2008-06-12 00:00:00 Journal contribution https://acs.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Interaction_of_Self_Assembled_Monolayers_of_DNA_with_Electrons_HREELS_and_XPS_Studies/2934070 We present results from high-resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy (HREELS) and XPS studies of self-assembled monolayers of DNA. The monolayers are well-organized and display sharp vibrational peaks in the HREEL spectra. The electrons interact mainly with the backbone of the DNA. The XPS results indicate that, in most of the samples studied, the phosphates on the DNA are not charged.