TY - DATA T1 - Interaction of Self-Assembled Monolayers of DNA with Electrons: HREELS and XPS Studies PY - 2008/06/12 AU - Manuel Rei Vilar AU - Ana M. Botelho do Rego AU - Ana M. Ferraria AU - Yvette Jugnet AU - Claude Noguès AU - Dana Peled AU - Ron Naaman UR - https://acs.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Interaction_of_Self_Assembled_Monolayers_of_DNA_with_Electrons_HREELS_and_XPS_Studies/2934070 DO - 10.1021/jp8008207.s001 L4 - https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/4632673 KW - XPS results KW - HREELS KW - HREEL spectra KW - XPS studies KW - vibrational peaks KW - DNA KW - electron energy loss spectroscopy KW - monolayer KW - XPS StudiesWe N2 - 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. ER -