The hydrolysis of surface-bound basic tin-amide moieties with acidic protons of alkynyl chromophores leads to molecular self-assembly of a variety of rigid-rod alkynes on inorganic oxide surfaces such as glass, quartz, and single crystal silicon. Characterization of these newly developed thin films was achieved by contact-angle goniometry, FTIR-ATR, ellipsometry, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, which indicate that these thin films ...
