| Abstract
| - Using the monolayers of benzenethiol, benzeneselenol, and biphenyl ditelluride on a gold substrate, we investigated the stability of the Au−S, Au−Se, and Au−Te bonds and the charge injection barrier in their interfaces. The Au−S and Au−Se bonds were formed in a stable manner, while in the monolayer of biphenyl ditelluride, a tellurium oxide was generated. It was also found that the charge injection barrier was smaller in the Au−Se interface than in the Au−S interface, therefore leading us to indicate that the Au−Se interface was more appropriate for molecular devices than the Au−S or Au−Te interfaces.
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