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The growth of a molecular water film on the basic plane of a silver iodide monocrystal is studied through computer simulation. Decomposition into domains with spontaneous polarization is observed in the contact layer of the film at the interface with the substrate. The formation of domains is found to be sharply enhanced on a model substrate with the double polarizability of iodine ions; heteropolarization interactions caused by the formation of domain structures increase the film's coupling with the substrate. It is demonstrated that the vapor pressure needed for molecular film growth is reduced appreciably via heteropolarization interactions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A thick film and a monolayer of tetrathiafulvalene-based Fe2+ spin-crossover complex have been deposited by solution on a Au (111) substrate, attempting both self-assembling monolayer protocol and a simpler drop-casting procedure. The thermally induced spin transition has been investigated using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS). Temperature-dependent investigations demonstrated the retention of the switching behavior between the two spin states in thick molecular films obtained by drop-casting, while in the monolayer sample, the loss of the spin-crossover properties appears as a possible consequence of the strong interaction between the sulfur atoms of the ligand and the gold substrate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]