Conventional Nanoindentation in Self-Assembled Monolayers Deposited on Gold and Silver Substrates

Table 1

Statistical data obtained for pristine Au and Ag substrates and SAM/substrate systems.

	Average maximum depth at 9.5 𝜇N (nm)	Standard deviation at 9.5 𝜇N (nm)	Energy consumed (fJ = 10^-15 J)
Au	1.25	0.15	2.4
TDT/Au	0.82	0.22	0.5
HDT/Au	0.89	0.17	1.3
BPDT/Au	1.40	0.30	2.8
Ag	1.20	0.25	3.0
TDT/Ag	1.40	0.29	4.0
HDT/Ag	1.20	0.21	2.8