self-assembled monolayer

acronym: SAM
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.11541
Film, one molecule thick, in an ordered assembly on a surface.
Example: A monolayer of an alkane thiol on gold.
Source:
PAC, 2020, 92, 1781. (Glossary of methods and terms used in surface chemical analysis (IUPAC Recommendations 2020)) on page 1812 [Terms] [Paper]