Nowadays, the construction of nano-structured materials is a technological approach in full swing. It is based on the design, creation and study of complex structures, consisting of simple elements of nano-metric size. These new materials are generally characterized by particular optical, electronic and chemical properties.

The aim of the work is composed of two parts: the first is devoted to the study and the formation of a silver film on a copper support. Industrially these films are obtained from cyanide baths. The substance of the toxicity of these products, research on the formation of thin silver deposits is oriented to other non-toxic baths. The second aim is the study of the electrochemical properties of self-assembled octadecanethiol monolayer on silver deposit.

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