The supporting information contains (1) Figure S1 with the ToF-SIMS spectra of PAT and HDT SAM on gold/silicon wafer substrates, (2) Figure S2 with the IRRA spectrum of the PAT-SAM, the ATR spectrum and Gaussian IR spectrum of PAT, (3) Table S1 summarizing the assignment of the most intense bands in the calculated, bulk, and monolayer IR spectra of the PAT, (4) Figure S3 containing the topography STM images of PAT SAMs on a pure gold surface, (5) Figure S4 with the results of NEXAFS measurements of the PAT SAMs, (6) Figure S5 with the I–V curves of the pristine PAT SAM and rectangular SAM patterns of different size, and (7) Figure S6 showing the currents measured for different PAT islands.

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