EXAFS in total reflection (reflEXAFS) for the study of organometallic Pd(II) thiol complexes based self-assembled monolayers on gold

► Organometallic Pt(II) thiolates deposited as SAMs and multilayers on gold. ► Molecular structure and organization of SAMs and multilayers studied by reflEXAFS. ► SAMs S-Au bond lengths, Pd-S-Au bond angles and molecular orientations are assessed.