Integrating functionalized 2D materials into multilayer device architectures increasingly
requires understanding the behavior of noncovalently adsorbed ligands during solution
processing. Here, we demonstrate that the headgroup dynamics of polymerized monolayers
of functional alkanes can be controlled to modify surface wetting and environmental
interactions. We find that headgroup dynamics are sensitive to the position of the
polymerizable diyne group; thus, the polymerization process, typically used to stabilize the …