Using Isotropic, Nematic, and Smectic Fluids for the Study of Self-Assembled Monolayers Formed from Alkanethiols on Gold

Chemistry of Materials

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1366-1369

  Gupta, Vinay K ^a   Miller, William J ^a   Pike, Christopher L ^a   Abbott, Nicholas L ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

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EID: 0001355629     PISSN: 08974756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cm9601695     Document Type: Article

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