'Molecular zips': Evidence of the interdigitation of layers in Langmuir-Blodgett films of an optically non-linear dye and a compatible spacer

Journal of Materials Chemistry

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 969-974

  Ashwell, Geoffrey J ^a   Walker, Trevor W ^a   Gentle, Ian R ^b   Foran, Garry J ^c,d   Bahra, Gurmit S ^e   Brown, Christopher R ^e  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^d HIGH ENERGY ACCELERATOR RESEARCH ORGANIZATION KEK   (Japan)

^e DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0001385262     PISSN: 09599428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/JM9960600969     Document Type: Article

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