Do alkanethiols adsorb onto the surfaces of TI-Ba-Ca-Cu-O-based high-temperature superconductors? The critical role of H2O content on the adsorption process

Langmuir

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2622-2624

  Chen, Kaimin ^a   Xu, Feng ^a   Mirkin, Chad A ^a   Lo, Rung Kuang ^b   Nanjundaswamy, K S ^b   Zhou, Ji Ping ^b   McDevitt, John T ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 0012740856     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la950726m     Document Type: Article

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