Determination of the absolute chirality of individual adsorbed molecules using the scanning tunnelling microscope

Nature

Volumn 392, Issue 6679, 1998, Pages 909-911

  Lopinski, G P ^a   Moffatt, D J ^a   Wayner, D D M ^a   Wolkow, R A ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHIRALITY; CONFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032580182     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/31913     Document Type: Article

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