Near-field scanning optical microscopy of nanostructures

Phase Transitions

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 27-57

  Dearo, Jessie A ^a   Weston, Kenneth D ^a   Buratto, Steven K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HETEROJUNCTIONS; LANGMUIR BLODGETT FILMS; MOLECULAR CRYSTALS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; POLYMERS;

LAYERED ORGANIC SELF ASSEMBLY; NEAR FIELD SCANNING OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 0032679428     PISSN: 01411594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411599908224514     Document Type: Article

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