Anomalous periodic structure of polypropylene chains observed with scanning tunneling microscopy

Langmuir

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 3574-3577

  Carroll, D L ^a   Czerw, R ^a   Tekleab, D ^a   Smith Jr , D W ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; CONFORMATIONS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; GRAPHITE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PLASTIC FILAMENTS; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SUBSTRATES;

HIGHLY ORIENTED PYROLYTIC GRAPHITE;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 0033743118     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la991534k     Document Type: Article

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