STM image formation of organic thin films: The role of water shell

Langmuir

Volumn 16, Issue 16, 2000, Pages 6577-6582

  Carrara, Sandro ^a   Erokhin, Victor ^b   Nicolini, Claudio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b Foundazione ELBA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CONTACT ANGLE; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; THIN FILMS;

WATER SHELLS;

CONDUCTIVE FILMS;

EID: 0034245748     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la9909852     Document Type: Article

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