Self-directed growth of molecular nanostructures on silicon

Nature

Volumn 406, Issue 6791, 2000, Pages 48-51

  Loplnski, G P ^a   Wayner, D D M ^a   Wolkow, R A ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOPARTICLE; SILICON;

ARTICLE; CANADA; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 0034612575     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35017519     Document Type: Article

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