Molecular modeling of covalently attached alkyl monolayers on the hydrogen-terminated Si(111) surface

Langmuir

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 2172-2181

  Sieval, Alexander B ^a   Van den Hout, Bram ^a   Zuilhof, Han ^a   Sudhölter, Ernst J R ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COVALENTLY ATTACHED ALKYL MONOLAYERS; MOLECULAR MODELING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRODES; HYDROGEN; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SILICON; STABILIZATION;

MONOLAYERS;

EID: 0035799452     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la001494g     Document Type: Article

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