Multi-scale scanning tunneling microscopy imaging of self-organized regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) films

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 118, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 7097-7102

  Grevin, B ^a   Rannou, P ^a   Payerne, R ^a   Pron, A ^a   Travers, J P ^a  

^a CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFORMATIONS; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAPHITE; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; POLYOLEFINS; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

CHAIN LENGTH; MULTISCALE ANALYSIS; MULTISCALE SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; POLYHEXYLTHIOPHENE; SOLID SUBSTRATE INTERFACE; STRUCTURAL MORPHOLOGY;

PLASTIC FILMS;

EID: 0037623344     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1561435     Document Type: Article

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