Structure and solvation forces in confined films: Linear and branched alkanes

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 106, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 4309-4318

  Gao, Jianping ^a   Luedtke, W D ^a   Landman, Uzi ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0142032673     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.473132     Document Type: Article

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