Organic surface science: Creating order and complexity using self-assembly

Phase Transitions

Volumn 76, Issue 4-5, 2003, Pages 291-305

  Witte, Gregor ^a   Wöll, Christof ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Molecular nano structures; Organic surfaces; Pentacene; SAMs; Self assembly

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC INSULATORS; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; MONOLAYERS; SELF ASSEMBLY; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SUBSTRATES; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY;

MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS DEVICES; MOLECULAR NANO-STRUCTURES; ORGANIC SURFACES; PENTACENE; SAMS;

SEMICONDUCTING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0347058684     PISSN: 01411594     EISSN: 10290338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0141159021000051488     Document Type: Article

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