Supramolecular organization in ultra-thin films of α-sexithiophene on silicon dioxide

Nature Materials

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 81-85

  Loi, Maria Antonietta ^a   Como, Enrico D A ^a   Dinelli, Franco ^a   Murgia, Mauro ^a   Zamboni, Roberto ^a   Biscarini, Fabio ^a   Muccini, Michele ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; MONOLAYERS; OLIGOMERS; SEMICONDUCTING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SILICA; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY;

CONFOCAL SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR AXIS; SUBMONOLAYER FILMS; SUPRAMOLECULAR ORGANIZATION;

ULTRATHIN FILMS;

EID: 11144332108     PISSN: 14761122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmat1279     Document Type: Review

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