Surface-catalyzed growth of polymethylene-rich copolymer films on gold

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 127, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 3048-3056

  Bai, Dongshun ^a   Jennings, G Kane ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FILM GROWTH; GOLD COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POLYMERIZATION; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; THIN FILMS;

ETHYL ESTERS; HOMOPOLYMERIZATIONS; PROPAGATION REACTION; SURFACE-CATALYZED GROWTH;

COPOLYMERS;

CARBENE; COPOLYMER; GOLD;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CHEMICAL REACTION; DILUTION; FILM; PH MEASUREMENT; POLYMERIZATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; WETTABILITY;

EID: 14844309620     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja043609z     Document Type: Article

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