Monitoring photoswitching of azobenzene-based self-assembled monolayers on ultrathin platinum films by UV/Vis spectroscopy in the transmission mode

Journal of Materials Chemistry

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 811-813

  Sortino, Salvatore ^a   Petralia, Salvatore ^a   Conoci, Sabrina ^b   Di Bella, Santo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b STMICROELECTRONICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; ISOMERIZATION; MONOLAYERS; PLATINUM; SELF ASSEMBLY; ULTRATHIN FILMS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETERS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

PHOTOISOMERIZATION; PLATINUM FILMS;

MATERIALS SCIENCE;

AZOBENZENE; PLATINUM;

ARTICLE; ISOMERIZATION; MICROFILM; OPTICS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 1642352574     PISSN: 09599428     EISSN: 13645501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b314710j     Document Type: Article

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