Vibronic spectroscopy of single C 60 molecules and monolayers with the STM

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 109, Issue 17, 2005, Pages 8513-8518

  Pradhan, Nilay A ^a   Liu, Ning ^a   Ho, Wilson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR ADSORPTION; MOLECULAR INTERFACES; OXIDE FILMS; VIBRONIC SPECTROSCOPY;

ADSORPTION; MOLECULAR VIBRATIONS; MONOLAYERS; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SPUTTERING; ULTRAHIGH VACUUM;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 18844455502     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp045289b     Document Type: Article

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