Formation of Monolayer Films by the Spontaneous Assembly of Organic Thiols from Solution onto Gold

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 1989, Pages 321-335

  Bain, Colin D ^a   Troughton, E Barry ^a   Tao, Yu Tai ^a   Evall, Joseph ^a   Whitesides, George M ^a   Nuzzo, Ralph G ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

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EID: 1942481178     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: 15205126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja00183a049     Document Type: Article

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