AFM observations of phase transitions in molecularly thin films of a three-ring bent-core compound

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 109, Issue 18, 2005, Pages 8813-8819

  Tang, Yanhong ^a   Wang, Yan ^a   Wang, Xindong ^a   Xun, Shidi ^a   Mei, Chongyu ^a   Wang, Lixiang ^a   Yan, Donghang ^a  

^a CHANGCHUN INSTITUTE OF APPLIED CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; MELTING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONOLAYERS; NUCLEATION; PHASE TRANSITIONS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

BILAYER CRYSTALS; CHARGE TRANSPORT; MOLTEN MOLECULES; SUBMONOLAYER;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 19944391346     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp045427x     Document Type: Article

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