Dipole reversal in Langmuir-Blodgett films of an optically nonlinear dye and its effect on the polarity for molecular rectification

Journal of Materials Chemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 39, 2005, Pages 4203-4205

  Ashwell, Geoffrey J ^a   Robinson, Benjamin J ^a   Amiri, Mukhtar A ^a   Locatelli, Danika ^b,c,d   Quici, Silvio ^c,d,e   Roberto, Dominique ^b,c,d  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UdR INSTM di Milano   (Italy)

^d Centro CIMAINA   (Italy)

^e CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HARMONIC ANALYSIS; HYDROPHOBICITY; LANGMUIR BLODGETT FILMS; MONOLAYERS;

CURRENT-VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; DIPOLE ORIENTATIONS; MOLECULAR RECTIFICATION; NONLINEAR DYE;

DYES;

EID: 27344453996     PISSN: 09599428     EISSN: 13645501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b506765k     Document Type: Article

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