Improved molecular rectification from self-assembled monolayers of a sterically hindered dye

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 127, Issue 46, 2005, Pages 16238-16244

  Ashwell, Geoffrey J ^a   Mohib, Abdul ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYES; MONOLAYERS; SELF ASSEMBLY; SUBSTRATES;

MOLECULAR DIODES; MOLECULAR ORBITALS; MOLECULAR RECTIFICATION; STERIC HINDRANCE;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

1 (10 ACETYLSULFANYLDECYL) 4 [2 (4 DIMETHYLAMINONAPHTHALEN 1 YL)VINYL]QUINOLINIUM IODIDE; ALCOHOL; AMMONIA; BIS[1 (10 DECYL) 4 [2 (4 DIMETHYLAMINONAPHTHALEN 1 YL)VINYL]QUINOLINIUM]DISULFIDE DIIODIDE; DYE; GOLD; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE; QUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHROMATOPHORE; DIODE; DISULFIDE BOND; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FILM; PROTON TRANSPORT; SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYER; STEREOSPECIFICITY; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 28044445678     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja054699q     Document Type: Article

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