Force spectroscopic investigations during the local oxidation of n-octadecyltrichlorosilane monolayers

Advanced Functional Materials

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 76-82

  Hoeppener, Stephanie ^a   Van Schaik, Jurriaan H K ^b   Schubert, Ulrich S ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b FONTYS UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; OXIDATION; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

LITHOGRAPHIC STRUCTURES; N-OCTADECYLTRICHLOROSILANE; SCANNING FORCE SPECTROSCOPY (SFS); SURFACE MODIFICATIONS;

MONOLAYERS;

EID: 30444449342     PISSN: 1616301X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.200500435     Document Type: Article

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