Optically transparent, ultrathin Pt films as versatile metal substrates for molecular optoelectronics

Advanced Functional Materials

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1425-1432

  Conoci, Sabrina ^a   Petralia, Salvatore ^a   Samorì, Paolo ^d,e   Raymo, Françisco M ^b   Bella, Santo Di ^c   Sortino, Salvatore ^c  

^a LoC R and D   (Italy)

^b Department of Biology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITÉ LOUIS PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHROMIC SPECIES; MECHANICAL ROBUSTNESS; MOLECULAR OPTOELECTRONICS; ULTRATHIN PT FILMS;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES; MORPHOLOGY; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PLATINUM; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSPARENCY;

ULTRATHIN FILMS;

EID: 33746374742     PISSN: 1616301X     EISSN: 16163028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.200500893     Document Type: Article

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