Covalent connection of individualized, neutral, dendronized polymers on a solid substrate using a scanning force microscope

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 25, 2006, Pages 6542-6551

  Al Hellani, Rabie ^a   Barner, Jörg ^b   Rabe, Jürgen P ^b   Schlüter, A Dieter ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dendrons; Fluorescence spectroscopy; Polymers; Scanning force microscopy; Single molecule studies

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; FLUORESCENCE; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SUBSTRATES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

COVALENT BONDS; DENDRONS; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING FORCE MICROSCOPY;

POLYMERS;

EID: 33748548745     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200600171     Document Type: Article

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