Applications of scanning probe microscopy in intrinsically conducting polymer research

Frontiers of Chemistry in China

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-5

  Yang, Tao ^a,b   Niu, Li ^a   Li, Zhuang ^a   Dong, Shaojun ^a  

^a CHANGCHUN INSTITUTE OF APPLIED CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Intrinsically conducting polymer; Review; Scanning probe microscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847731779     PISSN: 16733495     EISSN: 16733614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11458-007-0001-0     Document Type: Review

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