Self-assembly of semifluorinated n -alkanethiols on {111}-oriented Au investigated with scanning tunneling microscopy experiment and theory

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Patole, Samson N ^a   Baddeley, Christopher J ^a   O'Hagan, David ^a   Richardson, Neville V ^a   Zerbetto, Francesco ^b   Zotti, Linda A ^c   Teobaldi, Gilberto ^c   Hofer, Werner A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GOLD; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SELF ASSEMBLY;

ADLAYER STRUCTURE; OPTIMIZED SYSTEMS; SEMIFLUORINATED ALKANETHIOLS;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

EID: 34547176735     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2746252     Document Type: Article

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