Reversible switching of tetra-tert-butyl-azobenzene on a Au(1 1 1) surface induced by light and thermal activation

Chemical Physics Letters

Volumn 444, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 85-90

  Hagen, Sebastian ^a   Leyssner, Felix ^a   Nandi, Dhananjay ^a   Wolf, Martin ^a   Tegeder, Petra ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; GOLD; ISOMERIZATION; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; SWITCHING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

LIGHT ACTIVATION; REVERSIBLE SWITCHING; THERMAL ACTIVATION;

BENZENE;

EID: 34547599682     PISSN: 00092614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2007.07.005     Document Type: Article

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