Visualizing single-molecule diffusion in mesoporous materials

Nature

Volumn 450, Issue 7170, 2007, Pages 705-708

  Zürner, Andreas ^a   Kirstein, Johanna ^a   Döblinger, Markus ^a   Bräuchle, Christoph ^a   Bein, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYE;

CATALYSIS; DIFFUSION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; SURFACTANT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULE; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 36749003786     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature06398     Document Type: Article

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