Mechanical and charge transport properties of alkanethiol self-assembled monolayers on a Au(111) surface: The role of molecular tilt

Langmuir

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 2219-2223

  Qi, Yabing ^a,b   Ratera, Imma ^a,c   Park, Jeong Y ^a   Ashby, Paul D ^b   Quek, Su Ying ^b   Neaton, J B ^b   Salmeron, Miquel ^a,b  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE; GOLD; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

ALKANETHIOL; MOLECULAR TILT;

SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS;

EID: 41849133188     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la703147q     Document Type: Article

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