Organic molecular beam deposition: Fundamentals, growth dynamics, and in situ studies

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 20, Issue 18, 2008, Pages

  Kowarik, S ^a   Gerlach, A ^a   Schreiber, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFORMATIONS; DEPOSITION; FILM GROWTH; SEMICONDUCTING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; X RAYS;

MOLECULAR BUILDING BLOCKS; ORGANIC MATERIALS; ORGANIC MOLECULAR BEAM DEPOSITION (OMBD);

THIN FILMS;

EID: 42549163751     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/20/18/184005     Document Type: Article

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