Dipole amplification: A principle for the self-assembly of asymmetric monomers on metal surfaces

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 47, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 2422-2426

  Vaughan, Owain P H ^a   Alavi, Ali ^a   Williams, Federico J ^a   Lambert, Richard M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Density functional calculations; Nanotechnology; Scanning probe microscopy; Self assembly; Surface chemistry

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRIC DIPOLE MOMENTS; ION EXCHANGE; MONOMERS; SILVER; STYRENE;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL CALCULATIONS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

SELF ASSEMBLY;

EID: 53549094689     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200704172     Document Type: Article

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