Chain-length effects on the self-assembly of short 1-bromoalkane and n-alkane monolayers on graphite

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 112, Issue 46, 2008, Pages 18067-18075

  Florio, Gina M ^a   Werblowsky, Tova L ^b,c   Ilan, Boaz ^b,d   Müller, Thomas ^b,e   Berne, B J ^b   Flynn, George W ^b  

^a ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c TOURO COLLEGE   (United States)

^d SCHRÖDINGER INC   (United States)

^e Veeco Metrology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKANE MONOLAYERS; BACKBONE ANGLES; BROMINE ATOMS; BROMOALKANES; BROMOHEXANE; CARBON BACKBONES; CLASSICAL MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; INTERMOLECULAR FORCES; LAMELLAR PACKINGS; MORPHO-LOGIES; STM IMAGES; ULTRAHIGH VACUUM SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPIES;

ATOMIC PHYSICS; ATOMS; BROMINE; CARBON NANOTUBES; CHEMICAL BONDS; DYNAMICS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; GRAPHITE; HEXANE; HYDROCARBONS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULES; MONOLAYERS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS; SELF ASSEMBLY; ULTRAHIGH VACUUM; VACUUM;

PARAFFINS;

EID: 57249084171     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp8064689     Document Type: Article

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