Well-ordered structure of methylene blue monolayers on Au(111) surface: Electrochemical scanning tunneling microscopy studies

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 79-84

  Song, Yonghai ^a   Wang, Li ^a  

^a JIANGXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Au(111); Electrochemical scanning tunneling microscopy; Methylene blue; Monolayers; Well ordered structure

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ELECTROLYTES; GOLD COMPOUNDS; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY;

DOUBLE LAYER CHARGING; ELECTROCHEMICAL SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; HIGH RESOLUTION; METHYLENE BLUE; MICROSCOPY IMAGES; MOLECULAR ORGANIZATION; MONOLAYER STRUCTURES; POTENTIAL RANGE; SUBSTRATE POTENTIAL; WELL-ORDERED STRUCTURE;

MONOLAYERS;

GOLD; GOLD 111; METHYLENE BLUE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY;

EID: 59949101831     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: 10970029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20646     Document Type: Article

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