Self-assembly of organic molecules at metal surfaces

Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 157-168

  Kühnle, Angelika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cysteine; Metal surfaces; Organic molecules; Scanning tunneling miscroscopy; Self assembly; Thiol

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; METAL SURFACES; ORGANIC MOLECULES; SCANNING TUNNELING MISCROSCOPY; THIOL;

ADSORPTION; AMINES; AMINO ACIDS; BUILDINGS; CHEMISORPTION; DIAMOND FILMS; METALS; MOLECULES; ORGANIC ACIDS; PHYSISORPTION; SCANNING; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SELF ASSEMBLY; SUBSTRATES; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE STRUCTURE; TUNING; TUNNELING (EXCAVATION); TWO DIMENSIONAL;

SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 60449085473     PISSN: 13590294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2008.01.001     Document Type: Review

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