Room-temperature molecular-resolution characterization of self-assembled organic monolayers on epitaxial graphene

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 206-211

  Wang, Qing Hua ^a   Hersam, Mark C ^a,b  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,4,9,10 PERYLENETETRACARBOXYLIC DIANHYDRIDE; 3,4,9,10-PERYLENETETRACARBOXYLIC DIANHYDRIDE; ACID ANHYDRIDE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GRAPHITE; PERYLENE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRONICS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE;

ANHYDRIDES; ELECTRONICS; GRAPHITE; MICROSCOPY, SCANNING TUNNELING; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PERYLENE; SILICON DIOXIDE; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 67849084592     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.212     Document Type: Article

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