Dipolar control of monolayer morphology on graphite: Self-assembly of anthracenes with odd length diether side chains

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 113, Issue 39, 2009, Pages 17104-17113

  Tong, Wenjun ^a   Wei, Xiaoliang ^a   Zimmt, Matthew B ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACENE DERIVATIVES; BUILDING BLOCKES; DIETHERS; ETHER GROUP; GEOMETRIC DISTORTION; GRAPHITE INTERFACES; MOLECULAR TAPES; MORPHOLOGICAL VARIATION; ODD LENGTH; SELF-ASSEMBLED; SIDE CHAIN LENGTHS; SIDE CHAIN STRUCTURE; SIDE CHAINS;

ANTHRACENE; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ETHERS; GRAPHITE; METHOD OF MOMENTS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLYMORPHISM; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS;

EID: 70350135807     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp905563q     Document Type: Article

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