Molecular anchors for self-assembled monolayers on zno: A direct comparison of the thiol and phosphonic acid moieties

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 113, Issue 42, 2009, Pages 18276-18286

  Perkins, Craig L ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKANETHIOLATES; ALKYL CHAIN; ALKYL GROUPS; AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; ETCH RATES; FLOW CELL REACTORS; IONIC PERMEABILITY; LINKING GROUPS; LOWER HYDROPHOBICITY; METAL OXIDES; N-HEXANE; ORGANIC MOLECULES; PHOSPHONIC ACIDS; POLYCRYSTALLINE ZNO; SAMS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT; THERMAL STABILITY; ZNO; ZNO SURFACE;

ALKYLATION; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ANCHORS; ANGLE MEASUREMENT; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONTACT ANGLE; CORROSION PROTECTION; HEXANE; MOLECULES; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOELECTRICITY; PHOTOIONIZATION; PHOTONS; QUARTZ; QUARTZ CRYSTAL MICROBALANCES; SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS;

EID: 70449560905     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp906013r     Document Type: Article

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