Atom probe tomography analysis of poly(3-alkylthiophene)s

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 237, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 155-167

  Prosa, T J ^a   Keeney, S Kostrna ^b   Kelly, T F ^a  

^a Imago Scientific Instruments   (United States)

^b Prairie Technologies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

3dap; Electrospray ionization; Mass spectrometry; Poly(3 dodecylthiophene); Poly(3 hexylthiophene); Poly(3 octylthiophene); Polymer

Indexed keywords

ATOM LASERS; DEPOSITION; ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; LASER ABLATION; LASER PULSES; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMER FILMS; PROBES; PULSED LASERS;

3DAP; ATOM-PROBE TOMOGRAPHY; POLY (3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE); POLY(3-ALKYLTHIOPHENE); POLY(3-DODECYLTHIOPHENE); POLY(3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE); POLY(3-OCTYLTHIOPHENE); POLY3-OCTYLTHIOPHENE;

MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ALUMINUM; POLY(3 ALKYLTHIOPHENE); UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ELECTROSPRAY; FILM; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED LASER ATOM PROBE TOMOGRAPHY; TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 75149193505     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2009.03320.x     Document Type: Article

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