Scanning tunneling microscopy of functional nanostructures on solid surfaces: Manipulation, self-assembly, and applications

Progress in Surface Science

Volumn 85, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 28-91

  Gao, H J ^a   Gao, Li ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Ag(1 1 0); Au(1 1 1); Conductance transition; Iron phthalocyanine; Manipulation; Pentacene; Perylene; Rotaxane; Scanning tunneling microscopy; Ultra high density data storage

Indexed keywords

AU(1 1 1 ); IRON PHTHALOCYANINES; MANIPULATION; PENTACENES; PERYLENES; ROTAXANES; ULTRA-HIGH DENSITY DATA STORAGE;

DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; SCANNING; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SELF ASSEMBLY; SEMICONDUCTING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SILVER; THIN FILMS; WIND TUNNELS;

THERMAL EVAPORATION;

EID: 77449101207     PISSN: 00796816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progsurf.2009.10.001     Document Type: Review

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