Understanding the role of nonresonant sum-frequency generation from polystyrene thin films

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 2435-2439

  Curtis, Alexander D ^a   Reynolds, Sarah B ^a   Calchera, Angela R ^a   Patterson, James E ^a  

^a Brigham Young University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENT SUBSTRATES; FREE SURFACES; NONRESONANT; PHASE PARAMETERS; PHYSICAL INFORMATION; POLYSTYRENE THIN FILMS; SUM-FREQUENCY GENERATION;

POLYSTYRENES; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS; VAPOR DEPOSITION;

SURFACE STRUCTURE;

EID: 77955907839     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz100883z     Document Type: Article

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