Surface melting and recrystallization of a self-assembled octanethiol monolayer on Au(111)

Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces and Films

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Li, Fangsen ^a   Zhou, Wan Cheng ^a   Tang, Lin ^b   Guo, Quanmin ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AU(1 1 1 ); LIQUIDLIKE PHASE; OCTANETHIOL; PARTIAL DESORPTION; RECRYSTALLIZATIONS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SAMPLE TEMPERATURE; SELF-ASSEMBLED; SURFACE MELTING; VARIABLE TEMPERATURE SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPES;

DESORPTION; MELTING; SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS;

RECRYSTALLIZATION (METALLURGY);

EID: 79952417594     PISSN: 07342101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1116/1.3551581     Document Type: Article

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