The surface of evaporated carbon films is an insulating, high-bandgap material

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 420-423

  Larson, David M ^a   Downing, Kenneth H ^a   Glaeser, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon films; Charging; Electrical conductivity; Electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BINDING; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FILM; FILM COATING; OPTICAL DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THICKNESS;

CARBON; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; NANOSTRUCTURES; OPTICAL PHENOMENA; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 79954426534     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2011.02.005     Document Type: Article

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