Controlling on-surface polymerization by hierarchical and substrate-directed growth

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 215-220

  Lafferentz, L ^a,c   Eberhardt, V ^b   Dri, C ^c   Africh, C ^c   Comelli, G ^c,d   Esch, F ^c,e   Hecht, S ^b   Grill, L ^a  

^a FRITZ HABER INSTITUT DER MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c IOM CNR LABORATORIO TASC   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^e TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

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EID: 84857549568     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.1242     Document Type: Article

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