Hybrids of organic molecules and flat, oxide-free silicon: High-density monolayers, electronic properties, and functionalization

Langmuir

Volumn 28, Issue 26, 2012, Pages 9920-9929

  Li, Yan ^a   Calder, Steven ^a   Yaffe, Omer ^b   Cahen, David ^b   Haick, Hossam ^c   Kronik, Leeor ^b   Zuilhof, Han ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE AREA; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; HIGH-DENSITY; MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ORGANIC MOLECULES; ORGANIC MONOLAYERS; PRESENT STATUS; SI(111) SUBSTRATE; SURFACES AND INTERFACES;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MONOLAYERS; SILICON;

ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES;

ALKYNE; CARBON; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SILICON;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ALKYLATION; ALKYNES; CARBON; ELECTRONS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SILICON; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 84863474819     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la3010568     Document Type: Article

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