α,ω-dihexylsexithiophene self-assembled nanostructures on mica: Atomic force microscopy Study

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 844-851

  Wang, Li ^a   Ye, Shuhong ^a   Yuan, Huizhen ^a   Song, Yonghai ^a   Zhu, Haozhi ^a   Hou, Haoqing ^a   Li, Pengcheng ^a  

^a JIANGXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

, dihexylsexithiophene; atomic force microscopy; mica; multilayers; nanostructure; self assembled monolayers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864762286     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: 14358115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1431927612000530     Document Type: Conference Paper

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