Multifunctional materials of interest in molecular electronics

Multifunctional Molecular Materials

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 219-280

  Mercuri, Laura M ^a   Deplano, Paola ^a   Serpe, Angela ^a   Artizzu, Flavia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

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MULTI-FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS;

MATERIALS;

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DOI: 10.4032/9789814364300     Document Type: Chapter

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