Structural properties of azobenzene self-assembled monolayers by atomistic simulations

Langmuir

Volumn 29, Issue 33, 2013, Pages 10505-10512

  Pipolo, Silvio ^a   Benassi, Enrico ^a   Corni, Stefano ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMISTIC MODELS; ATOMISTIC SIMULATIONS; CLASSICAL MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL INVESTIGATION; MOLECULAR DENSITY; NEAR EDGE X-RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURE SPECTROSCOPIES; OPTIMAL STRUCTURES; X-RAY PHOTOELECTRONS;

COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES; X RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURE SPECTROSCOPY;

AZOBENZENE;

EID: 84882637769     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la401645k     Document Type: Article

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