Phase transition of n -C36H74 monolayer on Pt(111) covered with monolayer graphene studied by C K-NEXAFS

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 42, 2013, Pages 21856-21863

  Endo, Osamu ^a   Nakamura, Masashi ^b   Amemiya, Kenta ^c  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HIGH ENERGY ACCELERATOR RESEARCH ORGANIZATION KEK   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAPHENE; RESONANCE; X RAY ABSORPTION; X RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURE SPECTROSCOPY;

CRYSTALLINE PHASE; GRAPHENE SHEETS; GRAZING INCIDENCE; INTENSITY RATIO; INTERMOLECULAR SPACINGS; NORMAL INCIDENCE; ORIENTATION CHANGES; TEMPERATURE-INDUCED PHASE TRANSITIONS;

MONOLAYERS;

EID: 84886663631     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp406788g     Document Type: Article

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