Work function maps and surface topography characterization of nitroaromatic-ended dendron films on graphite

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 61-65

  Farías, Eliana D ^a   Brunetti, Verónica ^a   Paez, Julieta I ^b   Strumia, Miriam C ^b   Passeggi Jr , Mario C G ^c   Ferrón, Julio ^c  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FISICOQUÍMICA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Dendron; Kelvin probe force microscopy; Self assembly; Work function

Indexed keywords

BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; DENDRIMER; GRAPHITE; NANOMATERIAL;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHEMISTRY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BENZOATES; DENDRIMERS; GRAPHITE; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; NANOSTRUCTURES; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 84896472810     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: 14358115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1431927613013652     Document Type: Article

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