What a difference a bond makes: The structural, chemical, and physical properties of methyl-terminated Si(111) surfaces

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 3037-3044

  Wong, Keith T ^a   Lewis, Nathan S ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 84908112289     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: 15204898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar500207y     Document Type: Article

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