Directed immobilization of Janus-AuNP in heterometallic nanogaps: A key step toward integration of functional molecular units in nanoelectronics

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 46, 2014, Pages 27142-27149

  Babajani, Ninet ^a   Kaulen, Corinna ^b   Homberger, Melanie ^b   Mennicken, Max ^a   Waser, Rainer ^a   Simon, Ulrich ^b   Karthäuser, Silvia ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODES; ELECTRON BEAM LITHOGRAPHY; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; MOLECULES; NANOPARTICLES;

CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; DIRECTED IMMOBILIZATION; ELECTRODE MATERIAL; FUNCTIONAL MOLECULAR UNITS; FUNCTIONAL UNITS; ORGANIC/INORGANIC HYBRIDS; SELECTIVE BINDING; TOWARD INTEGRATION;

METALLIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84914703494     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp5085179     Document Type: Article

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