Epitaxial tetrathiafulvalene-tetracyanoquinodimethane thin films on KCl(100): New preparation methods and observation of interface-mediated thin film polymorph

Crystal Growth and Design

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 395-403

  Mänz, Alexander ^a   Breuer, Tobias ^a   Witte, Gregor ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CRYSTALLITE SIZE; DEPOSITION; ELECTRON AFFINITY; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; FILM PREPARATION; GRAIN GROWTH; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); IONIZATION POTENTIAL; MOLECULAR BEAMS; THIN FILM DEVICES; THIN FILMS;

CHARGE TRANSFER COMPLEX; CRYSTALLITE DIMENSION; EPITAXIAL THIN FILMS; ORGANIC MOLECULAR BEAM DEPOSITION; ORGANIC THIN-FILM DEVICES; STRUCTURAL QUALITIES; STRUCTURE SOLUTIONS; TETRACYANOQUINODIMETHANE;

EPITAXIAL GROWTH;

EID: 84920772174     PISSN: 15287483     EISSN: 15287505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cg501484p     Document Type: Article

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