Room temperature atomic layer-like deposition of ZnO on functionalized self-assembled monolayers

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 1091-1100

  Shi, Zhiwei ^a   Walker, Amy V ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Dallas   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION; DEPOSITION; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; KETONES; MONOLAYERS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC OXIDE;

CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; DEPOSITED FILMS; DEPOSITED LAYER; HYDROXYL GROUPS; INITIAL COMPOSITION; REACTION PATHWAYS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SURFACE FUNCTIONAL GROUPS;

SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS;

EID: 84921284001     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp510285a     Document Type: Article

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