Work Function Changes of Azo-Derivatives Adsorbed on a Gold Surface

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 45, 2014, Pages 26033-26040

  Benassi, Enrico ^a,b   Corni, Stefano ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b SCUOLA NORMALE SUPERIORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD; GOLD METALLURGY; WORK FUNCTION;

AZO-DERIVATIVES; AZOBENZENE DERIVATIVES; COMPUTATIONAL DATA; COMPUTATIONAL TECHNIQUE; STATE OF THE ART; STRUCTURAL FEATURE; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS; WORK FUNCTION CHANGE;

SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS;

EID: 84925261476     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp5070352     Document Type: Article

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