Orientation-dependent ionization energies and interface dipoles in ordered molecular assemblies
10.1038/nmat2119
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Duhm, S., Heimel, G., Salzmann, I., Glowatzki, H., Johnson, R. L., Vollmer, A., Rabe, J. P., & Koch, N. (2008). Orientation-dependent ionization energies and interface dipoles in ordered molecular assemblies. Nature Materials, 7(4), 326–332.

Authors 8
  1. Steffen Duhm (first)
  2. Georg Heimel (additional)
  3. Ingo Salzmann (additional)
  4. Hendrik Glowatzki (additional)
  5. Robert L. Johnson (additional)
  6. Antje Vollmer (additional)
  7. Jürgen P. Rabe (additional)
  8. Norbert Koch (additional)
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