Self-assembly of amino acids on noble metal surfaces : morphological, chemical and electronic control of matter at the nanoscale

Designing novel nanostructures which exploit the self-assembly capabilities of biomolecules yields a promising approach to control matter at the nanoscale. Here, the homochiral molecular self-assemblies of the methionine and tyrosine amino acids on the monocrystalline Ag(111) and Cu(111) surfaces ar...

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Main Author: Schiffrin, Agustin
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/798