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Electrically conductive Langmuir–Blodgett films of charge-transfer materials

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The Langmuir–Blodgett technique allows the controlled layer-by-layer deposition of ordered molecular films. When such films are fabricated from charge-transfer compounds, they can be electrically conducting, and may find applications in thin-film molecular electronic devices.

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    Michael C. Petty

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Bryce, M., Petty, M. Electrically conductive Langmuir–Blodgett films of charge-transfer materials. Nature 374, 771–776 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1038/374771a0

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