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ELECTRON diffraction patterns, obtained during an investigation of the effect of temperature on mono- and multi-molecular layers of stearic acid on copper have produced evidence for the existence of crystallites of a metal soap on the copper surface.
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SPINK, J. Structure of Molecular Films of Stearic Acid on Copper. Nature 163, 441 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/163441a0
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