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Organic epitaxial layers on organic substrates
Author(s) -
Sassella Adele
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
crystal research and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.377
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1521-4079
pISSN - 0232-1300
DOI - 10.1002/crat.201200709
Subject(s) - epitaxy , adsorption , crystal growth , materials science , crystal (programming language) , absorption (acoustics) , chemistry , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , layer (electronics) , organic chemistry , crystallography , computer science , composite material , programming language , engineering
“Adsorption, absorption, and crystal growth”: the controlled growth of crystalline organic thin films on top of another organic solid perfectly fits with the title of the school, being a specific example of crystal growth on a solid surface, where adsorption is the fundamental process. In this contribution, after illustrating why organic epitaxial layers on organic substrates can be interesting in materials science, the basic physical principles of organic epitaxy and in particular of the growth of organic epitaxial layers on organic substrates are discussed.