Modification of self-assembled monolayers by electron irradiation as a tool for surface engineering, lithography, and nanofabrication

Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) have long become an important element of modern nanotechnology. Apart from their primary use in tailoring the chemical and physical properties of surfaces and interfaces, they can be modified by physical tools, with electron irradiation being probably the most useful...

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Main Authors: Terfort, Andreas (Author) , Zharnikov, Michael (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 03 December 2025
In: Advanced materials interfaces
Year: 2026, Volume: 13, Issue: 1
ISSN:2196-7350
DOI:10.1002/admi.202500954
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202500954
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