Supramolecular Orientation in Anisotropic Assemblies by Infrared Nanopolarimetry

Timur Shaykhutdinov1, Simona D Pop1, Andreas Furchner1

  • 1Interface Analytics Research Department, Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften - ISAS - e.V., Berlin 12489, Germany.

ACS Macro Letters
|June 2, 2022
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