Langmuir-blodgett deposition ratios

Surface potentials and ionization equilibrium in Y-type deposition of multiple Langmuir–Blodgett films

“…An important observation is the fact that X-type films are not uniform, near the bottom of the film. Based on the experimental results of Peng et al [7], Honig [8] revisited his own explanation in an earlier paper [9] of why and how molecules on the deposited film detach from the film and subsequently attach themselves head-to-head to nondetached molecules, based on the argument that the main variable is not the dipping speed but the time the film spends under the water subphase, and showed a linear dependence between experimental TR and immersion time.…”

“…There is strong evidence [2] that the distance between the heads of fatty acids conform to the bridging distance of the divalent metallic cation and that the tail-to-tail distance conforms to the length of two carboxylic acid chains. The most plausible and energetically favorable explanation was outlined by Honig [8,9] and requires detachment of some molecules and attachment on a head-to-head configuration with other molecules on the surface. As a consequence of this mechanism, transition also results in a loss of epitaxy and the film becomes increasingly rougher and of nonhomogeneous thickness.…”

Ion redistribution and meniscus stability at Langmuir monolayer deposition

“…Therefore such monolayers can exchange the ions with the solution and the degree of monolayer ionization can change. The interactions of the charged monolayers at the plane water surface with the underlying electrolyte solution received extensive attention over decades [32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46]. The monolayer composition, the surface electric charge density and other monolayer properties strongly depend on the ionic composition of the equilibrium electrolyte solution because of the bound counterions.…”

Preparation and Characterization of 6-O-(4-stearyloxytrityl)Cellulose acetate Langmuir–Blodgett Films

“…The LB method to fabricate ultrathin films has aroused wide interests from the scientific and technological standpoints (Honig et al 1973;Kuhn 1983). Recent studies have shown that a variety of polymers can be spread in a monolayer form at the air/water interface, and that the monolayers are transferable on solid substrates (Kimura et al 1999;Li et al 2002).…”