Mechanism of molecular ordering in monolayer liquid crystal films

Journal of Physical Chemistry

Volumn 100, Issue 20, 1996, Pages 8478-8481

  Patrick, David L ^a   Cee, Victor J ^a   Beebe Jr , Thomas P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FILM GROWTH; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MONOLAYERS; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; THERMAL EFFECTS; THIN FILMS;

MELTING TEMPERATURE; MOLECULAR CORRALS; MOLECULAR ORDERING; MOLECULAR SELF ASSEMBLY;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0030134693     PISSN: 00223654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp960279z     Document Type: Article

References (11)

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2. For a recent overview refer to: Smith, D. P. E.; Frommer, J. E. In STM and SFM in Biology; Marti, O., Amrein, M., Eds.; Academic Press: New York, 1993.
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10. The STM measurements were made by observing the temperature associated with the onset of molecular disorder in the monolayer. Although more direct than the method used here, the direct approach is complicated by the fact that the STM tip and/or electric field may perturb the molecules and alter the measured melting temperature (Spong, J. K.; LaComb, Jr., L. J.; Dovek, M. M.; Frommer, J. E.; Foster, J. S. J. Phys. (Paris) 1989, 50, 2139).
11. 2 can be observed (Patrick, D. L.; Cee, V. J.; Purcell, T. J.; Beebe, Jr., T. P. Langmuir, in press).