Phase separation in mixed monolayers of arachidic acid and a phthalocyanine of zinc

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 396, Issue , 2012, Pages 137-143

  Torrent Burgues J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

AFM; BAM; Langmuir Blodgett; Mixed monolayers; Phase separation; Surface potential

Indexed keywords

MONOLAYERS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; PHASE SEPARATION; SATURATED FATTY ACIDS; SURFACE POTENTIAL; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

AFM; AFM IMAGE; ARACHIDIC ACID; BAM; LANGMUIR AND LANGMUIR-BLODGETT FILMS; LANGMUIR-BLODGETT; MIXED FILMS; MIXED MONOLAYERS; NANOMETRIC SCALE; UV-VIS SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC PHTHALOCYANINES;

LANGMUIR BLODGETT FILMS;

ARACHIDIC ACID; PHTHALOCYANINE ZINC;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BREWSTER ANGLE MICROSCOPY; ISOTHERM; LANGMUIR BLODGETT FILM; LIPID MONOLAYER; MISCIBILITY; PHASE SEPARATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84857360020     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: 18734359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2011.12.057     Document Type: Article

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