Formation of 2D spherulites in Langmuir films of amphiphilic T-shaped liquid crystals

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 372, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 192-201

  Reuter, Sascha ^a   Amado, Elkin ^a   Busse, Karsten ^a   Kraska, Martin ^b   Stühn, Bernd ^b   Tschierske, Carsten ^a   Kressler, Jörg ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brewster angle microscopy; Langmuir film; Langmuir Blodgett film; Multilayer formation; P Terphenyl liquid crystal; Surface spherulites

Indexed keywords

AIR WATER INTERFACES; ALKYL CHAIN LENGTHS; AMPHIPHILICS; BREWSTER ANGLE MICROSCOPY; CARBON ATOMS; CARBOXYL END GROUP; CIRCULAR DOMAINS; CONDENSED FILMS; ETHER BOND; ETHYLENE OXIDES; LANGMUIR FILM; LATERAL CHAINS; LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE; MOLECULAR AREAS; MULTILAYER FORMATION; P-TERPHENYL; PLATEAU REGION; POLYCRYSTALLINE; SURFACE CRYSTALLIZATION; SURFACE PRESSURES; TERMINAL CHAIN; X-RAY REFLECTIVITY MEASUREMENTS;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CARBON FILMS; ETHERS; ISOTHERMS; LANGMUIR BLODGETT FILMS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MONOLAYERS; MULTILAYER FILMS; MULTILAYERS; SILICON WAFERS;

INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

ADLAYER; ALKYL GROUP; AMPHOPHILE; ETHYLENE OXIDE; POLYCHLORINATED TERPHENYL; SILICON;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BREWSTER ANGLE MICROSCOPY; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFUSION; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; LANGMUIR BLODGETT FILM; LIQUID CRYSTAL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; THICKNESS;

EID: 84857442864     PISSN: 00219797     EISSN: 10957103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2012.01.036     Document Type: Article

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