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An electron diffraction study of deposited docosanoic acid monolayers
R. SteitzEmma E. MitchellI. R. Petersonsubject
DiffractionPhase transitionMaterials sciencePolymers and PlasticsOrganic ChemistrySubstrate (electronics)Condensed Matter PhysicsCrystallographyElectron diffractionPhase (matter)MonolayerMaterials ChemistryOrthorhombic crystal systemTexture (crystalline)description
Docosanoic acid monolayers deposited on thin polymer films under different water surface conditions have been investigated using transmission electron diffraction at normal and tilted incidence. Diffraction patterns obtained from the L2 and L2' phase are quite similar, but distinctly different to samples coated from the CS phase. The former were consistent with molecules perpendicular to the substrate, arranged in a texture of grains with unusual orthorhombic packing. There is evidence for a phase transition from a liquid crystalline phase on the water surface.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-06-01 | Makromolekulare Chemie. Macromolecular Symposia |