학술논문
Morphologies of phase-separated monolayers investigated by atomic force microscopy
Document Type
Report
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Source
Thin Solid Films. Feb 1, 1995, Vol. 256 Issue 1-2, p210, 5 p.
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Language
English
ISSN
0040-6090
Abstract
To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0040-6090(94)06289-7 Byline: Shou-Jun Xiao (a)(b), Hai-Ming Wu (a)(b), Xiao-Min Yang (a)(b), Nai-Hong Li (a)(b), Yu Wei (a)(b), Xing-Zhong Sun (b)(c), Zi-Hou Tai (b)(c) Abstract: The miscibility behavior and surface morphology of a mixed monolayer, stearic acid (SA) with 5,10,15-triphenyl-20-(4-DL-phenylalanylamindo)phenyl porphyrin (TPPP), were studied by analyzing the surface pressure vs. molecular area isotherms and atomic force microscopy (AFM) images of the transferred monolayer films. The mixed monolayer is a two-phase system with a liquid-condensed phase consisting of SA and a liquid-expanded phase consisting of TPPP with a trace of SA. The different domain structures of SA sensitive to surface pressure, compression rate, annealing, etc. were also studied with AFM in detail. Author Affiliation: (a) National Laboratory of Molecular and Biomolecular Electronics, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China (b) Center for Advanced Studies in Science and Technology of Microstructures, Nanjing 210093, China (c) State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China Article History: Received 29 March 1994; Accepted 13 July 1994