http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
1 online resource (xxiii, 442 pages) : illustrations
The development of oriented organic monomolecular layers by the Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) and self-assembly (SA) techniques has led researchers toward their goal of assembling individual molecules into highly ordered architectures. Thus the continually growing contribution of LB and SA systems to the chemistry and physics of thin organic films is widely recognized. Equally well-known is the difficulty in keeping up to date with the burgeoning multidisciplinary research in this area. Dr. Ulman provides a massive survey of the available literature. The book begins with a section on analytical tools to broaden the understanding of the structure and properties of monolayers and films. Following sections discuss LB films, the preparation and properties of SA monolayers and films, the modeling of LB and SA monolayers, and the application of LB and SA films.
Analytical Tools -- Analysis of Film Properties -- Thickness Measurements -- Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy -- Attenuated Total Reflection Spectroscopy -- Grazing-Angle Spectroscopy -- Raman Spectroscopy -- Surface Potential -- Surface Viscosity -- Electron Paramagnetic Resonance -- X-ray Diffraction -- Electron Diffraction -- Neutron Diffraction -- High-Resolution Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy -- Analysis of Surface Properties -- Contact Angles and Surface Tension -- Surface Second-Harmonic Generation -- Low-Energy Helium Diffraction -- Optical Microscopy -- Fluorescence Microscopy -- Electron Microscopy -- Scanning Electron Microscopy -- Transmission Electron Microscopy -- Scanning Tunneling Microscopy -- Atomic Force Microscopy -- Scanning Ion Conductance Microscopy -- Surface Plasmon Microscopy -- Auger Electron Spectroscopy -- X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy -- Surface Ionization Mass Spectroscopy -- Langmuir-Blodgett Films -- Preparation Methods -- The Trough -- Experimental Considerations in the Preparation of LB films -- The Environment -- The Subphase -- The Substrate -- Amphiphiles and Solvents -- Between Experiments -- What Is the Amphiphile? -- The Pressure-Area Isotherm -- Film Transfer -- The Meniscus -- Vertical Deposition -- Schaefer's Method for the Preparation of LB films -- Monolayers at the Water-Oil Interface -- Thermal Stability of LB Films -- Order-Disorder Transitions -- Monolayer Desorption -- The Structure of Hydrocarbon LB Films -- Structure at the Water-Air Interface.
Includes bibliographical references (pages xxi-xxiii) and index.