Langmuir-Blodgett Films Fundamentals to Applications.

Langmuir-Blodgett Films: Fundamentals to Applications is a comprehensive resource on the formation, properties, and applications of ultrathin molecular films. It covers the fundamental principles of monolayer formation at the air-water interface, deposition techniques, and their characterization. Th...

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Main Author:	Hussain, Syed Arshad
Corporate Author:	ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Chantilly : Elsevier, 2025.
Subjects:	Thin films, Multilayered. Couches de Langmuir-Blodgett. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Front Cover
Langmuir-Blodgett Films
Langmuir-Blodgett Films: Fundamentals to Applications
Copyright
Contents
Contributors
One
Introduction and general background
1
Introduction and general background of Langmuir-Blodgett technique
1. History
2. Langmuir-Blodgett overview
3. Surface tension
4. Surfactants
5. Insoluble monolayers
6. Surface tension
7. Langmuir trough
8. LB methodology
9. Conclusions
References
2
Conventional and nonconventional materials for Langmuir monolayer and LB film studies
1. History of Langmuir-Blodgett films
2. Langmuir monolayer
3. Effect of tail and head group in monolayer formation
4. LB films of amphiphilic molecules
5. LB films of non-amphiphilic molecules
6. LB films of liquid crystals
7. LB films of nanoparticles
8. LB films of zero dimensional nanomaterials
9. LB films of oxide nanoparticles
10. LB film of one dimensional nanomaterial
11. LB films of two dimensional nanomaterials
12. LB film of polymers
13. Conclusion
References
3
From monolayers to multilayers-The deposition process
1. Introduction
1.1 Langmuir and Langmuir-Blodgett films
1.2 Langmuir and Langmuir-Blodgett troughs
1.3 Cleaning
1.4 LB troughs
1.5 Isotherm
1.6 LB film deposition
1.7 Barrier Free Langmuir-Blodgett
1.8 Roll-to-roll LB method
2. Conclusion
References
4
Building of 2D nanomaterial films using the Langmuir-Blodgett method
1. Introduction
2. The Langmuir-Blodgett technique
3. In-situ nano LB film
3.1 Gold nanoparticle (AuNP) LB film
3.2 Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) nanoparticle LB film
3.3 Potassium chloride (KCl) nanostructure LB film
3.4 Silver nanoparticle (AgNP) LB film
3.5 Iron oxide nanoparticle (Fe2O3) LB film
3.6 Silica nanoparticle (SiO2) LB film.
2. Precursors of LB films: Langmuir monolayers of fatty acids and fatty acid salts
3. Langmuir-Blodgett films of fatty acids and fatty acid salts
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References
8
In-situ characterizations of floating films
1. Introduction
2. Langmuir trough and Wilhelmy balance
3. Formation of a monolayer
4. Thermodynamic characterizations
4.1 Surface area-pressure isotherm
4.2 Miscibility and stability
4.3 Enthalpy and entropy analysis
5. Optical characterizations
5.1 Brewster angle microscopy
5.2 Fluorescence microscopy
6. Spectroscopy technique
7. Physical property characterization
7.1 Static elasticity
7.2 Dynamic viscoelasticity
8. Electrical characterization
9. Structural analysis of floating films
9.1 X-ray reflectivity
9.2 Grazing incidence X-ray diffraction
10. Conclusions and future perspectives
References
9
The study of drug-loaded nanostructured lipid carriers using the LB method
1. Introduction
2. Generation and characterization of LB films as drug nanoreservoirs focused on developing drug delivery systems
2.1 LB films of dendrimer molecules and bioactive compounds as potential surface-mediated drug delivery systems
2.2 Human cell culture on LB monolayers holding biological active compounds. A model for analysis of therapeutic drugs
3. Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
10
Applications of various types of scanning probe microscopy techniques for the study of LB films
1. Introduction
2. Overview of SPM methods used for characterization of LB and LS films
2.1 Atomic force microscopy
2.1.1 Basic principles of AFM
2.1.2 AFM cantilevers and probes
2.1.3 AFM imaging modes
2.1.4 Force-distance curve-based AFM modes
2.2 Scanning tunneling microscopy
2.2.1 Basic principles of STM.
2.2.2 STM probe and substrate preparation
2.3 Scanning electrochemical microscopy
2.3.1 Basic principles of SECM
2.3.2 Combined scanning electrochemical microscopy
2.4 Nanospectroscopy
3. Application of SPM methods for the characterization of LB and LS films
3.1 Surface imaging of mono- and multilayered single component films
3.1.1 Lipid monolayers
3.1.2 Lipid bilayers
3.1.3 Films from pure peptides
3.1.4 Films for nanotechnology
3.2 Force volume imaging in investigations of films mechanical properties
3.3 Electrochemical properties of LB films
3.4 Investigation of dynamic processes: the transport along and across the films, ion binding to films
3.5 Molecular distribution and phase separation in multicomponent films
3.6 Imaging of multicomponent systems of biomedical importance
4. Conclusions
Abbreviations
References
11
Electronic transport properties in Langmuir-Blodgett films based on charge-transfer complexes and related materials
1. Introduction
2. Oveviews of electrically conductive LB films
2.1 Semiconducting LB films
2.2 Metallic LB films
2.3 Superconducting LB films
3. Highly conductive LB films based on ditetradecyldimethylammonium-Au(dmit)2 salt
3.1 Characterization under ambient pressure
3.1.1 Sample preparation
3.1.2 Realization of high electrical conductivity by electro-oxidation
3.1.3 Temperature dependence of resistance
3.2 Characterization under high pressure
3.2.1 Sample preparation of the 2C14-Au(dmit)2 LB films for high pressure measurement
3.2.2 Resistance measurement of the 2C14-Au(dmit)2 LB films under high pressure
3.2.3 Resistance behavior of the 2C14-Au(dmit)2 LB films under high pressure
4. Summary and future prospect
References.