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The Structure and Phases of a Relaxed Langmuir Monolayer of Methyl Eicosanoate as Determined by Grazing Incidence Xray Diffraction and Brewster Angle Microscopy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

W. J. Foster ,
M. C. Shih  and
P. S. Pershan
W. J. Foster
Affiliation:
Division of Applied Sciences and Department of Physics, Harvard University Cambridge, MA 02138
M. C. Shih
Affiliation:
Division of Applied Sciences and Department of Physics, Harvard University Cambridge, MA 02138
P. S. Pershan
Affiliation:
Division of Applied Sciences and Department of Physics, Harvard University Cambridge, MA 02138
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Abstract

The molecular structure and phase diagram of relaxed monolayer films of methyl eicosanoate at the air/water interface were studied using x-ray diffraction and Brewster Angle Microscopy. Six phases have been identified in relaxed films in a temperature range of 5 to 28 degrees Celsius.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 375: Symposia AA – Applications of Synchrotron Radiation Techniques to Materials Science , 1994 , 187
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1995

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