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Phase transitions and domain structures in ester and acid monolayers

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Trends in Colloid and Interface Science VI

Part of the book series: Progress in Colloid & Polymer Science ((PROGCOLLOID,volume 89))

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Fluorescence microscopic studies of ester and acid monolayers show the existence of several condensed phases, in accord with recent diffraction measurements. Studies with polarized excitation reveal "star defects," i.e., organized domains of uniform tilt similar to those seen in smectic liquid crystals. The observation of chiral patterns in monolayers composed of achiral molecules is in accord with the proposal that one of the phases is the analog of the smectic L liquid crystal. Monolayers of pentadecanoic acid develop large-scale chiral defect structures.

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  1. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, 90024, Los Angeles, California, USA

    X. Qiu, J. Ruiz-Garcia & C. M. Knobler

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Qiu, X., Ruiz-Garcia, J., Knobler, C.M. (1992). Phase transitions and domain structures in ester and acid monolayers. In: Helm, C., Lösche, M., Möhwald, H. (eds) Trends in Colloid and Interface Science VI. Progress in Colloid & Polymer Science, vol 89. Steinkopff. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0116311

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