Atomic force and scanning tunneling microscopy of comb-like cholesteric liquid crystalline polymer LB films

Autor: Igor V. Yaminsky, S. V. Savinov, D.A. Znamensky, Vladimir I. Panov, P. A. Todua, Yu. N. Moiseev
Rok vydání: 1992
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Zdroj: Ultramicroscopy. :304-309
ISSN: 0304-3991
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3991(92)90283-p
Popis: Bilayers of comb-like cholesteric liquid crystalline polymer (PChA-10) on silicon and graphite substrates are studied using AFM and STM. It is found that two kinds of two-dimensional molecular lattice can exist in this system. It is shown that Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) film perfectness depends on deposition pressure. The superiodicity observed in STM current images is consistent with the existence of charge density wave (CDW) on LB film surface.
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