Preface |
Acknowledgements |
Suggestions for Further Reading |
Analytical Tools / Part 1: |
Analysis of Film Properties / 1.1.: |
Thickness Measurements / A.: |
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy / B.: |
Attenuated Total Reflection Spectroscopy / 1.: |
Grazing-Angle Spectroscopy / 2.: |
Raman Spectroscopy / C.: |
Surface Potential / D.: |
Surface Viscosity / E.: |
Electron Paramagnetic Resonance / F.: |
X-ray Diffraction / G.: |
Electron Diffraction / H.: |
Neutron Diffraction / I.: |
High-Resolution Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy / J.: |
Analysis of Surface Properties / 1.2.: |
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 / K.: |
X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy / L.: |
Surface Ionization Mass Spectroscopy / M.: |
References |
Langmuir-Blodgett Films / Part 2: |
Preparation Methods / 2.1.: |
The Trough |
Experimental Considerations in the Preparation of LB films |
The Environment |
The Subphase |
The Substrate / 3.: |
Amphiphiles and Solvents / 4.: |
Between Experiments / 5.: |
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 / 2.2.: |
Order-Disorder Transitions |
Monolayer Desorption |
The Structure of Hydrocarbon LB Films / 2.3.: |
Structure at the Water-Air Interface |
LB Films on Solid Substrates |
LB Films of Fluorocarbon Amphiphiles / 2.4.: |
LB Films Containing Ionophores / 2.5.: |
LB Films of Liquid-Crystal Compounds / 2.6.: |
LB Films of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines / 2.7.: |
LB Films of Porphyrins |
LB Films of Phthalocyanines |
Polymeric LB Films / 2.8.: |
Polymerizable LB Films |
Amphiphiles Containing One or More Double Bonds |
Diacetylenic Amphiphiles |
Amphiphiles Containing an Oxirane Group |
LB Films of Preformed Polymers |
LB Films of Phospholipids / 2.9.: |
Energy Transfer in LB Films / 2.10.: |
Self-Assembled Monolayers / Part 3: |
Monolayers of Fatty Acids / 3.1.: |
Monolayers of Organosilicon Derivatives / 3.2.: |
Self-Assembled Monolayers and Multilayers: Methodology |
Kinetics of Formation of Alkyltrichlorosilane Monolayers |
Stability of Self-Assembled Monolayers |
Chemical Stability |
Thermal Stability |
Structural Issues of Self-Assembled Monolayers |
Self-Assembled Monolayers That Contain Aromatic Groups |
Self-Assembled Monolayers That Contain Phenoxy Groups |
Self-Assembled Monolayers Containing a Sulfone Group |
Formation of Multilayers by Self-Assembly |
Monolayers of Alkanethiols on Gold / 3.3.: |
Kinetics of Formation of Monolayers of Alkanethiols on Gold |
The Effect of Chain Length on Monolayer Formation |
Solvent Effects on Monolayer Formation |
The Structure of Alkanethiol Monolayers on Gold |
FTIR Studies of Alkanethiol Monolayers on Gold and Silver |
Formation of Double Layers on Gold / 3.4.: |
Orthogonal Self-Assembled Monolayers / 3.5.: |
Concluding Remarks / 3.6.: |
Modeling of Monolayers / Part 4: |
General Considerations / 4.1.: |
Energy Minimizations |
Simulations at Finite Temperatures |
Monte Carlo Simulations |
Molecular Dynamics Simulations |
The Choice of a Force Field and Calculations of Its Parameters |
Determination of Partial Atomic Charges |
Molecular Mechanics / 4.2.: |
Simple Alkanethiol Monolayers |
Alkanethiol Monolayers Containing a Polar Aromatic Group |
Dynamics Simulations of Monolayers / 4.3.: |
Molecular Dynamics |
Methodology |
MD Simulations of LB Films and Lipid Membranes |
Modeling of Self-Assembled Monolayers |
Brownian Dynamics |
Applications of LB and SA Films / Part 5: |
Nonlinear Optics / 5.1.: |
Background |
Monolayers and Films with Nonlinear Optical Properties |
Second-Order Effects |
Third-Order Effects |
LB Films in Piezoelectric Devices / 5.2.: |
LB Films in Pyroelectric Devices / 5.3.: |
Electrical Properties of Monolayers / 5.4.: |
Dielectric Properties and Breakdown |
Conduction through LB Films |
Photoinduced Electron Transfer and Photoconductivity |
Photoinduced Electron Transfer |
Photovoltaic Effects |
Photocurrent through LB Films |
Conduction in the Plane of an LB Film |
Chromic Effects in LB Films / 5.5.: |
Electrochromic LB Films |
Thermochromic LB Films |
Photochromic LB Films |
LB Films as Semiconductors / 5.6.: |
LB Films in Resist Applications / 5.7.: |
LB Films in Sensors / 5.8.: |
Field Effect Devices |
Optical Sensors |
Biosensors |
Gas Penetration Properties of Monolayers / 5.9.: |
Tribology of LB and SA Films / 5.10.: |
Author's Final Note |
Index |
Preface |
Acknowledgements |
Suggestions for Further Reading |