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Self‐assembled crystalline monolayers and multilayers of n‐alkanes on the water surface *
Author(s) -
Weinbach Susan P.,
Weissbuch Isabelle,
Lahav Meir,
Leiserowitz Leslie,
Kjaer Kristian,
Bouwman Wim G.,
Als Nielsen Jens
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.19950071009
Subject(s) - materials science , nucleation , crystallite , monolayer , crystallography , crystal (programming language) , chemical physics , crystal growth , polymorphism (computer science) , self assembly , crystal structure , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , chemistry , biochemistry , computer science , genotype , engineering , metallurgy , gene , programming language
The induced formation of multilayer crystallites at liquid interfaces provides a direct means of monitoring the dynamics of crystal nucleation and of elucidating the effect of molecular inhibitors on polymorphism and crystal growth. The spontaneous formation of crystalline multilayers of n ‐alkanes spread from solution onto the water interface are described and X‐ray structural investigations discussed which indicate that the full crystal symmetry is present even in layers that are only a few unit cells thick.