Verification of epitaxial growth and determination of chain positions in Langmuir-Blodgett films of lead stearate on mica

M. Prakash, J. B. Peng*, J. B. Ketterson, P. Dutta

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Abstract

We have determined from X-ray diffraction that lead stearate, which like many hydrocarbon compounds does not form good crystals in bulk, can be grown epitaxially on mica using the Langmuir-Blodgett technique. The strong alternation in intensities of the (11l) peaks cannot be explained by considering the lead ions only, and imply that the hydrocarbon chains do not close-pack into a triangular array but reproduce the in-plane structure of the lead ions.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)354-357
Number of pages4
JournalChemical Physics Letters
Volume128
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 1 1986

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physics and Astronomy(all)
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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