Title
X-ray investigations of langmuir-blodgett multilayer films of side-chain liquid crystal copolymers
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1994
Abstract
X-ray reflectivity studies on Langmuir-Blodgett multilayer films of side-chain liquid crystal polymers are reported. The films have a high degree of lamellar order. The layer periodicity is independent of the type of monolayer deposition, implying a reorientation of the side group mesogens following the deposition process. X-ray reflectivity from thin films displays subsidiary maxima permitting a quantitative measure of the change in side-chain density between multilayer and monolayer. A unit cell density profile is calculated for thick films assuming a symmetric unit cell. © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Liquid Crystals
First Page
869
Last Page
875
Recommended Citation
Geer, R., Qadri, S., Shashidhar, R., Thibodeaux, A., & Duran, R. (1994). X-ray investigations of langmuir-blodgett multilayer films of side-chain liquid crystal copolymers. Liquid Crystals, 16 (5), 869-875. https://doi.org/10.1080/02678299408027857