HASSAN, A. K., NABOK, A. V., RAY, A. K., LUCKE, A., SMITH, K., STIRLING, C. J. M. and DAVIS, F. (1999). Thin films of calix-4-resorcinarene deposited by spin coating and Langmuir-Blodgett techniques: determination of film parameters by surface plasmon resonance. Materials Science and Engineering C, 8-9, 251-255.
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Amphiphilic calix-4-resorcinarene (C-4-RA) has been deposited as thin films using both spin coating and Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) techniques. Both LB and spin-coated films were studied by surface plasmon resonance (SPR) using Kretschmann's prism configuration, and their optical parameters have been evaluated. LB film thickness d obtained from SPR curve fitting procedure was plotted as a function of the number of layers and from this, a bi-layer thickness of 2.34 nm was determined. The thickness of spun films produced at a spinning speed of 2000 rpm is found to be equivalent to that of six to eight monolayer LB films. Both types of films were found to have a similar refractive index value of about 1.47, Using SPR technique, LB and spun films of C-4-RA of comparable thickness were found to respond in a similar manner when exposed to 400 ppm toluene vapour, indicating a structural similarity between films produced by "wet'' techniques, such as LB and spin coating. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.
Item Type: | Article |
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Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018: | Materials and Engineering Research Institute > Advanced Coatings and Composites Research Centre > Electronic Materials and Sensors Research Group |
Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0928-4931(99)00014-4 |
Page Range: | 251-255 |
Depositing User: | Ann Betterton |
Date Deposited: | 20 Apr 2010 10:37 |
Last Modified: | 18 Mar 2021 09:30 |
URI: | https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/1405 |
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