Issue 24, 2004

Don't forget Langmuir–Blodgett films

Abstract

Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films have been investigated, extensively, over the past 70 years. Despite considerable efforts aimed at exploiting their nonlinear optical, piezoelectric, pyroelectric, semiconducting, sensing and barrier properties, problems associated with film quality and stability have hampered their practical development. This feature article highlights one recent advance in the LB area (i.e., the ionic cross-linking of LB films or “gluing”), which has resulted in single bilayer membranes possessing extraordinary quality and stability. The gluing of LB films provides new opportunities for an old technology that has been waning in recent years.

Graphical abstract: Don't forget Langmuir–Blodgett films

Article information

Article type
Feature Article
Submitted
01 Jul 2004
Accepted
30 Sep 2004
First published
09 Nov 2004

Chem. Commun., 2004, 2787-2791

Don't forget Langmuir–Blodgett films

D. H. McCullough, III and S. L. Regen, Chem. Commun., 2004, 2787 DOI: 10.1039/B410027C

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