LANGMUIR-BLODGETT MULTILAYERS OF POLYMER MEROCYANINE-DYE MIXTURES

Deposition studies of mixed monolayers of poly(methylmethacrylate) (PMMA) and merocyanine chromophore (M//2//2) were carried out by the Langmuir-Blodgett technique. The equilibrium surface pressure vs. specific area of the monolayers at the air-water interface was measured for several mixtures. The specific area vs. film composition at a fixed surface pressure deviated from linear behavior. The deposition of the monolayer onto a glass substrate was Z type for mixtures with high PMMA content, while Y type was preferred for mixtures with high dye content. When prepared under a class 100 modular laminar flow hood and observed with reflection microscopy, the films showed no evidence of aggregate formation, suggesting that the PMMA-M//2//2 mixtures were miscible.