MOLECULAR-DYNAMICS SIMULATION OF A LANGMUIR-BLODGETT-FILM

被引:126
作者
MOLLER, MA [1 ]
TILDESLEY, DJ [1 ]
KIM, KS [1 ]
QUIRKE, N [1 ]
机构
[1] BP RES CTR,SUNBURY TW16 7LN,MIDDX,ENGLAND
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10.1063/1.460071
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
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The structure and dynamics of a Langmuir-Blodgett film of stearic acid, physisorbed on graphite, have been examined by a combination of energy minimization and molecular dynamics. The model predicts that the molecules of this system are normal to the surface at head group areas below 21 angstrom 2, but tilted away from the normal at head group areas above 21 angstrom 2, and that this change occurs over a very small range in head group area. The system exhibited cooperative reorientations involving the average tilt and precessional angles. Gauche bond defects tended to appear near the ends of the molecules, and did not open up any significant free volume within the layer.
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页码:8390 / 8401
页数:12
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