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Title: Langmuir-Blodgett films of a pyrrole and ferrocene mixed surfactant system

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The Langmuir-Blodgett technique was used to study the molecular organization of a mixed 3-hexadecyl pyrrole (3HDP) and ferrocene-derivatized pyrrole (Fc-Py) surfactant system. It has been determined that stable monolayer films of the mixed system could be formed at the air-water interface. The growth and assembly process led to polypyrrole 2-D lattices with heretofore unsurpassed order. In fact, the process of template polymerization, it appears, leads to a new crystal phase for the polypyrrole component of the thin film structure. Various monolayer and multilayer films were prepared on platinum coated substrates for surface spectroscopic characterization. Near Edge X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure (NEXAFS) studies revealed that highly ordered multilayer structures are being formed. Electrochemical studies have been initiated to determine the feasibility of these films in molecular electronic device applications. 13 refs., 6 figs., 1 tab.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE/ER
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH00016
OSTI ID:
5732505
Report Number(s):
BNL-43251; CONF-8906205-2; ON: DE90001328
Resource Relation:
Journal Volume: 248; Conference: NATO advanced study institute on lower-dimensional systems and molecular electronics, Spetses (Greece), 12-23 Jun 1989
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English