| Abstract: | The electron microscope study of the isothermal epitaxial crystallization of PBLG on 001 cleavage surface of NaCl or KCl from 0.01% chloroform solution with various n-octane contents has shown that the epitaxial growth process could be divided in two stages. In the first stage a rapid growth of a lamellar layer 20–40 Å thick could be observed; the PBLG molecules in αhelix conformation are oriented along <110> substrate directions. The dimensions and perfectness of alignment of these lamellae along the <110> direction depends on the molecular weight of the PBLG. In the second stage of PBLG epitaxial crystallization the relatively slow thickening of some initial lamellae takes place and one can observe many types of secondary structures. With increasing thickness of the epitaxial structures and increasing molecular weight of the PBLG the degree of orientation in relation to <110> substrate direction diminishes. The two growth stages in PBLG epitaxial crystallization are related to different kinds of orienting and attracting forces of the alkali halide substrate. |
