Texture changes inside smectic-C droplets in azobenzene Langmuir monolayers |
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Authors: | Ignés-Mullol Jordi Claret Josep Albalat Rosa Crusats Joaquim Reigada Ramon Romero María Teresa Martín Sagués Francesc |
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Affiliation: | Departament de Química Física, Universitat de Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain. |
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Abstract: | Preparation of Langmuir monolayers of a mixture of trans- and cis-isomers of an azobenzene derivative, 4-[4-[(4-octylphenyl)azo]phenoxy]butanoic acid, results in the segregation of birefringent trans-isomer domains embedded in an isotropic medium of cis-isomers. Brewster angle microscopy observations allow us to identify different textures inside the domains depending on surface pressure, temperature, and domain size. The evolution of the monolayer in the dark, from initial droplets formed after spreading to a stable stripe texture, is described. The dynamics of domain coalescence and some morphological transitions induced by temperature and surface pressure changes are also discussed. A simple theoretical model is included to supplement some of these experimental observations. |
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