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  2. Theory of Defects in Condensed Phases of Langmuir Monolayers
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Abstract

Recent fluorescence-microscopy experiments have observed two types of defects—star defects and striped textures-in the liquid—condensed phases of Langmuir monolayers. These defects can be understood through a continuum elastic theory. This theory predicts both splay stripes, which are driven by the asymmetry between molecular heads and tails, and bend stripes, which are driven by a spontaneous breaking of chiral symmetry in the monolayer. These predictions are compared with experimental observations.
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Article
Identifier(s)
10.1557/PROC-248-29
Publication Date
1991-10-01
Publication Title
MRS Proceedings
Publisher
Materials Research Society (MRS)
Volume
248
First Page
29
Last Page
34
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Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute
Department of Physics
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Selinger, J. (1991). Theory of Defects in Condensed Phases of Langmuir Monolayers (1–). MRS Proceedings. https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-248-29
Selinger, Jonathan. 1991. “Theory of Defects in Condensed Phases of Langmuir Monolayers”. MRS Proceedings. https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-248-29.
Selinger, Jonathan. Theory of Defects in Condensed Phases of Langmuir Monolayers. MRS Proceedings, 1 Oct. 1991, https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-248-29.