THIN SOLID FILMS VOLUME 242, NUMBERS| - 2, APRIL 15, 1994 Contents Foreword Sponsors Oral Presentations Kinetics of lateral electron hopping in osmium-tris-4,7-diphenylphenanthroline perchlorate monolayers at the air/water interface D. H. Charych, D. J. Anvar and M. Maijda ( Berkeley, CA. USA) Field-effect induced modulation of conduction in Langmuir -— Blodgett films of ethylenedithiotetrathiofulvalene derivatives P. Hesto, L. Aguilhon, G. Tremblay (Orsay, France), J. P. Bourgoin, M. Vandevyver and A. Barraud (Gif-sur-Yvette France) One-dimensional columnar structure in conductive Langmuir~— Blodgett films of long chain pyridinium—(TCNQ), salts studied by electron spin resonance K. Ikegami, S. Kuroda, M. Sugi, H. Tachibana, T. Nakamura and M. Matsumoto (Ibaraki, Japan) The formulation of quantum size silver particles in situ at the monolayer surface S. X. Ji, C. Y. Fan, F. Y. Ma, X. C. Chen and L. Jiang ( Beijing, China) A model for the optical properties of oriented molecular layers L. Servant and M. J. Dignam (Toronto, Ont., Canada) Observation of bond orientational order in floating and transferred monolayers with Brewster angle microscopy G. A. Overbeck, D. Honig, L. Wolthaus, M. Gnade and D. Mobius (Gottingen, Germany) Scanning Maxwell stress microscope for nonometre-scale surface electrostatic imaging of thin films H. Yokoyama and T. Inoue (Ibaraki, Japan) Fullerene films and fullerene-dodecylamine adduct monolayers at air—water interfaces studied by neutron and X-ray diffraction J. Y. Wang, D. Vaknin, R. A. Uphaus (Ames, IA, USA), K. Kjaer (Roskilde, Denmark) and M. Lésche (Mainz, Germany) Formation and structural characteristics of Langmuir— Blodgett films of C,,. and (¢ Y. Xu, J. Guo, C. Long, Y. Li, Y. Liu, Y. Yao and D. Zhu (Beijing, China) Molecular recognition between a biotinylated polythiophene copolymer and phycoerythrin utilizing the biotin streptavidin interaction L. A. Samuelson, D. L. Kaplan (Natick, MA, USA), J. O. Lim, M. Kamath, K. A. Marx and S. K. Tripathy (Lowell, MA, USA) Structural investigations on LB films of “hairy rod” polymers with mesogenic groups in the side chains H. Menzel and B. Weichart (Hannover, Germany) Langmuir -— Blodgett films of linear polysiloxanes incorporating aromatic side-chains: structure—property relationships T. Richardson, W. H. Abd. Majid, E. C. A. Cochrane (Sheffield, UK), S. Holder and D. Lacey (Hull, UK) Crystal engineering in two dimensions: control of planar packing by design of new amphiphiles C. J. Eckhardt, N. M. Peachey, J. M. Takacs (Lincoln, NE, USA) and R. A. Uphaus (Ames, IA, USA) Decomposition of Langmuir— Blodgett films to form metal oxide layers D. T. Amm, D. J. Johnson, N. Matsuura, T. Laursen and G. Palmer ( Kingston, Ont., Canada) Monolayer formation of synthetic ammonium amphilphiles carrying cyanobiphenyloxy mesogens M. D. Everaars, A. T. M. Marcelis and E. J. R. Sudhdlter (Wageningen, Netherlands) Columnar liquid crystals of triaryl pyrylium salts: experimental and theoretical study of photophysical properties C. Ecoffet, D. Markovitsi (Gif-sur-Yvette, France), C. Jallabert, H. Strzelecka and M. Veber (Paris, France) Elsevier Sequoia he influence of multivalent salts on the processability of a stearic acid monolayer: a stability, electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis and atomic force microscopy study J. Peltonen, M. Linden, H. Fagerholm, E. Gyérvary and F. Eriksson (Turku, Finland) Optical properties of transient charge carriers photogenerated on a femtosecond-to-nanosecond time scale in Langmuir Blodgett films [. Fournier, S. Palacin, T. H. Tran-Thi (Gif-sur-Yvette, France), D. Houde and C. Pépin (Sherbrooke, Qué., Canada) Modification of the local structures of dye aggregates in Langmuir~— Blodgett films as probed by electron spin resonance S. Kuroda, K. Ikegami, K. Saito and M. Sugi (Ibaraki, Japan) Single layers of inorganic extended lattices formed at Langmuir— Blodgett templates H. Byrd, J. K. Pike and D. R. Talham (Gainesville, FL, USA) Polymer ultrathin films by self assembly: bound perfluorinated monolayers and their modification using derivatization strategies F. Sun, G. Mao, D. W. Grainger (Portland, OR, USA) and D. G. Castner (Seattle, WA, USA) On the lipid head group hydration of floating surface monolayers bound to self-assembled molecular protein layers M. Lésche, C. Erdelen, E. Rump, H. Ringsdorf (Mainz, Germany), K. Kjaer (Roskilde, Denmark) and D. Vaknin (Ames, IA, USA) Preparation of pure Y-type Langmuir~— Blodgett films of lead stearate and their reaction with hydrogen sulfide X. Peng, H. Chen, S. Kan, Y. Bai and T. Li (Changchun, China) Molecular cis—trans switching in amphiphilic monolayers containing azobenzene moieties J. Maack, R. C. Ahuja, D. MObius (Gottingen, Germany), H. Tachibana and M. Matsumoto (Ibaraki, Japan) Formation of nanoscale size cadmium sulfide within a channel protein monolayer J. Y. Wang, R. A. Uphaus (Ames, IA, USA), S. Ameenuddin and D. A. Rintoul (Manhatten, KS, USA) Electro-optic coefficient determination in stratified organized molecular thin films: application to poled polymers P.-A. Chollet, G. Gadret, F. Kajzar and P. Raimond (Gif-sur-Yvette, France) Second-harmonic generation from floating Langmuir layers of an azobenzene-functionalized copolymer lr. Verbiest, C. Samyn and A. Persoons ( Heverlee, Belgium) Self-assembled chromophoric thin film NLO materials. Effect of coupling agent surface functionalization and ion exchange processes on second harmonic generation characteristics A. K. Kakkar, S. Yitzchaik, S. B. Roscoe, T. J. Marks, W. Lin and G. K. Wong (Evanston, IL, USA) Polarization modulation FTIR spectroscopy at the air—water interface D. Blaudez, T. Buffeteau, J. C. Cornut, B. Desbat, N. Escafre (Talence, France), M. Pezolet (Montreal, Qué Canada) and J. M. Turlet (Talence, France) Investigations of phase-separated Langmuir -— Blodgett films by atomic force microscopy L. F. Chi, H. Fuchs (Minster, Germany), R. R. Johnston and H. Ringsdorf (Mainz, Germany) AFM and X-ray studies of films formed by thermal evaporation and by the LB technique Z. Ali-Adib, P. Hodge, R. H. Tredgold, M. Woolley (Manchester, UK) and A. J. Pidduck (Malvern, UK) Scanning surface potential microscope for characterization of Langmuir-— Blodgett films M. Fuyjihira and H. Kawate (Yokohama, Japan) Structural investigation of dipping lines in Langmuir— Blodgett films by scanning force microscopy L. Wolthaus, A. Schaper, D. Mobius and T. M. Jovin (Géttingen, Germany) Phosphorescence and delayed fluorescence of poly(3-hexylthiophene) films B. Xu and S. Holdcroft (Burnaby, B.C., Canada) Langmuir—Blodgett resist films for microlithography by exposure to a scanning electron microscope W. Lu, N. Gu, Z. H. Lu, X. M. Yang, Y. Wei, H. Y. Shen and L. Zha(n Nangjin g, China) Photochemical memory system in polyimide Langmuir— Blodgett film with azobenzene pendant group S. Yokoyama, M. Kakimoto and Y. Imai (Tokyo, Japan) Control of electron transfer in a nanostructure assembled from organic molecules K. Scott, R. V. Sudiwala, K. J. Donovan, E. G. Wilson (London, UK), T. R. Clark, D. A. Batzel and M. E. Kenney (Cleveland, OH, USA) Photogenerated charge storage in hetero Langmuir—Blodgett films: electron transfer mechanism K. Naito and A. Miura (Kawasaki, Japan) Monolayers at Gas— Liquid Interfaces Counterion specific interactions dioctadecyldimethylammonium bri monolayers at the monolayer/subphase interlace R. C. Ahuja, P.-L. Caruso and D. Mébius ( Géttingen, Germany) Dimyristoyl phosphatidylcholine: equilibrium spreading behaviour G. T. Barnes, G. A. Lawn B. J. Battersby, S. M. Sarge (St Australia), H. K. Cammenga and P. B. Schneider ( Braunschweig Germany) Organization of bipolar lipids in monolayers at the au water nteriace 4. Ghiozzi, A. Relini, R Roland (Genova Italy) S Dante (Ancor Italy) and A. Gambacorta ( Napoli, Italy) Stars, stripes and shells n monolayers simulation of the molecular arrat ment n Schheren structures G. A. Overbeck, D Honig and D Mobius (G6ttingen, Germany) Displacement current generation across single monolayers of poly imc pendant groups water interface H. Naruse, M. Iwamoto, S. Yokoyama, M Kakimoto and Japan) Transition to three-dimensional structures in monolayers of a g-chain acid on the water surface by compression studied by transmission electron spectroscopy il 1d atomic I spectroscopy rT. Kato, N. Matsumoto, M. Kawano N. Suzuki (Tochig Japan) Araki (Yokohama Japan) and K. Iriyama (Tokyo, Japan) The organization of poly-y-benzyl-1 glutamate in the a-helical conformat iif —-w ater nterlace P Lavi ( Trois-Rivieres Que., ¢ anada), F. Lamarcl (St-Hyacinthe Que., Canada), M. Grandbois ind ¢ Salesse ( Trots-Rivieres Que., Canada) Soluble polyelectrolytes water interface: film beha Blodgett transfer T. Michel and W Nitsch (Garching, Germany) Surface potentials of mixed Langmuir films a model consistent uctured monolayer QO. N. Oliveira, Jr.. A. Riul, Jr and G. F. L. Ferreira (Sa The behaviour of nitrobenz-2-oxa-!,3-diazol and coumarin dye nonolayers: a study of interfacial effects on polarity and pH C. Mingotaud ( Pessac France), J.-P. Chauvet (Lyon (Notre Dame, IN, USA \ database of information ft om Langmuir films design and A. | Mingotaud ( Talence France), ¢ Mingotaud ( Pessac France) Patterson ( Notre Dame, IN, USA) The viscoelastic properties of monolayers of polymeric amphiphiles wit! yenic groups J). B. Peng, G. T. Bar(n Breisbsan e, Qld., Australia) and B. M. Abr Evanston, IL, USA) Stable monolayer from mixed-molecule films using difficult nspread A. J Peters and K. D. Rodgers (Shrivenham, UK) Langmuir ~— Blodgett films from cellulose derivatives containi L. Mao and A. M. Ritcey (Montreal, Que., Canada) Surface potential studies of monolayers of surfactant donor and accey F. Rustichelli, S$.D ante, P. Mariani ( Ancona, Italy), |. V. Myagkov oitsky (Moscow, Russian Federation) Monolayer properties of alkylammonium perfluoroalkanoates QO. Shibata, Y. Moroi (Fukuoka, Japan), M. Saito (Yamagt ind R. Matuura ( Fukuoka, Japan) Monolayer study of cleavable phospholipids J. Y. Wang, R. A. Uphaus (Ames, IA, USA), J. Wang an Laramie WY. USA) Monolayer Transfer and Langmuir—Blodgett Film Fabrication Head-to-tail or head-to-head structure of Langmuir~— Blodgett long chai ter multilayers? 4. Angelova (Teltow, Germany), R. lonov (Sofia, Bulgaria), J Reiche ind L. Brehmer (Teltow, Germany) Control of the structure of | angmul! Blodgett films of a discotic | juid crystalline compound via the subphase composition and the adjacent molecular environment 4. Angelova, J Reiche ( Teltow, Germany), R. lonov (Sofia, Bulgaria) D. Jamietz and | Brehmer ( Teltow, Germany) Structural investigation of alternating Langmui Blodgett films of amphip! lic diactylene and fatty acid S. Arisawa (Ibaraki, Japan), S. Hara, T. Arise and R. Yamamoto( 1 kyo, Japan) Orientation control of functional molecules in Langmuir— Blodgett films using a trigger molecule: the effect of substitution of the functional molecule 300 R. Azumi, M. Tanaka, M. Matsumoto, S. Kuroda, M. Sugi (Ibaraki, Japan) H. Le and M. J. 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