Aggregation behavior of unsubstituted magnesium porphyrazine in monolayers at air–water interface and in Langmuir–Schaefer films

Abstract

The aggregation behavior of unsubstituted magnesium porphyrazine (MgPz) was studied in layers at the water–air interface and in Langmuir–Schaefer films. Regions of existence and characteristics of the structure and properties of stable nanostructured monolayers of MgPz were determined with the method of quantitative analysis of compression isotherms of floating layers in a wide range of initial surface coverage degrees (ISCD). MgPz on the water surface forms monolayers of three types: a face-on type and two edge-on types that differ in the structure. The specific feature of the monolayers of the second type is the independence of the structure of two-dimensional MgPz nanoparticles formed on water on the ISCD. A mathematical model and a state diagram of the monolayer were constructed and a passport of MgPz monolayers was compiled. For the first time, the state diagram contains boundary isotherms based on data obtained from the model. Langmuir–Schaefer films of MgPz formed from layers of various types were prepared and studied by UV-vis absorption spectroscopy.