Abstract
The structural change of Langmuir layers composed of alkyltrichlorosilanes under the influence of ammonia (NH3) was investigated. X-ray reflectivity and grazing incidence diffraction measurements along with surface pressure and surface potential measurements were performed in order to characterize the network structure. The data show an increase of the scattered intensity after addition of ammonia while the domain and unit cell size of the film did not change. These results show a higher surface coverage, which is not caused by a simple compression of the lipid tails. The effect can be attributed to a closing of voids in the polymer film caused by temporary breaking and annealing of the chemical bonds in the network by an increase of pH.
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