Abstract
The structural variation in multilayer Langmuir-Blodgett films of lead stearate caused by heat treatment under different conditions in the temperature range 20–100°C is investigated by X-ray reflectometry and high-resolution electron diffraction. Successive annealing of the samples is shown to not alter the initial layered structure at temperatures of 60, 80, and 100°C; partial disturbance of the layered structure occurs upon successive annealing at 80°C and 100°C. Significant disturbance of the structure is observed when the films are heated immediately to 100°C. In all these cases, the orthorhombic (pseudomonoclinic) lattice, with the lattice constants: a = 0.496, b = 0.738, c = 9.60 nm, α = β = γ = 90°, space group P2/1b, formed by transferring monolayers onto the substrate is retained in the crystalline domains of the film.
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