Thermodynamic properties of Langmuir layers created of monoimide perylenetetracarboxylic acid derivatives

Abstract

Langmuir films formed of some fluorescent dyes, 3,4-bis-pentyl ester of 9,10-N-(n-pentylimide)-perylenetetracarboxylic acid, as well as their mixtures with arachidic acid, were studied. Surface pressure versus mean molecular area isotherms for Langmuir films were reordered and the alignment of molecules at the air–water interface was estimated. The isotherms show that the dye molecules do not lie flat onto the water surface but are tilted with respect to the normal to the interface. The surface pressure–area isotherms of Langmuir films formed from the dye/arachidic acid mixture provide evidence for phase separation of the components within almost the entire range of mole fractions. A repulsive interaction between molecules was observed in all two components of Langmuir films.