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The temperature effect on the surface pressure (π)-molecular area (A) isotherms and the texture of the condensed phase domains of 9-hydroxyhexadecanoic acid monolayers are studied. The features of the monolayer are drastically changed by alkyl chain substitution by an OH group in the 9 position. The 9-hydroxyhexadecanoic acid monolayers show unusual temperature behaviour of the π-A isotherms and striking shape changes of the condensed phase domains at different temperatures. The morphological features indicate molecular packing of non-tilted alkyl chains in an orthorhombic and hexagonal lattice, respectively.
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Siegel, S., Vollhardt, D. Phase behaviour and domain structure of 9-hydroxyhexadecanoic acid monolayers. In: Miguel, M., Burrows, H. (eds) Trends in Colloid and Interface Science XVI. Progress in Colloid and Polymer Science, vol 123. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-36462-7_2
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