@article{PenacoradaSoutodeSajaetal.2005, author = {Penacorada, Florencio and Souto, Jorge and de Saja, J. A. and Brehmer, Ludwig}, title = {Brewster angle microscopy and surface potential measurements of Langmuir-Blodgett films of zinc tri(tert-butyl)- 4-sulphophthalocyanine}, issn = {0169-4332}, year = {2005}, abstract = {The formation of a Langmuir monolayer of an amphiphilic derivative of zinc phthalocyanine (Na[(ZnPcSO3)-S-t]) has been studied by means of surface potential technique and Brewster angle microscopy. The experiments were undertaken in order to understand the behaviour of this monolayer with a well-defined surface pressure isotherm. The floating film is described as a truly monomolecular layer formed by very rigid islands in which the phthalocyanine units tend to take on a preferential orientation with their planes perpendicular to the air-water interface, for high values of the surface pressure. (c) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved}, language = {en} }