The past and the future of Langmuir and Langmuir–Blodgett films

ON Oliveira Jr, L Caseli, K Ariga - Chemical reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
The Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) technique, through which monolayers are transferred from the
air/water interface onto a solid substrate, was the first method to allow for the controlled …

Bright, noniridescent structural coloration from clay mineral nanosheet suspensions

PH Michels-Brito, V Dudko, D Wagner, P Markus… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Structural colors originate by constructive interference following reflection and scattering of
light from nanostructures with periodicity comparable to visible light wavelengths. Bright and …

Exploiting kaolinite-alumina heteroaggregation in Pickering emulsion stabilisation and porous mullite fabrication

N Madhavan, M Mukherjee, MG Basavaraj - Applied Clay Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Clay particles have gained considerable attention as a potential option for stabilising
Pickering emulsions in recent years, which are promising templates for the development of …

Supramolecular exfoliation of layer silicate clay by novel cationic pillar [5] arene intercalants

T Kakuta, Y Baba, T Yamagishi, T Ogoshi - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Clays are multi-layered inorganic materials that can be used to prepare nanocomposite
fillers. Because the multi-layered structure is thermodynamically stable, it is difficult to …

Pickering emulsions and foams stabilization based on clay minerals

Y Zhu, A Wang - Developments in Clay Science, 2022 - Elsevier
The clay mineral owing to the merit of cheap, abundant, non-toxic and varied morphology
has been attracted increased interest in the preparation of Pickering emulsions or foams …

Preparation of solution processed photodetectors comprised of two-dimensional tin (ii) sulfide nanosheet thin films assembled via the Langmuir–Blodgett method

K Norton, J Jacobs, J Neilson, D Hopkinson… - RSC …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
We report the manufacture of fully solution processed photodetectors based on two-
dimensional tin (II) sulfide assembled via the Langmuir–Blodgett method. The method we …

Water Dynamics in Composite Aqueous Suspensions of Cellulose Nanocrystals and a Clay Mineral Studied through Magnetic Resonance Relaxometry

A Kumar, C Cruz, JL Figueirinhas… - The Journal of …, 2021 - ACS Publications
1H spin–lattice relaxation time (T 1) measurements were performed to probe the dynamic
behavior of water in aqueous suspensions of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) and a layered …

Graphene oxide

SK Kandasamy - Graphene, nanotubes and quantum dots-based …, 2022 - Elsevier
During 1859, Brodie prepared the graphite oxide by treating graphite with the mixture of
potassium chlorate and nitric acid. In general, graphite oxide is made up of carbon …

Macroscopic observation of a first order one-dimensional swelling-deswelling transition in a nanolayered material

O Trigueiro Neto, KH Olsen, HH Wensink… - The European Physical …, 2024 - Springer
The high purity and superior quality of the synthetic clay mineral fluorohectorite allows for
studies of phenomena that are masked by imperfections and the inhomogeneous charge …

On the Preparation of Thin Films of Stearyl Methacrylate Directly Photo-polymerized at the Air–Water Interface

A Maine, MV Encinas, J Pavez, M Urzúa, G Günther… - Langmuir, 2022 - ACS Publications
Characterization of bidimensional polymeric films at the air–water interface in the Langmuir
trough, despite being a recurrent topic, usually refers to films of already formed polymeric …