title: The size control of nano-cluster formed on an inorganic nanosheet/cationic organic molecule hybrid Langmuir-Blodgett film.
abstract: Organic molecules adsorbed on an inorganic nanosheet often form a nanometer-sized cluster. In this study, we propose novel strategy for controlling the cluster size. We fabricated hybrid Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films consisting of N-n-octadecyl-4-[2-(4-dimethylaminophenyl)ethenyl]-pyridinium bromide and a clay mineral, sodium montmorillonite, with varying subphase temperature. As a result, the size of the clusters was found to be decreased from 300 nm to 50 nm by increasing the subphase temperature from 10 degrees C to 40 degrees C.
authors.forename: Yasutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Kota
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Kensuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mikata
authors.forename: Yukihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishioka
authors.forename: Seiji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tani
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kawamata