Langmuir-Blodgett Films
Fundamentals to Applications
- 1st Edition - June 2, 2025
- Latest edition
- Editor: Syed Arshad Hussain
- Language: English
Langmuir-Blodgett Films: Fundamentals to Applications is a comprehensive resource on the formation, properties, and applications of ultrathin molecular films. It covers the fu… Read more
Langmuir-Blodgett Films: Fundamentals to Applications is a comprehensive resource on the formation, properties, and applications of ultrathin molecular films. It covers the fundamental principles of monolayer formation at the air-water interface, deposition techniques, and their characterization. The book explores the electrical, optical, and mechanical properties of Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films, highlighting their applications in sensors, organic electronics, coatings, and nanotechnology. It also discusses recent advancements, including nanomaterial integration and biomedical uses.
With a balance of theory and practical insights, Langmuir-Blodgett Films: Fundamentals to Applications is essential for researchers, engineers, and students working in surface science, thin films, and materials chemistry.
With a balance of theory and practical insights, Langmuir-Blodgett Films: Fundamentals to Applications is essential for researchers, engineers, and students working in surface science, thin films, and materials chemistry.
- Explains the fundamentals of the LB method and LB films characterization techniques
- Contains comprehensive coverage of a full range of applications of LB films with special emphasis on molecular electronics
- Discusses recent advancements and future perspectives
Scientists, engineers and researchers working in the area of thin films and coating related topics, as well as graduate and post-graduate students studying in the areas of Interfacial Science, Thin films and coating, Molecular electronics, Materials Science, Nanotechnology
Part 1: Introduction and General background
1. Introduction and General background of Langmuir-Blodgett Technique
2. Conventional and non-conventional materials for Langmuir monolayer and LB film studies
3. From Monolayers to Multilayers - The Deposition Process
4. Building of 2D Material Films using Langmuir‐Blodgett Methodology
5. LB films of magnetic nanomaterials
6. Physicochemical and thermodynamic fundamentals of LB method
Part 2: Structure, properties and characterizations
7. The structures of Langmuir-Blodgett films of fatty acids and their salts
8. Insitu characterizations of floating films
9. Study of drug loaded Nanostructured Lipid Carriers using LB method
10. Applications of various types of Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) techniques for the study of LB Films
11. Electronic Transport Properties in Langmuir-Blodgett Films based on Charge-Transfer Complexes and Related Materials
12. Langmuir and Langmuir-Blodgett films for the evaluation of the interaction of colloidal particles with lung surfactant layers
13. Investigations of tear films constituents and medicines for eyes as Langmuir films
Part 3: Applications of Langmuir-Blodgett Films
14. Langmuir–Blodgett films and nanobioscience
15. Characterization of Langmuir-Blodgett Films using Nonlinear Optical Response
16. Langmuir–Blodgett films as chemical sensors
17. Langmuir-Blodgett films of porphyrins and phthalocyanines as chemical sensors
18. Langmuir-Blodgett film based Resistive switching devices for memory and logic applications
19. Possible Applications of Polymeric Langmuir-Blodgett Films
20. Biosensor and Other types of Sensor based on LB Film
21. LB protein thin films structural studies and its application in protein crystallography
22. Applications of LB films towards electronics and optoelectronics
23. Langmuir- Blodgett films and Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering Spectroscopy: A brief overview
24. Application of Langmuir-Blodgett Technique to study Polydiacetylene Phase Behaviour
25. Langmuir-Blodgett Films – An approach Towards Molecular Electronics
Part 4: Conclusion and outlook
26. Conclusion and outlook: Key challenges and Future perspective
1. Introduction and General background of Langmuir-Blodgett Technique
2. Conventional and non-conventional materials for Langmuir monolayer and LB film studies
3. From Monolayers to Multilayers - The Deposition Process
4. Building of 2D Material Films using Langmuir‐Blodgett Methodology
5. LB films of magnetic nanomaterials
6. Physicochemical and thermodynamic fundamentals of LB method
Part 2: Structure, properties and characterizations
7. The structures of Langmuir-Blodgett films of fatty acids and their salts
8. Insitu characterizations of floating films
9. Study of drug loaded Nanostructured Lipid Carriers using LB method
10. Applications of various types of Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) techniques for the study of LB Films
11. Electronic Transport Properties in Langmuir-Blodgett Films based on Charge-Transfer Complexes and Related Materials
12. Langmuir and Langmuir-Blodgett films for the evaluation of the interaction of colloidal particles with lung surfactant layers
13. Investigations of tear films constituents and medicines for eyes as Langmuir films
Part 3: Applications of Langmuir-Blodgett Films
14. Langmuir–Blodgett films and nanobioscience
15. Characterization of Langmuir-Blodgett Films using Nonlinear Optical Response
16. Langmuir–Blodgett films as chemical sensors
17. Langmuir-Blodgett films of porphyrins and phthalocyanines as chemical sensors
18. Langmuir-Blodgett film based Resistive switching devices for memory and logic applications
19. Possible Applications of Polymeric Langmuir-Blodgett Films
20. Biosensor and Other types of Sensor based on LB Film
21. LB protein thin films structural studies and its application in protein crystallography
22. Applications of LB films towards electronics and optoelectronics
23. Langmuir- Blodgett films and Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering Spectroscopy: A brief overview
24. Application of Langmuir-Blodgett Technique to study Polydiacetylene Phase Behaviour
25. Langmuir-Blodgett Films – An approach Towards Molecular Electronics
Part 4: Conclusion and outlook
26. Conclusion and outlook: Key challenges and Future perspective
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: June 2, 2025
- Language: English
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Syed Arshad Hussain
Dr. S. A. Hussain is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics, Tripura University. His major fields of interest are Thin film and Nanoscience: Organo-clay hybrid, FRET, Biosensor, Biomimetic Surfaces, Langmuir films, Molecular aggregates, Organic switching devices.. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow of K.U. Leuven, Belgium (2007-08). He was the recipient of the Jagdish Chandra Bose Award in 2008-2009, TSCST, Govt. of Tripura; Young Scientist Research Award by DAE & DST Govt of India. He has undertaken several research projects and guided several PhD students. He is an Editorial Board Member of several journals including: Applied Clay Science (Elsevier), Helyon (Elsevier) and also five other journals.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Tripura University, Suryamaninagar, IndiaRead Langmuir-Blodgett Films on ScienceDirect