Probing elastic anisotropy from defect dynamics in Langmuir monolayers

We study the dynamics of annihilation of point defects in Langmuir monolayers. The absence of hydrodynamic effects allows us to quantitatively relate the asymmetry in defect mobility to the elastic anisotropy of the material, which in turn can be varied through the control of the surface pressure ap...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Brugués, Jan, Ignés i Mullol, Jordi, Casademunt i Viader, Jaume, Sagués i Mestre, Francesc
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/12855
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/12855
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Cristal·lografia
Materials
Anisotropia
Crystallography
Anisotropy
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Sumario:We study the dynamics of annihilation of point defects in Langmuir monolayers. The absence of hydrodynamic effects allows us to quantitatively relate the asymmetry in defect mobility to the elastic anisotropy of the material, which in turn can be varied through the control of the surface pressure applied to the monolayer. Using the proposed theoretical analysis, we are able to obtain rather elusive equilibrium properties out of relatively simple dynamical measurements. In particular, we measure the elastic constants and their pressure dependence.