Title :
Thermodynamic description of Langmuir monolayers via a pure lattice model
Author :
Robazzi, Weber da Silva ; Mokross, Bernhard Joachim
Author_Institution :
Centro Educacional do Oeste, Univ. do Estado de Santa Catarina, Pinhalzinho, Brazil
Abstract :
A pure lattice model considering only nearest neighbor interactions reproduces one first-order phase transition in Langmuir monolayers. To obtain two or more phase transitions it becomes necessary to hybridize the model by introducing other hypothesis and long-range interactions.
Keywords :
Langmuir-Blodgett films; monolayers; phase transformations; thermodynamics; Langmuir monolayers; first-order phase transition; nearest neighbor interactions; pure lattice model; thermodynamic description; Biological system modeling; Biosensors; Differential equations; Lattices; Nearest neighbor searches; Numerical simulation; Optical devices; Optical sensors; Tail; Thermodynamics;
Conference_Titel :
Electrets, 2005. ISE-12. 2005 12th International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9116-0
DOI :
10.1109/ISE.2005.1612328
