Model calculations of Langmuir monolayers: Pressure effects on tilting behavior of idealized amphiphiles

Authors

D.R. Swanson, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
Robert J. Hardy, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
Craig J. Eckhardt, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

July 1996

Comments

Published by American Institute of Physics. J. Chem. Physics 105 (2), 8 July 1996. ©1996 American Institute of Physics. Permission to use. http://jcp.aip.org/.

Abstract

Model amphiphiles consisting of lines of Lennard-Jones (LJ) centers are investigated to determine the effect of pressure and molecular geometry on ground-state tilting behavior. Both the amphiphile length and the intramolecular distance between LJ centers is varied. The results give guidelines for understanding and controlling tilting behavior in monolayer films.