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Electrostatic Pressure and Line Tension in a Langmuir Monolayer

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We present a Brewster angle microscopy study of the domains of liquid condensed phase (L2) in the liquid expanded phase (L1) in a Langmuir monolayer of a long-chain fatty acid. A strong deformation of the domains is observed when they are close to each other, indicating the presence of long-range repulsive dipolar interactions between them. The line tension of the L1/L2 interface is deduced from the balance between the line tension and the electrostatic forces. The latter were deduced from surface potential measurements.
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hal-03876180 , version 1 (28-11-2022)

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Sophie Rivière-Cantin, Sylvie Hénon, Jacques Meunier, Geneviève Albrecht, Anne Baszkin, et al.. Electrostatic Pressure and Line Tension in a Langmuir Monolayer. Physical Review Letters, 1995, 75 (13), pp.2506-2509. ⟨10.1103/PhysRevLett.75.2506⟩. ⟨hal-03876180⟩
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