Three-dimensional Structure of J Aggregates of Pseudoisocyanine Chloride Dyes at a Mica/Solution Interface Revealed by AFM.

Accession number;99A0156435
Title;Three-dimensional Structure of J Aggregates of Pseudoisocyanine Chloride Dyes at a Mica/Solution Interface Revealed by AFM.
Author; SUGIYAMA S (Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., Yokohama) YAO H (Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo) MATSUOKA O (Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., Yokohama) KAWABATA R (Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo) KITAMURA N (Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo) YAMAMOTO S (Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., Yokohama)
Journal Title;Chem Lett
Journal Code:S0742A
ISSN:0366-7022
VOL.;NO.1;PAGE.37-38(1999)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.3, REF.15
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;English
Abstract;By using tapping-mode atomic force microscopy (AFM), we revealed for the first time the structure of J aggregates of pseudoisocyanine chloride(PIC-Cl) dyes at a mica/solution interface in an aqueous PIC-Cl solution. The J aggregates were leaf-like islands in multilayers of PIC-Cl molecules. The minimal size of the aggregate necessary for the J band was also revealed. Dye molecules grow into the J aggregates at a mica/solution interface by a Volmer-Weber type growth process. (author abst.)
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