Morphology related to phase separation for the mixed monolayer of fluorinated comb polymer and hydrogenated long-chain compound

From observations of the atomic and friction force microscopies, it has been found that the mixed monolayers of the comb polymer having the fluorocarbon side-chains and the hydrogenated amphiphile, exhibit a characteristic phase separation behavior at the micro-and mesoscopic resolutions. The regularity for molecular orientation in the mixed film was compared with that in the pure monolayer of the fluorinated comb polymer by using polarized NEXAFS spectroscopy. (author)