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Langmuir-Blodgett mono- and multilayers of ferric stearate have been formed on oxidized silicon wafers. Thermodesorption of these layers was investigated by conversion electron Mössbauer and photoelectron spectroscopy and some complementary methods. Heating of samples in air up to 523 K leads to a desorption of the fatty acid chains, while the ferric ions are left on the substrate surface. These ions do not cluster laterally like it was found for Cd ions. They form a rather homogeneous, closed oxidic layer. This well defined layer may be used afterwards for further studies of surface reactions as well as interface and intra-layer interactions. The surface iron ions were found to exhibit a reasonably high recoilless fraction. Therefore, Mössbauer spectroscopy allows to follow chemical, structural, and magnetic changes of the iron ions even if the surface is covered by less than one monolayer.
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Meisel, W., Tippmann-Krayer, P., Möhwald, H. et al. CEMS/XPS study of iron stearate Langmuir-Blodgett layers. Fresenius J Anal Chem 341, 289–291 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00321565
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00321565