Langmuir-Blodgett film

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A nanostructured system formed when monolayers are transferred from a liquid-gas interface to solid supports during the vertical passage of the support through the monolayers.

Word forms

Langmuir-Blodgett film Langmuir-Blodgett films

Etymology

Named after Irving Langmuir and Katharine B. Blodgett, who invented the technique at General Electric Co.

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