By using the depth selective imaging method, we studied the UV induced change in a photomobile liquid crystalline polymer film. With 1 μm depth resolution, each slice inside the film was selectively observed. A network-like structure mixed with the ordered and disordered regions of molecules in the middle of the film, and a rubbed polymer layer at the bottom of the film were observed. In each s...

A new Layer-by-Layer (LbL) DNA film synthesis, where the driving force is the natural DNA hybridization, is presented in this work. The DNA films were synthesized via a branched mechanism and do not include any chemical binders between each layer as it is the case for film obtained by other synthesis paths. Kinetics of film formation were monitored by mass measurements with an electroacoustic n...

A variety of metal oxide films (InGaOx, AlOx, "HafSOx") prepared from aqueous solutions were found to have non-uniform electron density profiles using X-ray reflectivity. The inhomogeneity in HafSOx films (Hf(OH)4-2x-2y(O2)x(SO4)y·zH2O), which are currently under investigation as inorganic resists, were studied in more detail by high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron micro...

Tear film lipid layer is a complex lipid mixture forming the outermost interface between eye and environment. Its key characteristics, such as surface tension and structural stability, are governed by the presence of polar lipids. The origin of these lipids and exact composition of the mixture are still elusive. We focus on two minor polar lipid components of the tear film lipid later: sphingom...

Assessment of surface dose delivered from radiotherapy x-ray beams for optimal results should be performed both inside and outside the prescribed treatment fields. An extrapolation technique can be used with radiographic film to perform surface dose assessment for open field high energy x-ray beams. This can produce an accurate two-dimensional map of surface dose if required. Results have shown...

This note investigates the dose response of layered HS Gafchromic film compared to Kodak EDR-2 radiographic film. Using five layers of HS type Gafchromic film a dose response greater than EDR-2 film is achieved at the peak wavelength (0.55 OD/Gy versus 0.3 OD/Gy for EDR-2 film). Even over a broader waveband of 30 nm, which is similar to that found in ultra bright LED scanners, the response was ...

It is widely appreciated that an attractive polymer-substrate interaction can slow relaxation in thin supported polymer films and polymer nanocomposites. Recent measurements and simulations on nancomposites have indicated that this slowing of polymer dynamics occurs more strongly near a highly attractive particle surface where a "bound" layer having a much lower mobility can form, strongly infl...

Interfacial topological states are a key element of interest for topological insulator thin films, and their properties can depend sensitively on the atomic bonding configuration. We employ in situ nonresonant and resonant surface x-ray scattering to study the interfacial and internal structure of a prototypical topological film system: Bi2Te3 grown on Si(111). The results reveal a Te-dominated...