Planar film

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-008997",
  "term": "Planar film",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A film possessing a flat, two-dimensional geometry, where its thickness is significantly smaller than its lateral dimensions. These films are formed on a flat substrate or at a liquid-gas or liquid-liquid interface. The Langmuir-Blodgett technique is a method for creating highly ordered planar films one monolayer at a time from amphiphilic molecules spread on a liquid subphase.",
  "subject": "Physical and Biophysical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "film",
    "thin film"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1994, 66, 1667. 'Thin films including layers: terminology in relation to their preparation and characterization (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 1671 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466081667)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/planar-film/"
}