The terms substrate and subphase refer to a condensed phase that physically supports
a
film or layer. The term substrate should be used with care in the light of the existing
double meaning of the term substrate in
film science and technology, on the one hand, and in biochemistry, on the other. The term
subphase applies, mainly, to a liquid phase underlying an adsorption layer or a floating
spread monolayer.
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 1667
(Thin films including layers: terminology in relation to their preparation and characterization
(IUPAC Recommendations 1994))
on page 1671
Cite as:
IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by
A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997).
XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic,
J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
