ORIENTATIONAL ORDERING OF SURFACTANT MONOLAYERS ADSORBED AT THE AIR-WATER-INTERFACE - STRUCTURAL MODEL AND FIT TO NEUTRON REFLECTIVITY DATA

被引:6
作者
DENTON, AR [1 ]
GRAY, CG [1 ]
SULLIVAN, DE [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV GUELPH, GUELPH WATERLOO PROGRAM GRAD WORK PHYS, GUELPH N1G 2W1, ONTARIO, CANADA
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10.1016/0009-2614(94)87063-2
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A new model for the structure of surfactant monolayers at interfaces is proposed and its utility demonstrated by application to data from a recent neutron reflectometry experiment. From a least-squares fit of the model to the reflectivity of a C-14TAB monolayer adsorbed at the air-water interface, the polar tilt angle of the hydrocarbon chains is extracted as a fitting parameter. Implications for the nature of orientational ordering in adsorbed surfactant monolayers are noted and discussed.
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