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Bond-orientational order in Langmuir-Blodgett surfactant monolayers

Year: 1986

Type: article

Abstract: Cadmium stearate surfactant molecules assembled into monolayers by the Langmuir-Blodgett method exhibit bond-orientational order. Bond-orientational correlations extend over macroscopic distances on the order of a millimeter while translational correlations decay on a scale of tens of angstroms. The long axis of the molecules are tilted away from the surface normal but the tilt direction is disordered. Our results, obtained by transmission electron diffraction, suggest clustering of the hydrocarbon chains in the monolayer.

Source: Journal de physique

DOI: 10.1051/jphys:01986004704070100

Authors: S. Garoff, H.W. Deckman, J.H. Dunsmuir, M.S. Alvarez, J.M. Bloch

Institutions: ExxonMobil (United States), Brookhaven National Laboratory

Language: French

Topic: Surfactants and Colloidal Systems

Subfield: Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2004471124

FWCI: 10.32

Cites: 27

Cited by: 122

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