Complete bilayer adsorption of C16TAB on the surface of mica using neutron reflection.
We present neutron reflection data from an alkylammonium surfactant (C16TAB) at the mica/water interface. The system is studied in situ in a noninvasive manner and indicates the formation of a complete adsorbed bilayer with little evidence of defects. A detailed analysis suggests that the data are not consistent with some other previously reported adsorbed structures, such as micelles or cylinders.
†BP Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0EZ, U.K.
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†BP Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0EZ, U.K.
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†BP Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0EZ, U.K.
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Truscott
‡ISIS, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, Oxfordshire, U.K.
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†BP Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0EZ, U.K.
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