Surfactant Two-Dimensional Self-Assembly under Confinement

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• 作者：Maria L. Sushko ; Jun Liu
• 刊名：Journal of Physical Chemistry B
• 出版年：2011
• 出版时间：April 21, 2011
• 年：2011
• 卷：115
• 期：15
• 页码：4322-4328
• 全文大小：879K
• 年卷期：v.115,no.15(April 21, 2011)
• ISSN：1520-5207

文摘

Confinement-induced structural rearrangements in supported self-assembled surfactant layers in aqueous salt solutions are investigated using classical density functional theory. The systematic study of the influence of the nature of electrolyte revealed that 2:1 electrolyte stabilizes the hemicylindrical configuration of ionic surfactant layers, while a confinement-induced transition to a tilted monolayer configuration was found in symmetric 1:1 and 2:2 electrolytes. On the basis of this study, we formulate a general model for the energetics of structural rearrangements in supported surfactant layers. This model provides a basis for directed self-assembly of surfactant templates with desired structure and stability for scalable synthesis of nanocomposite functional materials, templated crystal growth, and biomolecule adsorption.