Surfactant-induced surface freezing at the alkane-water interface
(2004)
Journal Article
Lei, Q., & Bain, C. (2004). Surfactant-induced surface freezing at the alkane-water interface. Physical Review Letters, 92(17), https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.92.176103
Long-chain alkanes exhibit surface freezing at the alkane-air but not the alkane-water interface. Ellipsometry and surface tensiometry are used to show that a simple cationic surfactant, hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), can induce surface f... Read More about Surfactant-induced surface freezing at the alkane-water interface.