Publication Type Journal Article
Title Evidence of lying molecules in the structure of the most condensed phase of semi-fluorinated alkane monolayers
Authors Philippe Fontaine Lisa Bardin Marie-Claude Faure Eduardo J. M. Filipe Michel Goldmann
Groups MET
Journal NANOSCALE
Year 2018
Month February
Volume 10
Number 5
Pages 2310-2316
Abstract Semifluorinated alkanes are known to form peculiar nano-structured monolayers on the surface of water. A comprehensive analysis of in situ Grazing Incidence Small Angle X-ray Scattering (GISAXS) proves that the structure of their condensed phase consists of domains of upright molecules surrounded by lying down molecules. Such a model explains the non-coalescence of the domains and is in agreement with the high resolution AFM images of monolayers at the surfaces of solid substrates. The interaction of the lying molecule dipoles with the dipole of the water surface is proposed to explain the observed structuration.
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c7nr07415h
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ISSN 2040-3364
EISSN 2040-3372
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Bibtex ID ISI:000424075400018
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