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The structure of surfaces of surfactant solutions above the critical micelle concentration

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Surfactants and Macromolecules: Self-Assembly at Interfaces and in Bulk

Part of the book series: Progress in Colloid & Polymer Science ((PROGCOLLOID,volume 82))

Abstract

Specular reflection of neutrons from surfactant solutions above their critical micelle concentrations indicates that layer structures are formed in the vicinity of the surface. The mean spacing of the structures varies with chainlength in a way that suggests the presence of surfactant bilayers.

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  1. Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon, England

    J. Penfold

  2. Physical Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road, OX1 3QZ, Oxford, England

    E. M. Lee, E. A. Simister, R. K. Thomas & J. Penfold

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  1. E. M. Lee
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  2. E. A. Simister
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B. Lindman J. B. Rosenholm P. Stenius

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Lee, E.M., Simister, E.A., Thomas, R.K., Penfold, J. (1990). The structure of surfaces of surfactant solutions above the critical micelle concentration. In: Lindman, B., Rosenholm, J.B., Stenius, P. (eds) Surfactants and Macromolecules: Self-Assembly at Interfaces and in Bulk. Progress in Colloid & Polymer Science, vol 82. Steinkopff. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0118246

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