Eberle, A.
, Wagner, N.
, Akgun, B.
and Satija, S.
(2010),
Temperature-Dependent Nanostructure of an End-Tethered Octadecane Brush in Tetradecane and Nanoparticle Phase Behavior, Langmuir, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=904808
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Temperature-Dependent Nanostructure of an End-Tethered Octadecane Brush in Tetradecane and Nanoparticle Phase Behavior
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A.P.R. Eberle, Norman J. Wagner, ,
Abstract
The phase behavior of a molecular brush-C18 grafted to the surface of both a silicon wafer and SiO2 nanoparticles was investigated as a function of temperature using neutron reflectometry (NR), and small-angle neutron scattering (SANS), respectively. The experiments demonstrate a phase change in the brush layer characterized by a straightening of the molecular configuration, increase in shell thickness, and increase in solvent concentration with decreasing temperature that corresponds to gelation in the nanoparticle dispersion.Citation
Langmuir
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26
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5
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Keywords
Phase behavior, octadecane brushes, neutron reflectivity, SANS, grafted nanoparticles, gelation
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