Effect of chain length on the structure of monolayers of alkyltrimethylammonium bromides (CnTABs) at the air-water interface

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 218-222

  Bell, Graham R ^a   Manning Benson, Samantha ^a   Bain, Colin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ELLIPSOMETRY; HYDROCARBONS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULES; NEUTRON REFLECTION; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

AIR WATER INTERFACE; ALKYLTRIMETHYLAMMONIUM BROMIDE; SUM FREQUENCY SPECTROSCOPY;

MONOLAYERS;

EID: 0031703658     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp972647k     Document Type: Article

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