Conformational disorder binds n-alkanes into surface monolayers above the normal freezing point

Langmuir

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 5213-5217

  Colussi, A J ^a   Hoffmann, M R ^a   Tang, Y ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTHALPY; ENTROPY; FREEZING; MELTING; MOLECULES; PARAFFINS; SURFACE STRUCTURE; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

CONFORMATIONAL DISORDER; NORMAL FREEZING POINT; TORSIONAL BARRIER; TWO DIMENSIONAL TERMINI;

MONOLAYERS;

EID: 0033726915     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la9912141     Document Type: Article

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