Phase transition broadening due to interfacial premelting: A new quantitative access to intermolecular interactions within submonolayer films at solid/vapor interfaces

Langmuir

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 6394-6399

  Mutihac, Radu Cristian ^a   Riegler, Hans ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF COLLOIDS AND INTERFACES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL MOLECULES; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; INTERMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; LONG CHAIN ALKANE; MOLECULAR ORGANIZATION; MOLECULARLY THIN FILMS; OH GROUP; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PRE-MELTING; QUANTITATIVE DATA; SILICA SURFACE; SUBMONOLAYER FILMS; SURFACE COVERAGES; VAN DER WAALS;

LIQUID FILMS; MOLECULES; MONOLAYERS; PARAFFINS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SILICA; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

PHASE INTERFACES;

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALKANE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; PHASE TRANSITION; TEMPERATURE; VOLATILIZATION;

ALCOHOLS; ALKANES; PHASE TRANSITION; TEMPERATURE; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 77951699488     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la903184c     Document Type: Article

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