Abstract
A classic problem in polymer science is the preferential adsorption at a solid interface of one polymer species from a multi-component fluid mixture. Prototype systems for studying this selective adsorption process are solutions consisting of alkane molecules of two different lengths in the presence of a solid interface. Before neutron diffraction could be used to probe structural questions related to the selective adsorption process in such systems, a significant effort was required to develop methods for fabricating suitable samples. We describe techniques for preparing samples of long-alkane monolayers adsorbed on exfoliated graphite by adsorption from solution and by deposition from the vapor phase.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 757-762 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings |
| Volume | 376 |
| State | Published - 1995 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1994 MRS Fall Meeting - Boston, MA, USA Duration: Nov 28 1994 → Nov 30 1994 |