Repository logo

Infoscience

  • English
  • French
Log In
Logo EPFL, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne

Infoscience

  • English
  • French
Log In
  1. Home
  2. Academic and Research Output
  3. Journal articles
  4. Surface Structure of Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Surfactant and Oil at the Oil-in-Water Droplet Liquid/Liquid Interface: A Manifestation of a Nonequilibrium Surface State
 
research article

Surface Structure of Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Surfactant and Oil at the Oil-in-Water Droplet Liquid/Liquid Interface: A Manifestation of a Nonequilibrium Surface State

de Aguiar, Hilton B.
•
Strader, Matthew L.
•
de Beer, Alex G. F.
Show more
2011
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B

We present sum frequency scattering spectra on kinetically stabilized emulsions consisting of nanoscopic oil droplets in water, stabilized with sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). We have measured the interfacial structure of the alkyl chains of the surfactant molecules, the alkyl chain of the oil molecules, the weakly dispersive D2O response, and. the interference between SDS and the oil. We find a big difference in chain conformation: SIDS has many chain defects, whereas the oil has very few. Our spectra are interpreted to originate from a surface structure with oil molecules predominantly oriented parallel with respect to the plane of the interface. The SDS headgroup is surrounded by water molecules. The SDS alkyl tail is in a disordered state and partially in contact with water. Such a conformation of surfactant occupies a surface area of several hundreds of squared angstroms.

  • Details
  • Metrics
Type
research article
DOI
10.1021/jp200536k
Web of Science ID

WOS:000288644700034

PubMed ID

21391538

Author(s)
de Aguiar, Hilton B.
Strader, Matthew L.
de Beer, Alex G. F.
Roke, Sylvie  
Date Issued

2011

Published in
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
Volume

115

Start page

2970

End page

2978

Subjects

Sum-Frequency Spectroscopy

•

Angle Neutron-Scattering

•

Liquid-Liquid Interface

•

Vibrational Spectroscopy

•

2Nd-Harmonic Generation

•

Air/Water Interface

•

Phase-Transitions

•

X-Ray

•

Adsorption-Kinetics

•

Ionic Surfactants

Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

Written at

EPFL

EPFL units
LBP  
Available on Infoscience
December 16, 2011
Use this identifier to reference this record
https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/74310
Logo EPFL, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
  • Contact
  • infoscience@epfl.ch

  • Follow us on Facebook
  • Follow us on Instagram
  • Follow us on LinkedIn
  • Follow us on X
  • Follow us on Youtube
AccessibilityLegal noticePrivacy policyCookie settingsEnd User AgreementGet helpFeedback

Infoscience is a service managed and provided by the Library and IT Services of EPFL. © EPFL, tous droits réservés