Medium-and long-chain alkanes and their mixtures possess a remarkable physical property–
they form intermediate structured phases between their isotropic liquid phase and their fully …

▪ Abstract Interfaces between solids and liquids are important for a range of materials
processes, including soldering and brazing, liquid-phase sintering, crystal growth, and …

The surface structure and thermodynamics of two ionic liquids, based on the 1-alkyl-3-
methylimidazolium cations, were studied by X-ray reflectivity and surface tensiometry. A …

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 …

How polymers crystallize can greatly affect their thermal and mechanical properties, which
influence the practical applications of these materials. Polymeric materials, such as block …

Linear long-chain organic molecules are known to form lamellar intermediate phases (called
also rotator phases) between their fully ordered crystalline phases and their isotropic liquid …

Crystalline glycerides play an important role in the formation of multiphase systems such as
emulsions and foams. The stabilization of oil/water interfaces by glyceride crystals has been …

Surface freezing (SF) is the formation of a crystalline monolayer at the free surface of a melt
at a temperature Ts, a few degrees above the bulk freezing temperature, Tb. This effect, ie …

Hydrophobicity, the spontaneous segregation of oil and water, can be modified by
surfactants. The way this modification occurs is studied at the oil–water interface for a range …

Millimolar bulk concentrations of the surfactant cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB)
induce spreading of alkanes, H (CH 2) n H (denoted C n) 12≤ n≤ 21, on the water surface …