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Structural analysis of PEO-PBO copolymer monolayers at the air-water interface

Hodges, C.S., Hamley, I.W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4549-0926, Neville, F., Konovalov, O., Hammond, R.B. and Gidalevitz, D. (2006) Structural analysis of PEO-PBO copolymer monolayers at the air-water interface. Langmuir, 22 (21). pp. 8821-8825. ISSN 0743-7463

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Abstract/Summary

X-ray reflectivity (XR) and grazing incidence X-ray diffraction (GIXD) have been used to examine an oxyethylene-b-oxybutylene (E23B8) copolymer film at the air-water interface. The XR data were fitted using both a one- and a two-layer model that outputted the film thickness, roughness, and electron density. The best fit to the experimental data was obtained using a two-layer model (representing the oxyethylene and oxybutylene blocks, respectively), which showed a rapid thickening of the copolymer film at pressures above 7 mN/m. The large roughness values found indicate a significant degree of intermixing between the blocks and back up the GIXD data, which showed no long range lateral ordering within the layer. It was found from the electron density model results that there is a large film densification at 7 mN/m, possibly suggesting conformational changes within the film, even though no such change occurs on the pressure-area isotherm at the same surface pressure.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Life Sciences > School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy > Department of Chemistry
ID Code:11337
Uncontrolled Keywords:X-RAY REFLECTIVITY, DIBLOCK COPOLYMER, AQUEOUS-SOLUTION, TRIBLOCK COPOLYMERS, SURFACE-STRUCTURE, BLOCK-COPOLYMERS, ETHYLENE-OXIDE, SCATTERING, MICELLIZATION, CRYSTALLIZATION

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