Search results for "Lamellar structure"
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Precise structural investigation of symmetric diblock copolymer thin films with resonant soft X-ray reflectivity
2013
Symmetric diblock copolymers are known to form lamellar structures in the bulk of an organic thin film. Polymer/polymer and polymer/substrate interfaces play a critical role in this application. Here, we report the investigation of multiple buried interfaces by using a novel technique resonant soft X-ray reflectivity which benefits from enhanced contrast between different polymers near the carbon K-edge. This allows us to obtain a precise interface structure. We also present an alternative method to determine optical constants of polymers by fitting X-ray reflectivity of polymers with known structural parameters at specific soft X-ray energies. This approach is compared with the way of obta…
Micellar and lyotropic behavior of three isomeric bola-amphiphiles with pyridinium groups
2010
The micellar and lyotropic phase behavior of three isomeric bola-amphiphiles 1, 2 and 3 based on para-, meta- and ortho-phenylene derivatives with hydrophilic pyridinium headgroups was investigated. The micellar behavior was characterized by surface-tension and conductivity measurements: while the para-substituted amphiphile 1 and the ortho isomer 3 aggregated to micelles, the meta-substituted amphiphile 2 exhibited stepwise, but discontinous self-association. This is explained by the mass-action and phase-separation model. The existence of “premicellar” aggregates and the discontinous aggregation of 2 is evidenced in addition by a difference-spectro-photometric measurement. The low surface…
New trends in V–P–O solids
1999
On the basis of the industrial interest of the oxovanadium phosphate catalysts, current research effort in this field is focused mainly on the development of synthetic strategies directed towards obtaining open-framework materials. There is a growing body of work describing preparations using hydrothermal procedures under a diversity of conditions. A great number of new solids, whose nets range from lamellar arrays to micro- and mesostructured organizations, has been prepared in last years. In this context, the applicability of concepts and procedures from the zeolites chemistry to systems involving transition elements is critically analyzed.
Chemische charakterisierung des kettenaufbaus und kristallisationsverhaltens von copolymeren aus 3,3-bis(chlormethyl)oxetan und β-propiolacton
1974
Aus 3,3-Bis(chlormethyl)oxetan (1) und β-Propiolacton (2) wurden durch kationische Polymerisation Copolymere hergestellt, in denen Propiolactoneinheiten bis zu einem Molenbruch von 0,16 eingebaut sind. Das Copolymerisationsverhalten wurde untersucht, und die Copolymerisationsparameter wurden bestimmt. Die Copolymeren wurden kristallisiert und die Einkristalle hinsichtlich ihrer Zusammensetzung und Morphologie charakterisiert. Durch selektive Umesterung in den amorphen Bereichen der suspendierten Einkristalle wurde die Verteilung der aus β-Propiolacton gebildeten Einheiten (PL) uber den Kristall untersucht, und die Ergebnisse mit Abbauversuchen an den gelosten Copolymeren wurden verglichen. …
Interplay between the Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction-diffusion system and biomimetic matrices
2007
Abstract Interactions between reaction–diffusion systems and restricted host environments are a subject of widespread interest. In this work the behaviour of the Belousov–Zhabotinsky reaction was investigated in lamellar phases formed by phospholipid bilayers with relevance for biological systems. The influence of the reactive medium on the structure of the lipid matrix and, in turn, the influence of the matrix on the dynamical evolution of chemical patterns, were studied by small angle scattering.