来自Gemini二碳酸盐表面活性剂的异常稳定的水性解热性陀螺相
Gregory P Sorenson1, Keiva L Coppage, Mahesh K Mahanthappa
1Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States.
Journal of the American Chemical Society
|September 6, 2011
概括
新的阳离子双子表面活性剂出乎意料地形成了稳定的状液晶相. 这一发现为具有双连续立方形态的先进材料提供了新的设计策略.
科学领域:
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
- 超分子化学 超分子化学
- 体科学 体科学 体科学
背景情况:
- 带有双连续立方体 (Q相) 的水性热带液晶 (LLC) 对分离和离子传输具有前景.
- 目前缺乏形成Q相的两体的通用设计规则.
- 阴离子双子表面活性剂表现出Q相形成的倾向,但这并不普遍确立.
研究的目的:
- 研究离子双子表面活性剂在形成稳定的双连续立方LLC中的潜力.
- 为两动物建立有利于Q相形成的设计标准.
- 探索分子结构对LLC形态学的影响.
主要方法:
- 模块化合成的新型阳离子双子表面活性剂从阿利法性碳素酸.
- 基间距长度和表面活性剂对比度 (Na+,K+, (CH3) 4N+) 的系统变化.
- 在各种温度和度范围内形成的液晶相的表征.
主要成果:
- 阴性双子表面活性剂表现出强烈的倾向形成状腺LLC阶段.
- 这些旋转期表现出从25到100°C的前所未有的稳定性.
- 在广的两类度窗口 (高达20%的重量%) 中观察到稳定的Q相形成.
结论:
- 阳离子双子表面活性剂有效地稳定了技术上相关的双连续立方LLC形态.
- 分子设计,特别是基间距长度和对子选择,显著影响Q相形成.
- 这项工作为设计用于稳定的双连续立方体液晶相的形体提供了关键的见解.
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