Concentration Fluctuations in CTAB/NaSal Solutions
Concentration Fluctuations in CTAB/NaSal Solutions
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DOI:
10.1021/la010844b
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发表时间:
2001-11
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3.9
通讯作者:
S. Amin;Thomas W. Kermis;R. V. Zanten;and Stephen J. Dees;J. V. Zanten
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作者:
S. Amin;Thomas W. Kermis;R. V. Zanten;and Stephen J. Dees;J. V. Zanten
This report details a dynamic light scattering investigation of CTAB/NaSal solution concentration fluctuations over a wide range of CTAB concentration and NaSal:CTAB mole ratio. Two distinct relaxation times are observed for CTAB concentrations greater than or equal to 0.02 M. The hydrodynamic correlation length, ξH, associated with the fast relaxation mode is observed to depend on both the CTAB concentration and NaSal:CTAB mole ratio. In particular, the CTAB concentration scaling of ξH is shown to vary in a nonmonotonic manner with the NaSal:CTAB mole ratio. The scaling exponent is found to range from −0.25 to −0.67, where its minimum value is found for NaSal:CTAB mole ratios near 1.5−2.0. The amplitude of the slow relaxation mode is strongly correlated with the hydrodynamic correlation length for NaSal:CTAB mole ratios less than or equal to 2 thereby suggesting polymer/polyelectrolyte solution behavior at these conditions. The overall picture that emerges is that of a system where the competition among ...