Simulations of a lattice model of two-headed linear amphiphiles: influence of amphiphile asymmetry

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العنوان: Simulations of a lattice model of two-headed linear amphiphiles: influence of amphiphile asymmetry
المؤلفون: Jackson, Douglas R., Mohareb, Amir, MacNeil, Jennifer, Razul, M. Shajahan G., Marangoni, D. Gerrard, Poole, Peter H.
المصدر: J. Chem. Phys. 134, 204503 (2011)
سنة النشر: 2010
المجموعة: Condensed Matter
مصطلحات موضوعية: Condensed Matter - Soft Condensed Matter
الوصف: Using a 2D lattice model, we conduct Monte Carlo simulations of micellar aggregation of linear-chain amphiphiles having two solvophilic head groups. In the context of this simple model, we quantify how the amphiphile architecture influences the critical micelle concentration (CMC), with a particular focus on the role of the asymmetry of the amphiphile structure. Accordingly, we study all possible arrangements of the head groups along amphiphile chains of fixed length $N=12$ and 16 molecular units. This set of idealized amphiphile architectures approximates many cases of symmetric and asymmetric gemini surfactants, double-headed surfactants and boloform surfactants. Consistent with earlier results, we find that the number of spacer units $s$ separating the heads has a significant influence on the CMC, with the CMC increasing with $s$ for $sComment: 30 pages, 17 fgures
نوع الوثيقة: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1063/1.3593404
URL الوصول: http://arxiv.org/abs/1010.1421
رقم الأكسشن: edsarx.1010.1421
قاعدة البيانات: arXiv