Journal
LANGMUIR
Volume 27, Issue 16, Pages 9979-9984Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/la201791g
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- U.S. NSF [DMR-0603144, CTS-0609318]
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We developed a statistical mechanical theory that describes the adsorption of nanoparticles (NPs) at liquid-vapor surfaces. This theory accounts for the surface to bulk NP thermodynamic equilibrium, as well as the NP mechanical equilibrium, wettability, and line tension at liquid-vapor surfaces. The theory is tested by examining the adsorption of 5 nm diameter dodecanethiol-ligated gold NPs at the liquid-vapor surface of a homologous series of n-alkane solvents, from n-nonane to n-octadecane, where the NP wettability decreases with an increasing n-alkane chain length.
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