A zirconium oxide film self-assembled at the air–water interface

A self-assembled zirconia-based film, produced at the air–water interface using sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) as the template, has been characterised by energy-dispersive X-ray reflectometry, X-ray diffraction, and X-ray fluorescence analysis. Long-range order due to the lamellar liquid crystalline...

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Published in:Physica. B, Condensed matter Condensed matter, 2005-02, Vol.357 (1), p.27-33
Main Authors: Henderson, M.J., Gibaud, A., Bardeau, J.-F., Rennie, A.R., White, J.W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air–water interface
Condensed matter: structure, mechanical and thermal properties
Exact sciences and technology
Physics
Structure of solids and liquids
crystallography
Thin film
Time-resolved X-ray reflectometry
X-ray diffraction and scattering
Zirconium oxide
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Summary:A self-assembled zirconia-based film, produced at the air–water interface using sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) as the template, has been characterised by energy-dispersive X-ray reflectometry, X-ray diffraction, and X-ray fluorescence analysis. Long-range order due to the lamellar liquid crystalline arrangement of the surfactant micelles was significant enough to produce Bragg diffraction. X-ray fluorescence from the specimens in the electron microscope indicates that the principal component of the film contains zirconium, oxygen and sulphate, -suggesting that the film contains zirconium polyoxo ions and surfactant. Raman spectroscopy indicates the presence of a zirconium hydroxide.
ISSN:0921-4526
1873-2135
1873-2135
DOI:10.1016/j.physb.2004.11.013