Attractive Interactions in Micelles and Microemulsions

J. S. Huang; S. A. Safran; M. W. Kim; G. S. Grest; M. Kotlarchyk; N. Quirke

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.53.592

Attractive Interactions in Micelles and Microemulsions

J. S. Huang
, S. A. Safran
, M. W. Kim
, G. S. Grest
, M. Kotlarchyk
, N. Quirke

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We have used small-angle neutron scattering to study surfactant interactions in an inverted micellar and a related microemulsion system. The structure-factor fits imply an attractive interaction between micelles with a short-ranged potential due to the overlapping of the surfactant hydrocarbon tails. The linear increase in this interaction with size accounts for the critical transition observed in the microemulsion. This analysis is confirmed by Monte Carlo simulations. © 1984 The American Physical Society.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	592-595
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	53
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.53.592
State	Published - Jan 1 1984
Externally published	Yes

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