Phase Transitions of Soluble Surfactants at a Liquid-Vapor Interface

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dc.creatorTomassone, M. S.
dc.creatorCouzis, A.
dc.creatorMaldarelli, C.
dc.creatorBanavar, J. R.
dc.creatorKoplik, J.
dc.date2000-11-10
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:39:18Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:39:18Z
dc.descriptionAlthough medium chain length insoluble amphiphiles are well known to form gaseous and liquid expanded phases on an air/water interface, the situation for the soluble case is less clear. We perform molecular dynamics simulations of model surfactant molecules dissolved in a bulk liquid solvent in coexistence with its vapor. Our results indicate a transition in both soluble and insoluble surfactants: a plateau in surface tension vs. surface coverage, whose instantaneous configurations display two phase coexistence, along with correlation functions indicating a transition to gaseous to liquid-like behavior.
dc.description4 pages, 8 figures, Figure 1 and 6 (high quality) are availabe by email at Stomass@levdec.engr.ccny.cuny.edu, Submitted to PRL
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0011189
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0011189
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/17006
dc.subjectSoft Condensed Matter
dc.titlePhase Transitions of Soluble Surfactants at a Liquid-Vapor Interface
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