Adsorption of Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate on Ge Substrate: The Effect of a Low-Polarity Solvent

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Rommel B. Viana¹  Albérico B. F. da Silva¹ 

[1] Department of Chemistry and Molecular Physics, Institute of Chemistry of São Carlos, University of São Paulo,13560-970, São Carlos, SP, Brazil; E-Mail:

关键词: anionic surfactant;    vibrational spectra;    dichroism;    deposition;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijms13077980

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

This paper describes the adsorption of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) molecules in a low polar solvent on Ge substrate by using Fourier transform infrared-attenuated total reflection (FTIR-ATR) spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The maximum SDS amount adsorbed is (5.0 ± 0.3) × 10¹⁴ molecules cm⁻² in CHCl₃, while with the use of CCl₄ as subphase the ability of SDS adsorbed is 48% lower. AFM images show that depositions are highly disordered over the interface, and it was possible to establish that the size of the SDS deposition is around 30–40 nm over the Ge surface. A complete description of the infrared spectroscopic bands for the head and tail groups in the SDS molecule is also provided.

【 授权许可】

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