TY - JOUR
T1 - Water in contact with extended hydrophobic surfaces: Direct evidence of weak dewetting
AU - Jensen, Torben René
AU - Jensen, Morten Østergaard
AU - Reitzel, Niels
AU - Balashev, Konstantin
AU - Peters, Günther H.J.
AU - Kjær, Kristian
AU - Bjørnholm, T.
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - X-ray reflectivity measurements reveal a significant dewetting of a large hydrophobic paraffin surface floating on water. The dewetting phenomenon extends less than 15 Angstrom into the bulk water phase and results in an integrated density deficit of about one water molecule per 25-30 Angstrom(2) of water in contact with the paraffin surface. The results are supported by molecular dynamics simulations and related to the hydrophobic effect.
AB - X-ray reflectivity measurements reveal a significant dewetting of a large hydrophobic paraffin surface floating on water. The dewetting phenomenon extends less than 15 Angstrom into the bulk water phase and results in an integrated density deficit of about one water molecule per 25-30 Angstrom(2) of water in contact with the paraffin surface. The results are supported by molecular dynamics simulations and related to the hydrophobic effect.
U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.90.086101
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.90.086101
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 12633443
SN - 0031-9007
VL - 90
SP - 086101
JO - Physical Review Letters
JF - Physical Review Letters
IS - 8
ER -