Electron diffraction studies of the composition and structure of silver metal liquidlike films

Journal Article · Thu Jan 25 00:00:00 EST 1990 · Journal of Physical Chemistry; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/j100365a044· OSTI ID:6619526

Yogev, D; Shtutina, S; Efrima, S ^[1]

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1. Ben Gurion Univ. of the Negev, Beer Sheva (Israel)

The authors report electron diffraction studies of dried silver metal liquidlike films (MELLFs). These studies are used for fingerprinting the composition and structure of the films. They show the presence of silver in the films with the interplanar spacing characteristic of metallic FCC silver. In addition, they indicate the presence of the surfactant and the silver salt of the surfactant and that of anisic acid (which are needed to form and stabilize the silver MELLFs). The same was found for all the different samples that were investigated, regardless of the detailed composition. Even granular interfacial films behave similarly. A comparison with the results of Raman spectra previously taken from the silver MELLFs reveals differences that are consistent with the model of a condensed colloid and indicates the distribution of the various species within the film.

• OSTI ID: 6619526
• Journal Information: Journal of Physical Chemistry; (USA), Vol. 94:2; ISSN 0022-3654
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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37 INORGANIC
ORGANIC
PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
FILMS
ELECTRON DIFFRACTION
SILVER COMPOUNDS
COLLOIDS
DATA ANALYSIS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FCC LATTICES
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MEASURING METHODS
SURFACTANTS
COHERENT SCATTERING
CRYSTAL LATTICES
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
CUBIC LATTICES
DATA
DIFFRACTION
DISPERSIONS
INFORMATION
NUMERICAL DATA
SCATTERING
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
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