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Width of the hexadecane-water interface: a discrepancy resolved.

Ali Zarbakhsh·James Bowers·John R P Webster
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An existing discrepancy in the determined values of the width of the hexadecane-water interface as determined from X-ray reflection (XR) and recent neutron reflection (NR) measurements has been resolved. The NR-determined width reported here is 6.0 +/- 1.0 Angstroms, which compares extremely well with the XR-determined value of 6.0 +/- 0.2 Angstroms. The origin of the discrepancy has been attributed to the thermal history of the interface rather than sample purity or other technique-dependent reasons.

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Ali Zarbakhsh, James Bowers, John R P Webster. 2005-12-06. Width of the hexadecane-water interface: a discrepancy resolved.. https://doi.org/10.1021/la051809y

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