Evidence for supramolecular organization of alkane and surfactant molecules in the process of forming mesoporous silica

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  • NUN. Ulagappan
    N. Ulagappan
  • CRC. N. R. Rao
    C. N. R. Rao
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Abstract
Investigations of the pore expansion in mesoporous silica in the presence of n-alkanes suggest a cooperative organization of the surfactant and alkane molecules, involving additivity of chain lengths.