We use pulsed field gradient 19F NMR to measure the diffusion coefficients of surfactant molecules in the isotropic and lamellar phases of the caesium perfluoro octanoate (CsPFO)/2O system. An aligned lamellar sample is created by cooling through the nematic phase in the presence of a 1·4 T magnetic field. The director in the lamellar phase does not respond to ordinary field strengths, thus the aligned sample can be rotated clockwise or counterclockwise to place the director at a magic angle, where measurement of diffusion coefficients becomes possible. From a pair of so-obtained coefficients, we derive the principal values of the diffusion tensor corresponding to the directions parallel and perpendicular to the director (D⊥ and D⊥). We found D∥ to be at least 20 times D∥ a much larger anisotropy than is seen in electrical conductivity and water diffusion in similar systems. These results are compared to electrical conductivity, water and dye diffusion measurements. © 1991 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Pulsed gradient nmr study of anisotropic surfactant diffusion in the caesium perfluoro octanoate/d2o system

Chidichimo, G.;
1991-01-01

Abstract

We use pulsed field gradient 19F NMR to measure the diffusion coefficients of surfactant molecules in the isotropic and lamellar phases of the caesium perfluoro octanoate (CsPFO)/2O system. An aligned lamellar sample is created by cooling through the nematic phase in the presence of a 1·4 T magnetic field. The director in the lamellar phase does not respond to ordinary field strengths, thus the aligned sample can be rotated clockwise or counterclockwise to place the director at a magic angle, where measurement of diffusion coefficients becomes possible. From a pair of so-obtained coefficients, we derive the principal values of the diffusion tensor corresponding to the directions parallel and perpendicular to the director (D⊥ and D⊥). We found D∥ to be at least 20 times D∥ a much larger anisotropy than is seen in electrical conductivity and water diffusion in similar systems. These results are compared to electrical conductivity, water and dye diffusion measurements. © 1991 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
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