A single-component photo-responsive fluid based on a gemini surfactant with an azobenzene spacer

被引:59
作者
Song, Binglei [1 ]
Hu, Yufang [1 ]
Zhao, Jianxi [1 ]
机构
[1] Fuzhou Univ, Dept Appl Chem, Coll Chem & Chem Engn, Fuzhou 350002, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
Gemini surfactant; Photo-responsive fluid; Azobenzene; Single component; AQUEOUS-SOLUTIONS; VISCOSITY; MICELLES; MICROSTRUCTURE; DYNAMICS; LIGHT;
D O I
10.1016/j.jcis.2009.02.030
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A new gemini surfactant with an azobenzene group incorporated in the spacer has been synthesized In. water, this new Compound forms a photo-responsive fluid, and the properties have been characterized by rheology and freeze-fracture electron microscopy (FF-TEM). UV/Vis irradiation causes a reversible change in zero shear viscosity of about 5 orders of magnitude. The different rheological properties correspond to different aggregation states in solution. A densely entangled network and small discrete micelles are respectively responsible for the high viscosity and the low viscosity state, as revealed by FF-TEM. The simplicity and high photo-efficiency of this single-component system act as a foundation for designing novel stimuli-responsive materials. (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:820 / 822
页数:3
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