Metal-Driven Viscoelastic Wormlike Micelle in Anionic/Zwitterionic Surfactant Systems and Template-Directed Synthesis of Dendritic Silver Nanostructures

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• 作者：Yan Qiao ; Yiyang Lin ; Yijie Wang ; Zhibo Li ; Jianbin Huang
• 刊名：Langmuir
• 出版年：2011
• 出版时间：March 1, 2011
• 年：2011
• 卷：27
• 期：5
• 页码：1718-1723
• 全文大小：1125K
• 年卷期：v.27,no.5(March 1, 2011)
• ISSN：1520-5827

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In this work, metal ion-induced viscoelastic wormlike micelles in anionic/zwitterionic surfactant solutions (sodium dodecylsulfate/tetradecyldimethylammoniumpropanesulfonate, SDS/TPS) are reported. Steady and dynamic rheology and cryogenic transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM) are employed to characterize wormlike micelles in the SDS/TPS/Ca(NO₃)₂ system. Moreover, the surfactant mixing ratio and surfactant tail length are varied to reveal the factors that influence wormlike micelle growth and solution viscoelasticity. A series of metal ions such as Na⁺, Mg²⁺, Zn²⁺, and Al³⁺ are proven to promote viscoelastic wormlike micelle formation in the SDS/TPS system. The metal-containing wormlike micelles are expected to be good candidates for directing the synthesis of inorganic nanomaterials. In this article, dendritic silver nanostructures have been prepared in the surfactant wormlike micelle by in situ UV irradiation for the first time.