Spreading of Novel Cyclotriphosphazine-Terminated PFPE Films on Carbon Surfaces

2004 ◽  
Vol 126 (4) ◽  
pp. 751-754 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norio Tagawa ◽  
Tadao Tateyama ◽  
Atsunobu Mori ◽  
Nagayoshi Kobayashi ◽  
Yoshinobu Fujii ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Film Thickness ◽  
Diffusion Coefficients ◽  
Work Of Adhesion ◽  
Monolayer Film ◽  
Apparent Diffusion Coefficients ◽  
End Groups ◽  
Lubricant Films ◽  
Apparent Diffusion ◽  
Matano Interface ◽  
Carbon Surfaces

Spreading characteristics of novel cyclotriphosphazine-terminated Perfluoropolyether (PFPE) films on carbon surfaces were investigated experimentally by using a scanning micro-ellipsometer. The apparent diffusion coefficients of novel lubricants were also studied in order to evaluate the spreading speed and they were compared with the conventional Zdol. It was found that the mobility of cyclotriphosphazine-terminated PFPE films is lower than that of Zdol. This characteristics is dependent on the interactions between the end groups of the lubricants and carbon surfaces and it is found that the tendency of “work of adhesion” for the lubricants has a good correlation with the mobility tendency of the lubricants. In addition, the monolayer film thickness of novel lubricant films as well as conventional Zdol was identified, which was extracted using Matano interface method. As a result, the existing conformation of novel cyclotriphosphazine-terminated PFPE film on carbon surfaces could be estimated, based on the monolayer film thickness results.

Spreading of Novel Cyclotriphosphazine-Terminated PFPE Films on Carbon Surfaces

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norio Tagawa ◽  
Tadao Tateyama ◽  
Atsunobu Mori ◽  
Nagayoshi Kobayashi ◽  
Yoshinobu Fujii ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Film Thickness ◽  
Diffusion Coefficients ◽  
Work Of Adhesion ◽  
Monolayer Film ◽  
Apparent Diffusion Coefficients ◽  
End Groups ◽  
Lubricant Films ◽  
Apparent Diffusion ◽  
Matano Interface ◽  
Carbon Surfaces

Spreading characteristics of novel cyclotriphosphazine-terminated Perfluoropolyether (PFPE) films on carbon surfaces were investigated experimentally by using a scanning micro-ellipsometer. The apparent diffusion coefficients of novel lubricants were also studied in order to evaluate the spreading speed and they were compared to the conventional Zdol. It was found that the mobility of cyclotriphosphazine-terminated PFPE films is lower than that of Zdol. This characteristics is dependent on the interactions between the end groups of the lubricants and carbon surfaces and it is found that the tendency of “work of adhesion” for the lubricants has a good correlation with the mobility tendency of the lubricants. In addition, the monolayer film thickness of novel lubricant films as well as conventional Zdol was identified, which was extracted using Matano interface method. As a result, the existing conformation of novel cyclotriphosphazine-terminated PFPE film on carbon surfaces could be estimated, based on the monolayer film thickness results.

scholarly journals Heterogeneity of Apparent Diffusion Coefficients Within Infarcts

Stroke ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 32 (7) ◽  
pp. 1695-1696
Author(s):  
Pratik Mukherjee ◽  
Robert C. McKinstry ◽  
Joshua S. Shimony ◽  
Erbil Akbudak ◽  
Abraham Z. Snyder ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diffusion Coefficients ◽  
Apparent Diffusion Coefficients ◽  
Apparent Diffusion

Minimum apparent diffusion coefficients in the evaluation of brain tumors

2005 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 393-400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omer Kitis ◽  
Hakan Altay ◽  
Cem Calli ◽  
Nilgun Yunten ◽  
Taner Akalin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Brain Tumors ◽  
Diffusion Coefficients ◽  
Apparent Diffusion Coefficients ◽  
Apparent Diffusion

Quantification of the Surface Morphology of Lubricant Films With Polar End Groups Using Molecular Dynamics Simulation: Periodic Changes in Morphology Depending on Film Thickness

2008 ◽  
Vol 130 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Susumu Ogata ◽  
Hedong Zhang ◽  
Kenji Fukuzawa ◽  
Yasunaga Mitsuya
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Molecular Dynamics Simulation ◽  
Surface Morphology ◽  
Film Thickness ◽  
Film Surface ◽  
Dynamics Simulation ◽  
Molecular Probe ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
End Groups ◽  
Lubricant Films

Using a coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulation based on the bead-spring polymer model, we reproduced the film distribution of molecularly thin lubricant films with polar end groups coated on the disk surface and quantified the film-surface morphology using a molecular-probe scanning method. We found that the film-surface morphology changed periodically with increasing film thickness. The monolayer of a polar lubricant that entirely covers the solid surface provides a flat lubricant surface by exposing its nonpolar backbone outside of the monolayer. By increasing film thickness, the end beads aggregate to make clusters, and bulges form on the lubricant surface, accompanying an increase in surface roughness. The bulges continue to grow even though the averaged film thickness reaches or exceeds the bilayer thickness. With further increases in film thickness, the clusters start to be uniformly distributed in the lateral direction to clearly form a third layer. As for the formation of fourth and fifth layers, the process is basically the same as that for the second and third layers. Through our calculations of the intermolecular potential field and the intermolecular force field, these values are found to change periodically and are synchronized with the formation of molecule aggregations, which explains the mechanism of forming the layered structure that is inherent to a polar lubricant.

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