| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/R41842/01 |
| Title: |
Chemistry/Function Relationships at Interfaces in Soft Condensed Matter. |
| Principal Investigator: |
Thomas, Dr RK |
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Oxford Chemistry |
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University of Oxford |
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Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 October 2001 |
Ends: |
30 September 2002 |
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67,385
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Functional characteristics of materials are to a large degree determined by the properties of material surfaces and their interactions with the ambient media, which has the consequence that such properties as wetting, adhesion, and friction, can be manipulated by the introduction of molecular-size surface layers. The proposal aims explore this linkage along the following lines: (i) To examine new possibilities for material surface design by exploiting the potential of usir novel methods of depositing thin films at surfaces by, for example, co-adsorption and sequential adsorption strategies; (ii) The elaboration of experimental methods for studying the interfacial properties of thin adsorbed layers with a focus on enhancing the complementarity of ellipsometry, neutron re8ectometry and atomic force microscopy; (iii) The development of theoretical models for predicting dynamic adsorption and surface ordering phenomena in adsorbed layers and thin surface films; (iv) The improvement of our empirical and theoretical understanding of chemistry-topography-function relationships for thin surface films, where function refers principally to adhesion, friction, and wettability.
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