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Guerinoni, E.*; 上田 祐生; 元川 竜平; Zemb, T.*; Pellet-Rostaing, S.*; Dourdain, S.*
Langmuir, 42(12), p.8313 - 8321, 2026/03
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.00(Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)Third phase formation in liquid-liquid extraction poses operational challenges by inducing organic phase separation, limiting extraction efficiency and process safety. Here, we employ combined ultra-small-angle X-ray (USAXS) and neutron scattering (USANS) to elucidate pre-transitional structures occurring during uranium extraction by tri-octylamine (TOA) in octane as diluent. SAXS highlights uranium-filled aggregates, while SANS captures all aggregates, regardless of uranium content. Extending the q-range from 0.004 to 3 
reveals two distinct populations: small spherical reverse micelle-like aggregates (radius 11 AA) and larger fluctuating domains exceeding 150 nm, consistent with Ornstein-Zernike critical fluctuations. Increasing TOA concentration amplifies these superstructures until divergence, the formation of a third phase. This study demonstrates that phase instability originates from the hierarchical condensation of water-filled aggregates around uranium-filled aggregates, rather than from simple micelle growth. Predicting such instability therefore requires accounting for the complete distribution of species, including water. The U-U distance in neighboring aggregate forming a supercluster is evidenced without ambiguity. Understanding such multiscale pre-transitional phenomena offers new routes to predict and mitigate phase separation in solvent extraction processes critical for nuclear fuel recycling.
上田 祐生; 小林 徹; 中村 聡志; 伴 康俊; 金田 結依; 生田目 望; Micheau, C.; 徳永 紘平; 中部 倫太郎; 金子 政志*; et al.
Langmuir, 42(1), p.1613 - 1626, 2026/01
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.00(Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)溶媒抽出系における金属イオンの選択性を支配する構造要因の理解は、高レベル放射性廃棄物の分離変換プロセスを高度化する上で極めて重要である。本研究では、代表的なランタニドとしてランタン(La)とネオジム(Nd)を対象に、ニトリロトリアセトアミド(NTAamide)抽出剤のアルキル側鎖分岐度が抽出挙動に及ぼす影響を系統的に調査した。分子量は同一だがアルキル分岐度の異なる4種類の抽出剤(いずれもアミド鎖の1本が炭素数8)を用い、硝酸濃度に対する分配比を測定した。さらに、LaおよびNdの局所配位構造を拡張X線吸収微細構造(EXAFS)で解析し、有機相における超分子的凝集挙動を小角中性子散乱(SANS)で評価した。その結果、EXAFS解析から、LaおよびNdの内圏配位環境はアルキル分岐度の影響をほとんど受けないことが明らかとなった。一方、SANS解析からは、分岐の少ない抽出剤ほど低硝酸濃度で大きな凝集体を形成し、特にNdにおいては凝集体形成が抽出を促進し、難溶性錯体の沈殿を防いでいることが示された。これらの結果は、アルキル分岐度が超分子的凝集挙動を強く制御し、それが抽出挙動を支配していることを示している。本研究は、ランタニドおよびアクチニドの溶媒抽出において、選択性向上のための新しい設計概念として「ナノスケール構造制御」の可能性を示すものである。
渡邉 拓*; 前島 結衣*; 上田 祐生; 元川 竜平; 高畠 愛*; 武田 真一*; 不動寺 浩*; 岸川 圭希*; 桑折 道済*
Langmuir, 41(34), p.22762 - 22773, 2025/09
被引用回数：2 パーセンタイル：52.89(Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)メラニン粒子の集合構造、つまりメラニンポリドーパミン(PDA)層で被覆されたコロイド粒子は、鮮やかな構造色を作り出す。PDA層の厚さは粒子の配列や光学特性に影響を与えるが、その根本的なメカニズムについては議論が続いている。我々は、PDAの水膨潤特性が、溶液中でのこれらの粒子の分散と凝集を支配する重要な要因であることを実証した。乾燥状態と湿潤状態の詳細な比較から、PDA層は水分子を容易に吸収し、厚い層では著しい膨潤を引き起こすことが明らかになった。PDA層の膨潤は、粒子が水中で分散したままか、部分的に凝集したままかを決定し、最終的には水が蒸発した後の乾燥状態での粒子配列を制御した。これらの知見は、コロイド粒子の自己組織化に関する洞察を提供し、周期的な粒子秩序を調整する戦略を提供する。この特徴は、光学技術やセンシング技術における様々な応用にとって極めて重要である。
-nonyl N,N-dimethylammonio)-propyl sulfate, present in isotropic solutions above its upper critical solution temperature丹治 珠緒*; 楠 裕翔*; 中川 太一; 高瀬 つぎ子*; 上田 祐生; 元川 竜平; Hinze, W. L.*; 高貝 慶隆*
Langmuir, 41(21), p.13184 - 13191, 2025/06
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.00(Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)The thermosensitive zwitterionic surfactant, C
APSO
, in solution displays a liquid-liquid miscibility gap exhibiting an upper critical solution temperature (UCST) in contrast to the lower critical temperature as is characteristic of nonionic surfactants. In this study, the micellar and aggregational properties of this surfactant in its homogeneous isotropic one phase region above the UCST was examined using surface tension and small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) measurements. The critical micelle concentration (CMC) of CAPSO was determined in both H
O and DO at 40 and 70
C as well as the cloud point temperature determined over a surfactant concentration range of 0.05-0.70 M. The CMC values were in the range of 48-55 mM (40C) and 61-65 mM (70C), respectively. The SANS data was analyzed using a core-shell model in which the CAPSO is represented by a nonyl hydrophobic core and polar [(N,N-dimethylammonio)-propylsulfate] headgroup shell. Results revealed that the CAPSO micelle aggregates are spherical in shape with a core diameter of 2.56 nm and shell thickness of 2.28 nm and an aggregation number of 30 at 40C. The data at 70C indicated that the aggregates were slightly larger in size, i.e., core diameter of 2.70 nm and shell thickness of 2.52 nm with an aggregation number of 35. At a fixed surfactant concentration, the aggregation number and size slightly decreased with a decrease in temperature from 70 to 40C.
上田 祐生; Micheau, C.; 阿久津 和宏*; 徳永 紘平; 山田 雅子*; 山田 悟史*; Bourgeois, D.*; 元川 竜平
Langmuir, 40(46), p.24257 - 24271, 2024/11
被引用回数：3 パーセンタイル：30.21(Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)本研究では、パーフルオロヘキサン中のフルオラスリン酸エステル(TFP)からなるフルオラス抽出系において、n-ヘキサン中の有機リン酸エステル(THP)からなる類似の有機抽出系と比較して、より高い金属イオン抽出性能に寄与する主要因を分子レベルで理解するために、硝酸溶液からのZr(IV)イオンの抽出の巨視的挙動を微視的構造情報と相関させた。拡張X線吸収微細構造、中性子反射率測定、中性子小角散乱により、それぞれZr(IV)イオン周辺の局所配位構造、界面における抽出剤分子の蓄積、バルク抽出相における抽出剤分子の構造が明らかになった。その結果、いずれの抽出系においても、界面には抽出剤分子はあまり蓄積しなかった。フルオラス抽出系では、硝酸との接触により凝集体が形成され、Zr(IV)抽出後も残存した。一方、有機抽出系では、二量体のみが形成された。Zr(IV)イオン周辺の局所的な配位構造とバルク抽出相における抽出剤分子の構造の違いが、フルオラス抽出系における高いZr(IV)抽出性能に寄与していると推測している。特に、フルオラス相中のZr(IV)濃度が増加しても凝集体の大きさはほとんど変化せず、これはフルオラス抽出系で相分離が起こらないことと密接に関係していると考えられる。
下北 啓輔*; 山本 勝宏*; 宮田 登*; 柴田 基樹*; 中西 洋平*; 荒川 勝利*; 竹中 幹人*; 木田 拓充*; 徳満 勝久*; 田中 亮*; et al.
Langmuir, 40(30), p.15758 - 15766, 2024/07
被引用回数：5 パーセンタイル：46.72(Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)To investigate the structure of the interface between polyethylene films and substrates, the neutron reflectivity (NR) of deuterated polyethylene (dPE) thin films deposited on Si substrates was measured, demonstrating water accumulation at the interface, even under ambient conditions. After leaching the thermally annealed dPE films in hot p-xylene, NR measurements were conducted on the layers remaining on the substrate, clearly revealing that the adsorption layer of dPE grew during annealing and consisted of two layers, an inner adsorption layer and an outer adsorption layer, as previously proposed for amorphous polymers. The inner adsorption layer was approximately 3.7 nm thick with a density comparable to that of the bulk. The outer adsorption layer was several nanometers thick and appeared to grow insufficiently on top of the inner adsorption layer under the annealing conditions examined in this study. This study clarifying the growth of the adsorption layer of polyethylene at the interface with an inorganic substrate is useful for improving the performance of polymer/inorganic filler nanocomposites due to the wide utility of crystalline polyolefins as polymer matrix materials in nanocomposites.
南川 卓也; 関根 由莉奈; 松村 大樹; 廣井 孝介; 高田 慎一; 神谷 嘉美*; 本多 貴之*
Langmuir, 40(11), p.5725 - 5730, 2024/03
被引用回数：2 パーセンタイル：19.78(Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)鉄と漆の化学反応を利用して、古くから黒漆が作られている。しかし、鉄と漆の反応については、ほとんど知られていない。本研究では、黒漆中のFeイオンの化学状態を、XANES, EXAFS、SAXS, SANSおよびFT-IRを使用して調査した。Fe(II)またはFe(III)を生漆に添加し、空気乾燥,加熱、またはUV照射により黒漆フィルムを作成した。これらのサンプルのXANESスペクトルの測定結果から、最初に添加したFeの酸化状態に関係なく、サンプル内のFeイオンが3価の状態で存在していることが明らかとなった。また、すべてのフィルムサンプルのEXAFSスペクトルは同様の形状であったが、ピーク強度は、空気乾燥
UV照射加熱の順に減少した。この結果は、加熱やUV照射により黒漆中のFeの配位構造が不均一になり、加熱が最も不均一になったことを示している。サンプルのFT-IRスペクトルの変化は、ウルシオールの重合挙動が空気乾燥,加熱、およびUV照射下でも異なり、漆中での反応により、Feの配位構造が不均一になることが明らかとなった。このような結果から、XANESやEXAFSスペクトルは、黒漆の情報を簡易に得る手法として有用であり、貴重な文化財の黒漆の非破壊分析に特に有効である。
後藤 亜紀*; 満汐 孝治*; 岡 壽崇; 田川 雅人*; 山下 真一*
Langmuir, 39(34), p.11954 - 11963, 2023/08
被引用回数：4 パーセンタイル：25.88(Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)原子状酸素(AO)は地球低軌道における残留大気の主要成分の1つであり、5eVのエネルギーで宇宙船に衝突し、高分子材料表面にナノスケールの突起を形成する。本研究では、高分子の化学構造がAOによる微細構造形成に与える影響を明らかにするため、陽電子消滅寿命測定法を用いて高分子材料の自由体積空孔サイズおよび化学変化を調べた。AO照射によって高分子両面に形成される酸化層の表面からの深さは、ポリエチレンとポリプロピレンの方がポリスチレンよりも深いことがわかった。自由体積空孔サイズはポリスチレンが最も小さく、ポリピロピレン,ポリエチレンの順に大きかったことから、高分子の自由体積空孔の大きさの違いがAOの注入深さに影響を与え、結果として酸化層の厚さや表面形状が変化したと考えられる。
Micheau, C.; 上田 祐生; 元川 竜平; Bauduin, P.*; Girard, L.*; Diat, O.*
Langmuir, 39(31), p.10965 - 10977, 2023/07
被引用回数：13 パーセンタイル：65.97(Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)Understanding clay flotation mechanisms has become a major concern because of the increasing level of environmental contamination of soil and ground water by heavy metals and radionuclides. Clays are often used as sorbents for extracting metals in indirect flotation processes but can function simultaneously as defoamers. However, how foam generation and stability depend on the molecular interactions between the clays and surfactant is still controversial. In the present study, an amine polyethoxylated surfactant was used as a bifunctional surfactant that collected clay particles and acted as a foaming agent in the flotation process. The pH conditions strongly affected the surfactant physicochemical properties, allowing the clay extraction efficiency to be tuned. The interfacial recovery factor of the clays almost reached 100 percent under acidic (pH lower than 6) and neutral (pH 6-10) conditions, whereas it was negative under alkaline conditions (pH higher than 10), contrary to expectations. To elucidate the mechanisms involved in the particle flotation process for each of the pH conditions, the bulk and foam phases were analyzed. The effects of electrostatic interactions between the solutes and multiscale structure on the clay extraction behavior were investigated by electrophoretic measurements, dynamic light scattering, small-angle neutron scattering, and image analysis. Based on these results, three flotation processes were found depending on pH range: surfactant foam fractionation at pH higher than 10; clay particle foam flotation at pH 6-10; and particle froth flotation at pH lower than 6.
-alkane mixed adsorbed film on counterion distribution and surface dilational viscoelasticity studied by total reflection XAFS and surface quasi-elastic light scattering松原 聡*; 船津 照子*; 谷田 肇; 荒殿 誠*; 今井 洋輔*; 松原 弘樹*
Langmuir, 39(22), p.7759 - 7765, 2023/06
被引用回数：4 パーセンタイル：25.88(Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)When liquid alkane droplets are placed on a surfactant solution surface having a proper surface density, alkane molecules penetrated into the surfactant-adsorbed film to form a mixed monolayer. Such a mixed monolayer undergoes a thermal phase transition from two-dimensional liquid to solid monolayers upon cooling when surfactant tail and alkane have similar chain lengths. We applied the total-reflection XAFS spectroscopy and surface quasi-elastic light scattering to the mixed adsorbed film of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide and hexadecane to elucidate the impact on the surface phase transition on the counterion distribution of the mixed monolayer. The EXAFS analysis verified that a higher percentage of counter Br
ions were localized in the Stern layer than in the diffuse double layer in the surface solid film compared to the surface liquid film, which resulted in a reduction in the surface elasticity measured by the SQELS. The finding that the surface phase transition accompanies the change in the counterion distribution will be important to consider the future applications of the colloidal systems, in which the coexistence of a surfactant and alkane molecules is essential, such as foams and emulsions.
Liu, Y.*; 宮田 登*; 宮崎 司*; 春藤 淳臣*; 川口 大輔*; 田中 敬二*; 青木 裕之
Langmuir, 39(29), p.10154 - 10162, 2023/06
被引用回数：16 パーセンタイル：72.32(Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)Water absorbed by epoxy resins from a humid atmosphere considerably influences their structure and properties. Examining the effects of absorbed water on epoxy resins at their interfaces with solid substrates is crucial because of their adhesive applications in various fields. The spatial distribution of absorbed water in epoxy resin thin films under high humidity was investigated in this study by neutron reflectometry. Water molecules were found to accumulate at the SiO/epoxy resin interface after exposure at a relative humidity of 85% for 8 h. The formation of an ca.1 nm-thick condensed water layer was observed, and the thickness of this layer varied with curing conditions of epoxy systems. Furthermore, the water accumulation at the interface was noted to be affected by high-temperature and high-humidity environments. The formation of the condensed water layer is presumed to be related to the features of the polymer layer near the interface. The construction of the interface layer of epoxy resin would be affected by the interface constraint effect on the cross-linked polymer chain during the curing reaction. This study provides essential information for understanding the factors influencing the accumulation of water at the interface in epoxy resins. In the practical application, the process of improving the construction of epoxy resin near the interface would be a reasonable solution to resist the water accumulation in the interface.
小林 大志*; 伏見 朋和*; 水越 寛文*; 元川 竜平; 佐々木 隆之*
Langmuir, 38(48), p.14656 - 14665, 2022/12
被引用回数：6 パーセンタイル：30.91(Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)This study investigates the colloidal behavior of M(IV)(OH) based on its zeta potential and hierarchical structure. The zeta potentials of ZrO and ThO in NaCl, NaNO
, and CaCl solutions under various pH and ionic strength conditions were measured and elucidated by a surface ionization and complexation model combined with an electric double layer. Based on the assumed similarity of the surface reactions, the model was applied to interpret the zeta potentials of Zr(OH) and Th(OH) in NaCl, NaNO, and CaCl solutions. The differences in the model parameters were deduced from the different origins of M(IV)(OH) formed by hydrolysis reactions. The size distributions of the selected Zr(OH) suspensions measured by dynamic light scattering techniques suggest that the classical Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek (DLVO) theory governs the colloidal behavior of large aggregates. Additionally, the small angle X-ray scattering measurements elucidated the structure of Zr(OH) in the nanometer scale. The primary and secondary particle sizes were found to be more dependent on the ionic strength of the electrolyte solutions than on the zeta potentials. The direct interaction of counter ions may affect the formation of primary and secondary particles with comparable size ranges.
下北 啓輔*; 山本 勝宏*; 宮田 登*; 有馬 寛*; 中西 洋平*; 竹中 幹人*; 柴田 基樹*; 山田 悟史*; 瀬戸 秀紀*; 青木 裕之; et al.
Langmuir, 38(41), p.12457 - 12465, 2022/10
被引用回数：3 パーセンタイル：14.20(Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)We measured the neutron reflectivity (NR) of isotactic polypropylene (PP) thin films deposited on Si substrates modified by hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS) at the saturated vapor pressure of deuterated water at 25C and 60C/85% RH to investigate the effect of HMDS on the interfacial water accumulation in PP-based polymer/inorganic filler nanocomposites and metal/resin bonding materials. We found that the amount of water accumulated at the PP/Si interface decreased with increasing immersion time of the Si substrate in a solution of HMDS in hexane prior to PP film deposition. During the immersion of the Si substrate, the HMDS molecules were deposited on the Si substrate as a monolayer without aggregation. Furthermore, the coverage of the HMDS monolayer on the Si substrate increased with increasing immersion time. At 60C and 85% RH, only a slight amount of interfacial water was detected after HMDS treatment for 1200 min. As a result, the maximum concentration of interfacial water was reduced to 0.1 from 0.3, where the latter corresponds to the PP film deposited on the untreated substrate.
垣内 拓大*; 的場 友希*; 小山 大輔*; 山本 優貴*; 吉越 章隆
Langmuir, 38(8), p.2642 - 2650, 2022/03
被引用回数：4 パーセンタイル：14.20(Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)Hf薄膜を形成したSi(111)基板の界面および表面の酸化プロセスを超音速酸素分子ビーム(SOMB)と放射光光電子分光法により研究した。酸化は最表面のHf層から始まり、化学量論的なHfOを生成する。2.2eVのSOMBを照射した場合、界面のHfシリサイドが酸化され、HfO/Si界面近傍にHf-O-Siが生成した。Si基板で酸化が起こり、SiO化合物が生成される。HfO層の下にあるSiO/Si界面領域からSi原子が放出され、歪んだSi層に発生した応力を解放する。放出されたSi原子は、HfOを通過して入射するOガスと反応する。
和泉 篤士*; 首藤 靖幸*; 柴山 充弘*; 宮田 登*; 宮崎 司*; 青木 裕之
Langmuir, 37(47), p.13867 - 13872, 2021/11
被引用回数：3 パーセンタイル：10.94(Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)The structural formation mechanism of phenolic resin-silica interfaces was investigated in situ by neutron reflectometry during curing. There was a 4 nm thick novolac resin adsorption layer on the silica surface before curing. The curing reaction of the novolac resin with hexamethylenetetramine (HMTA) increased the coherent neutron scattering length density of the resin due to the cure shrinkage accompanied by the volatilization of ammonia, which is a byproduct of HMTA decomposition. As curing proceeded at 180C, the thickness of the bulk layer increased despite the cure shrinkage, and the thickness of the interfacial layer decreased from 4 to 1 nm. This is attributed to the diffusion of decomposed HMTA fragments generated in the bulk layer into the interfacial novolac adsorption layer during diffusion throughout the bulk layer, incorporating the upper part of the interfacial layer reacting with the fragment into the bulk layer. On the other hand, the fragments could not diffuse into the tightly bound immobile segments of novolac resin in direct contact with the silica surface, retaining the 1-2 nm thick interfacial layer in the cured resin. This structural formation mechanism caused interfacial cross-link inhomogeneity in the cured resin on the silica surface.
(001) surface using supersonic seeded oxygen molecular beam勝部 大樹*; 大野 真也*; 高柳 周平*; 尾島 章輝*; 前田 元康*; 折口 直紀*; 小川 新*; 池田 夏紀*; 青柳 良英*; 甲谷 唯人*; et al.
Langmuir, 37(42), p.12313 - 12317, 2021/10
被引用回数：4 パーセンタイル：15.28(Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)超音速分子ビーム(SSMB)を用いて、アナターゼ型TiO(001)表面の酸素空孔の酸化を調べた。SSMBによって表面およびサブサーフェイスの酸素空孔を除去できた。格子間空孔が酸素空孔の大部分と考えられるが、SSMBによって効果的に除去できた。表面の酸素空孔は、TiO結晶成長後の状態では安定であるが、SSMBを用いて同様に効果的に除去できた。
宮崎 司*; 宮田 登*; 有馬 寛*; 吉良 弘*; 大内 啓一*; 笠井 聡*; 津村 佳弘*; 青木 裕之
Langmuir, 37(32), p.9873 - 9882, 2021/08
被引用回数：7 パーセンタイル：28.44(Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)We investigated the structure of the crystalline adsorption layer of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) in hot water by neutron reflectivity in two cases: when the adsorption layer is exposed on the substrate by leaching the upper bulk layer and when it is deeply embedded between a relatively thick PVA film and substrate. In both cases, the PVA adsorption layer consists of three layers on the Si substrate. The bottom layer, consisting of amorphous chains that are strongly constrained on the substrate, is not swollen even in hot water at 90C. The middle layer, consisting of amorphous chains that are much more mobile compared with those in the bottom layer, has no freedom to assume a crystalline form. Only the molecular chains in the top layer are crystallizable in the adsorption layer, leading to a heterogeneous layered structure in the film thickness direction. This layered structure is attributed to the crystallizable chains of PVA during the formation of the adsorption layer driven by hydrogen bonding. However, the structure and dynamics in the adsorption layer may differ in both cases because the molecular chains in the vicinity of the surface seem to be affected by surface effects even in the adsorption layer.
青木 裕之; 小川 紘輝*; 竹中 幹人*
Langmuir, 37(1), p.196 - 203, 2021/01
被引用回数：7 パーセンタイル：28.44(Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)Neutron reflectometry (NR) has been used for the depth structure analysis of materials at the surface and interface with a sub-nanometric resolution. Conventional NR provides averaged information for an area larger than several square centimeters; therefore, it cannot be applied to an interface with an in-plane inhomogeneity. In this study, the NR imaging of the in-plane structure of polymer thin films was achieved. The tomographic reconstruction of the spatially resolved NR profiles obtained by a sheet-shaped neutron beam provided a two-dimensional image of the in-plane interface morphology. The depth distribution of the neutron scattering length density was obtained by analyzing the position-dependent NR profile at a local area less than 0.1 mm
. The current NR tomography method enables NR measurements for an interface with an inhomogeneous structure. It also provides information on the three-dimensional distribution of the atomic composition near the surface and interfaces for various materials.
宮崎 司*; 下北 啓輔*; 山本 勝宏*; 青木 裕之; 山田 悟史*; 宮田 登*
Langmuir, 36(49), p.15181 - 15188, 2020/12
被引用回数：13 パーセンタイル：42.38(Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)We investigated the polymer chain dynamics in a 2-3 nm thick poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAc) adsorption layer on a Si substrate with a native oxide layer via neutron reflectometry combined with toluene vapor-induced swelling. We can investigate the polymer chain dynamics difference in the film thickness direction by the difference in the degree of swelling of the polymer layers detected by neutron reflectometry. The mobility of the polymer chains depends on the distance from the substrate. The results elucidated that the interfacial layer with a thickness of approximately 1 nm did not swell at all with toluene vapor, which is a solvent for PVAc. Meanwhile, the surface layer excessively swells with toluene vapor compared to the bulk. This indicates that the polymer chain within the interfacial region is immobilized by the substrate through hydrogen-bonding interaction, but in the surface region, the surface effect overcomes this interfacial interaction. We concluded that the polymer chains in the adsorption layer are either strongly constrained to the substrate, owing to hydrogen bonding, or more mobile than the bulk, owing to the surface effect.
伊藤 華苗; 原田 雅史*; 山田 悟史*; 工藤 憲治*; 青木 裕之; 金谷 利治*
Langmuir, 36(43), p.12830 - 12837, 2020/11
被引用回数：17 パーセンタイル：52.13(Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)We performed HO and DO double contrast neutron reflectivity measurements on 
25-nm-thick Nafion thin films on hydrophilic and hydrophobic carbon in water and 80% relative humidity vapor to investigate the depth profile of the water and Nafion distribution. We found a dense Nafion layer at the air or water interface regardless of the carbon hydrophilicity. On the other hand, a water-rich Nafion dense layer was observed at the carbon interface only for hydrophilic carbon. The double contrast measurements provided quantitative information about the depth profile but simultaneously indicated that the sum of the volume occupancies of water and Nafion in the film was less than unity. We assessed the problem based on two possibilities: voids in the film or "residual water", which cannot be exchanged or is difficult to exchange with water outside.
