Characterization of microemulsions using small angle scattering techniques [Elektronische Ressource] / von Anuj Shukla

Characterization of Microemulsions using Small Angle Scattering Techniques Dissertation zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades doctor rerum naturalium (Dr. rer. nat.) vorgelegt der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlich-Technischen Fakultät (mathematisch-naturwissenschaftlicher Bereich) der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg von Herrn Anuj Shukla geb. am 10. März 1973 in Sitapur (Indien) Gutachter: 1. Prof. Dr. Heinrich Graener 2. Prof. Dr. Reinhard Neubert 3. Dr. habil. Wolf-Dieter Hergeth Halle (Saale), den 12.05.2003 urn:nbn:de:gbv:3-000005108[ http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn=nbn%3Ade%3Agbv%3A3-000005108 ]ii CONTENTS Contents 1. Introduction 1 1.1. What is a microemulsion (ME)? 3 1.2. What does a ME droplet look like? 4 1.3. What is dynamic behavior of ME droplet? 5 1.4. Design of MEs 5 1.5. Applications of MEs 5 2. Small Angle Scattering Techniques 6 2.1. Comparison of Scattering Techniques and 6 the Length Scales which they Probe 2.2. Light Scattering 9 2.3. Small Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS) 11 3. Theoretical Background 12 3.1. Static Light Scattering (SLS) from Interacting ME Droplets 12 3.2. Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) 17 3.2.1. Monodisperse, Non-Interacting ME Droplets 18 3.2.2. Polydisperse, Interacting ME Droplets 19 3.3.