Comparing the activation energy of diffusion in bulk and ultrathin fluid films |
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Authors: | Grabowski Christopher A Mukhopadhyay Ashis |
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Affiliation: | Department of Physics and Astronomy, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA. |
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Abstract: | We have measured the activation energy (E act) of translational diffusion for a dissolved fluorescent dye in bulk and within an ultrathin liquid film formed on a solid substrate. The experiments were performed using the single-molecule sensitive technique of fluorescence correlation spectroscopy. From the temperature-dependent measurements, we have determined that the activation energy for a few nanometer thick fluid film increases by a factor of approximately 3-4 compared to bulk liquid. The results are confirmed for two distinctly different systems in regard to molecular shape, tetrakis (2-ethylhexoxy) silane and hexadecane. |
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