The Role of Chemical Heterogeneity in Surfactant Adsorption at Solid-Liquid Interfaces

Abstract

Chemical heterogeneity of solid surfaces disrupts the adsorption of surfactants from the bulk liquid. While its presence can hinder the performance of some formulations, bespoke chemical patterning could potentially facilitate controlled adsorption for nanolithography applications. Although some computational studies have investigated the impact of regularly patterned surfaces on surfactant adsorption, in reality many interesting surfaces are expected to be stochastically disordered and this is an area unexplored