CRYSTALLIZATION BEHAVIORS OF n-ALKANE MIXTURE IN CONFINED SPACE: CROSSOVER OF A ROTATOR PHASE FROM TRANSIENT TO METASTABLE

摘要

@@Normal alkanes (n-alkanes), having a linear chain molecular structure, are among the most fundamental building blocks of organic, biological, and polymeric systems. The pure n-alkanes have some peculiar features in phase equilibriums such as odd-even effect and surface freezing effect. The mixtures of alkanes are prevalent in practical applications and useful model systems to understand the physical behavior of various polydispersed linear chain aggregates such as linear polymers and biological lipids.