Pressure induced phase transitions of TTAB-micellar solutions studied by SANS and Raman spectroscopy

Abstract

Using small angle neutron scattering in combination with optical Raman spectroscopy, phase transitions in the micellar system tetradecyl-trimethylammonium bromide (TTAB) have been investigated in a wide range of temperatures, pressures and surfactant concentrations. Allowing for the sluggish kinetics of crystallisation, the phase diagram in the p–T–c space could be determined that is dominated by a pronounced two-phase region of coexisting liquid and solid phases at elevated pressures.