Abstract
A micelle-to-vesicle transition (MVT) induced by the addition of a series of apolar hydrocarbons (n-butylbenzene, n-hexane, n-octane, and n-dodecane) to the catanionic surfactant system n-dodecyltriethylammonium bromide/sodium n-dodecylsulfate (DTEAB/SDS) has been investigated for the first time by means of rheology and turbidity measurements, dynamic light scattering (DLS), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Interestingly, a MVT can take place within certain micellar regions, which are dependent on the structure and chain length of the hydrocarbon. However, these hydrocarbons are unable to induce a MVT in another catanionic surfactant system, namely, n-dodecyltriethylammonium bromide/sodium n-dodecylsulfonate (DTEAB/SDSO(3)), in which the molecular interactions are weaker than in the DTEAB/SDS system. On the other hand, polar additives, such as n-octanol and n-octylamine, exhibit much higher efficiency and activity in inducing MVT than hydrocarbons in both DETAB/SDS and DTEAB/SDSO(3). Moreover, DLS, TEM, and time-resolved fluorescence quenching (TRFQ) results demonstrate that the ratio of vesicles to micelles in the system can be actively controlled by addition of polar additives. Possible mechanisms for the above phenomena are presented, and the potential application of controllable micelle/vesicle systems in the synthesis of tailored bimodal mesoporous materials is discussed.
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