Surface-induced organization of n-alkanes on nanostructured PTFE: I. Brillouin spectroscopic investigations on pentacosane

Abstract

Taking advantage of the surface-induced orientation of linear molecules on highly oriented nanostructured polytetrafluoroethylene, we were able to grow macroscopic single crystals of (pentacosane). Using high-performance Brillouin spectroscopy, we determined for the first time the complete elastic tensor of an n-alkane.