Science and Technology Facilities Council

In Situ High Shear Perturbation of Surface MolecularLayers with Neutron Reflectivity

Abstract We present the effect of in situ imposed shear on two adsorbed molecular layers using a flow cell that enables access to shear rates of up to 2 × 105 s–1 (shear stress: 2 × 102 Pa). The response of these molecular layers to shear is determined by the relative strength of...