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Title

Nanoscale Thin Films

Authors

Rob Snyder, University of Massachusetts - AmherstFollow

Publication Date

2015

Abstract

An activity that makes a nanoscale film of oleic acid on water. The student will

• Learn about Ben Franklin’s observations of a thin film that had a nanoscale dimension.

• Create a very thin film with a very dilute solution of oleic acid.

• Use data you collect to determine if you made a thin film with a nanoscale dimension that formed on the surface of water.

• Learn about the molecular interactions that resulted in the formation of the thin film.

• Be introduced to the Big Ideas of Nanoscale Self-Assembly