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Conditions for existence of the L3 phase have been determined for a system containing water, n-hexanol, and the zwitterionic surfactant n-tetradecyldimethylamineoxide. Electric birefringence, light-scattering, rheology, and electrical-conductivity experiments were performed on this phase. Results are consistent with the existence of platelike micelles, whose diameter changes with surfactant concentration in such a way that it remains comparable to mean plate spacing. This behavior can be understood in terms of a previous L3 phase theory containing randomly oriented plates.
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Miller, C.A., Gradzielski, M., Hoffmann, H. et al. Experimental results for the L3 phase in a zwitterionic surfactant system and their implications regarding structures. Colloid & Polymer Sci 268, 1066–1072 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01410596
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