Adsorption of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide and cetyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride on a hanging mercury electrode studied by adsorptive transfer stripping voltammetry

► Adsorptive stripping voltammetry capacitance results differ from those obtained before the transfer of the drop. ► This difference decreases with the decrease of the temperature. ► Surfactants are not removed from the interface on repeated scanning. ► Reorientation of surfactants can result in condensed film. ► Adsorbed surfactants on mercury can be used as templates.