Complete description of re-entrant phase behaviour in a charge variable colloidal model system

In titration experiments with NaOH we have determined the full phase diagram of charged colloidal spheres in dependence on the particle density n, the particle effective charge Zeff and the concentration of screening electrolyte c using microscopy, light and Ultra Small Angle X-Ray Scattering (USAXS...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2009-12
Main Authors: Wette, Patrick, Klassen, Ina, Holland-Moritz, Dirk, Herlach, Dieter M, Schoepe, Hans Joachim, Lorenz, Nina, Reiber, Holger, Palberg, Thomas, Roth, Stephan V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Charged particles
Computer simulation
Dependence
Elasticity
Melts (crystal growth)
Particle density (concentration)
Phase diagrams
Small angle X ray scattering
Sodium hydroxide
Titration
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Summary:In titration experiments with NaOH we have determined the full phase diagram of charged colloidal spheres in dependence on the particle density n, the particle effective charge Zeff and the concentration of screening electrolyte c using microscopy, light and Ultra Small Angle X-Ray Scattering (USAXS). For sufficiently large n the system crystallizes upon increasing Zeff at constant c and melts upon increasing c at only slightly altered Zeff. In contrast to earlier work equilibrium phase boundaries are consistent with a universal melting line prediction from computer simulation, if the elasticity effective charge is used. This charge accounts for both counter-ion condensation and many body effects.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.0912.0398