Fluids of clusters in attractive colloids

被引：210

作者：

Lu, PJ ^{[1
]}

Conrad, JC

Wyss, HM

Schofield, AB

Weitz, DA

机构：

[1] Harvard Univ, Dept Phys, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

[2] Harvard Univ, DEAS, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

[3] Univ Edinburgh, Dept Phys & Astron, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, Midlothian, Scotland

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS | 2006年 / 96卷 / 02期

基金：

英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;

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D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.028306

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

We show that colloidal particles with attractive interactions induced by a nonadsorbing polymer exhibit a stable phase consisting of a fluid of clusters of particles. This phase persists even in the absence of any long-range repulsion due to charge, contrary to expectations based on simulation and theory. Cluster morphology depends strongly on the range of the interparticle attraction: With a shorter range, clusters are tenuous and branched; with a longer range, they are more compact.

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