Colloid-polymer mixtures at triple coexistence: Kinetic maps from free-energy landscapes

被引：56

作者：

Poon, WCK ^{[1
]}

Renth, F ^{[1
]}

Evans, RML ^{[1
]}

Fairhurst, DJ ^{[1
]}

Cates, ME ^{[1
]}

Pusey, PN ^{[1
]}

机构：

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

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS | 1999年 / 83卷 / 06期

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D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.1239

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

We have studied the kinetics of phase separation in a colloid-polymer mixture. The evolution of initially homogeneous samples as they separate into coexisting colloidal gas, liquid, and crystal phases was investigated by time-lapse video recording. Distinct kinetic regimes were found, the existence and character of which are interpreted in terms of the "free energy landscape" of the system.

引用

页码：1239 / 1242

页数：4

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