MARTENSITIC TRANSITION IN A CONFINED COLLOIDAL SUSPENSION

被引:76
作者
WEISS, JA [1 ]
OXTOBY, DW [1 ]
GRIER, DG [1 ]
MURRAY, CA [1 ]
机构
[1] AT&T BELL LABS,MURRAY HILL,NJ 07974
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10.1063/1.469828
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We describe a nonequilibrium phase transition in a geometrically confined charge-stabilized colloidal suspension. The equilibrium configuration for the spheres in this system is a two-layer square lattice, equivalent to two layers of a body-centered cubic (bcc) crystal. After electrophoretic shear melting, the suspension rapidly crystallizes to a buckled single-layer triangular lattice. This well-ordered solid phase subsequently undergoes a martensitic phase transition back to the two-layer square lattice. We use high resolution digital video microscopy to follow the emergence and evolution of order during these phase transitions. (C) 1995 American Institute of Physics.
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页码:1180 / 1190
页数:11
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