SINGLE-PARTICLE DYNAMICS IN A COLLOIDAL CRYSTAL

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PIAZZA, R
DEGIORGIO, V
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[1] Dipartimento di Elettronica-Sezione di Fisica Applicata, Università di Pavia
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.67.3868
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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A colloidal crystal formed by spherical latex particles possessing intrinsic optical anisotropy is studied by light scattering. Dynamic depolarized scattering gives information about the "self-motion" of particles within the crystal. It is found that the particles behave as Brownian harmonic oscillators with a finite escape time from the potential well. The mean-square displacement of the particle within the crystal is obtained from the experimental data. It is also found that the short-time rotational diffusion rate in the colloidal crystal is larger than in a dilute suspension.
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页码:3868 / 3871
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