Possibilities of phase separation in colloidal suspensions

Hartmut Löwen

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 1997, vol. 235, issue 1, 129-141

Abstract: Different physical mechanisms leading to phase separation in colloidal fluids are reviewed. Phase separation into two fluid phases can be induced by (a) the long-ranged van der Waals attraction between the colloidal spheres, (b) counterion overscreening, (c) added polymer (d) depletion effects of the solvent, (e) a solvent phase transition. If a strong short-range attraction between the colloidal spheres is present, phase separation occurs into two isostructural solid colloidal phases.

Date: 1997
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DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4371(96)00334-2

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