Abstract
Binary mixtures of suspended, nearly hard-sphere, sterically stabilized colloidal silica particles of diameter ratio 6 were observed to phase-separate at comparable volume fractions of the two particle species. The occurrence of phase separation as a function of the particle concentrations was studied visually and by small-angle light scattering. The results support recent predictions by Biben and Hansen.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 369-374 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | EPL |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 3 |
Publication status | Published - 20 Jan 1993 |
Keywords
- SCATTERING CONTRAST VARIATION
- ANGLE NEUTRON-SCATTERING
- COLLOIDAL SILICA
- LIGHT-SCATTERING
- BINARY-MIXTURES
- HARD-SPHERES
- SUSPENSIONS
- LATTICES
- FLUIDS