Abstract
From dynamic light scattering measurements of diluted silica dispersions formed in controlled growth experiments we obtained effective diffusion coefficients De(K) which exhibit a pronounced maximum as a function of the scattering vector K. The maximum is due to the presence of particles much smaller than the grown particles and which are formed in a secondary nucleation. It appears that De(K) is a sensitive probe for the presence of the small particles. From both theory and experiment we conclude the following. (1) The maximum is a consequence of small particle scattering at a K value where the scattering of the large particles is at a minimum. (2) The magnitude of the maximum is a sensitive measure of polydispersity in size of the large particles. Similar conclusions are drawn from measurements of the second cumulant Q(K). This function provides a measure of the width of the distribution of diffusion coefficients. Its K dependence curve shows a very peculiar shape, due to the presence of the small particles. This shape is also predicted theoretically.
References
9
Referenced
31
10.1016/0021-9797(68)90272-5
/ J. Colloid Interface Sci. (1968)10.1063/1.447195
/ J. Chem. Phys. (1984){'key': '2024021005252316800_r3'}
10.1063/1.444428
/ J. Chem. Phys. (1982){'key': '2024021005252316800_r5'}
10.1016/0021-9797(81)90417-3
/ J. Colloid Interface Sci. (1981)10.1016/0021-9797(82)90403-9
/ J. Colloid Interface Sci. (1982)10.1016/0009-2614(82)83717-2
/ Chem. Phys. Lett. (1982)10.1063/1.441302
/ J. Chem. Phys. (1981)
Dates
Type | When |
---|---|
Created | 23 years, 1 month ago (July 26, 2002, 9:10 a.m.) |
Deposited | 1 year, 6 months ago (Feb. 10, 2024, 1:56 a.m.) |
Indexed | 1 month, 3 weeks ago (July 7, 2025, 8:04 a.m.) |
Issued | 37 years, 9 months ago (Nov. 15, 1987) |
Published | 37 years, 9 months ago (Nov. 15, 1987) |
Published Print | 37 years, 9 months ago (Nov. 15, 1987) |
@article{Philipse_1987, title={Polydispersity probed by light scattering of secondary particles in controlled growth experiments of silica spheres}, volume={87}, ISSN={1089-7690}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.453536}, DOI={10.1063/1.453536}, number={10}, journal={The Journal of Chemical Physics}, publisher={AIP Publishing}, author={Philipse, A. P. and Vrij, A.}, year={1987}, month=nov, pages={5634–5643} }