DOI: 10.1063/1.477881. Metastable states and the kinetics of colloid phase separation

Metastable states and the kinetics of colloid phase separation

10.1063/1.477881

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Abstract

We report on the results of extensive Brownian dynamics simulations of colloid phase separation due to depletion flocculation. We study in detail the effect of potential variation at fixed volume fraction of colloid and fixed range of interaction. We find a variety of nonequilibrium behaviors for quenches into the colloid fluid+crystal phase coexistence regime. We present clear evidence of metastability, of homogeneous nucleation, and of a kinetically arrested gel state. We also find evidence that suggests a density instability in the metastable colloid fluid preceding crystal nucleation. Our findings are consistent with a previous proposal that nonequilibrium behavior is determined by a metastable vapor+liquid binodal hidden in the fluid+crystal phase coexistence regime.

Bibliography

Soga, K. G., Melrose, J. R., & Ball, R. C. (1999). Metastable states and the kinetics of colloid phase separation. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 110(4), 2280â2288.

Authors 3

K. Geoffrey Soga (first)
John R. Melrose (additional)
Robin C. Ball (additional)

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Dates

Type	When
Created	23 years ago (July 26, 2002, 8:17 a.m.)
Deposited	1 year, 6 months ago (Feb. 11, 2024, 7:14 a.m.)
Indexed	3 weeks, 5 days ago (July 28, 2025, 5:07 p.m.)
Issued	26 years, 7 months ago (Jan. 22, 1999)
Published	26 years, 7 months ago (Jan. 22, 1999)
Published Print	26 years, 7 months ago (Jan. 22, 1999)

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BibTeX

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