Abstract
The dielectric function of a water-oil microemulsion was studied at a microwave frequency of 10 GHz where the total dielectric response is dominated by the water component. An effective-medium analysis revealed that the properties of micellar water in a microemulsion change towards those of bulk water as the cloud-point temperature is approached. No universal critical exponents were found, in contrast to previous low-frequency and light-scattering data.
- Received 9 May 1986
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.57.1036
©1986 American Physical Society
