Colloid-Polymer Mixtures at Triple Coexistence: Kinetic Maps from Free-Energy Landscapes

W. C. K. Poon, F. Renth, R. M. L. Evans, D. J. Fairhurst, M. E. Cates, and P. N. Pusey
Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 1239 – Published 9 August 1999
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Abstract

We have studied the kinetics of phase separation in a colloid-polymer mixture. The evolution of initially homogeneous samples as they separate into coexisting colloidal gas, liquid, and crystal phases was investigated by time-lapse video recording. Distinct kinetic regimes were found, the existence and character of which are interpreted in terms of the “free energy landscape” of the system.

  • Received 6 April 1999

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.1239

©1999 American Physical Society

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W. C. K. Poon, F. Renth, R. M. L. Evans, D. J. Fairhurst, M. E. Cates, and P. N. Pusey

  • Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Edinburgh, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, Scotland

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Vol. 83, Iss. 6 — 9 August 1999

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