The isotropic-nematic interface of colloidal goethite in an external magnetic field

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作者
van den Pol, E. [1 ]
Lupascu, A. [2 ]
Davidson, P. [3 ]
Vroege, G. J. [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Utrecht, Debye Inst Nanomat Sci, Vant Hoff Lab Phys & Colloid Chem, NL-3584 CH Utrecht, Netherlands
[2] Univ Utrecht, Univ Coll Utrecht, NL-3584 ED Utrecht, Netherlands
[3] Univ Paris 11, UMR CNRS 8502, Phys Solides Lab, F-91405 Orsay, France
来源
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS | 2010年 / 133卷 / 16期
关键词
ALPHA-FEOOH NANORODS; AQUEOUS SUSPENSIONS; PHYSICAL-PROPERTIES; PHASE-TRANSITION; LIQUID-CRYSTALS; DISPERSIONS;
D O I
10.1063/1.3498738
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Polarization microscopy was used to study the behavior around the isotropic-nematic interface of colloidal goethite dispersions in a magnetic field. It has been found before that the nematic phase is favored in an external field. In the case of goethite this was also observed; nematic droplets formed inside the isotropic phase and coalesced with the nematic phase. However, the behavior was found to be much richer because of the particle rotation around a certain critical field strength. The simultaneous occurrence of (parallel)nematic-(perpendicular)nematic phase separation under the influence of a magnetic field also plays a role here. (C) 2010 American Institute of Physics. [doi:10.1063/1.3498738]
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