Competing interactions in arrested states of colloidal clays

Details Competing interactions in arrested states of colloidal clays Competing interactions in arrested states of colloidal clays

2010-01-22

arxiv.org/abs/1001.3947v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

Accepted for publication in Physical Review Letters

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Using experiments, theory and simulations, we show that the arrested state observed in a colloidal clay at intermediate concentrations is stabilized by the screened Coulomb repulsion (Wigner glass). Dilution experiments allow us to distinguish this high-concentration disconnected state, which melts upon addition of water, from a low-concentration gel state, which does not melt. Theoretical modelling and simulations reproduce the measured Small Angle X-Ray Scattering static structure factors and confirm the long-range electrostatic nature of the arrested structure. These findings are attributed to the different timescales controlling the competing attractive and repulsive interactions.

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