Crack Patterns in Laponite Films Dried in Electrostatic Field

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2006-07-29

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0607787v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

5pages, 3 figures

Scientific paper

Crack patterns in a layer of laponite gel allowed to dry in a static electric field are studied. Crack patterns in natural and synthetic clays have been studied extensively with interesting results. This is the first report of such an observation in a radial electric field. The nano-sized disc-like laponite particles carry a quadrupole moment due to their charge distribution. The interaction of the quadrupole moment with the field gradient in a non-uniform field of radial symmetry is probably responsible for the characteristic pattern observed. The cracks start radially from the positive electrode. The same geometry with no field does not produce the characteristic pattern, neither does a uniform field with rectangular geometry.

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