Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2001-02-05
J. Phys. Chem. B 105, 11630-11635 (2001)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
30 pages in PDF
Scientific paper
10.1021/jp011306a
Ample experimental evidence has been accumulated demonstrating that the formation of monodispersed colloids proceeds through a more complex mechanism, than the generally excepted diffusional "burst nucleation" process. Instead, the synthesis of narrow-size-distribution colloidal dispersions involves several stages, i.e., nuclei produced in a supersaturated solution, grow to nanosize subunits, which then aggregate to form much larger uniform secondary particles. To explain the size selection in such a series of processes, a kinetic model was developed which combined two growth/aggregation stages. This earlier study has shown the burst-nucleation growth of the primary particles to depend strongly on the value of the effective surface tension entering the surface term in the free energy of the subcritical embryos. The aim of the present work has been to identify an appropriate control parameter in the process of secondary particle aggregation. Modifications of the aggregation rates to account for singlet size and aggregate diffusivity produced only small changes. However, introduction of a "bottle-neck" factor in the dimer formation rate had a profound effect on the final size distribution and suggested a possible size-control mechanism.
Matijevic Egon
Park Jongsoon
Privman Vladimir
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