Physics – Chemical Physics
Scientific paper
2011-10-08
Physics
Chemical Physics
8 figures, discussing the questions about the accurate size measurements of particles obtained using Dynamic Light Scattering
Scientific paper
A new size, static radii $R_{s}$, can be measured accurately using Static Light Scattering (SLS) technique when the Rayleigh-Gans-Debye approximation is valid for dilute homogenous spherical particles in dispersion. The method proposed in this work not only can measures the particle size distribution and average molar mass accurately but also enables us to explore Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) technique further. Detailed investigation of the normalized time auto-correlation function of the scattered light intensity $g^{2)}(\tau)$ shows that the measurements of DLS can be expected accurately and the static and hydrodynamic radii of nanoparticles are different. Only at some special conditions, the Z-average hydrodynamic radius can be measured accurately at a given scattering angle. The fact that the values of average hydrodynamic radius measured at different scattering angles are consistent or the values of polydispersity index are small does not mean the particle size distribution is narrow or monodisperse.
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