Tunable colloids: control of colloidal phase transitions with tunable interactions

@article{"YethirajSoftMatter07", abstract = {Systems of spherical colloidal particles mimic the thermodynamics of atomic crystals. Control of interparticle interactions in colloids, which has recently begun to be extensively exploited, gives rise to rich phase behaviours as well as crystal structures with nanoscale and micron-scale lattice spacings. This provides model systems in which to study fundamental problems in condensed matter physics, such as the dynamics of crystal nucleation and melting, and the nature of the glass transition, at experimentally accessible lengthscales and timescales. Tunable control of these interactions provides reversible control. This will enable quantitative studies of phase transition kinetics as well as the creation of advanced materials with switchability of function and properties.}, author = {Yethiraj, Anand }, citeulike-article-id = {1584640}, doi = {10.1039/b704251p}, journal = {Soft Matter}, keywords = {colloids, tunable-interaction}, number = {9}, pages = {1099--1115}, posted-at = {2007-08-23 03:36:34}, priority = {2}, title = {Tunable colloids: control of colloidal phase transitions with tunable interactions}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b704251p}, volume = {3}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - "YethirajSoftMatter07" L3 - citeulike-article-id:1584640 TI - Tunable colloids: control of colloidal phase transitions with tunable interactions JF - Soft Matter VL - 3 IS - 9 SP - 1099 EP - 1115 N2 - Systems of spherical colloidal particles mimic the thermodynamics of atomic crystals. Control of interparticle interactions in colloids, which has recently begun to be extensively exploited, gives rise to rich phase behaviours as well as crystal structures with nanoscale and micron-scale lattice spacings. This provides model systems in which to study fundamental problems in condensed matter physics, such as the dynamics of crystal nucleation and melting, and the nature of the glass transition, at experimentally accessible lengthscales and timescales. Tunable control of these interactions provides reversible control. This will enable quantitative studies of phase transition kinetics as well as the creation of advanced materials with switchability of function and properties. KW - colloids KW - tunable-interaction AU - Yethiraj, Anand PY - 2007/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b704251p ER -