Confined colloidal crystals in and out of equilibrium

Recent studies on confined crystals of charged colloidal particles are reviewed, both in equilibrium and out of equilibrium. We focus in particular on direct comparisons of experiments (light scattering and microscopy) with lattice sum calculations and computer simulations. In equilibrium we address...

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Published inThe European physical journal. ST, Special topics Vol. 222; no. 11; pp. 3011 - 3022
Main Authors Reinmüller, A., Oğuz, E. C., Messina, R., Löwen, H., Schöpe, H. J., Palberg, T.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.11.2013
EDP Sciences
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Atomic
Classical and Continuum Physics
Condensed Matter
Condensed Matter Physics
Materials Science
Measurement Science and Instrumentation
Molecular
Optical and Plasma Physics
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Review
Colloidal Dispersion
Hard Sphere
European Physical Journal Special Topic
Colloidal Crystal
Plate Distance
Phase-behavior
Multilayers
Fields
Matter
3 dimensions
Spheres
Hydrodynamic interactions
Systems
Suspensions
Particles
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Summary:Recent studies on confined crystals of charged colloidal particles are reviewed, both in equilibrium and out of equilibrium. We focus in particular on direct comparisons of experiments (light scattering and microscopy) with lattice sum calculations and computer simulations. In equilibrium we address buckling and crystalline multilayering of charged systems in hard and soft slit confinement. We discuss also recent crystalline structures obtained for charged mixtures. Moreover we put forward possibilities to apply external perturbations, in order to drive the system out of equilibrium. These include electrolyte gradients as well as the application of shear and electric fields.
ISSN:1951-6355
1951-6401
DOI:10.1140/epjst/e2013-02072-1