SELF-ORGANIZATION IN AGGREGATING COLLOIDS

Authors
EARNSHAW JC ROBINSON DJ
Citation
Jc. Earnshaw et Dj. Robinson, SELF-ORGANIZATION IN AGGREGATING COLLOIDS, Nuovo cimento della Societa italiana di fisica. D, Condensed matter,atomic, molecular and chemical physics, biophysics, 16(8), 1994, pp. 1141-1148
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Nuovo cimento della Societa italiana di fisica. D, Condensed matter,atomic, molecular and chemical physics, biophysics → ACNP
ISSN journal
03926737
Volume
16
Issue
8
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1141 - 1148
Database
ISI
SICI code
0392-6737(1994)16:8<1141:SIAC>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
The intercluster organization of a two-dimensional colloidal system un dergoing diffusion-limited cluster-cluster aggregation is considered. During this process the system evolves into a stationary, scaling stat e. In this state the organization arises from effective intercluster r epulsion due to the mutually exclusive depletion zones surrounding eac h cluster. It is shown that in the scaling regime the relevant size of the depletion zones is determined by the separation between clusters, rather than the cluster size.