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Structural ordering of monodispersed spherical silica particles (MSSP) occu
rs in ammonia stabilized concentrated suspensions obtained by tetraethoxysi
lane (TEOS) hydrolysis in alcohol-aqueous solutions in the ammonia concentr
ation range from 0.0001 to 0.0008 mol/L. MSSP interaction follows the DLFO
(Deryagin, Landau Ferway, and Overbeck) mechanism when electrostatic repuls
ive forces between the particles predominate, and the structural ordering r
equires straightened conditions, which are provided by suspension concentra
ting through MSSP gravitational precipitation.