Phase transition kinetics in colloid-polymer mixtures at triple coexistence: kinetic maps from free-energy landscapes.
We report a detailed experimental study of the kinetics of separation into coexisting gas, liquid, and crystal phases in a colloid-polymer mixture. Distinct kinetic regimes are identified, and interpreted in terms of the underlying "free-energy landscape" of the system.
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Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Edinburgh, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JZ, Scotland.
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