Long-wavelength transverse modes in charged colloidal crystals.
The dynamics of closely index matched colloidal crystals of charged silica spheres dispersed in deionized ethylene glycol-water mixture is investigated using dynamic light scattering. At variance with the reports of phonon dispersion measurements on thin colloidal crystals, our observations on millimeter-sized crystals show unambiguous evidence for overdamped transverse modes turning propagative in the range of small wave numbers in agreement with the theory of hydrodynamic interactions in charged colloidal crystals.
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B V R
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Materials Science Division, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam -603 102, Tamil Nadu, India.
Mohanty
P S
PS
Valsakumar
M C
MC
Yamanaka
J
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D003102:Colloids / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D019855:Ethylene Glycol / Q000737:chemistry*; D008863:Microspheres; D008956:Models, Chemical; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D044367:Phase Transition; D011208:Powders; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D012996:Solutions; D055672:Static Electricity; D014783:Viscosity
D003102:Colloids; D011208:Powders; D012996:Solutions; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D019855:Ethylene Glycol