title: Observation of a microcrystalline gel in colloids with competing interactions.
abstract: A stable short-range crystalline structure is observed in colloidal systems with competing short-range attractions and long-range repulsions. We term these structures "microcrystalline gels" as the microcrystals are embedded in a dense disordered network.
authors.affiliation: Van't Hoff Laboratory for Physical and Colloid Chemistry, Debye Research Institute, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Tian Hui
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Groenewold
authors.forename: Willem K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Kegel