Phase diagram of charge-stabilized colloidal suspensions: van der Waals instability without attractive forces

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 2010-2025

  van Roij, René ^a   Dijkstra, Marjolein ^a   Hansen, Jean Pierre ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0001591651     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.59.2010     Document Type: Article

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