Issue 4, 2011

A fresh look at the Laponite phase diagram

Abstract

By reviewing experimental and theoretical works, we discuss the phase diagram of Laponite suspensions, with the aim of clarifying several issues that have caused a long-time controversy on the system. We claim that, if aging and sample preparation are correctly taken into account, a unifying picture emerges from different experimental studies. Multiple non-ergodic states are identified, including a low concentration equilibrium gel and a high concentration Wigner glass in the absence of salt. These findings are critically discussed also with respect to recent evidence of phase separation at extremely low densities and to existing theoretical and numerical works.

Graphical abstract: A fresh look at the Laponite phase diagram

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Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
28 Jun 2010
Accepted
18 Oct 2010
First published
20 Jan 2011

Soft Matter, 2011,7, 1268-1286

A fresh look at the Laponite phase diagram

B. Ruzicka and E. Zaccarelli, Soft Matter, 2011, 7, 1268 DOI: 10.1039/C0SM00590H

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