Depletion potentials induced by charged colloidal rods

L. Helden, G.H. Koenderink, P. Leiderer, C. Bechinger

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Abstract

We present direct depletion potential measurements for a single colloidal sphere close to a wall in suspensions of charged colloidal rods. In contrast to earlier studies of purely entropic systems (Helden et al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 2003, 90, 048301), here electrostatic interactions are important. These enhance the depletion attraction and lead to repulsive parts in the interaction potentials, indicating correlation effects between the rods.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5662-5665
JournalLangmuir
Volume20
Issue number14
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2004

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Depletion potentials induced by charged colloidal rods

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