The scattering structure factor of a colloidal gel in a q range of 5 orders of magnitude has been determined by combining static light scattering, small-angle light scattering, and neutron scattering measurements. It exhibits simultaneously two types of structure information: a mass fractal scaling within the clusters that constitute the gel and a surface fractal scaling for length scales larger than that of the clusters. Such scattering behavior can be well interpreted by the pair-correlation function proposed in the literature to model an ideal structure constituted of mass fractal objects inside surface fractal objects.
Scattering structure factor of colloidal gels characterized by static light scattering, small-angle light scattering, and small-angle neutron scattering measurements
MORBIDELLI, MASSIMO
2005-01-01
Abstract
The scattering structure factor of a colloidal gel in a q range of 5 orders of magnitude has been determined by combining static light scattering, small-angle light scattering, and neutron scattering measurements. It exhibits simultaneously two types of structure information: a mass fractal scaling within the clusters that constitute the gel and a surface fractal scaling for length scales larger than that of the clusters. Such scattering behavior can be well interpreted by the pair-correlation function proposed in the literature to model an ideal structure constituted of mass fractal objects inside surface fractal objects.File in questo prodotto:
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