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A phase electric birefringence study of interdroplet attractions in water-in-oil microemulsions

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Trends in Colloid and Interface Science VI

Part of the book series: Progress in Colloid & Polymer Science ((PROGCOLLOID,volume 89))

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Phase electric birefringence measurements were performed in water/BHDC (hexadecylbenzyldimethyl ammonium chloride)/benzene microemulsion for molar water-to-surfactant ratio W 0 values between 16 and 20. The extent of negative and positive Kerr parts as W 0 varies is delimited. The two contributions appear simultaneously for W 0 = 18 and 19. The alternative Kerr modulus exhibits a sharp dip at W 0 = 19 as W 0 varies. From a recent model accounting for the negative electric birefringence, we yield a reasonable estimate for the penetration length of voerlapping droplet pairs.

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  1. Groupe Physique des Solides (Tour 23), 2, Place Jussieu, 75251, Paris Cedex 05, France

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C. Helm M. Lösche H. Möhwald

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Paillette, M. (1992). A phase electric birefringence study of interdroplet attractions in water-in-oil microemulsions. In: Helm, C., Lösche, M., Möhwald, H. (eds) Trends in Colloid and Interface Science VI. Progress in Colloid & Polymer Science, vol 89. Steinkopff. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0116276

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