Kinetic pathway of the bilayered-micelle to perforated-lamellae transition

H. Wang, M. P. Nieh, E. K. Hobbie, C. J. Glinka, J. Katsaras

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Abstract

The phase-ordering kinetics of the bilayered micelle-to-lamellar transition were studied using time-resolved small-angle neutron scattering (SANS). Smectic ordering was found to occur via a two-step process. Both a "local" time scale characterizing the coalescence of bicelles into stacks of lamellae and a "global" time scale characterizing the subsequent swelling of those stacks were extracted. Measurements highlighted the important role of transient metastable states in the phase ordering of complex fluids.

Original languageEnglish
Article number060902
Pages (from-to)060902/1-060902/4
JournalPhysical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
Volume67
Issue number6 1
StatePublished - Jun 2003

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