Thermophoresis of microemulsion droplets: Size dependence of the Soret effect

Daniele Vigolo, Giovanni Brambilla, Roberto Piazza*

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Abstract

Thermophoresis, akin to thermal diffusion in simple fluid mixtures, consists of particle drift induced by a temperature gradient. Notwithstanding its practical interest, the dependence of thermophoretic effects on particle size R is still theoretically and experimentally debated. By performing measurements of water-in-oil microemulsion droplets with tunable size, we show that the thermal diffusion coefficient, at least for a suspension of small particles in a nonpolar solvent, does not appreciably depend on R.

Original languageEnglish
Article number040401
JournalPhysical Review E (Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics)
Volume75
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Apr 2007

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physics and Astronomy(all)
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
  • Mathematical Physics

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