Title Dispersion Stability, Microstructure and Phase Transition of Anisotropic Nanodiscs Author(s) Pujala, Ravi Kumar Publication Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2014. Description XVI, 154 p. 95 illus., 26 illus. in color : online resource Abstract Note This thesis explores the dispersion stability, microstructure and phase transitions involved in the nanoclay system.??It describes the recently discovered formation of colloidal gels via two routes: the first is through phase separation and second is by equilibrium gelation and includes the first reported experimental observation of a system with high aspect ratio nanodiscs. The phase behavior of anisotropic nanodiscs of different aspect ratio in their individual and mixed states in aqueous and hydrophobic media??is investigated. Distinct phase separation, equilibrium fluid and equilibrium gel phases??are observed in nanoclay dispersions with extensive aging.??The work then??explores solution behavior, gelation kinetics, aging dynamics and temperature-induced ordering in the individual and mixed states of these discotic colloids. Anisotropic ordering dynamics induced by a water-air interface, waiting time and temperature in these dispersions were studied in great detail along with aggregation behavior of nanoplatelets in hydrophobic environment of alcohol solutions ISBN,Price 9783319045559 Keyword(s) 1. Amorphous substances 2. Ceramics 3. Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials 4. Complex fluids 5. Composite materials 6. Composites (Materials) 7. EBOOK 8. EBOOK - SPRINGER 9. GLASS 10. NANOTECHNOLOGY 11. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY 12. Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics Item Type eBook Multi-Media Links Please Click here for eBook Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location I07336     On Shelf