The Electric Field Effects On A Three-component Microemulsion
Abstract
We present new experimental results of the Kerr effect in a model three-component microemulsion using an improved experimental setup. Our measurements indicate that the Kerr coefficient K scales as φ^2 throughout the entire range of concentration, 0%<φ<30%. This scaling behavior suggests that the Kerr effect in the microemulsion is intrinsically a many-body problem rather than a single-body problem as previously suggested. The measurements show that the microemulsion forms clusters comprising many droplets even in dilute concentrations. Further results of this research, considering the precise cross-over points for microemulsions of varying concentrations and aliphatic oils, will be presented. ^1 Work partially supported by NIH under Grant No. GM08206. ^2 Work partially supported by the ACS and NASA under Grant Nos. PRF 30083-AC9 and NAS3-2789, respectively.
- Publication:
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APS March Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- March 1998
- Bibcode:
- 1998APS..MAR.X2409E