关键词: 胶体/
相变/
成核/
自组装
English Abstract
Colloids in the study of fundamental physics
Zhang Tian-Hui1,Cao Jing-Sheng1,
Liang Ying1,
Liu Xiang-Yang2
1.Center for Soft Condensed Matter Physics and Interdisciplinary Research; College of Physics, Optoelectronics and Energy Physics, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China;
2.Research Institute for Biomimetics and Soft Matter, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
Fund Project:Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11374218).Received Date:27 May 2016
Accepted Date:01 August 2016
Published Online:05 September 2016
Abstract:Colloidal particles in solution exhibit rich phase behaviors and behavior like big-atom. In the past decades, as modelling systems, colloids have been widely employed in the study of nucleation, crystallization, glass transition and melting. A number of advances have been achieved. These advances to a large extent extend and complete the understanding of various phase transitions. Recently, a number of active fields are emerging with colloidal model systems. In this review, the advances and the emerging fields are summarized. At the end, the potential directions and the challenges for future studies are suggested.
Keywords: colloid/
phase transition/
nucleation/
self-assembly
