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Electric field induced solidification

We present a description of electrorheological fluids in terms of an electric field induced phase transition at a critical electric field Ec. Theoretically, we find that as the applied field exceeds Ec, the osmotic pressure becomes negative and the liquid experiences a phase transition to a solid phase. Ec is experimentally determined as a function of concentration in one system. Our theoretically predicted phase diagram is in reasonable agreement with our experimental data.

Rongjia Tao | R. Tao | J. T. Woestman | N. K. Jaggi | J. Woestman

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