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¹School of Chemistry, Cantock's Close, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TS, United Kingdom.

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This study investigates colloidal mixtures with polymers, revealing that despite initial appearances, only a single liquid-vapor phase separation occurs. The complex phase behavior arises from particle migration and composition inversion as polymer concentration changes.

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Area of Science:

Colloid and Polymer Science
Soft Matter Physics
Thermodynamics of Mixtures

Background:

Understanding phase behavior in complex mixtures is crucial but challenging.
Colloidal systems with polymers exhibit intricate interactions and phase transitions.
Size-asymmetrical binary mixtures serve as simplified models for complex fluid behavior.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the phase behavior of a simple mixture of two colloidal and one polymer species.
To determine if liquid-liquid demixing occurs in addition to liquid-vapor phase separation.
To elucidate the role of polymer concentration on effective colloid-colloid interactions and phase transitions.

Main Methods:

Particle-resolved experiments to observe phase separation phenomena.
Bespoke Monte Carlo simulations to analyze system behavior.
Analysis of colloid-polymer interactions and their dependence on polymer concentration.

Main Results:

Observed demixing-like behavior in experiments was found to be illusory.
The system exhibits only a single liquid-vapor phase transition, not liquid-liquid demixing.
Progressive migration of smaller particles to the liquid phase leads to composition inversion.

Conclusions:

The investigated colloid-polymer mixture displays surprisingly rich phase behavior, dominated by a single liquid-vapor transition.
Composition inversion, where the large particle concentration in the liquid phase maximizes, is a key feature.
Density fluctuations near criticality are primarily influenced by the larger colloidal particles.