Félix Carrique

Félix Carrique

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36Years (1991-Present)

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22 January 2003 in The Journal of Chemical Physics
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FCFélix Carrique
Félix Carrique
FAF. J. Arroyo
F. J. Arroyo
MJM. L. Jiménez
M. L. Jiménez
Angel V. DelgadoAngel V. Delgado
Angel V. Delgado
The determination of the low-frequency (typically 0–1 MHz) dielectric dispersion of colloidal suspensions may become an electrokinetic tool of wider use if the accuracy of experimental data can be improved and if trustable theories, available for a wide range of situations, are made available. In the present work, we focus on the latter aspect: Since the dielectric constant of the suspensions is in fact a collective property, its determination could be most useful in concentrated suspensions. This is our aim in this paper. Using the classical electrokinetic equations and a cell model accounting for particle–particle interactions, we present calculations of the dielectric spectra of concentrated (volume fractions up to 50%) suspensions of spheres. Most of our results cannot be thought of as any sort of extrapolation of those corresponding to dilute suspensions (the reverse is true), and in fact the notion of a dilute colloidal system is itself not free of uncertainties, as no “critical volume fraction” can be identified separating the dilute and concentrated ranges. According to the calculations described, increasing the particle concentration by a sufficient amount can lead to a decrease of the dielectric constant of the whole system that can be well below that of the dispersion medium, even for high zeta potentials, ζ. The latter quantity affects (and this is also true if φ → 0) considerably both the dielectric constant εr′ and the relaxation frequency, frel: When ζ is increased, both the low-frequency value, εr′ (0), of εr′, and frel increase at all particle concentrations. We also analyze the effect of the product κa, where a is the particle radius and κ is the reciprocal Debye length: higher κa values correspond to larger εr′ (0) and lower frel. Finally, the model is compared to previously reported experimental data: it is found that the qualitative agreement is excellent both concerning εr′ (0) and frel. Possible improvements of the theory, particularly the inclusion of a dynamic Stern layer, are suggested.

1 January 2004 in Advances in Colloid and Interface Science
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Francisco J. Rubio-HernándezFrancisco J. Rubio-Hernández
Francisco J. Rubio-Hernández
FCFélix Carrique
Félix Carrique
EREmilio Ruiz-Reina
Emilio Ruiz-Reina

13 January 2009 in Langmuir
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SASilvia Ahualli
Silvia Ahualli
MJM. Luisa Jiménez
M. Luisa Jiménez
FCFélix Carrique
Félix Carrique
Angel V. DelgadoAngel V. Delgado
Angel V. Delgado


1 February 1999 in Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
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FAF.J. Arroyo
F.J. Arroyo
FCFélix Carrique
Félix Carrique
TBTommaso Bellini
Tommaso Bellini
Angel V. DelgadoAngel V. Delgado
Angel V. Delgado