Micron-scale apparatus for measurements of thermodiffusion in liquids

Shawn A. Putnam, David G. Cahill

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Abstract

A micro-scale beam deflection technique for measurements of thermodiffusion in liquid mixtures was analyzed. An ac temperature fields over a micron-scale sampling region was employed in comparison to traditional beam deflection techniques. It was shown that the micron-scale geometry of the apparatus speeds up equilibration by a factor of ≈300, in comparison to conventional beam deflection methods. The results show that the thermodiffusion experiments on 26 nm polystyrene colloids with carboxyl functionality (COOH) in water yield Soret coefficients of S T=-0.28±0.025 K -1.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2368-2372
Number of pages5
JournalReview of Scientific Instruments
Volume75
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2004

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Instrumentation

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