X-ray scattering study on the crystalline and semi-crystalline structure of water/PEG mixtures in their eutectic phase diagram
Björn Kuttich, Alexander Matt, Christian Appel, Bernd Stühn
Abstract
Water/PEG mixtures start to phase separate below the liquidus line. Above the eutectic temperature the solid phase is either pure water ice or semi-crystalline PEG. Below the eutectic line both crystals coexist, no mixed-crystalline phase is found.
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Eutectic systemPhase diagramMaterials sciencePhase (matter)PEG ratioScatteringCrystallographyDiagramSmall-angle X-ray scatteringChemistryMicrostructureOpticsPhysicsOrganic chemistryDatabaseComputer scienceFinanceEconomicsSurfactants and Colloidal SystemsElectrostatics and Colloid Interactionsnanoparticles nucleation surface interactions