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Phys. Rev. E 78, 020502(R) (2008) [4 pages]

Phase diagram of a solution undergoing inverse melting

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R. Angelini1, G. Ruocco1,2, and S. De Panfilis1
1Research Center SOFT INFM-CNR, Università di Roma “La Sapienza” I-00185, Roma, Italy
2Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Roma “La Sapienza” I-00185, Roma, Italy

Received 26 June 2007; revised 8 February 2008; published 8 August 2008

The phase diagram of α-cyclodextrin/water/4-methylpyridine solutions, a system undergoing inverse melting, has been studied by differential scanning calorimetry, rheological methods, and x-ray diffraction. Two different fluid phases separated by a solid region have been observed in the high α-cyclodextrin concentration range (c⩾150 mg∕ml). Decreasing c, the temperature interval where the solid phase exists decreases and eventually disappears, and a first-order phase transition is observed between the two different fluid phases.

© 2008 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.78.020502
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevE.78.020502
PACS:
61.25.Em, 61.05.cp, 64.70.−p

See Also

Comment: M. Plazanet, M. R. Johnson, and H. P. Trommsdorff, Comment on “Phase diagram of a solution undergoing inverse melting”, Phys. Rev. E 79, 053501 (2009).

Comment: R. Angelini, G. Ruocco, and S. De Panfilis, Reply to “Comment on ‘Phase diagram of a solution undergoing inverse melting’ ”, Phys. Rev. E 79, 053502 (2009).