{"paper":{"title":"Microemulsion sponge phase as a manifestation of the superflexibility critical point of tensionless balanced liquid-liquid interfaces","license":"http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/","headline":"","cross_cats":["physics.chem-ph"],"primary_cat":"cond-mat.soft","authors_text":"Frans A. M. Leermakers, Ramanathan Varadharajan","submitted_at":"2018-05-01T10:30:42Z","abstract_excerpt":"We have analyzed the mechanical properties of surfactant loaded tensionless balanced liquid/liquid interfaces using self-consistent field theory implementing a coarse grained model. Such a tensionless state, as occurring in microemulsions, signals a first-order interfacial phase transition. Consequently, the interfacial area is set by the amount of surfactant in the system. Near the bulk critical point, such systems suffer an interfacial, so-called superflexibility (SF) critical point as soon as the tensionless state ceases to exist. This happens when the width of the L/L interface becomes com"},"claims":{"count":0,"items":[],"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57"},"source":{"id":"1805.00266","kind":"arxiv","version":2},"verdict":{"id":null,"model_set":{},"created_at":null,"strongest_claim":"","one_line_summary":"","pipeline_version":null,"weakest_assumption":"","pith_extraction_headline":""},"references":{"count":0,"sample":[],"resolved_work":0,"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57","internal_anchors":0},"formal_canon":{"evidence_count":0,"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57"},"author_claims":{"count":0,"strong_count":0,"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57"},"builder_version":"pith-number-builder-2026-05-17-v1"}