Abstract
The phase behaviour of mixed suspensions of large and small hard platelets is treated by osmotic equilibrium theory. Depending on the size ratios of the small and large platelets, three distinct phase behaviour scenarios appear: isotropic–isotropic–nematic, isotropic–nematic and isotropic–nematic–nematic coexistence regions, in agreement with computer simulations. The experimental multiphase coexistence observed in mixed suspensions of large Titanate platelets and small Laponite platelets can be reproduced semi-quantitatively using osmotic equilibrium theory calculations.
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