Abstract
We show theoretically that the purely repulsive screened-Coulomb (or Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-
Overbeek) interaction between charged colloidal particles is compatible with gas-liquid, gas-solid,
and solid-solid coexistence in colloidal suspensions of low ionic strength of about 1026 molyliter.
This finding may partially resolve the ongoing debate on attractions between like-charged particles.
