Impeded structural relaxation of a hard-sphere colloidal suspension under confinement
The phenomenon of glass transition, such as the anomalous divergence in viscosity without apparent structural change, remains inadequately understood. We employ spatial confinement to probe length scale dependence on structural relaxation and concomitant glassy dynamics of a hard-sphere poly-(methyl...
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| Published in | Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics Vol. 77; no. 1 Pt 1; p. 010501 |
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| Main Authors | , |
| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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United States
01.01.2008
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| Summary: | The phenomenon of glass transition, such as the anomalous divergence in viscosity without apparent structural change, remains inadequately understood. We employ spatial confinement to probe length scale dependence on structural relaxation and concomitant glassy dynamics of a hard-sphere poly-(methyl methacrylate) colloidal suspension via confocal microscopy. Remarkable film thickness dependent scaling behavior is observed, where the mobility and relaxation processes of a "fluid" suspension are found to be significantly impeded as film thickness is reduced below 15-20 particle layers. |
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| ISSN: | 1539-3755 1550-2376 |
| DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevE.77.010501 |