Colloidal glass transition observed in confinement

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dc.creatorNugent, Carolyn R.
dc.creatorEdmond, Kazem V.
dc.creatorPatel, Hetal N.
dc.creatorWeeks, Eric R.
dc.date2006-01-28
dc.date2007-05-16
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T08:22:39Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T08:22:39Z
dc.descriptionWe study a colloidal suspension confined between two quasi-parallel walls as a model system for glass transitions in confined geometries. The suspension is a mixture of two particle sizes to prevent wall-induced crystallization. We use confocal microscopy to directly observe the motion of colloidal particles. This motion is slower in confinement, thus producing glassy behavior in a sample which is a liquid in an unconfined geometry. For higher volume fraction samples (closer to the glass transition), the onset of confinement effects occurs at larger length scales.
dc.description4 pages, 3 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0601648
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0601648
dc.identifierPhys. Rev. Lett. 99, 025702 (2007)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.025702
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/135725
dc.subjectSoft Condensed Matter
dc.subjectMaterials Science
dc.titleColloidal glass transition observed in confinement
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