Solid or Liquid ? - Kinetically induced phase transition of a confined liquid

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dc.creatorPatil, Shivprasad
dc.creatorMatei, George
dc.creatorOral, Ahmet
dc.creatorHoffmann, Peter M.
dc.date2005-12-23
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T06:53:39Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T06:53:39Z
dc.descriptionThere has been long-standing debate about the physical state and possible phase transformations of confined liquids. In this report we show that a model confined liquid can behave both as a Newtonian liquid with very little change in its dynamics or as a pseudo-solid depending solely on the {\it rate} of approach of the confining surfaces. Thus, the confined liquid does {\it not} exhibit any confinement induced solidification in thermodynamic equilibrium. Instead, solidification is induced kinetically, when the two confining surfaces are approached with a minimum critical rate. This critical rate is surprisingly slow, of the order of 6 Å/s, explaining the frequent observation of confinement induced solidification.
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0512600
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0512600
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/105662
dc.subjectSoft Condensed Matter
dc.titleSolid or Liquid ? - Kinetically induced phase transition of a confined liquid
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