Precursors of long-range order and local disorder in colloids

M. Mayorga, D. Osorio-González, L. Romero-Salazar, I. Santamaría-Holek and J.M. Rubi

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2009, vol. 388, issue 10, 1973-1977

Abstract: We show the existence of precursors of crystalline and amorphous phases preceding the appearance of freezing and glass transitions in colloidal systems. The formation of crystalline clusters or amorphous local arrangements can be controlled by tuning the parameters of a proposed continuous potential and by changing the packing conditions.

Keywords: Colloids; Colloidal clusters; Freezing; Glasses (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2008.12.027

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