Abstract
Constant pressure Monte Carlo simulations were used to study glass transition and dynamical heterogeneities in charged colloidal suspensions under pressure. Non-Gaussian parameter for the self-part of Van Hove correlation function was used to identify mobile particles in liquidlike ordered monodisperse suspensions. Application of sequential compression resulted in crystallization of colloidal liquid whereas sudden compression resulted in colloidal glassy state. Analysis suggested that subjecting the deionized charged colloids to small amounts of pressure crush also helped to obtain glassy state in colloids.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 183021-183024 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physical Review Letters |
| Volume | 88 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 7 Jan 2002 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy