To make a glass-avoid the crystal
作者：7. Thomas Palberg*, Eckhard Bartsch, Richard Beyer, Maximilian Hofmann, Nina Lorenz, Janina Marquis,
關鍵字：colloidal glass, review
論文來源：期刊
具體來源：Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment
發表時間：2016年
Colloidal model systems allow for a flexible tuning of particle sizes, particle spacings and mutual interactions at constant temperature. Colloidal suspensions typically crystallize as soon as the interactions get sufficiently strong and long-ranged. Several strategies have been successfully applied to avoid crystallization and instead produce colloidal glasses. Most of these amorphous solids are formed at high particle concentrations. This paper shortly reviews experimental attempts to produce amorphous colloidal solids using strategies based on topological, thermodynamic and kinetic considerations. We complement this overview by introducing a (transient) amorphous solid forming in a thoroughly deionized aqueous suspension of highly charged spheres at low salt concentration and very low volume fractions.