Modern computational studies of the glass transition
L Berthier, DR Reichman - Nature Reviews Physics, 2023 - nature.com
The physics of the glass transition and amorphous materials continues to attract the attention
of a wide research community after decades of effort. Supercooled liquids and glasses have …
of a wide research community after decades of effort. Supercooled liquids and glasses have …
Revealing key structural features hidden in liquids and glasses
A great success of solid state physics comes from the characterization of crystal structures in
the reciprocal (wave vector) space. The power of structural characterization in Fourier space …
the reciprocal (wave vector) space. The power of structural characterization in Fourier space …
Thirty milliseconds in the life of a supercooled liquid
We combine the swap Monte Carlo algorithm to long multi-CPU molecular dynamics
simulations to analyze the equilibrium relaxation dynamics of model supercooled liquids …
simulations to analyze the equilibrium relaxation dynamics of model supercooled liquids …
Perspective: Highly stable vapor-deposited glasses
MD Ediger - The Journal of chemical physics, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
This article describes recent progress in understanding highly stable glasses prepared by
physical vapor deposition and provides perspective on further research directions for the …
physical vapor deposition and provides perspective on further research directions for the …
Low-frequency vibrational modes of stable glasses
Unusual features of the vibrational density of states D (ω) of glasses allow one to rationalize
their peculiar low-temperature properties. Simulational studies of D (ω) have been restricted …
their peculiar low-temperature properties. Simulational studies of D (ω) have been restricted …
Microscopic origin of excess wings in relaxation spectra of supercooled liquids
Glass formation is encountered in diverse materials. Experiments have revealed that the
dynamic relaxation spectra of supercooled liquids generically become asymmetric near the …
dynamic relaxation spectra of supercooled liquids generically become asymmetric near the …
Configurational entropy of glass-forming liquids
The configurational entropy is one of the most important thermodynamic quantities
characterizing supercooled liquids approaching the glass transition. Despite decades of …
characterizing supercooled liquids approaching the glass transition. Despite decades of …
Colloidal hard spheres: Triumphs, challenges and mysteries
The simplicity of hard spheres as a model system is deceptive. Although the particles
interact solely through volume exclusion, that nevertheless suffices for a wealth of static and …
interact solely through volume exclusion, that nevertheless suffices for a wealth of static and …
Polymer glass formation: Role of activation free energy, configurational entropy, and collective motion
WS Xu, JF Douglas, ZY Sun - Macromolecules, 2021 - ACS Publications
We provide a perspective on polymer glass formation, with an emphasis on models in which
the fluid entropy and collective particle motion dominate the theoretical description and data …
the fluid entropy and collective particle motion dominate the theoretical description and data …
Experimental test of a predicted dynamics–structure–thermodynamics connection in molecularly complex glass-forming liquids
Understanding in a unified manner the generic and chemically specific aspects of activated
dynamics in diverse glass-forming liquids over 14 or more decades in time is a grand …
dynamics in diverse glass-forming liquids over 14 or more decades in time is a grand …