Observation of a glass transition in suspensions of spherical colloidal particles

P. N. Pusey and W. van Megen
Phys. Rev. Lett. 59, 2083 – Published 2 November 1987
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Abstract

Concentrated suspensions of submicron colloidal spheres were studied both by dynamic light scattering and by direct observation of their phase behavior. In agreement with recent theory and computer simulation, the measured dynamic structure factor developed an essentially nondecaying component, implying ‘‘structural arrest,’’ at almost the same concentration as that at which a long-lived amorphous or glass phase was first observed.

  • Received 17 August 1987

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.59.2083

©1987 American Physical Society

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P. N. Pusey and W. van Megen

  • Royal Signals and Radar Establishment, Malvern, Worcestershire WR14 3PS, United Kingdom

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Vol. 59, Iss. 18 — 2 November 1987

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