Mechanical oscillation accelerating nucleation and nuclei growth in hard-sphere colloidal glass

Abstract Crystallization from amorphous solids is generally caused by activating phonons in a wide frequency range during heat treatment. In contrast, the activation of phonons in a narrow frequency range using ultrasonic treatment also causes crystallization below the glass transition temperature....

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Main Authors: Nobutomo Nakamura, Shizuka Nakashima, Hirotsugu Ogi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-49120-1