Glass transition in colloidal monolayers controlled by light-induced caging

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Autores principales: Ahmadirahmat, Abolfazl, Caraglio, Michele, Krakoviack, Vincent, Franosch, Thomas
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Publicado: 2025
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author Ahmadirahmat, Abolfazl
Caraglio, Michele
Krakoviack, Vincent
Franosch, Thomas
author_facet Ahmadirahmat, Abolfazl
Caraglio, Michele
Krakoviack, Vincent
Franosch, Thomas
contents We theoretically investigate the glass-transition problem for a quasi-two-dimensional colloidal dense suspension modulated by a one-dimensional periodic external potential as imposed by interfering laser beams. Relying on a mode-coupling approach, we examine the nonequilibrium state diagram for hard disks as a function of the density and the period of the modulation for various potential strengths. The competition between the local packing and the distortion of the cages induced by the potential leads to a striking nonmonotonic behavior of the glass-transition line which allows melting of a glass state merely by changing the external fields. In particular, we find regions in the non-equilibrium state diagram where a moderate periodic modulation stabilizes the liquid state.
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spellingShingle Glass transition in colloidal monolayers controlled by light-induced caging
Ahmadirahmat, Abolfazl
Caraglio, Michele
Krakoviack, Vincent
Franosch, Thomas
Soft Condensed Matter
Other Condensed Matter
Statistical Mechanics
We theoretically investigate the glass-transition problem for a quasi-two-dimensional colloidal dense suspension modulated by a one-dimensional periodic external potential as imposed by interfering laser beams. Relying on a mode-coupling approach, we examine the nonequilibrium state diagram for hard disks as a function of the density and the period of the modulation for various potential strengths. The competition between the local packing and the distortion of the cages induced by the potential leads to a striking nonmonotonic behavior of the glass-transition line which allows melting of a glass state merely by changing the external fields. In particular, we find regions in the non-equilibrium state diagram where a moderate periodic modulation stabilizes the liquid state.
title Glass transition in colloidal monolayers controlled by light-induced caging
topic Soft Condensed Matter
Other Condensed Matter
Statistical Mechanics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.07726