Experimental realization of a model glass former in 2D

@article{konig05, abstract = {We have studied binary two-dimensional (2D) mixtures of superparamagnetic colloidal particles interacting through magnetic dipole moments, which were induced by an external magnetic field B. By tuning B the effective system temperature could be widely adjusted. Time-dependent particle coordinates measured by video-microscopy provide radial pair-distribution functions, mean-square displacements as well as evidence for heterogeneous dynamics. Characteristic features of 3D glass formers are observed experimentally in 2D for the first time.}, author = {K{\"o}nig, H. and Hund, R. and Zahn, K. and Maret, G. }, citeulike-article-id = {2147206}, doi = {10.1140/epje/e2005-00034-9}, journal = {The European Physical Journal E - Soft Matter}, keywords = {2d, colloids, glass}, month = {November}, number = {3}, pages = {287--293}, posted-at = {2007-12-19 15:57:19}, priority = {0}, title = {Experimental realization of a model glass former in 2D}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epje/e2005-00034-9}, volume = {18}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - konig05 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2147206 TI - Experimental realization of a model glass former in 2D JF - The European Physical Journal E - Soft Matter VL - 18 IS - 3 SP - 287 EP - 293 N2 - We have studied binary two-dimensional (2D) mixtures of superparamagnetic colloidal particles interacting through magnetic dipole moments, which were induced by an external magnetic field B. By tuning B the effective system temperature could be widely adjusted. Time-dependent particle coordinates measured by video-microscopy provide radial pair-distribution functions, mean-square displacements as well as evidence for heterogeneous dynamics. Characteristic features of 3D glass formers are observed experimentally in 2D for the first time. KW - 2d KW - colloids KW - glass AU - K{\"o}nig, H AU - Hund, R AU - Zahn, K AU - Maret, G PY - 2005/11/04/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epje/e2005-00034-9 ER -