Slowing down of dynamics and orientational order preceding crystallization in hard-sphere systems

Authors: Felix Lehmkühler, Birgit Hankiewicz, Martin A. Schroer, Leonard Müller, Beatrice Ruta, Dina Sheyfer, Michael Sprung, Kensuke Tono, Tetsuo Katayama, Makina Yabashi, Tetsuya Ishikawa, Christian Gutt, Gerhard Grübel

Published: 2020-10-21

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc5916

Source: Full article

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Abstract

Dynamics in dense hard-sphere systems close to crystallization and vitrification is governed by their orientational order.