Glass Transition in Confined Geometry
arXiv:1008.3796 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.125701
Abstract
Extending mode-coupling theory, we elaborate a microscopic theory for the glass transition of liquids confined between two parallel flat hard walls. The theory contains the standard MCT equations in bulk and in two dimensions as limiting cases and requires as input solely the equilibrium density profile and the structure factors of the fluid in confinement. We evaluate the phase diagram as a function of the distance of the plates for the case of a hard sphere fluid and obtain an oscillatory behavior of the glass transtion line as a result of the structural changes related to layering.
4 pages, 2 figures, Phys. Rev. Lett. (in print)
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