Finite-size effects in the diffusion dynamics of a glass-forming binary mixture with large size ratio

Abstract

Extensive molecular dynamics (MD) computer simulations of an equimolar glass-forming AB mixture with large size ratio are presented. While the large A particles show a glass transition around the critical density of mode coupling theory ${\rho }_c$, the small B particles remain mobile with a relatively weak decrease of their self diffusion coefficient $D_{\mathrm{B}}$ with increasing density. Surprisingly, around ${\rho }_c$, the self-diffusion coefficient of the A particles, $D_{\mathrm{A}}$, also starts to follow a rather weak dependence on density. We show that this is due to finite-size effects that can be understood from the analysis of the collective interdiffusion dynamics.

arXiv comment10 pages, 8 figures

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