Glasslike Transition of a Confined Simple Fluid.
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A simple globular-shaped liquid (octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane, OMCTS) was placed between two solid plates at variable spacings comparable to the size of this molecule and the linear shear viscoelasticity of the confined interfacial film was measured. Strong monotonic increase of the shear relaxation time, elastic modulus, and effective viscosity were observed at spacings less than about 10 molecular dimensions. Frequency dependence showed good superposition at different film thickness. The observed smooth transition to solidity is inconsistent with a first-order transition from bulk fluid to solidity. [S0031-9007(96)01142-8]
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review letters
دوره 77 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1996