Physics – Condensed Matter – Soft Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
2008-11-10
Physics
Condensed Matter
Soft Condensed Matter
15 figures, to be published in Macromolecules
Scientific paper
10.1021/ma801894x
The glass transition in binary mixtures of star polymers is studied by mode coupling theory and extensive molecular dynamics computer simulations. In particular, we have explored vitrification in the parameter space of size asymmetry $\delta$ and concentration $\rho_2$ of the small star polymers at fixed concentration of the large ones. Depending on the choice of parameters, three different glassy states are identified: a single glass of big polymers at low $\delta$ and low $\rho_2$, a double glass at high $\delta$ and low $\rho_2$, and a novel double glass at high $\rho_2$ and high $\delta$ which is characterized by a strong localization of the small particles. At low $\delta$ and high $\rho_2$ there is a competition between vitrification and phase separation. Centered in the $(\delta, \rho_2)$-plane, a liquid lake shows up revealing reentrant glass formation. We compare the behavior of the dynamical density correlators with the predictions of the theory and find remarkable agreement between the two.
Likos Christos N.
Loewen Hartmut
Mayer Christian
Sciortino Francesco
Tartaglia Piero
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