Surfaces mediate the formation of stable glasses (SGs) upon physical vapor deposition
(PVD) for a wide range of glass formers. The thermodynamic and kinetic stability of SGs and …

Two challenging scientific disciplines, ie, the physics of glasses [Anderson, Science 267,
1615 (1995); Kennedy and Norman, Science 309, 75 (2005)] and interface chemistry …

The past 20 years have seen a substantial effort to understand dynamics and the glass
transition in thin polymer films. In this Perspective, we consider developments in this field …

Supercooled liquids and glasses are important for current and develo** technologies.
Here we provide perspective on recent progress in this field. The interpretation of …

Over the past 30 years, atomic force microscopy (AFM) has played an important role in
elucidating the structure and properties of polymer surfaces. AFM-based techniques have …

Thin polymer films have striking dynamical properties that differ from their bulk counterparts.
With the simple geometry of a stepped polymer film on a substrate, we probe mobility above …

Temperature-ram** anisotropy measurements were used to probe the molecular mobility
of fluorescent probes in polystyrene, poly (methyl methacrylate), and poly (2-vinyl pyridine) …

Confinement of polymers to nanoscale dimensions can dramatically impact their physical
properties. Substantial efforts have focused on the glass transition temperature (Tg) of …

Enhanced kinetic stability of vapor-deposited glasses has been established for a variety of
glass organic formers. Several recent reports indicate that vapor-deposited glasses can be …

Two decades of experimental research indicate that spatial confinement of glass-forming
molecular and polymeric liquids results in major changes of their slow dynamics beginning …