Ultrastable glasses (mostly prepared from the vapor phase under optimized deposition
conditions) represent a unique class of materials with low enthalpies and high kinetic …

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 …

Within the framework of transition state theory, the isothermal creep behavior of metallic
glasses is elucidated through a unique global approach, where the topological state is …

Structural rejuvenation is an effective measure to optimize the mechanical properties of
metallic glasses (MGs). Sophisticated solutions to rejuvenation include thermal cycling, laser …

The noncrystalline glassy state of matter plays a role in virtually all fields of materials science
and offers complementary properties to those of the crystalline counterpart. The caveat of the …

The conventional understanding of the glass transition is that the transition from glass to
liquid appears as a dynamic process in which atoms or molecules relax cooperatively into …

Glassy solids evolve towards lower-energy structural states by physical aging. This can be
characterized by structural relaxation times, the assessment of which is essential for …

Subjecting metallic glasses repeatedly to liquid nitrogen temperature has become a popular
method to homogeneously rejuvenate the material. Here we reveal the atomic-scale …

Dynamics and kinetics in soft matter physics, biology, and nanoscience frequently occur on
fast (sub) microsecond but not ultrafast timescales which are difficult to probe …

We probe the microstructural yielding dynamics of a concentrated colloidal system by
performing creep/recovery tests with simultaneous collection of coherent scattering data via …