Colloidal hard spheres: Triumphs, challenges, and mysteries
The simplicity of hard spheres as a model system is deceptive. Although the particles
interact solely through volume exclusion, that nevertheless suffices for a wealth of static and …
interact solely through volume exclusion, that nevertheless suffices for a wealth of static and …
Glass and jamming transitions: From exact results to finite-dimensional descriptions
Despite decades of work, gaining a first-principles understanding of amorphous materials
remains an extremely challenging problem. However, recent theoretical breakthroughs have …
remains an extremely challenging problem. However, recent theoretical breakthroughs have …
A review on shear jamming
Jamming is a ubiquitous phenomenon that appears in many soft matter systems, including
granular materials, foams, colloidal suspensions, emulsions, polymers, and cells—when …
granular materials, foams, colloidal suspensions, emulsions, polymers, and cells—when …
Edwards statistical mechanics for jammed granular matter
In 1989, Sir Sam Edwards made the visionary proposition to treat jammed granular materials
using a volume ensemble of equiprobable jammed states in analogy to thermal equilibrium …
using a volume ensemble of equiprobable jammed states in analogy to thermal equilibrium …
Building reconfigurable devices using complex liquid–fluid interfaces
Liquid–fluid interfaces provide a platform both for structuring liquids into complex shapes
and assembling dimensionally confined, functional nanomaterials. Historically, attention in …
and assembling dimensionally confined, functional nanomaterials. Historically, attention in …
Equilibrium sampling of hard spheres up to the jamming density and beyond
We implement and optimize a particle-swap Monte Carlo algorithm that allows us to
thermalize a polydisperse system of hard spheres up to unprecedentedly large volume …
thermalize a polydisperse system of hard spheres up to unprecedentedly large volume …
Growing timescales and lengthscales characterizing vibrations of amorphous solids
Low-temperature properties of crystalline solids can be understood using harmonic
perturbations around a perfect lattice, as in Debye's theory. Low-temperature properties of …
perturbations around a perfect lattice, as in Debye's theory. Low-temperature properties of …
Memory of jamming–multiscale models for soft and granular matter
Soft, disordered, micro-structured materials are ubiquitous in nature and industry, and are
different from ordinary fluids or solids, with unusual, interesting static and flow properties …
different from ordinary fluids or solids, with unusual, interesting static and flow properties …
Interfacial viscoelasticity and jamming of colloidal particles at fluid–fluid interfaces: a review
X Ji, X Wang, Y Zhang, D Zang - Reports on Progress in Physics, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Colloidal particles can be adsorbed at fluid–fluid interfaces, a phenomenon frequently
observed in particle-stabilized foams, Pickering emulsions, and bijels. Particles adsorbed at …
observed in particle-stabilized foams, Pickering emulsions, and bijels. Particles adsorbed at …
Unified phase diagram of reversible–irreversible, jamming, and yielding transitions in cyclically sheared soft-sphere packings
Self-organization, and transitions from reversible to irreversible behavior, of interacting
particle assemblies driven by externally imposed stresses or deformation is of interest in …
particle assemblies driven by externally imposed stresses or deformation is of interest in …